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Adobe Inspired Media - example files now online
(posted 06-09-07)
The files I created for my talk on the 28th of August are now available to download in the Resources section. Enjoy!
Adobe Inspired Media - After Effects talk
(posted 30-08-07)
Many thanks to everyone who attended my talk at the Curzon Soho last Tuesday. It was the first time I've ever done a public talk, so if I looked nervous you now know why! I've had some really nice feedback from people already, but If you've got any questions about any of the stuff I talked about, email me. I'll post up the After Effects project I used in the presentation in the Resources section soon, I just have to clear some of the material with the copyright holders.
Also - just to clear something up - I did make one innocent gaffe. I said that After Effects CS3 supported direct manipulation of pixels so you could create pseudo-plugins using simple scripting (like Shake). Sadly, this isn't the case. You can read image data using scripting now, but you can't write it. Shame. I'm hoping this situation will change in the future though.
Finally, for your reference the websites I mentioned at the end were www.creativecow.net and www.aenhancers.com.The Adobe Forums are also a great resource.
Fujiya & Miyagi - "Ankle Injuries"
(posted 15-05-07)
The video's been released so I can finally reveal it here. Ch-ch-check it out. It's dead good.
New videos
(posted 09-05-07)
I've added a couple of videos to the portfolio section. I heartily suggest you take a peak at them, particularly the Kathryn Williams one which is a an FX biggie. There's also an edit of the work I did on the Moby Greatest Hits DVD last year. I'm itching to upload the most recent video I worked on - "Ankle Injuries" by Fujiya Miyagi - but apparently it's still under embargo. It's a fantastic promo by Wade Shotter, for which I did the online grade and additional post. Look out for it soon in the portfolio section.
Office Move
(posted 06-06-06)
I've moved offices! The new premises has tons more space and should provide an excellent base for future growth, both for myself and for Pulse Films. The new address is 36 Berwick Street. The contact page has been updated.
The Road to Guantanamo
(posted 19-04-06)
Somewhat belatedly, I should mention that "The Road to Guantanamo" - a film for which I (alongside long-time collaborator Adam Garner) produced all VFX shots - won a Silver Bear at The Berlin Film Festival. You can find out more about the VFX in the portfolio section of the site here.
New 2006 showreel now available
(posted 15-12-05)
My new edited reel is now finished, along with a completely revamped portfolio DVD. For details check out the Portfolio section. In a break with tradition, I've decided to put it online in both Quicktime and Windows Media format. The Quicktime version is encoded using the new H264 codec and needs quicktime 7 or higher. It's better quality, but also significantly smaller than the WMV version.
Eat liquid slurry, spam bots!
(posted 16-03-05)
I finally got sick of all the automated spam bots harvesting my email address on the Contact page and have the replaced the HTML link with a flash embedded one. OK so it won't work if you don't have the flash plugin installed, but hey - since the navigation uses flash anyway if you don't have it you're pretty stuffed anyway on this site. It only needs flash 3 or higher - I'm not a monster ;)
Digital Distortion version 3 launched
(posted 10-01-05)
Completely redesigned in HTML (with some flash used on the navigation), the new version of Digital Distortion is now online. The original 100% flash version was getting too unwieldy to update and wasn't being picked up by search engines. The original version can still be accessed below (for fans of gratuitious flash eye-candy)