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Apr 29th 2011 12:38PM It's not as you stated. Canada has the provision for a vote of 'no-confidence' if a stable workable government cannot be established. A date is set for a new election, and as a formality, the info is shared with the Governor General, (a figure-head representative of the queen) who basically always says 'Go do it" So it was the members of the Canadian Parliament who decided that this just isn't working, not the queen.
It Wasn't a Mortgage Recession After All: So Why Don't We Feel Better?
Mar 2nd 2010 7:31AM If, as the author says, REPO obligations were at the heart of the bank panics, then allowing Lehman Bros. to fail was the dumbest thing that Paulsen could have done. And Paulsen is an old Goldman guy, and Lehman was a big rival. BAD DOGGY!
Waiter Claims Firing Over Jane Adams Twitter
Oct 6th 2009 9:25AM It has nothing to do with tipping. It has to do with customers' privacy, and their expectation of privacy at least in some parts of their lives. These clients don't go to Barney's like it's a media event, they go to shop, and to eat if they're hungry. Think of it this way: Barneys wouldn't let a bunch of paparazzi roam the store taking pictures of celebrity customers. Nor should they have to tolerate an employee posting tweets like a rag-sheet reporter.
Wendy's invites owners to discuss future of company! What a novel concept!
May 17th 2007 8:01AM It's a stupid idea. Investors need to choose where they put their money and stop trying to be a company's primary customer. If I don't like the way a company is running, I bail out and put my money somewhere else. To allow investors (whose focus in NOT on making hamburgers) to strategically affect Wendy's business plan, is like buying property next to a pig farm, and then insisting that they grow lettuce instead, because you don't like the smell.


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Published on October 1st, 2011 | by Christian Cawley
Did You Enjoy the Wedding?
So here we are. It's all over. If you haven't yet seen The Wedding of River Song, stop reading – this poll might just reveal a few facts that you would rather enjoy in context.
We've finally reached the end of Doctor Who Series 6, almost six months after it kicked-off by that now-familiar lake in Utah. Calling it Silencio was a nice touch, don't you think?
But now we know the truth. We know why the Doctor had to die, we know about Churchill, about the Silence, about River Song and Madame Kovarian and about the Daleks.
What we don't know, however, is what you thought – and now is the time to say!
Just leave your vote on our poll, and let us know how much you enjoyed, were perplexed by or how often you shouted at the TV screen during The Wedding of River Song in the comments section below!
28 Responses to Did You Enjoy the Wedding?
It was fab – though the Tesselecta get out was obvious, imagine if they hadn't had set that up in Let's Kill Hitler – everyone would be REALLY angry.
Also though brilliant idea to keep the Doctor in the shadows with everyone thinking he's dead.
are we meant to infer one more series for Matt, with the end of the twelfth at Trenzalore?
One thing though – couldn't the silence have put ANYONE in the astronaut suit to kill the Doctor if it controlled her- why did it have to River Song? And why an astronaut suit?
otherwise happy happy happy
Oh yes of course, duh. The fall of the eleventh. Eleventh doctor. These things are really obvious when someone points them out.
As a nearly obsessive fan even I said at the end that it was a bit of an ott fan-boy episode. However I had similar feelings of disappointedness after the last 3 season ending episodes too (featuring The Master, Davros and the Fez). I soon appreciated them on later viewings too. I hope I can with this episode too.
I was always wondering how they could possibly wrap up the season in just a single episode. But I think this is possibly the best season finale of the new series. It wrapped up this season's questions without being over-wrought, while still leaving more open for the future of the Moffat Masterplan.
I'm both eager and yet afraid to see where this is going.
If the whole point of this series (and the previous one) was to jettison the "Oncoming Storm" aspect of the Doctor then I am verrrry happy and I am more than willing to overlook the rather muddled plotting and off-kilter characterisations of this episode.
I was afraid of another Big Bang, but this was exciting!
I have one question who was Madam Kovarian?
Loved the ending!!
Hey – after all the bashing the Guardian has received in the last few weeks regarding its perceived bashing of the series, the review is actually a very positive one. Which is amusing since apparently (according to some sites) the fanbase is out for Moffat's blood. I don't see that happening at all. But maybe I haven't googled hard enough. Me, I thought it was an excellent, refreshingly straightforward wrap up with lots of surprises. And as one who was expecting the "dead" Doctor to be a Ganger, I'm actually glad they went with the other solution, even if they did telegraph it with the US-style "Previously…" recap. I'm happiest at the fact River wasn't written out – I was worried the episode might have ended with her about to go to the Library. So we have more chances for more adventures with her and her folks, as long as she doesn't get too tied up with Upstairs Downstairs, of course!
