Anglia Ruskin hosted four unique 'machinima' workshops as part of this year's Cambridge Film Festival. Based on the theme 'Make a feature film in your lunch hour,' two of machinima's biggest stars showed a group of beginners how to make a 3D movie. Machinima is a new media form, a mix of real-time animation and digital filmmaking. Originating from the world of computer gaming, it requires no lengthy rendering that is usually associated with animation, and no steep learning curve or technical knowledge.

Tutors for the session were Hugh Hancock, one of the originators of the term machinima and creator of the film 'Bloodspell,' and Johnnie Ingram, who co-authored the popular 'Machinima for Dummies' with Hugh. Our BA (Hons) Computer Games and Visual Effects pathway supplied the facilities for the workshop, and has received new software for their students.

"It's great to be able to offer such opportunities to teach cutting-edge technology," said Saint John Walker, Senior Lecturer on the Computer Games and Visual Effects course. "Students can now realise ever more ambitious projects through this technology. We're hoping we'll create a new wave of digital talent through initiatives like this."

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