Bird Studios (founded 2003) is a UK production company specializing in design, computer animation & visual effects for TV, film and the digital world. Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. ... Visual Effects (or VFX for short) is the term given to a sub-category of special effects in which images or film frames are created and manipulated for film and video. ...

The Managing & Creative Director is acclaimed designer/animator Ian Bird who's studio is at the forefront of one of the most demanding disciplines in TV and film. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Bird Studios evolved through a number of companies (Electric Image, Framestore CFC, SOHO 601FX, EYE Animation) under the direction of Ian Bird, producing broadcast title sequences, commercials and music videos. This example of a title sequence, from long-running serial drama Another World, was seen from 1966 to 1981, making it one of the longest-running continuous title sequences on television. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film or video meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ...

Bird studios re-created one of it's award winning music promos, the Pet Shop Boys 'Liberation' from their Very (album) for IMAX as part of it's 70mm stereoscopic 3D film, 'Cyberworld',^[1] The capitalization of song titles in this article may be disputed. ... Very is the seventh album, the fifth of entirely new music, by the UK electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. ... IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia BFI London IMAX by night IMAX dome in Guayaquil, Ecuador Glasgow Imax on the left (Part of the Glasgow Science Centre IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canadas IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display... For 3D computer graphics and related software, see 3D computer graphics. ... Cyberworld is a 3D film that was shown in IMAX. A segment of the film was from The Simpsons, episode Treehouse of Horror VI. Category: ...

Ian Bird worked with Roger Avary to create the animation and special effects for Sci-Fi TV Film 'Mr. Stitch', starring Rutger Hauer and Wil Wheaton for Rysher Entertainment. Roger Avary, photographed for Score Magazine at the Hotel Costes K, Paris. ... Rutger Oelsen Hauer (IPA: [rʏtxɛr ulsɛn hʌuɛr]) (born in Breukelen, January 23, 1944) is a Dutch film actor. ... Richard William Wil Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American writer and actor. ... Rysher Entertainment is the owner of TV and film programming content, primarily distributed around the world by Paramount Television and Paramount Home Entertainment. ...

Bird Studios specialize in combining photo-realistic 3D Computer animation with live action as well as stand alone CGI animation and the creation of character animation. ... CGI may mean: Computer-generated imagery, a film-making technology Common Gateway Interface, a technology used in web servers CGI.pm, a Perl module used for dealing with it CGI Group, a Canadian headquartered information management company (formerly ) Computer graphics interface, a low-level interface between the Graphical Kernel System... Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. ... Character animation is a special aspect of the animation process, in which life is breathed into an artificial character. ...

Bird Studios logo.

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Credits

• Commercials: P&GBounty 'Robots', ICRC 'Abuse grows hatred', BBC 'Wimbledon', Nurofen 'For Children', Diet Coke 'sponsoring Will & Grace', Npower (UK) 'New friend', NHS 'Flu-Jab', The Times 'food guide', Save the Children 'Poverty'.

• Music Videos: Iron Maiden'Wildest Dreams', 'Different World', Robert Post 'Got None', Pet Shop Boys 'Liberation', 'Yesterday, When I was mad', 'Single Bi-lingual', A-Ha 'Analogue', Soundgarden 'Black Hole Sun', Mike Oldfield 'Let there be light', Meat loaf 'I'd lie for you'.

• Title Sequences: Wogan, Des O'Connor Tonight, The Chart Show, Little Napoleons, Capital City, Dennis Potter's Lipstick on Your Collar, Fay Weldon's Loves and Lives of a She Devil and 'The South Bank Show'.

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Awards

• Best TV Sport Commercial: Gold Medal winner – BBC WIMBLEDON 'Breaking of champions'.
• New York Festivals 'World Medal': Gold Medal winner – International TV advertising. ‘Save The Children’.
• International Broadcasting Awards: Graphic Artist of the Year – Ian Bird
• Golden Award of Montreaux: Best Animation - Milky Way ‘Magic Stars’
• Golden Award of Montreaux: Best Commercial - Ford Ka ‘Travelogue’
• Imagina: Best Computer Animation - Martell ‘Art of Cognac’
• Leaf: Best Music Promo - Mike Oldfield ‘Let there be light’
• Nicograph Grand Prix: Art Prize winner - Martell (cognac) ‘Art of Cognac’
• Art Directors Club (New York): Gold Award Best Music Video - The Pet Shop Boys ‘Liberation’
• MTV Awards: Best Music Promo - Soundgarden ‘Blackhole Sun’
• Royal Television Society: Gold Team Award - Dennis Potter’s ‘Lipstick On Your Collar’
• Computer Animation Festival: Best Programme Content - Channel Four ‘High-Tech Dreams’
• Parigraph: Winner Advertising Grand Prix - ‘Dubro Dojke Holland’
• International Monitor Awards: Best titles - BBC Barry Norman's ‘Talking Pictures’

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References

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See also

• List of animation studios
• Maguffin

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External links

• Bird Studios website