Computer Animation Arts

If you're an aspiring filmmaker and have tried your hand at an animated short, you know how deep your commitment needs to be. Finishing a short is hard enough as it is, and when you've got a full-time job and your family to think about, it can seem almost impossible! Or is it? After a long radio silence in the cg realm - with a cool head scar and titanium-filled skull to show for it (long story), today at 6pm BST I'll be taking part in a Facebook livestream alongside Marco Dinglasan, as we interview the award-winning and cool as a cucumber London-based 3D filmmaker, Dan Masterton. Among other things we'll be talking about how you can keep telling your stories in the midst of a hectic daily life - something a lot of us can relate to! All the while I'll be keeping an eye on the comments and asking Dan your burning questions. make yourself at home facebook.com/events/268644837011467 A snapshot of some of Dan's recent corporate work as th...

The second part of my photographic record of Benjamin Britten's, Noye's Fludde at the Cirque Jules Verne in Amiens. The production was an ACT collaboration combining the talents of many artists and designers across a wide range of disciplines, including work produced by Computer Animation Arts at UCA Rochester. Click the link below to view the first set of images. Part One - 'In Black and White'   tombeg.blogspot.com behance.net/tombeg vimeo.com/tombeg

On Wednesday 14th of January, I traveled with Computer Animation Arts'  Phil Gomm to the historic French city of Amiens, with the purpose of documenting, via the medium of photographic film, dress rehearsals for a performance of Benjamin Britten's, Noye's Fludde at the spectacular, Cirque Jules Verne . Featuring work produced by Computer Animations Arts , the production was an ACT collaboration project  combining Britten's original lo-fi, amateur-based intent, with fascinating modern visual production and design. Keeping in spirit with the analogue approach, I took along some classic photojournalist black and white film and also modern colour film hoping to capture the energy and buzz of the event as faithfully as I could. While it wasn't always easy, I hope these photos at least portray that sense of atmosphere and excitement, felt by all the performers, artists and technicians in the lead-up to the final performance.  ...