With time off

The last couple of weeks have been event free. Mostly I've just been bumbling around. Next week however I'll be bumbling around in a whole new country. I'm off to the fourth largest metropolitan area in France - that's right, Lille - for the Lille festival international du courte metrage. I think there is a competition screening somewhere on Friday 9th at 5pm and then nine hours of animation (?!) on Saturday from 9pm until 6am. Then there's a closing ceremony on Sunday. I will be around for all of those - probably gazing at the wonderful poster featuring Craig McKay from The surprise demise of Francis Cooper's mother:

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I used to use that online graffiti thing a lot more. To avoid going out in the sun today I decided have doodle again. Here's Steve Ballmer.

Flash on the Beach

Flash on the Beach is a design conference and isn't really on a beach - it is in Brighton though, which has a beach. Here's the title sequence I helped animate on...



Directed by garth+ginny. An Artillery production. Music by Meducktions.

Think it turned out great. More good stuff on garth + ginny's blogs.

Beeny's back. Property Ladder; Wednesday at 8, on 4.

Popped the Property Ladder promo I worked on last year onto YouTube. I did the Flash animation for this one. Sarah Cox directed with Emma Lazenby. One of my favourite jobs.

Another horrible failure

You may have heard a collected groan come from the direction of Bristol at about 3 o'clock this afternoon as a job fell through, was axed, canned, given the heave-ho and terminated.

Oh well. Above are some designs I did for it.

Francis Cooper in Encounters

Have you always always really wanted to see 'The surprise demise of Francis Cooper's mother' in Bristol, the very city it was made? No? Well if you did then you can because it's made the official selection of Encounters Short Film Festival 2009 in November.

Heavy showers

What has happened to the weather?



If you fancy brightening up your day you can watch the latest Arthur Cox showreel which was recently posted on YouTube.

Something that brightened up my day was learning that Keith Reynolds won Best International Dark Comedy Short (2008) at the New York Film and Video Festival last year without me knowing.

Until now.

IRN-BRU's Sir Swigs-a-lot on the Internet

I've uploaded the final version of the IRN-BRU/Sir Swigs-a-lot/Mighty Glass television commercial I directed...



A Scottish exclusive and my first advert. Shown in-between Poirot - another first for me too.

Directed by Felix Massie
Animated by Felix Massie and Stephen Whittle
CG Animation by Matthew Walker
Composited by Jonathan Biggins
Produced by Hilary Light at Arthur Cox Ltd in collaboration with The Gate Films and The Leith for A G BARR.

Phenomenal®.

IRN-BRU's Sir Swigs-a-lot on TV

Do you live in Scotland? Do you have a TV? Do you watch Jeremy Kyle, Emerdale, and/or Coronation Street? If you do, and subject to change, you can watch an IRN-BRU advert I directed at Arthur Cox. It'll be on ITV Scotland and Channel 4 Scotland.

Look for it tonight at 1945, 2055, 2115 and 2350 on ITV. Or half midnight on 4.

If you don't live in Scotland then don't worry; you can fly from Bristol I.A. to Edinburgh in less than an hour. Also I'll hopefully be able to put it online soon.

Rushes Soho Shorts 2009

Am off to Rushes in London tonight for the Francis Cooper screening here. Hopefully some others during the weekend too.

Keith Reynolds is also being shown at Short and Sweet on Monday.

In case you were wondering - both have opted for the Oyster card over the day pass option.