bel•fry |ˈbelfrē|
noun ( pl. -fries)
1 a bell tower or steeple housing bells.
2 nickname of animator Martin Bell.

an•i•mate |ˈanəˌmāt|
verb [ trans. ]
1 bring to life

Saturday, 12 February 2011

Semi-finals of Animation Mentor's Animals & Creatures Competition

Animation Mentor is currently running a competition to win free tuition to their new Animals & Creatures Masterclasses. I found out this morning that my entry is one of the final five!

This is very exciting, not least because all the effects studios here in London are all about creature animation! There is going to be a public vote next week, after which there will be a judged final.

This is my entry.



My friends Danny, Sareta and I had a lot of fun shooting it. I didn't have much of a window in my schedule, so I set myself the task of doing the animated section from blocking to polish in one day (it could still use more polish), which I did and I was quite happy with the results for a day's work. I spent a couple of hours shooting the live action portions, and maybe another half a day editing it all together with the stock clips provided by AM.

The music in the orchestral section is by my band, Third Light; and the music in the montage section is "Guybrush Threepwood (Radio Edit)" by Danny Fontaine & The Horns Of Fury.

The public vote begins on Monday!

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