If I can stay in the UK to look for job opportunities, although I may need to do illustration for a while to look for opportunities to complete the Global Talent Visa. I also hope to have the opportunity to look for some stop-motion animation jobs in the UK. After graduation, I will send my resume to the people and studios that I have contacted in my undergraduate and graduate studies who are doing stop-motion animation. The following is what I found online. of some British stop-motion animation studios.
- Aardman Animations:
- Location: Bristol
- Description: Aardman Animations is globally renowned for its stop-motion animation works, such as “Wallace and Gromit,” “Shaun the Sheep,” and “Chicken Run.”
- Website: Aardman
- Laika (has a UK branch):
- Location: Headquarters in the USA, but has collaborative projects and production teams in the UK
- Description: Laika is known for high-quality stop-motion films like “Coraline” and “The Boxtrolls.”
- Mackinnon & Saunders:
- Location: Manchester
- Description: Mackinnon & Saunders specializes in character design and production for stop-motion animation, contributing to works like “Wallace and Gromit” and “Frankenweenie.”
- Website: Mackinnon & Saunders
- Factory:
- Location: Altrincham, near Manchester
- Description: Factory is an award-winning animation studio that focuses on stop-motion, 2D, and 3D animation, involved in projects like “Clangers.”
- Website: Factory
- Cubic Motion:
- Location: Manchester
- Description: Cubic Motion specializes in facial animation and motion capture technology but also engages in some stop-motion projects.
- Website: Cubic Motion
- Blue Zoo Animation:
- Location: London
- Description: Blue Zoo is an award-winning animation studio mainly known for 3D animation but also involved in some stop-motion projects.
- Website: Blue Zoo Animation