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DENNIS SISTERSON ANIMATION
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From the Archives: LiveWires
From the archives. I did my animation degree (1995-8) just as computers were starting to take over from paper and cel, and this project...
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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Sketchnote infographics: Brain Hack
Since there's a big crossover of skills between animation and illustration - at least the type of infographic/whiteboard illustration of...
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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Nick Cope's Popcast
Last year I was delighted to be able to do a few storyboards for the CBeebies series Nick Cope's Popcast, produced by Bath-based studio...
Apr 25, 20231 min read
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Latest showreel
Recently I realised my showreel badly need updating, so here it is. This includes work for Johnson's, PricewaterhouseCooper (with the red...
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled Into Clothes
Whiteboard style animation is a great tool for communicating complex messages or narratives in an easitly comprehesible and engaging way....
Mar 29, 20231 min read
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A quick guide to production
Whiteboard animation is a great way to communicate ideas or processes. I used to make these the traditional way, drawing on a large sheet...
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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Nature's animation
A few years ago I found that one of my old paperbacks had been nibbled by bookworm. Flipping through it revealed an interesting...
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Doggy fun
Just playing around here! I felt I needed to experiment with a few different drawing styles in my animation, so that's all this is.
Feb 10, 20211 min read
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Brunton Cottages - animated walk
I was delighted to be commissioned by Brunton Cottages to create two short films illustrating walks in the local areas which visitors to...
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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A Walk Near Newton-by-the-Sea
We're pretty spoilt around here for pleasant spots to take out lockdown exercise - actually we just go for walks much the same as we do...
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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Art in-depth
A few years ago I was asked to do some test work for a proposed TV series that involved classic paintings coming to life. The project was...
Aug 18, 20201 min read
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Gandalf Impression Goes Wrong
Yesterday a few of us went for a walk in the hills above Alwinton. Having found a large stick and a bridge, I thought I'd have a bit of...
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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Northumberland Coast Path
Following on from my last couple of whiteboard-style animations of local walks, I thought I'd try one that covered a few landmarks that...
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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Whiteboard Walk
We've been very lucky during the lockdown to live in an area where we can go out for walks without having to worry too much about social...
Jun 9, 20201 min read
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Two Little Ducks
Another exercise using Toon Boom animation software. The soundtrack is my big sister Wendy, recorded age 5 in 1969. The carpet is our...
Mar 18, 20201 min read
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Toon Boom: Walking before I can run
I've had Toon Boom Harmony on my PC for years, waiting for me to have the free time to learn it. I've finally got round to that over...
Feb 17, 20201 min read
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CML project for Novartis
A few years ago I was commissioned by Shoot You to make a series of films for Novartis, designed to reassure patients recently diagnosed...
Feb 4, 20201 min read
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How Animated Cartoons Are Made - A Useless Guide
My original idea for this was to create a useful guide for clients to go on this website, to help those unfamiliar with the animation...
Jan 7, 20201 min read
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Old School Whiteboard
Going through my archives, I found this from a few years ago - the full camera frame images of a timelapse illustration recording for a...
Sep 17, 20191 min read
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More FENSA stuff
A well as a TV advert and idents, I've also done a few short whiteboard animations for the FENSA website, courtesy of The Gate Films in...
Aug 23, 20191 min read
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