Sweeeeet

Woo, finally a piece of work I got to take part in has been released! Feels like ages since something I've worked on has come out publicly! We've been working on a lot of internal projects recently, awaiting to see if I can upload them.

So without further ado, here is the Mcvites Christmas advert we did, and I got to animate the Narwhal!

Clips of the Week

I figured Friday's would be a good day to dish out my favourite clips from the week. Coined by an old colleague who used to dish them out at work :). I hope they inspire you too...

Shugo Tokumaru "Katachi"

Shugo Tokumaru "Katachi" from Kijek / Adamski on Vimeo.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 'Coming Soon' - This looks like a movie trailer! I wish I could have worked on this. Great job guys, looks fantastic.

The Elder Scrolls Online The Alliances Cinematic Trailer

Glen Keane Dancer Animation

A conversation with Edith Head - remind you of anyone? :D

Hans Zimmer: the Conscious of Creating the Film Score

How to build your creative confidence - David Kelly

Bad Lip Reading 

Being Creative - John Cleese

Day 152

Another Grand Prix, another episode of Tooned!

Playblast doodles

Day 110

The next episode! Track To The Future

Day 104

The next installment
Episode 2: Slicks

Day 190

Whooa, it's finally out and I can finally talk about it. Last year we worked on three cartoons for McLaren F1 team, and this year we are making another 9, They are coming out on Sky F1 channel before every race (including the British Grand Prix just gone). It's going to be a busy summer! Enjoy

Episode 1: Wheel Nuts

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Day 86

The next ad I worked on. Check out what I did here

Day 48

I wanted to write a summary on Animex, but i've just beeen so busy since I got back. But now, i've had the chance, and here it is:

So I arrived Tuesday evening, and decided to go to the Animex screen to see the documentary about ILM. It was great to see it in context, as I'm currently reading The Pixar Touch, it really started to fall place in my head. Also, it was very interesting seeing different points of view.

Wednesday was the day with Fraser MacLean, which was amazing, and that's an understatement. I learnt so much from him. We used these brilliant pencils, and I can't stop using them now, i've ordered more in fact! His book, Setting the Scene, is superb, and he signed it for me too! I'm in the process of getting the animatic for Cat and Moth together, so I can send it to him at the end of the month. So, I'm very excited about that. Also in the session was Visual Development designer Tori Davis. She was lovely and inspiring. She had worked on Rio, (by Blue Sky Studios) one of my top 10 films to date. Her drawings were spectacular, so I had to buy her book!

Thursday was the first day of Animex Talk (I think next year I'll try and buy a ticket for the whole week). The schedule was full packed. We heard from Max Howard about the Oscars (a great insight), Hans Rijpkema from Rhythm and Hues about how to make Stereoscopic films correctly, (so you don't throw up!) which blew my mind, very interesting indeed. Then in the afternoon was filled by Curtis Jobling (Bob the Builder and Frankenstein's Cat) about his career progression and some advice along the way. Ben White - for Framestore (woo!), talked about Sherlock Holmes. Then to finish off the day we heard from Oli Hyatt from Blue Zoo, all about Animation UK, and fighting the cause for Tax breaks within the Animation industry, so our animation industry can stay in Britain!

The lounge took place in the evening. This is basically a networking evening, to meet all the speakers and guests of animex. It's great to get chatting to people and get a few business cards, and give some out! I met some lovely speakers and students.

Friday Animex Talk Day 2! Full packed with great information again. the first alk was by Rick Leary from Double Negative, all about Harry Potter. Next up was Shelley Page, with her favourite films and adverts from the last 18 months. I was amazed and excited, as she showed Coca Cola Siege (which I got to work on!) and Kia, which my colleagues had all worked on previously. It was a great great compliment. There were some great other films she showed too, including Paths of Hate. After lunch we heard from the recruiters from several companies, MPC, Double Negative, Framstore, Dreamworks and from Rachelle Lewis too. It was very insightful, even thoguh I had heard from them before, it's interesting to see how the recruitment process progresses from year to year. For example, hardly anyone uses hard copies any more (except Double Negative). After the break, up next was Dan Zelcs talking about his progression from studying at the University of Teesside (where Animex is hosted) to becoming the Lead Rigger at MPC. It was a very interesting story. Then to end the day and the whole of Animex Talk, Fraser MacLean and Tori Davis were up. Fraser talked a lot about the history of animation, which has to be one of my favourite subjects. It was great to hear his point of view and experiences.

...and that was it! What a fabulous week it was. I'd also like to add a massive thank you to the people that put me up for the week , Moz & Co. :)

Ditto looks hungry, but will she eat anything?

Day 34

Another Ad I worked on during the summer, has finally been released! We had to add the birds throughout the commercial, the main shots i worked on were the one with the old man in a wheelchair going of the crossing (wide shot) and the bus shot, with a cockatoo landing on the tyre:

...and another interactive social ad for Coca Cola, which will be on during the whole superbowl, interacting with the game. I animated a few different interactions.

Day 31

The Latest Ad to come out that i've worked on:

I worked with one other guy to previs the advert. It's complimentary to see how close the director has stuck to it, bar a few minor changes!

Day 299

Hello!
Last year I took part in a sponsored Sleep-Out and I have decided to take part in it again. Last year between two of us we managed to raise about £600 in under two weeks! And as a group (from Framestore) over £4000+!
So, I'm taking part because the charity Centrepoint help young homeless people. The money goes towards giving these people better prospects and a better future. A girl, that we met at the sleep out, who couldn't live at home as a teenager slept on the streets. But, with the help of Centrepoint, she was sent to University, and now she has amazing career prospects. We want to help more young people like this. So even if you can donate 1p, every little really helps!

If you would like to donate, click on the link below to help my Framestore colleagues and I reach our target!

http://www.justgiving.com/framestoresleepout

Right, back to drawing!

Our Christmas Party theme was announced today...
"Heaven & Hell"

We got talking afterwards and I quite liked the nativity side of it... tiny bit of a tedious link... anyway,how about a holy donkey?

Some random doodles:

Day 285

Interview with Andrew Grisdale

The latest Ad I worked on, and a video of behind the scenes on set.

I worked on the face replacement for the shot of the orangutan hitting a golf ball, another shot which is yet to be released and the last shot, an orangutan chewing the the background and the orangutan in the hot tub.

Day 182

Thanks FS :)

Day 146

Some drawings I did this evening, I feel like I'm almost back to how I used to draw, phew! credit to pixelovely, as always

30 seconds:

1-2 minute

 

5-10 minute:

And some random sketches I did whilst watching beauty and the beast:

















































I found this great site, by a guy who used to work at Framestore :D. Loads of nuggets of information!

More birdy drawings:

Day 49

Another rubbish day so far! (drawing wise that is) So I think I'm going to sit down and do some self portraits this weekend I hope :)

Here's this morning's tube drawing:

At lunch in Starbucks with my friends from DNeg and Framestore: