Rich takes a journey into the dark unknown

By clearing

A spacecraft lands on a seemingly-deserted planet. The craft scans the planet and discovers a giant robot, sitting on a huge carved rock throne. As the sun rises, the robot slowly comes to life.

This isn’t a storyline from BBC One’s Doctor Who. It is in fact a short computer generated animation project, entitled ‘Dark Unknown’, created by University of Teesside student Rich Crowe.

Rich, 30, from Billingham, has recently completed his BA (Hons) in Creative Visualisation. He said: “I left my full-time post as a web/graphic designer to gain skills for the animation industry. I returned to Teesside after living in Leeds for five years, due to the University’s outstanding reputation. During my course I developed amazing new skills such as 2D animation and 3D modelling and used these for several commercial websites. ‘Dark Unknown’ is a prologue to a larger-scale idea I’ve been developing.

“The degree was everything I wanted and more. There were so many modules to choose from that I rarely worked with the same people, so this gave me lots of techniques and lots of exposure to different ideas. The quality of my classmates and the commitment of the teachers were fantastic.”

For more information on the BA (Hons) Creative Visualisation please call 01642 342639 or e-mail scm-undergraduate@tees.ac.uk. More Information on Computer Animation & Visualisation courses

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