Aloha!

Well, this is my very first post! This is my humble wee blog, dedicated to documenting my 4th year at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, at which I study animation.

I’m directing 2 films at the moment. The first is a 2D production, with a team of 5, by the name of ‘Fearg Na Mara,’ (or ‘Wrath of the Sea,’ if you don’t speak Gaelic,) although to be honest, I’ll probably just refer to it as ‘Kelpies,’ 99% of the time. The film is set in the Highlands of Scotland, and is about a young boy who ventures out on the sea in his dinghy, and meets the Kelpies, mysterious horse-spirits of the water. This is my primary project, so most work that I post shall be from this production.

The second film is ‘Dancing Nina,’ co-directed by Slava Lawson. It’s inspired by the poem ‘Dancing Nina,’ by Halina Poswiatowska, and is a dance sequence, between a woman and her lost lover, with an unhappy ending. (find out more at dancingnina.blogspot.com)

As part of our brief this year, we’re to have 2 ‘specialisms,’ so as well as direction, I’ll also be doing character animation on both of these films, amongst other things.

I’ll be posting my work as much as I can, which will include work from both films, as well as life drawing and personal work.