Open calls / Brief

RollingBachelor’s & master’s studentsART × TECHNOLOGY

Thesis: tools for animators

Help animators bring characters to life faster, without losing what makes them hand-made.

Format
Thesis or project
Fields
Animation, media, computer science
Where
Berlin or remote

The context

We are an independent innovation lab in Berlin. We work at the intersection of art and technology: characters, stories, sound and objects for children, made by artists and engineers together.

Our characters are designed once, with a small set of poses and faces, and animated to voices and sounds. We want better tools for that work: movement, expressions and lip sync that artists stay in control of.

Who it’s for

  • Bachelor's and master's students in animation, media, design or computer science
  • Animators who like systems, and technologists who love drawing

What we’d make together

  • A tool or workflow for one part of character animation: posing, expressions, lip sync or timing
  • Tests with our characters, and feedback from animators
  • A short film or demo that shows the result

What you get

  • Our characters, stories and voices to work with
  • Co-supervision alongside your university supervisor
  • Your name on the work; a portfolio piece that ships

How it works

  1. Any timeRegister interest; we agree the scope with you and your supervisor
  2. Month 1Research and first prototype
  3. Months 2–4Build, test with animators, improve
  4. Months 5–6Demo and writing

Rights & credit

Rights to the tool and any payment are agreed in writing before the project starts. You keep the right to publish and show your work.