Stop Motion Sweetheart

It is becoming increasingly apparent that I actually have a major soft spot for stop motion animation. I'd easily watch an animated film over the latest blockbuster and Coraline is without a doubt one of my all time favourite movies.
Having spent a large proportion of my childhood making things and letting my imagination run riot I believe I have let this spill over to what now seems to feel like a very grown-up lifestyle. I remember making Aardman style rabbits in my first year at uni and also a set where an elephant had turned on a caveman. 

It has really start to hit home how much I wish I had waited until now to do a university degree in something I am 100% sure I want to do. I guess I was still far too immature when I set off for what Plymouth had to offer all those years ago. I met some amazing people and learned a lot but I so wish I could start over again at the Bournemouth Arts Institute. 

Especially after having spent the last hour on vimeo unearthing stop motion masterieces such as Andrew Robinson's 'Fall' and Kirsten Lepore's 'Bottle'. Alas I could not afford to put myself through college now whilst still paying my rent and bills each month. These are indeed, sad times. 

So I've been looking into evening classes at the Art's Institute instead. Unfortunately the spring term is sold out so if I build up the momentum to actually take the course then it will have to be in the summer. I suppose it's not a bad thing that the course is in popular demand. It would be nice to meet some like minded people down this way. People who would rank a creative night in over a drunken night out.

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