Donald Holwill dancing (at last)!!!

After many months of failed attempts by various students to get our tutor Donald Holwill to dance, Andy finally managed to do the impossible...
That's right! With a bit of motivation from Hazel, Andy eventually succeeded in capturing rare video footage of Donald doing a once-in-a-lifetime dance for your viewing pleasure!!!

enjoi!

Did Donald let us down?

We 4th Years and a few PGs took a gander along to Alison House yesterday to meet Sound Designer folks, but Andy thinks that Donald has let us down. Let me explain:
In an e-mail dated Wed 1/14/2009 1:13 PM, Donald Holwill wrote "Why don't we meet in the Animation Department at 3.45pm and all go along in a big bunch, singing songs and dancing?". I sent a reply stating "with all that singing and dancing it sounds like we'll have a Grand Day Out! (You better not disappoint us now Donald)". To which Donald replied "Not sure what number I'll do tomorrow, but rest assured, I'll do it My Way... In the meantime, I just want to perfect this tricky tango chasse move before tomorrow".

Now I don't know about everyone else, but myself and Nicole were truly looking forward to seeing Donald and his sexy Tango steps. However when it came to 3:45 Donald failed to strut his stuff. So with my best impression of old Brucey I interviewed The Don about his lack of dancing and suggested that he enter Strictly Come Dancing next year. Unfortunately The Don thinks that he would be treated like John Sergeant - which in his mind is a bad thing... So to prove him right or wrong, please answer my awesome poll question on the right.

(Sorry Nicole, and sorry Donald)...

So...

It is 5am, the sun is nowhere near rising, and it's super cold and frosty outside. I have been trying to finish my essay and portfolio for the last 17 hours now, and at some point later this morning I have to go into Edinburgerland to hear the little 3rd Years pitching their little stings (which is happening WAY to early this year)!!! I'm just pondering whether it's worth going to bed, or if I should just start driving now...

My Banter!

Ok dudes! Here I am. Hope you all had a kickass Christmas. Mine was good - especially getting nightmare before Xmas and Tales from Earthsea amongst other great films. In terms of my film I really haven't done much over this holiday 'cause I've been powering through my dissertation and trying to have a bit of a holiday amongst it all, but I'll get some work up here soon. Gonna re-hash my animatic now that I have the final vocals recorded and I'm gonna fill out all my dopesheet stuff as I go along so I can start lip-syncing :S . Getting nervous about next year already, but I'm sure all will go fine.
Lol.
Catch you soon homeslices!

Invite Design

I saw a really awesome Degree Show invitation design on an animation blog and I reckoned we could do better. Designs please!

Ewan's Treatment

So the first shot is a close-up of a fishing rod and reel, and then the next part is all one scene. The characters are huffy and aren't looking at one another. After a while, the man breaks the silence by picking up his rod and hat and storming out. He's looking out for a reaction however and when his wife slumps he gets a clue she's upset and comes back to give her a kiss on the head.
So the woman is left alone and we get a glimpse of her treasure, a hula dancer. Her musings lead her to look out the window and her eye is drawn to their overgrown ancient car.
The man is climbing an enormous wall now, the wind whipping him until he finally reaches the top. Meanwhile the woman is excitedly packing her bag. She leaves the man's toothbrush behind and lonely on the shelf as she does so.
We see the man enjoying his fishing, perched precariously at the top of the wall. A shadowy threat looms beneath the surface of the sea.
(Ithink I'll plop in another quick cut back to the woman to push the tension at this point)
The monster explodes out of the water, the lure in its jaws, while the man reels in the line furiously. A huge wave sends him over the edge and he is left dangling. The string breaks and he falls down to earth.
The wife, caught in the act of escaping, runs to see what the noise was and stands in the doorway, shocked at the scene. The man, unhurt by the fall, runs and embraces his wife, happy to be alive and to see her, but after looking around, the house is half bare. Suddenly, he spots their car, full of luggage. He goes out to examine it. His wife is distressed at the unwanted confrontation and closes the door until she hears the engine starting. He fixed it for her! She runs out to join him. The final shots are of the jiggling hula dancer and the lonely toothbrush.

Haha!

There appears to be a few drawings missing and the pans dinnae work, but enjoy!