Animation

Production Processes, Perfected! – Working with Distant Future

by Lauren Sharman|15 January 202417 January 2024|Animation, General Interest, Production Techniques, Productivity

Motion graphics, animation video, explainer animation, product animation, we apply our skills to achieve lots of different outcomes but everything is designed and created with the same, tested and proven process. Over the last 12 years we’ve been refining the...

GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY WITH A LEARNING PLACEMENT: MY TIME AT DISTANT FUTURE ANIMASTION STUDIO

by Michèle Jones|09 May 202209 May 2022|Animation, General Interest, Production Techniques, Productivity

Scarlett has recently completed a voluntary learning placement with us here at Distant Future. Here is what she had to say about the process of finding a placement and developing her creative skills at the studio… For many of us...

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Be Like Elon, Embrace Reusability…

by Michèle Jones|13 September 202108 October 2021|Animation, Production Techniques, Video Marketing

Have you seen the Distant Future animations we have been posting on social media over the last 2 weeks? If you have then you have been seeing examples of an exciting new service Distant Future now offers you – Reusable...

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When It All Goes Quiet – Creativity Makes a Comeback

by Michèle Jones|19 July 202119 July 2021|Animation, General Interest

A long time ago (September 2013) in a studio far, far away (Shipley, West Yorkshire), we decided to take a break from the usual day-to-day client work and set our first ever, Creative Challenge. One person opened their head and...

Going Global – How Animation Helps You Conquer International Markets More Easily

by Bill Beaumont|10 May 202121 May 2021|Animation, Productivity, Video Marketing

Updating animations for different international audiences is often easy enough. Occasionally you might need to tweak the layout as a few words on screen might need 22 characters in English, but need 42 characters in Russian or only 10 characters...

Animation Feedback Made Easier

by Michèle Jones|22 July 202019 May 2021|Animation, Production Techniques, Productivity

At Distant Future we constantly look for new tools and tricks to improve our work, increase efficiency and make our process better for everyone we work with. A couple of years back we started to use Vimeo’s Review Tools feature...

Save Time and Money Using Animation

by Michèle Jones|30 March 202021 May 2021|Animation, Video Marketing

Over the past few years, video has taken over the marketing world with many marketers considering it to be the most effective type of content on websites and social media. Studies have found that using video increases engagement, is more...

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Keighley Film Festival 2018

by Bill Beaumont|19 October 201806 October 2021|Animation, General Interest

Keighley Film Festival 2018 takes place in a town with a deep heritage of creativity. It is obviously famous for the Brontë sisters. And it might have been the filming location of Ridley Scott's Hovis 'Bike' advert (unless it's Dorset!). ...