Sojo Animation

I’m Sojo, an animator, author & illustrator who loves working with kids because their imaginations are incredible! FREE for the first 100 members! I’ve created The Sojo Club to celebrate the brilliant ideas, thoughts, stories, drawings and animations that kids dream up. Link in bio 🔗 My focus is on trusting a child’s creative impulses and avoiding manipulating. Grownups who want to learn about animation or how to make your digital content more engaging, you’re very welcome here too! Each course will be delivered in multiple ways: • In Person • Via Sojo hosted zoom sessions & • Online to be enjoyed whenever suits you Released module by module to ensure it always feels super easy and fun for you to dive into…. and we’ll celebrate each module with a co-created animation over on the Sojo YouTube channel! 🎉🥳 Share the Sojo love with your home ed / home schooling communities. First workshop dropping soooooon! #homeschooling #homeeducation

Anyone else wanna just get on a plane and go to the jungle? Yep. Me too! So I did! And now I’m making a video all about whether I am truly free as a freelancer or not. Can’t wait to share it all with you, but obviously, as a freelancer I have NO TIME to sort out my passion projects. Anyway, while I’m beavering away getting it finished…here’s a sneaky peek! Where are all my freelancers at?! Can I get a hell yeah?! #animator #creative #freelancer #freelancing #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #beyourownboss #nottingham

Sorry I SOUND LIKE A MOUSE! Preparing a hand drawn character for animation in Procreate Dreams using Procreate. The joy of these software tools is you can work from the car! Parent freelancers know the drill! This character was created by Molli and will feature in “The Secret Pet Club” a co-created film made at The Sojo Club Home Ed group at @otwcamp in Ockbrook. I cannot wait to show you more!

It’s the wee hours of the morning and @neil.munro1 is deep into the edit of our @scifilondon 48hour film competition. @louis_brough_creative bossed the directing @dopmatt has captured the most beautiful footage and I’m about to sink my teeth into it for the VFX! I love this still of @zevajane who absolutely smashed her performance today despite having her eyes taped up and her hands and feet tied to a decorating bench. Team - @louis_brough_creative - directing @alexkellett_writes - writer @dopmatt ⁩ - DoP @marley___cooper Cooper-powel⁩ - Sound @julita_brough_photography ⁩ - AD @sojoanimation - Actress/VFX @neil.munro1 - editor Nick⁩ - sound editor @zevajane ⁩ - Actress @estherrosebarnett - Actress

I started animating children’s thoughts and art 13 years ago. My research was focused on encouraging creativity while avoiding manipulating. I was obsessed (and still am) with allowing space to follow a child’s creative impulses. This was the first of 100s of animations I would go on to make, powered by the imaginations of little ones. This brilliant 4 year old (who happens to be my youngest child) took us down a beautifully dark tunnel with this intricate thought path. I will always love this animation. It marks the start of a new chapter in my life, the birth of my business, Sojo Animation, which still feels like a passion project but somehow pops food on the table. Animated using Photoshop & After Effects.

I present to you…One Stormy Night! Written, voiced and hand drawn by the awesome Charlotte! I think we can all agree that she absolutely bossed every aspect of this! Voice over on point 🙌 Soundtrack by the also ridiculously talented @splash772 who happens to be Charlotte’s dad. Animated by me! I can’t wait to watch it on the big screen as part of the Sojo Workshop at the Beeston Film Festival.

The next block of kids Online Monday Sojo Club sessions are starting 11th May 6-7pm. DM me to book your place!

Procreate Dreams online course! (16+) Ok my friends! If you have an iPad, an Apple Pencil & Procreate Dreams installed and fancy exploring how powerful this tool is for animating on the go, join me on Zoom for 4 super relaxed, creative sessions. We’ll be looking into Flipbook, Performance and Keyframe modes, and how mixing them all can achieve awesome results. We will also dive into animating on top of film! Course dates: Friday 8th May 6pm-7pm Friday 15th May 6pm-7pm Friday 22nd May 6pm-7pm Friday 29th May 6pm-7pm Course price and payment link: £50 /TheSojoClubProcreateDreams Link also in bio (free to those who already joined a Sojo Club Procreate Dreams course but want to learn the new updated interface)

I love that my work allows me to float away into imaginary worlds. The very thing I would get told off for when I was in primary school. I have somehow made a career out of my boundless capacity to daydream and it makes me feel so flipping proud. I wish I could go back in time and tell the younger, whimsical, full of joy Sophie, not to worry, because one day she would escape the system and she will be able to surround herself with others that also love to daydream, and she will make sure they understand how powerful and important their creativity is. I can’t wait for tomorrow’s Sojo Club session 😊✨ In association with @fishinatreeuk 🐟🌳

𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗣 - Thurs 16th April ----------------- As well as our main talk from 𝗝𝗲𝗻 𝗭𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗴 from BUCK, we've also got Small Talks from local animators 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗲 and 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻-𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹! @steffleeartist will be taking us through the making her animated short film "Of All the Things" which is currently touring animation festivals (including Cardiff Animation Festival in April) and recently won "Best Northants Animated Short Film" at Northampton Film Festival. @sojoanimation will be showing us how she celebrates the imaginations of children by bringing their drawings and stories to life through animation! We'll be at @theoldcoldstore (behind Vat & Fiddle pub) in Nottingham with lots of short animations, quick quiz and some other fun surprises! Doors at 6pm to grab a beer, a chip butty and have a natter, kickoff at 6:45pm. 𝗝𝗲𝗻 𝗭𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗴 @jennnzheng is a BAFTA nominated, Associate Creative Director at BUCK @buck_design , known for her emotive storytelling, smooth transitions & elegant design. On the side Jen's an award-winning standup comedian, occasional drag performer and erotica zine publisher! In the Quick Quiz we've got some exciting prizes to give away courtesy of the very kind folk at... @aescripts | @animatabledotco | @battleaxedotco | @crbrewery | @greyscalegorilla | @helloluxx | @mohoanimation | @stashmedia.tv Event run by @bottletopdesign partnered with @rtsmidscentre @filmhubmidlands @cavalry.app ----------------- Tickets on Eventbrite, link in bio & at animorsels.co.uk ----------------- 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 We're also running another microMorsels animation challenge with the theme "Time Travel", details on the Animorsels website! All entried will be screened on the night. ----------------- Hope to see you there!

We’re co-creating a film about a Secret Pet Club in our home-ed Sojo Club sessions. This Loa’s pet! ❤️🙌 and I’m so excited to share it. Working with these home-ed kids is a joy. Their creativity flows freely, and it’s a privilege to witness. @otwcamp is close to my heart. It’s my old school and a beautiful place where I’m lucky to run workshops. Sojo club workshops are in association with @fishinatreeuk . More storytelling adventures are on the way!

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