London Plus is a charity that works to empower community groups and other charities across London and make them stronger, inclusive and resilient. They wanted to raise awareness for their initiative London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP), which mobilises organisations across London before, during and after an emergency, and they reached out to London College of Communication (LCC) to support this through visual communication.
BA (Hons) Animation and MA Music Production students worked on this brief to create 2 animated films and 2 soundtracks accompanying them. The first film aimed to build awareness for LCEP and the second film explored the wider resilience and emergency structures in London and how LCEP fits into that. Following a workshop led by the LCEP team to ensure the students fully understood the organisation and resilience structures in London, the students submitted concept art proposals.
Natália Bednárová’s proposal was selected, and she led the student team to produce the 2 animated films with accompanying soundtracks produced by Diego Garcia Martin and voiced by Caitlin Macdonald. LCEP have now uploaded the videos on their website , on their Youtube channel and on their social media pages. LCEP will also use them during presentations with stakeholders as a great way to explain what their project is and how it fits in with the wider system they work in.
Contact
LCC Business and InnovationEmail: partnerships@lcc.arts.ac.uk
Animation by Natália Bednárová, Jess Wilcock, Veronika Ipserova
Sound by Diego Garcia Martin
Animation by Natália Bednárová
Lead academic: Darren Doherty, Lecturer in 2D Animation, BA (Hons) Animation
Students: Natália Bednárová, BA (Hons) Animation, Jess Wilcock, BA (Hons) Animation, Veronika Ipserova, BA (Hons) Animation, Diego Garcia Martin, MA Music Production
College: London College of Communication Level: Undergraduate
BA (Hons) Animation is a practice-led course, enabling you to choose one of two specialist pathways: Experimental and Character. You’ll gain entrepreneurial skills, develop expertise across the production process, and learn how flexibility can help you deal with the challenges of being a professional animator.
College: London College of Communication Level: Postgraduate
MA Music Production will prepare you for a career as a highly skilled producer of music and audio through 4 key areas: creative practice in music production; technical studio and production skills; historic, aesthetic and critical listening and research skills; and employability within the creative industries.