I think the series has suffered somewhat from being split into two halves. Any momentum built in the first half was completely lost and as such it did not feel the same building up this finale as it has for the other series since its return in 2005. That's the main reason I was a little disappointed and underwhelmed by the finale (though it was nowhere near as bad as the Master finale of 2007).
Did anyone else get a lump in their throat when the Brigadier's death was mentioned? Totally unexpected and yet totally right for the show to mention it and very moving the way it was played.
When they cremated the Tesselector Doctor surely they would have noticed the wires and machinery that made up the body?
Or were they too polite to check the ashes afterwards?
I'll have to watch it again but initially, I'm a bit disappointed. I find myself thinking back to the days when the Moff would come in, write an outstanding episode, usually it'd be the bright spot of a season. Now he crafts entire seasons where he has other writers come in to write episodes that basically just lead in to, refer to or build up to his series tent pole episodes, the openers and finales. Most of the rest of the episodes come off as place holders for his episodes. Didn't seem to happen nearly as much in series 5. The crack was just a small bit like the RTD era theme notes such as Bad Wolf, Torchwood and Saxon. This series seemed to be all about sliding panels, pregnancy scans, Doctor's death dates, etc. I'm hoping this gets toned down next year but I get the feeling things are going to get more complicated and interwoven as we get closer to the big 50th anniversary.
I think that that has been the whole point of this finale. To simplify Doctor Who and return it to being about a mad man with a box that's bigger on the inside and that travels in time. I think that it was telling that thirteen minutes of confo had to be set aside to explain River's timeline. If the programme needs a supplemntary programme to explain what's been going on then it's time to scale back.
FAIL! That's what I felt at the end of it all. It felt like a friend offers to take you to dinner (his treat), and he takes you to Burger King, buying you an extra value meal – only with more angst than any visit to BK could possibly generate.
Under the Grand Moff's "reign of terror", he has made the Doctor into an unlikeable character while his companions were elevated to a level of heroism that surpassed anything the Doctor has showed lately! We've been shown that, upon knowing he is about to die, rather than going back to see any of the previous companions' (maybe someone from Classic WHO!) the Doctor goes to spend some final time with.. Craig, the fellow whose spare room he rented in last season's "The Lodger"! WTF!?!
And, seriously? Enough with the "timey-wimey" b/s! It's not cool, it's certainly not clever — it's bloody LAZY! Moffat's solutions to his mega-epic-wannabee seasons is not even good enough to consider them to be even "deus ex machina"!
Someone commented on one of the U.K. sites that as far as he was concerned, the Doctor died last night and that he won't be revived until Steven Moffat steps down. And, well, you know, he's got a point and I'm adopting his notion as well..
The Doctor unlikable? Eh? Moffat's reign of terror? Double Eh? So sorry to read that you are giving up. Bye now.
Good!Dr who neither wants or needs fans(?)like you.
The problem both you, as well as Drew Fleming seem to feel, is that I don't want anything to do with WHO ("Good!Dr who neither wants or needs fans(?)like you."? Really? Seriously?). That's not the case. I care about the character, and I just feel that this past season turned the show into more of a soap opera-like mess with a heavy hand of angst thrown in for no good measure.
We all know that Moffat can dish out some pretty brilliant stuff. "Blink" and "The Girl in the Fireplace" are two of my favorite episodes. And, while I like this incarnation of the Doctor, as well as companions Amy and Rory, I feel that the direction Moffat has taken the Doctor is in a direction that is becoming less WHO, more generic science-fiction.
So, yeah, I am not done with WHO – there's still the books, as well as Big Finish's WHO audios. I just won't be watching any new WHO until it's being handled by someone who knows how to write a proper, fun show again!
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. To anyone who doesn't realize what we have, maybe it should go away again, this time forever. And you can watch your navel or some shit that captures your attention, like bright shiny things capture a fools. Whovians, our moment is now, it has never been better, and here's to the bright future……..
I just didn't really enjoy it, alas. Unsatisfying, over-complicated and just not very exciting overall (and yes, as a Battlestar Galactica fan I do complex thank you very much, but complex has to make sense too and this didn't really hang together and just felt 'unfinished'). Nor did the sub-Silver Nemesis ending do much for me either. Doctor Who!???! That's it? Gaaaaaah!
