Igloo News October 2012

Hello everyone, hope you are all keeping well :)

Igloo have had an extremely busy Summer and a packed office full to the brim with creativity. We are currently wrapping up a huge interactive e-Learning product for CJ Fallon.  Also, we are in early production stages of an Animated Sitcom titled 'Just A Position'. Igloo have teamed up with the Writer Michael Moloney ("Your Bad Self") and Producer Mike Lennon ("Paperdreams"). The show is an animated modern Irish Sitcom akin to Seinfeld/Family Guy. You have a small peek at the promo trailer here http://youtu.be/qSq4OeB9vYY

Igloo have also been seriously busy producing Short Versions http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com/ . Clients that have signed up this year alone are:

- Facebook
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- AXA Financial
- Taxback.com
- Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
- Connect Ireland
- SureSkills
- ESRI Ireland and ESRI UK
- Eolas International
- The Dun Laoghaire County Enterprise board

Next on the list: more short versions for the very nice people at SureSkills, more interactive e-Learning for CJ Fallon and further development on 'Just A Position'. Also, in the next coming months we will be looking into the creation of a game for the iPad which I will keep you updated on in the next news letter.

For any questions or information you may require, feel free to get in touch any time by mailing myself direct or even the good old fashioned way by phone :)

Very Best,
Trevor Courtney
Director at Igloo Animations
Phone: 00353 1 6908020
Digital Depot, Dublin 8

http://www.iglooanimations.com
http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/trevorcourtney
http://twitter.com/IglooAnimations
http://www.youtube.com/gimmetheshortversion

Casting Male Actors for Animated Irish Sitcom

Igloo are currently in the pre-production stages of an adult animated Sitcom 'Just A Position'. We have teamed up with Writer Michael Moloney ("Your Bad Self") and Producer Mike Lennon ("A Man and Ink"). The show is an animated modern Irish Sitcom akin to Seinfeld.

We are casting for the 3 main characters, so 'Actors or performers' feel free to Apply if you believe you can play any of these roles. All 3 roles are male roles and the character descriptions are below. This casting is for a promo trailer for the show.

The Casting date is for next Tuesday, October the 2nd in the Digital Depot, Dublin 8 at 19.00. A showreel or VO reel would be great. So, you can email that into at this email address jobs@iglooanimations.com. Please do not attach files to the email, instead a link to where it is online would be great :)

Character Descriptions are as follows: All characters are in their 30's

On casting each actor (playing one of the characters below) will be asked what they do for a living. A rough script will be provided or if you want to be creative you can come up with your own answers.
Tony is unemployed but used to be a team leader in an IT company.
Jay runs a small carpentry business.
Ciaran is a Keyboard player (session musician)

TONY:
Pompous university graduate. Upper class but cut off from family money, Tony has no clue how to
exist in the real world. Good at heart but easily misled. A big disappointment to his family, Tony is
now trying to find something to prove himself. As he drifts from flaky new interest to
flaky new interest in search of the perfect new job that will satisfy him, Ciaran and Jay try to help
but ultimately send him in the wrong direction.
JAY:
Gruff, slightly deluded, working-class straight shooter. Although set in his ways, Jay is the oddball
of the group. Certainly the word Asperger is thrown around irreverently by his 'friends'. Slightly
racist and homophobic, Jay is an uptight workaholic with woeful personal hygiene.
CIARAN:
Dominating, shifty, opportunistic fella from the country. Ciaran is a big personality. Manipulative,
and with loose morals, he can sweet talk his way into any situation (but not necessarily out). Ciaran
is the kind of guy who wanders around mens' changing rooms bollock naked having conversations
with people.

Best,
Trevor Courtney
Phone: 00353 1 6908020
Digital Depot, Dublin 8

http://www.iglooanimations.com
http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/trevorcourtney
http://twitter.com/IglooAnimations
http://www.youtube.com/gimmetheshortversion

Igloo Animations - Summer News

Hello everyone, hope the summer has been treating you well so far :)

We have had a very busy summer here and we are currently in full production on
a digital book application for CJ Fallon for the next two months. We have just
finished doing animated Short Versions for Facebook which have been translated
into 8 different languages :) For real!

