Category Archives: Animation
1 Way Up & The UK Premiere
At the start of last year I finished working on some animation for a BMX film. Earlier this week I went to Peckham for the long-awaited premiere of 1 Way Up, the 3D BMX documentary feature telling the story of the … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Music Video
Tagged 1 way up, bmx animation, documentary, Jet Set Films, peckham bmx
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Old Headers & Progression
Each year I replace the header image of this website with a newer one that represents the projects I’ve worked on in the previous year (a kind of collage or compilation image). This new header is my fourth one and … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Illustration
Tagged animation and illustration, blog header design, quirkyjoe
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Paper Planes & BMX Bikes
Last summer I created animation sequences for the Kayosoul music video Don’t Put Me In A Box directed by Amy Matheison of Jet Set Films. You can see the finished video here. I was really pleased with the animation – the … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Illustration, Music Video
Tagged animation, Jet Set Films, Kayosoul, Music Video, Myles Sanko, One Way Up 3D
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Daily Doodles & Finding the Time
Oh! It’s my first blog post in over a month. I have been very busy, mainly working on BMX-based animation sequences for this – One Way Up 3D – but unlike last year, I’ve found that the busyness hasn’t overwhelmed me. … Continue reading
KickStarter & Developing a Dog
In the last couple of months I’ve been very much involved in developing an animated dog called Gus. He’s the narrator of a proposed ‘dogumentary’ about the doggy obsession booming in New York City and around the world. The animated … Continue reading
Animation & Illustration
I’ve been trying to strike a balance between the animation and illustration jobs I take on. I enjoy doing animation but it is, it seems, really ineffective when it comes to paying bills. In this freelancing game I’m finding that the … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Education, Illustration
Tagged animation, Big Art Club, Brighton, Don't Put Me In A Box, Kayosoul
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Small People & Big Ideas
It was such a privilege to have the opportunity to devise a series of activities for last Sunday’s The Big Draw at the De La Warr Pavilion. Ideas that started as simple outlines in my proposal had been brought to life by … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Education, Illustration
Tagged De La Warr Pavilion, DLWP, The Big Draw
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Bexhill & The Big Draw
Every time I’ve been to Bexhill it has rained. And as the weather becomes more consistently wet, I’ve been travelling to Bexhill more frequently . This Sunday I’ll be there again, running activities for The Big Draw 2012 at the De La … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Education, Illustration
Tagged De La Warr Pavilion, DLWP, illustration, The Big Draw
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Hoodies & Piles of Paper
I have an animation project on right now. 85 seconds of hand-drawn ‘cartoon’ animation for a music video for Kayosoul. It means I have piles of paper everywhere (for every one second of animation I need to do twelve drawings). … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Illustration, Music Video
Tagged Don't Put Me In A Box, Kayosoul, Music Video Animation
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Puppets & The Past
Tomorrow it is the last Stop Motion session as part of the Saturday School at the City College Brighton & Hove. It has been fun experimenting with different stop motion methods over the weeks, from animating with wire armatures to … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Education, Music Video
Tagged animation, Armatures, Brighton Animation Course, Claymation, Creepy, Stop Motion
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