Frustrating stuff (although at least the River Song story is over now…)!!!!!
I liked it. River can now come back as a character in future stories, rather than be the story itself. Good reset allowing it to move on to stories and character rather than being about plot. And it looked fantastic.
What a load of nonsense so humans have mastered time travel.Built shape shifting robots whom travel through time punishing the wicked despots ect?Wouldnt this create havoc with the squbbly wibbly time line thingy?Oh an thease avenging messalaters are driven by miniture humans,As that woman in S Kings Misery would say Dirty Birdy cheats…………
I realise humans have had time travell .My point was thease tessalater robots make no sense .If they go about killing evil people from history,Either they would have to replace them an reenact there evil deeds or change history.Also how would the Doctor remain inside the tessalater robot when history changed ?Im 52 an have been a Dr Who fan since the first episode also a non drinker though thanks for the speculation.
You may have been watching since Hartnell, but you haven't been paying attention. They made a point in Let's Kill Hitler of explaining that the Tesselator did not kill the criminals, but 'gave them hell' — in other words, subjected them to the punishment they deserved, without screwing up the time lines.
So off you go now and invent some other reason for criticising the episode…
Right on Bro!
I was a bit disappointed, but the episode wasn't horrible. First, it did all feel a bit rushed. I would have rathered a special 2 hr season finale. 2nd, the robot faking the doctor's death was too predictable. I thought of that as well as the death being of the other Doctor created by the white goo (The Almost People) – but I was hoping for something more involved and unpredictable.
All that being said, there were things I liked. I absolutely loved the piece where River pours her heart out to the doctor right before he marries her. I would have liked more time to have been spent there. It felt too rushed. I liked Rory's character in this timeline. I like him tougher and not the nerdy dork he is in the regular timeline (felt the same way about Mickey – preferred Ricky).
As for future stories, I would love the Doctor to every now and then go back and tie him in with a previous Classic Who story. For example, he promised to go back one day and release the Time Meddler. What's a better moment than at a time when there are no more timelords. Or maybe a story that deals with what happened in the last part of the Chase where the Mechanoids (on Mechanus) were left there to prepare for humans to colonize the planet, but humans never came. We could see what happened through a different doctor returning to a previous point.
Also we've had enough seasons that it might be nice to have a reunion with a classic doctor (before they all die) or even a look alike. I think tie-ins work well as they teach newcomers to the rich history that doctor who has. And quite frankly, The Five Doctors is one of my favorite episodes of all time.
Or, to summarise: 'More fanwank please!'
(Thank you Craig Hinton, RIP. I will never forget the video weekends and 'maximum power!')

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ASV Lodge
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Leon Mow Dark Sky Site
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- electricity in the club rooms and out on the observing field
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20-inch Le Marquand Telescope
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25-inch Telescope
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And today ole' Rushbo is declaring it as a 'draconian' plan?
We are the soldiers for righteousnessAnd we are not sent here by the politicians you drink with - L. Dube, rip
The neocons keep coming around...
Lol, love that.
Gotta love how Rush explains how it was his idea, really...
Hannity: We appreciate you being on this show with us.
Paul: Ok.
I saw this and was thinking, "huh, now even Hannity kinda sorta wants to hop onto the Paul/limited-government bandwagon!" Of course, I wish Paul would have pointed out all of the statist things that Hannity more than likely believes, which would actually make him into a statist. Obviously Paul is not the confrontational type and he never directly called Hannity a statist (interestingly, Jeffery Lord said that Ron Paul "threw Paul Mulshine under the bus" by saying those weren't the words he chose to describe the trio of talk-radio blowhards).
What is sad is that between the trio (Hannity, Levin, Limbaugh), Hannity is probably the most competent.
Dang...who is this guy and where the hell has he been?


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I may make a new film. If I do, it will probably involve something a little different. We'll see what happens...
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
untitled characters #01
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Labels: untitled animation 01
Friday, 20 June 2014
New Blog Articles / Composition Studies
As often happens, I've not been keeping up with personal work recently. Over the last month or so I've been working on a few freelance projects that have led to a slowdown in studies It is great to be working on new things, but it is also about time I get back into the routine of painting and sculpting. So, to kick things off, here is a recent set of studies created to test out Wacom settings.
My next big goal is to develop style. I've spent a lot of time practicing technical execution (perspective, colour theory etc) but the biggest issue I currently face is simply genericism. Most of my paintings have been incredibly lacking in art direction or depth, so it's about time I tackle that problem head on. In the quest to improve technically, I've largely forgotten about the actual content of my work. It can be disheartening, knowing that a lot of my work is kind of crappy. I look back embarrassed, whether animation or painting, a lot is just boring and ill conceived. But this is to be expected when you are learning new skills.
