Three Trees

Just uploaded the second video I shot in the 'Garden Sessions' for Pocket Satellite.

Feast your eyes and ears on this.



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8-bit me

Over the last month I have been working on a new video for Pocket Satellite's new EP '8-bit me'. It is still early stages but artwork should start being released soon!!!!

Please head over to Pocket Satellite's Pledge Music page to read all about the new EP and help them out.

A New Start...Again...

So after my Rocks In Shoes shenanigans the other year and now I am studying Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam I thought it time to start blogging about all the stuff I like and do. So to start the ball rolling here is a video I shot for my friends Pocket Satellite a few weeks ago.

Two Posts in One Day?

Well I thought I'd get the ball rolling. Here are a series of iPad drawings I did that summarise my animation in just 6 images.

The rest can be found here on my flickr page.

A New Start

Well after my incredibly poor blogging (Twitters fault I'm sure) about the video it is now finished! It has had a very warm reception and it was shown at the Violated Short Film Festival in Nottingham on 11th March. It was an honour to have the video shown alongside such amazing talent.

And here is the finished article

Well that is that and this is this and a new start is in order. I have another animated video in the making and a couple of ideas for future projects which I will post here as they develop. I am also going to use this blog as a sort of diary of my art work in general. So I hope you enjoy the work I post up here and any constructive comments, good or bad, would be greatly appreciated.

Time For Your Close-Up...

This weekend I am working on a larger model of the Girl, just torso and head, for close-up work. Also this way I can have more control over her arm and head movements. Hopefully making the shots of the Girl easier and a lot nicer on the eye. More updates to come this week.

Rocks Video Preview

The video was shown at Sketchbook Magazines Pop-up Shop in London last night. I wasn't there but I have been informed that it got a good reception. I hope some people who saw it will be making their way to this blog to check on the progress of the final film.

Anyway I have now posted the video shown last night on youtube for your viewing pleasure, enjoy.

Pop-up Shop

After a long 3 days solid work I have finished the video to be shown on Sunday and flyers for shamless self promotion. I hope I get some feed back, is always nice to know what everyone thinks of the work I'm doing, good or bad.

I will be putting the video on youtube at some point this weekend so keep your eyes peeled and your nose to the ground or something similar.

Here is a still from the extra footage created specifically for this weekends video to whet your appetite.

I Can Fly...

Well the Girls rocket can. Two days the rocket landed, yesterday it began its journey through space, the final frontier. It may be a little backwards landing then flying, but that is how I like to work. Cheated a little bit with this one as I couldn't physically shoot it myself. Instead I took photos of the models and the backdrop and have manipulated them on the computer. Cutting as many corners as I can to try and get it ready by this evening. So feast your eyes on my photo manipulation. Is there a end to my talents I hear you ask. Well, yes, that is why I cheat.

Working on more space flight shots and linking it in with the hand drawn animation today, should be fun!

OK Computer

After 8 hours sitting in front of my computer, animating over a shot of the landed Rocket, I have a massive headache and 8 seconds of animation to show for it. I feel very pleased with the work I have managed to do today despite the headache.

I am feeling pretty happy about the video that I am putting together for Pocket Satellites gig on Sunday and after much musing I know exactly how I want it to look. Hopefully I can pull it off, I am on schedule so far which I am fairly certain has never happened beore on this project.

Anywho, here are a couple of stills from the animation I have put together today.

Enjoy...