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Using Animation To Communicate “The Why”
If your boss comes to you and says, “I need you take on this additional project on top of your current work load.” What is your first question? It probably has nothing to do with the mechanics of setting your alarm or re-arranging your schedule. When someone asks you to alter a current behavior, your [...]
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A Brief History Of Animation – Part 3
Continuing on from Part 1 and Part 2. Disney v Warner Bros The Golden Age of animation began in the early 1920’s and continues today. Disney was the first to transform cartoon characters into stars with the likes of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. The shades of Mickey Mouse first appeared in 1922 when Hugh Harman [...]
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A Brief History Of Animation – Part 2
So continuing on from Part 1, Animated pictures made significant strides in the early 20th-Century. The first animated film was a series of funny faces created with stop-motion photography. However, the foundations of animation as we know it today were laid two years later with the 1908 film, Fantasmagorie. The French artist Emile Cohl created the [...]
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A Brief History Of Animation – Part 1
Those of you old enough to remember pre-millennium animation will have noticed the rapid improvement of animated films over the last 30 years. Today, 3D animation can be rendered with such accuracy it’s difficult to distinguish animated characters from real-life actors. It’s taken animators a little over 400 years to get to accomplish such an [...]
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What To Expect When Working On A Project With Sliced Bread
If you’ve never worked with an animation studio before you would be forgiven for being a little unsure about what the animation process is, and how it all works. Do you want to know exactly what to expect if you work on an animation project with Sliced Bread Animation?
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5 Tips To Quickly Creating Animation
The 3D animation industry is becoming increasingly popular and firms are crying out for skilled animators. There are numerous opportunities for outsourcing, employment, revenue generation, and business growth. However, in order to make a career or an animation project profitable, animators have to be skilled in creating high-quality animation fast. Respectable animators should aim for [...]
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Tools And Tips For Remote Working Employees
Whilst working from home has numerous benefits for employers and employees, animation teams that are used to working together face tougher challenges when working from remote locations. However, in recent years a globally distributed workforce has become increasingly prominent within the animation industry. As a consequence, remote working is becoming more commonplace. Project managers at Sliced Bread [...]
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Creating Animation For Multiple Use Cuts The Cost
Animated videos are increasingly surfacing across the internet. They appear on client websites and the multitude of social media platforms. It’s also fair to say animation is a favourite medium for corporations to make their internal communications more engaging. This is the beauty of animated videos. They are highly flexible and can be used in multiple [...]
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Does AI Have Creative Potential?
Scientists developing artificial intelligence (AI) are quick to point out that teaching computers to be creative is a different methodology to how the human mind can be inventive. On the flip side, German artist, Mario Klingemann says “Humans are not original.” We typically find inspiration from what has been created in the past. The question on [...]
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How To Create Connection And Empathy Through Animation
When I was a little boy I preferred to watch cartoons than children's TV programs with adults in. I much rather preferred to tune into the cartoon town of Trumpton and watch Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew and the boys than Floella Benjamin or John Craven. Animation has the power to hold children spellbound - and [...]
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Fascinating Uses Of Virtual Reality Beyond Gaming
The media typically cover the topic of virtual reality (VR) from an entertainment perspective. In recent years, a variety of other stories have emerged as businesses began exploring the potential of using VR technology to capitalise on cost-saving opportunities. VR, however, has a number of other uses that extend far beyond shifting stock or entertaining [...]
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Delight Employees On Their First Day With Gamification And Animation
Everybody knows the first day of a new job sucks. This has been a fact of life for as long as anyone can remember. The only real surprise is that more companies haven’t done anything to improve the onboarding process before now. In their book, ‘The Power of Moments’ Dan and Chip Heath describe an [...]
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Examples of User Interface Animation
"Focus on the user and all else will follow.” ~ Google How many times have you been left frustrated trying to find a product you want on a website, or even more commonly, trying to purchase something online? Every interaction a brand has with a consumer has to be meaningful and offer value. To engage [...]
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Why Visual Content Is Key To Onboarding
Employees are a company’s most important asset. Securing the top talent in your industry is only achievable if you have an awesome onboarding program. Implementing an onboarding program that is educational, thoughtful, fun and engaging fosters motivation and instils a willingness to stay and succeed with your company.
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3D Animation Production Process
Ever wondered the process on how a 3D animation is created and the pipeline behind it? Or hear the words Pre-Production, Production and Post Production, and are unsure on the terminology? Here’s is a quick guide for you to understand all the elements behind the production pipeline for a 3D animation.
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Playblast and Render, do you know the difference?
There are lots of processes within an animation production pipeline, but 2 processes that seems to make heads turn with confusion is knowing the difference between a Playblast and a Render. Do you know the difference?
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Bionic, Haptics, and Virtual Reality Technology For Rehabilitation
Over the years, technology has revolutionised our world. Technology has created amazing tools and resources from incredible communication inventions to medical procedures through the use of touch.
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Production Process – Whiteboard Animation
Whiteboard animations are brilliant for explaining processes and complex thoughts. They can bring a story to life and are engaging viewers through their hand drawn and warm approach. Are you considering producing one, but unsure on the animation production process? Here’s what you can expect when creating one at Sliced Bread.
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Are Your Corporate Videos A Bore? They Don’t Have To Be!
Advertising is becoming increasingly more competitive and difficult in the digital age. Want to know how to spark up your corporate animation videos?
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5 Facts About VR/ AR Animation In Modern Businesses
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applications are among the most dynamic technologies impacting the business world. Can your business afford to ignore VR and AR animation? Read more to find out our 5 top facts on how VR and/ or AR can enhance modern businesses.
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How to create Image Targets on Vuforia Developer
Looking to make your own Augmented Reality (AR) application, and would like to integrate 2D and 3D into your application but unsure on how to create Target Images? Vuforia Developer is the software for you.
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Production Process – Medical MoA Animation
Ever wondered the process on how a Medical Mechanism-of-Action (MoA) Animation is created? Are you interested in developing a Medical MoA? Sliced Bread ‘Step by Step Process’ will guide you in the right direction on how to understand and achieve your desired idea.
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Can Mixed Reality Provide Solutions For Your Business?
Mixed reality provides businesses endless possibilities that will save time and money, increase productivity, employee and customer experience and much more. Bring the best of both worlds to life.
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Struggling To Engage Employees With Internal Comms?
If you’re honest with yourself – really honest – the content published on your internal communications channel is boring. Communication defines a workplace culture. Effective internal comms ensures the organisation is working together as a single cell trying to evolve and multiply.
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Liven Up Internal Comms With Animated Explainer Videos
When you launch a new product, your employees need to understand the features and benefits better than your customers. Engaging and informative content has become a primary focus in marketing.
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Sprint Workshops: Designing Innovation
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Ours is to see into the future. We can actually do this. And we can do it for you too! How does developing an animated prototype in a sprint workshop sound?
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Whiteboard Animations Explaining Business Strategies
Animated whiteboards can be used to educate audiences about your products, company, brand and strategy. You can even use them to explain mergers, acquisitions or organisational changes. However, do you know what a whiteboard animation is and it’s advantages?
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Healthcare & Pharma Communication Projects
We make it our mission to transform our clients’ requirements into compelling stories that captivate and engage target audiences. We partner with clients such as Merck, Novartis, Takeda, GSK, and the NHS to help them visualise their messages. We have an extensive history and understanding of immersive communication processes. We know how important it is [...]
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How Digital Animation Is Transforming Businesses
Struggling to engage your audience? Here are 3 ways digital animation is having a positive impact on businesses of all sizes…
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The Power Of Videos In Search Ranking
It’s no secret that consumers love video content. The number of online videos views accumulates exponentially year-on-year. Google acknowledges the power of video by consistently ranking this media where it is most visible in search results.
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Internal Communications: Show The Bigger Picture
For your vision to become a reality, you have to find a way of communicating your masterplan to a board of directors, staff and customers. In the past, you had to rely on written documents, graphs, images and rousing speeches. But was the message received?
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The Power of Explainer Animation
Animation explainer videos enable businesses to penetrate the minds and memories of customers. Visual content is an effective way of selling products, ideas, and philosophies, together with providing customers with a broader understanding of what lies at the heart of your brand.
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