I think these feelings are natural. There is a common misconception that artists are gifted with some marvellous talent, blessed by the gods. A romantic notion that they are special from birth, The reality however, is that it just takes a lot of fucking work. You will be disappointed and worn down by it, but eventually, you'll start moving forward. So when students ask "How do I improve?" there is a really simply answer..."start making stuff." You won't wake up and be a master immediately, no one has ever done that. It takes years of work and it will be a struggle, but the rewards are tremendous. The only way to get to that goal, is simply by making as much work as possible. The Ira Glass quote concerning this process has always been a guide...
"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it's just not that good. It's trying to be good, it has potential, but it's not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn't have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I've ever met. It's gonna take awhile. It's normal to take awhile. You've just gotta fight your way through." - Ira Glass
This has led me to rethink what I want to show on my website. A few months ago, I redesigned the site in an attempt to freshen it up and rethink what I'm actually trying to do here. I came to the conclusions that I'm really just trying to show my development and talk more about the things I like. So, now that I know I've been a generic, boring husk for the last year, I can start attempting to try new things. This has led to a series of blog articles under the above headings. Each will tackle, discuss and display ideas and work surrounding a particular topic. For example, The Lightbox will be my exploration into 2d animation in Photoshop. I'll be showing examples and tutorials to not only improve but hopefully help others. Let's Paint will be a series about me painting, both traditional and digital. Whilst Talking Game will be a little more editorial. Simply more discussion about video games whilst also documenting my progress with game development. With any luck, this will give some structure to my often random blog, so keep tuned for a fresh approach to this blogging lark.
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Labels: Colour Comps, Composition Studies, Digital Painting
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Composition Studies
A set of studies I completed recently. All very quick and loose. Trying to not get too stuck on details these days and instead just get back into the flow of painting.
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Labels: Composition Studies, Concept Art, Digital Painting
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Colour Studies
I've not posted for almost three weeks because I'm an idiot, so here is a study from a while ago. I'm working on a couple of big projects at the moment so things are nice and busy but I've been trying to paint as much as possible so I shall show more this week.
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Labels: Colour, Colour Comps, Concept Art, Environments
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
More Thumbnails
I've started working on a new project this week and I always find thumbnailing the best way to get things rolling. It is a good way to loosen up and get ready for the batch of work that needs to be generated. If all goes well, I should have some more developed concepts within the week.
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Labels: Concept Art, Environments, Thumbnails
Monday, 21 April 2014
Bank Holidy Thumbnails
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Labels: Concept Art, Environments, Thumbnails
Sunday, 20 April 2014
Marmoset Toolbag - Test #01
Of late, I've really become interested in interactive experience and video games as a potential medium. I've always loved games, but in a kind of guilty pleasure way. I'd always have to justify the interest or ramble on about the potential of the art form. "No, they aren't all about killing people, there are good games about other things. Adults can play them too." It could be said that the video games industry is plagued with the problems of its audience, still fascinated with the same conventions and tropes that have been used for so long. As this audience diversifies, ages and expands, the work that comes from the industry becomes more unique, varied and ultimately more interesting. And so, in recent years, rather than turning away from video games because of their juvenile nature, they seem more and more like the area in which interesting things can be done. Whether it's the emerging, interactive narrative of Gone Home or the sublimely quiet and beautiful atmosphere of Journey, there are experiences out there that stand out as artistic achievements of a complete unique nature.
So, this potentially marks the start of something new. A new set of experiments and tests, exploring game engines and how my own work may evolve down a different route. Something interactive and experiential, rather than rendered, passive narrative. I'll also be trying to talk more about video games, both the good and the bad. There is a lot to love concerning the art form, but there is also a whole lot of shit that needs to be talked about. Therefore, in an effort to dip my toe into the waters of video games for a CG artist, I've started with some super simple Marmoset Toolbag. Oh look, that old crying bloke makes an appearance again!
The Lost - Marmoset Test from Jordan Buckner on Vimeo.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Essentially, Marmoset Tool bag is a real time renderer for 3d artists to test and explore games models. Lighting and materials can be changed and viewed immediately, rather than the usual render that us animators are used to. It's a rather incredible change, being able to load normal maps and models into one scene and see them instantly as a rendered image is a huge benefit from the usual Maya render wait. Obviously it's a very different approach, with an appreciation of polycount, texture size etc, but this one aspect is exciting nonetheless.
