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Man, it's been ages since I was last here! Planet Sunday is doing okay, I've increased my staff and taken on another 2D animator, and we currently have a CGI animator too, who's with us on work placement.

We're in production on the first episode of Cranium's Ark, a 23 minute extravaganza which incorporates a mixture of 2D animation with live action.

The production has been okay, despite the initial problems of breaking the software - no, not hacking it, but actually breaking it, as in everythi… Continue

Okay, so it's now 1.55am, and my dog has just farted. Great. I'm currently doing an all-nighter, so while the macs are rendering some sequences, I thought I'd head over here and update my ever-out-of-date blog.

We're working on a show that we've been developing for four months. We're due to go into full production in the New Year with the first 23 minute episode to be completed by the end of January. At the moment we're literally compositing the promo for the show, so I'm busy typing away to th… Continue

Well, the last of the 'nine old men' has passed on, and so we say farewell to one of the greatest animators ever known

I may not be the biggest fan of Disney animation (I'm more of a Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, early HB guy), but I have great respect for their ability and the vision that these guys had. When you think that they were pioneers in this industry, having little, if not none of the technology that we have today, it really is astounding.

Whenever I read The Illusion Of Life, I am amazed… Continue

Over the years I've read several books about the animation studios of the 1930s and '40s, like Disney, MGM, etc.

Some of the tales about the animators back then and the stuff that went on behind the scenes mirrored some of what went on in the animation school I attended almost 14 years ago. The practical jokes that we'd play on each other, the wind ups, etc etc, and all the fun that needs to exist in a place of creativity, where the ridiculous becomes the norm, and what is supposed to be the ri… Continue

Well, I was going to call this blog number two on the way, but that would sound like I need to use the bathroom. Anyway, we've just found out that our family is expanding, and we have a baby due in November. It is exciting, but scary all the same. For those of you who don't know, my son is now 2, and it's a great age to be, both for him and us as parents. Our main concern are the sleepness nights, as I remember how hard it was for all of us back then. But hey, we got through it once, so we shoul… Continue