GUARDIAN MUSIC BRIEF

A QUICK 'JUST FOR FUN' PIECE I JUST FINISHED IN RESPONSE TO AN OPEN BRIEF SET ON THE GUARDIAN MUSIC SITE. I'VE YET TO SEE KATE BUSH'S EXISTING SHORT MUSICAL FILM, WHICH I'VE HEARD IS AMAZING, BUT KATE BUSH SCORING A HORROR STORY WOULD BE MY DREAM MUSICAL! 

THE SKINNY

'THINGS TO DO IN MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL'

'SUPPER CLUBS'

 

THE 2 ILLUSTRATIONS I DID FOR THE STUDENT SECTION IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF THE SKINNY, THANKS TO AMY FOR TAKING ME ON BOARD - THEY HAVE AN AMAZING POOL OF ILLUSTRATION TALENT CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THE MAGAZINE AND I FEEL HONORED TO BE A INVOLVED! THE ISSUE COMES OUT ON TUESDAY AND IS AVAILABLE IN SCOTLAND AND THE NORTH WEST, GRAB A COPY!

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ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO

I MENTIONED THE ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO I'M WORKING ON WITH MY FRIEND SCOTT LOCKHART IN A PREVIOUS POST (FOR MANCHESTER BAND FRAZER KING'S SINGLE 'MOTHER MARY').WE CAME UP WITH THE STORY TOGETHER, I DESIGNED CHARACTERS/BACKGROUNDS ETC AND AM ILLUSTRATING THE ASSETS WHILE SCOTT IS ANIMATING IT ALL. THIS PET PROJECT GOT PUT ON THE BACK BURNER FOR A WHILE UNFORTUNATELY - SCOTT IS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP AN ANIMATION COMPANY WITH OUR MUTUAL FRIEND SAM AND I WANTED TO FOCUS ON EXHIBITIONS ETC - BUT WE'RE BACK ON IT NOW AND ON TRACK TO FINISH BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER! HERE ARE SOME FINAL, HAND DRAWN  ASSETS I'VE BEEN WORKING ON TODAY:

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MUSIC VIDEO SNEAK PEEK

THESE ARE THE FIRST 4 PANELS OF STORYBOARDS FOR AN ANIMATED  MUSIC VIDEO I'M WORKING ON WITH MY AWESOME ANIMATOR FRIEND SCOTT LOCKHART. I'LL BE DOING THE DOODLES AND HE'LL BE ANIMATING, THOUGH I AIM TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT ANIMATION FROM HIM MYSELF AS I HAVE PLANS FOR AN INFOGRAPHICS PROJECT I WANT TO DO IN A FEW MONTHS... BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER TIME. 

WE ARE AIMING TO GET THIS DONE BY CHRISTMAS...PRETTY OPTIMISTIC BUT I THINK WE COULD DO IT! BEEN WORKING ON CHARACTER DESIGNS THIS WEEK (I'LL POST THESE SOON) AND I'M READY TO START CREATING BACKGROUND ASSETS. I'M REALLY ENJOYING DESIGNING THE IMAGERY FOR THIS AND I'VE NEVER SEEN MY WORK ANIMATED BEFORE, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OUR FINISHED RESULT!

RADIO INTERVIEW

TUNE IN TO MANCHESTER RADIO STATION ALL FM TOMORROW FROM 9AM, I'M GONG IN TO TALK TO DJ FIONA LEDGARD ABOUT MY WORK AND 

SKETCH-O-MATIC WHILST MAKING HER PLAY A SELECTION OF DOOM, METAL AND 1980S POP...

FOLLOW FIONA ON TWITTER!

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