The Lost - Marmoset Test from Jordan Buckner on Vimeo.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
The image above is the basic breakdown of the scene setup. It's real simple, you start with a base model, add a normal map and a diffuse map and you're done. The normal map is generated from a higher polygon sculpt and in this case, the diffuse map was a Zbrush polypaint. In short, the complicated stuff is just making the model and making things look good. The next step is to start exploring Unity game engine. And then, from there, I don't really have a plan. I'm just going to make things and see what happens. You can get a 30 day trial of Marmoset or buy the software here.
Whatever happens, it'll hopefully be a break from this cycle of suburban output. This mix of worlds (animation, film, video games and contemporary arts) have collided and I look back at past work with a critical eye, so it's time to step up and make something good.
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Labels: Character Turnarounds, Marmoset Toolbag, Video Games, Zbrush
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Monument Valley
Here's a trailer for Monument Valley, an exploration puzzlery game thing that seems a mix of surreal ambient meditation and an M.C. Escher inspired platformer. Think Fez meets Echochrome. Made by UsTwo Games, it released on iOS devices on April 3rd and will arrive later this month on for Android users. Unfortunately, I'm on an Android device, so I've yet to play the game. But the trailer and visuals below already promise some atmospheric and memorable moments.
"An illusory adventure of impossible architecture and forgiveness"
The mobile space seems to be hit and miss these days, a mix of spam, free to play con games or strange little artifacts of genre or style. Monument Valley seems to fit into that last category. Its nostalgic roots for a different era are apparent and heartwarming, with the soundscape of something lost on previous platforms. I'll pick the game up when it comes to Android and update with impressions, but from these glimpses, it looks like an interesting and beautiful little experience.
For more info, visit the website, or follow the UsTwo Games blog. Keep an eye on my blog in the next month or so for my impressions and more.
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Labels: Art Direction, Monument Valley, Video Games
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Animating in Photoshop - Test #01
I've been meaning to start experiments with traditional animation in recent months but hoped to test out alternative methods digitally. Flash has never quite clicked with me aesthetically and since I use Photoshop so often, it seemed like an obvious test bed. So, here's the first test sequence.
The method of animating in Photoshop is actually really simple and super intuitive, despite some of the hatred I'm sure it garners from the internet Flash enthusiasts. It has a lot of the benefits of traditional light box animation but with the pros and cons of digital media. My 2D animation skills need a lot of work but this is the start of some experiments in something new. And it may be worth noting, if anyone would like a more in depth tutorial on how to use Photoshop in this way, let me know in the comments and I'll try my best to put something together.
Posted by Jordan Buckner at 19:30 3 comments:
Labels: 2d Animation, Digital Painting, Photoshop Animation
Sunday, 6 April 2014
The Blog Returns / What Am I Doing?
In the last few months, my blog has become strangely quiet. In fact, since graduation, my posts have dropped rapidly. In many ways this has simply been due to the constraints of freelance projects. Much of the work I do these days is unavailable for display on the web or is on show in some other form, making it difficult to really talk about much. It's about time I started to change that and so this marks the start of something new.
Firstly, I've redesigned my site. The old blog was a bit of a mess, so it was time for a spring clean. This allows me to start collecting all of my work in one space and also provides me with a platform in which I can share projects, discuss filmy arty type things and hopefully post some tutorials.
Firstly, I've redesigned my site. The old blog was a bit of a mess, so it was time for a spring clean. This allows me to start collecting all of my work in one space and also provides me with a platform in which I can share projects, discuss filmy arty type things and hopefully post some tutorials.
|I tried to be clever with a poster at University of Portsmouth...I think it failed.
This year has started with an explosion of work, seeing me finish projects for multiple artists and teaching at UCA, University of Portmouth and University of Brighton. It has been an incredibly rewarding experience; finally being as busy as I'd always hoped and working on a broad range of projects, from sculptural pieces generated from ochestral music to photo-realistic, refined animation. Now that I'm getting the hang of working on multiple projects at once, it's time to start making my own things again. This won't necessarily be anything specific, but will hopefully cover a broad range of mediums. Whether it is 2d animation, CG models or good old fashioned oil painting, I'll be trying my best to document more of what I do and why I do it.
