Dr. Andy Buchanan
Details
Department: School of Design
Campus: City Campus Australia
andy.buchanan@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0003-3225-6935
About
Andy Buchanan is a Lecturer in 3D Animation and VFX whose research and creative practice centres on experimental digital animation, exploring the boundaries of the medium through practice-based inquiry, theoretical analysis, and creative production.
His current research engages critically with the integration of artificial intelligence in animation, examining how machine learning technologies are reshaping creative workflows, transforming craft practice, and redefining the ecological, economic and cultural conditions of the industry. Current projects span animation pipeline research, experimental short film production, and the emerging potential of brain-computer interfaces for animated form.
Andy is an active practitioner with an international exhibition record spanning major festivals and symposia. He participates and publishes across animation studies, digital art, and media philosophy, and serves on the Board of the Society for Animation Studies.
Teaching interests
- 3D animation
- Professional Portfolio
- Major Project Studio
Research interests
- Experimental digital animation: practice and theory
- AI and animation: practice based and critical perspectives on machine learning in creative production pipelines, cultural and impacts
- The transformation of craft in digital animation workflows
- Brain-computer interfaces for digital arts
- Animated metamorphosis: visual, conceptual, and philosophical dimensions of transformation
- Digital animation theory: philosophy of perception, time, and the moving image
Enquiries welcome from prospective HDR candidates working in experimental/digital animation practice, AI and creative practice, or animation theory, and related areas above
