November 2010
18 posts
Apparently Gingerbread people are known as Men again. I think it’s a little screwed up that people give sexual orientation to biscuits.
TBH, I don’t think they should be called men unless they have a little gingerbread penis. http://bbc.in/bG4LSw
Man…encoding video is slooooow.
Recording a tutorial video showing how to setup an on demand render farm using Amazon EC2.
For Modo I should add.
I hope MDD support in Modo 501 has been looked at.
RT @Pogofilms: interesting article about the abrupt end of the apple x-serve. http://www.macworld.com/article/155501/2010/11/xserve.html
Watching Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip. Aaron Sorkin is a genius.
Setting up, rendering and compositing Skys and Clouds. 7 down. 14 to go. This is how I spend Sundays.
I am…matte painting.
I’ve suddenly been hit by tiredness. I can’t keep my eyes open. What’s wrong with me?!
About to watch a @Escape_Studios webinar by Alex Williams on creating great animated characters. All very new to me this webinar thingy.
Arse! The suit I was planning to wear for graduation in a week and half no longer fits. :( Damn you belly!
Some dick has just thrown two eggs at my window. They think it’s still halloween? I’ll get my chainsaw out and join them. Idiots.
Home made Cornish pasties! :D http://yfrog.com/0rsdmmj
Why is the casting for The Hobbit starting to look like the lineup for an ITV drama? What are we going to see next? Ex-Eastenders cast?
RT @creativebloke: Dear USA if you don’t Obama, can we have him please, no really, please!
New Blog Post: “English Country Gopher - Colour Correction” - http://bit.ly/9FzJPy
June 2010
4 posts
Just started a new personal rigging project in Softimage and Modo.
I can only guess at the temperature here…my guess 3000 degrees.
It’s summer, I’m complaining about the heat. Could I be anymore British?
Just got back from an awesome @alkaline_trio gig! Great night. Kind of tired. Sleep. :)
RT @Goreki: I bet you didn’t know Google Maps could do this… http://goreki.com/to.7dd.jpg
May 2010
7 posts
Experimenting with rigging fat people……3D models of fat people, incase you wondered. :/
It’s been chilly all day…it’s suddenly turned into an oven. Better late than never I guess. :)
After a day playing Little Big Planet and watching Doctor Who…I feel suitably lazy and relaxed. :D
Going to spend a lazy day crashed out doing nothing. Got a PS3 yesterday, so my day is sorted! :)
Today does not look good. Just proves that people in this country are idiots. What happened to the lib dems? It’ll be the same old Tories.
Just seen a surreal irn bru advert…I’m scared!
RT @BrionyIvy: @alandavies1 If you haven’t read this already I highly recommend it. Simultaneously interesting and terrifying. http://ti …
April 2010
2 posts
Just returned from watching How To Train Your Dragon. Excellent film. 9/10. You should go and see this film if you get the chance. :)
Just watched Paranormal Activity. Awesome but very scary. Good edge of the seat movie. I’m alone in bed, scared to switch off the lights. :/
March 2010
4 posts
In Leeds. About to go to the Frank Turner (@fthc) gig. Awesomeness.
Another great day animating. Less than a week until animation is finished. 2 shots to go. It’s all coming together. Continue in a few hours.
Succesful day animating, Reading some Conan-Doyle before dropping off to sleep. Up early for another long day animating. Deadline is looming
Baby sitting a render and watching Chicken Run. I forgot how awesome this film is.
February 2010
3 posts
Can anyone recommend any good human anatomy books? Not how to draw, but more about movement. What moves what and how…etc. For animation.
Done massive amounts of work on my animated short today. Relaxing with a well-deserved glass of wine. :)
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Hey there, welcome to my new website.
My name is Matt, I’m an animator based in the UK, currently working on a short film called The Gardener and The Gopher (working title).
Hopefully, this blog will soon begin to fill itself with random thoughts on animation, films, writing, comics and whatever else I fancy. I’ll be putting a regular stream of work and animation on here and posting...