Researching oppertunities

Manchester Animation Festival is an eighteen day event from July 1st - 18th, which celebrates dance, animation, and other forms of visual communication. The event usually takes over five hundred volunteers a year. 

Though due to covid, I'm not too certain I would be comfortable in such a busy event - I assume because of the worlds situation, it would be less busy and more open plan. Though it isn't a pure animation event, I think it would be interesting to see dance for motion, and I still have a strong interest in realism in 3D, so fine art will be interesting too. After my COP and researching motion capture and camera technologies, seeing film and narration and acting will be helpful too - as well as the communication skills that I desperately need. 

I found out about this through Manchester Metropolitan University and my friends being recommended to volunteer there. 

https://mif.co.uk/my-festival/volunteers/

Since joining Doctor Simpo's comic book contest, I've looked more in to Thought Bubble. I have always wanted a stand in Comicon to sell artwork, but I feel like Thought Bubble would be a lot easier to get in to, and will be around more like minded people with an interest in the art side rather than the comics and buying retail goods and cosplay. Volunteering is also available here, but with my current thoughts of a gap year, I won't be in Leeds during the festival. But it is something to think about for 2022, especially if the world is more open by then. 13th - 14th November 2021

Comic con was not available last year due to fear of crowds, and this year similarly, all Comicons in Manchester have been put on hold - though Birmingham is available on the same days as Thought Bubble. 

Animex, an animation festival for games and animations, will be held online in 2021 on the 2nd of June. It will be hosting master classes and exhibitions, as well as portfolio reviews. Currently there is one guest speaker from Sony. Though there won't be an opportunity to volunteer as its online - I think the exhibitions and masterclasses will be useful.