UK animator Sam Lanyon Jones of Tokyoplastic will be running a one-day workshop for animators on Thursday 29 October 2009.

Hailing from the United Kingdom, Tokyoplastic have their tentacles firmly grasped on Japanese culture, art and design. Stylistically super clean cut and cute, Tokyoplastic's inspirations include Takashi Murakami, Miyazaki and Mike Judge. So here’s your chance to spend time alongside this established animator, finding out more about the creative workings of Tokyoplastic!

Date: Thursday 29 October 2009
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00pm
Venue: British Council, Kuala Lumpur

During the first half of the workshop Sam will speak on storyline development/character development, taking participants through the creative process step by step. For the second half of the day, participants will be given an opportunity to showcase examples of work-in-progress and gain valuable feedback from both Sam and fellow animators.

The workshop is open to animators with at least 3 years experience (either with a company or freelance) and will be expected present work-in-progress at the workshop for the feedback session.

This event is jointly organised by British Council and MDeC and there is no fee but seats are limited so apply now by sending us an email with your contact details and CV.

About Tokyoplastic
At the fore front of vector art, flash and animation is Tokyoplastic, a duo from the United Kingdom who have their tentacles firmly grasped on Japanese culture, art and design. Sam Layon Jones and Andrew Cope are the heart and soul of Tokyoplastic. Before embarking on Tokyoplastic, Sam was a full time photographer and Andrew an industrial designer with a computer game background. Giving up their conventional careers for the pursuit of their passion has proven to be golden move, for their animation shorts and website design have seen them winning fans and the awards at the Flash film festival and the FWA. Apart from their animation output, Tokyoplastic's vinyls and toys are also highly sought after online. On the commercial side, Tokyoplastic has created ads for MTV and Mitsubishi, to name a few.