Gimme The Short Version is still just as popular as ever, see new updated site here for
our newest short versions http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com/. New clients that we have
been working with are Eolas International, ESB, Esri-Ireland and Sureskills. Sureskills  have
signed up for a few more, as have The Environmental Protection Agency. See the EPA's most
recent here http://www.epa.ie/irelandsenvironmenttest/

Igloo are also in very early productions of an Animated Sitcom, working with
one of the writers from the TV show "Your Bad Self". See image attached:)
Also, we updated our website with new showreels, see here
http://www.iglooanimations.com/general-showreel.html

OK, thats it for the moment. Enjoy the holidays while they last :)

Very Best,
Trevor

Trevor Courtney

Director at Igloo Animations
Phone: 00353 1 6908020
Digital Depot, Dublin 8

http://www.iglooanimations.com
http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/trevorcourtney
http://twitter.com/IglooAnimations

Flash Animator/Designer - for contract

Igloo Animations are looking for an experienced Animator/Designer ASAP!
to work on some Short Versions, www.GimmeTheShortVersion.COM

The job entails working from scripts and animating/designing to
a Voice Over using flash.

- Experience in Flash animation is a Must
- E-Learning experience is not essential but it will help
- The ability to meet deadlines and self motivation is essential
- A knack for visual explanation is Key

This is a Short contract but could very much lead to further work
Please apply to jobs@iglooanimations.com with a short cover letter in
the email, a 2-page C.V. and a link to your showreel

Looking forward to hearing from you :)
Trevor Courtney

Igloo News & New Stephen Fry Animation

Hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying the sun :)

OK, first up is our New Stephen Fry animation, see here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ZMYUT_6cs&feature=youtu.be
Anyone that has ever uploaded a video to the Internet or posted on a forum
will at some stage have had to put up with this. No better man to
tell them what's what than our main man Stephen Fry!

Other news:
We had a visit from Ireland's leader, An Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny. We
showed our N.A.M.A. animation and he liked it :) Igloo had a write up in
The Irish Times, were featured on RTE's Six One News and Prime Time, and
Drivetime on RTE Radio 1 were raving about Gimme The Short Version!
see attached for images.

Production wise:
We have just finished some Short Version animations for Facebook, ESB, The
Environmental Protection Agency, AXA Financial, Taxback.com and an
interactive musical e-learning module for CJ Fallon.

New projects on the Horizon are:
A series Short Versions for Folens explaining grammer to teenagers. More
animations for ESRI Ireland and UK and further interactive e-learning fun
for the very nice people at CJ Fallon. Also, Eolas International have just
signed up for a Short Version too :)

So, Good News all round from Igloo! Enjoy the Sun while it lasts :)

Very Best,
Trevor

Trevor Courtney
Director at Igloo Animations
Phone: 00353 1 6908020
Digital Depot, Dublin 8

http://www.iglooanimations.com
http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/trevorcourtney
http://twitter.com/IglooAnimations
http://www.youtube.com/gimmetheshortversion

Igloo Animations News - April 2012

Hello Everyone! Hope you are all well :)

First up, Big News! Igloo will be doing Short Version Animations
for Facebook! Yes Facebook, they are a big enough client to talk about,
right? ;)

Other companies that we have been doing Short Version animations for
include: AXA Financial, Connect Ireland - see the results here:
https://www.connectireland.com, a series for ESRI Ireland and UK,
TaxBack.Com and more for the Environmental Protection Agency too.

We have also been doing a series of Short Versions for City and
County Enterprise boards which include Dublin, Kerry, Limerick, Dun
Laoghaire, West Meath and now a new one for Wexford.

Still haven't heard of what a "Short Version Animation" is?
See some examples of our increasingly growing service/product here:
http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com/ There are new characters to choose
from and new voice-overs from the USA, UK and Australia to facilitate our
overseas clients.

Igloo are also developing an interactive musical project for Ireland's
leading educational publisher CJ Fallon.

Mindconnex have launched Hamlet which Igloo were animating for 5 months leading up to
Christmas. You can download a trial for that here http://tiny.cc/z9s6bw and see the
amazing animation :)

That's about the lot for the last 3 months. For any further info feel free
to mail myself direct or ring the office. Details are below :)

Very Best and hope you all have had a nice Easter break,
Trevor

Trevor Courtney

Igloo Animations
Phone: 00353 1 6908020
Digital Depot, Dublin 8

http://www.iglooanimations.com
http://www.gimmetheshortversion.com
http://twitter.com/IglooAnimations
http://www.youtube.com/gimmetheshortversion