This also means I'll be trying to enter into a discourse on the subject areas that I work in. So I'll use this space to talk more broadly about things I feel need discussion, from video game design to film impressions. All the things that I am influenced or outraged by will probably make an appearance. This will hopefully lead to more writing, more discussion and more critique of the mediums I hold dear, if not just to enter into these discussions, but also to clarify and develop my own understanding of certain issues.
This also means I'll be trying to enter into a discourse on the subject areas that I work in. So I'll use this space to talk more broadly about things I feel need discussion, from video game design to film impressions. All the things that I am influenced or outraged by will probably make an appearance. This will hopefully lead to more writing, more discussion and more critique of the mediums I hold dear, if not just to enter into these discussions, but also to clarify and develop my own understanding of certain issues.
|Coming soon...game engines, zBrush sculpting, painting tutorials and more.
My own ideas and thoughts concerning animation have changed greatly in the last year. Maybe it is the effect of the art world taking it's toll on me, or maybe I'm just fed up of spending so long on personal projects, only to be disappointed by how watered down and safe they become. I've had a lot of ideas and projects that feel very big at the time, but now looking back, seem so bland and uninspired. Almost as though made with the expectations of an audience in mind, or with fear of breaking from formula and process. I don't know what the answer to this problem is, but I'm prepared to explore it by making different things and seeing where they go, rather than worrying about who this should be for or what step is best for the career.
So, this isn't really a post. It's just me saying, keep looking at what I do. I'm going to try and make some good things and hopefully show a lot more behind the scenes. So, please take a look around and stay tuned for much more.
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Labels: Freelance
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Merry Christmas! - Zbrush Sculpt
Merry Christmas one and all! Here's my Christmas card to rival John-bloody-Lewis and their bloody adverts.
Have an awesome day and a big thank you to anyone who helped me over the last year. May the next be filled with even odder and cooler projects.
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Labels: Character Desgin, Merry Christmas, Zbrush
Monday, 23 December 2013
Abstract in Amiens - La Création du Monde
In July 2013, I was lucky enough to work as a Creative Lead on an animation project like no other. Together with Tom Beg, we produced 16 minutes of abstract animation to perform live alongside Darius Milhaud's 1923 ballet, La Création du Monde.
The animation originated from a multi-participant collaboration in response to ACT- A Common Territory, a project funded by the European Union's Interreg IVA Channel Programme, which aims to engage the creative and cultural industries in the UK and France. Over a period of ten consecutive week days, the students, staff & alumni of BA (Hons) CG Arts & Animation were challenged to produce abstract digital paintings in synesthetic response to segments of Milhaud's ballet. The CGAA community were asked to listen to each musical extract and then respond to it visually through the creation of original digital paintings in Photoshop.
After the success of the July performance, we were asked to show the animation again with the Ochestra, this time at the Maison de la Culture in Amiens, France. A little after 9.30pm on December 19th, after a very long day of set-up and back-stage preparation, the house lights dimmed and the musicians of the Orchestre de Picardie began to play the first, melancholy notes of Milhaud's ballet. Behind them, rear-projected onto the theatre's pristine twelve metre screen, our animation began to play too - with an audience of 600 people looking on.
It was an incredible experience. A trip filled with helpful and polite people who consistently aided us as we bumbled through our broken French. The live performance was smoother than ever before and synced beautifully with those parts that needed emphasis. It was a true joy and a spine tingling moment. Standing backstage behind a giant screen, our work projected large for the audience, attempting to control the timings of the animation in sync with the music was a strangely moving moment. It was a pleasure to show the animation again, and alongside such incredible music and performance felt truly special and magical in it's tonality. A rare moment on synchronisation and mixed media. I am sure I will be posting more on this and similar projects in the future, but for now, I shall just leave you with the animation in it's entirety. Joyeux Noël!
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(Madisonville, Ky.) -- Jody Morris was located by the Madisonville Police Department and turned over to the Kentucky State Police. Morris was arrested and lodged in the Hopkins County Detention Center for the charges of Leaving Scene of Accident-Failure to Render Aid or Assistance, Wanton Endangerment-1st Degree, Assault, 2nd Degree, Failure of Owner to Maintain Required Ins/Sec, 1st Offense, Failure to Wear Seat Belts & Unlawful Transaction with a Minor 2nd Degree.
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(Madisonville, Ky.) -- Jody Morris was northbound on a Haul Road on Warrior Coal Property traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway on the right side and when Mr. Morris attempted to turn back on the road. Mr. Morris overcorrected causing the vehicle to roll several times coming to rest back on the road. Jacqueline Hutchings was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle during the rollover. Mr. Morris fled the scene leaving Ms. