The Tale of Despereaux (2008) - Trailer #2

The latest trailer for The Tale of Despereaux.

I'm chuffed that one of my shots made the cut. It's very short, but just about readable - The shot of three mice looking shocked, when Despereaux says "The rats have taken the princess".

Bouncing Ball Lecture

I've written up my first lecture at Dundee on the boucing ball. I've put it online for those who missed it or for anyone who wants to refresh their memory.

http://bouncingballlecture.blogspot.com/

It's on blogger so people can make comments and ask questions.

It's my take on a lecture shown to me by my animation supervisor, Michael Eames, when I first arrived at Framestore. He recieved it from Phil Nibbelink when working on the film Balto, who in turn, was taught this by Disney's Frank Thomas.

Back to Dundee

I'm currently lecturing animation students at my old Art College, Duncan of Jordanstone, in Dundee.

Last Day on Despereaux

Well done everyone.

The Tale of Despereaux crew, earlier today. I'm on the right, about half way up, wearing a green top.

Some Animation

There is now actually some animation on my animation website. Nothing particularly new or exciting, but it's a start. Unfortunately, there are some issues with the pages, the elements are jumping around a bit. Fellow Despereauxian Chris Page says 'framesets' are the answer. Could be something to employ in the big overhaul I'm planning.

Showreel 2008

I've finally got round to putting my Latest Showreel on my website. I need to do a lot more updates to the site, it's been rather neglected lately as I've kind of gone off the colour scheme. I would really like to give the entire thing an overhaul, but don't have the time at the moment ... Hmm, perhaps I should have gone for something more neutral.

Animator on The Dark Knight ... apparently

I went to the cinema last night to see the superb Dark Knight. At the end I decided to hang around to see which of my friend's names I could spot ... and was amazed to see my name scroll past! I couldn't believe it, I spent a few weeks doing some animation tests for the Batpod when I first started at Double Negative. But didn't work on any final shots, I was really not expecting to get a credit on this film.



A huge Thank You to Paul Franklin and everyone else at Double Negative who have given me this very generous acknowledgment. The film was brilliant and I'm delighted to have my name associated with it. A big congratulations to everyone who worked on it.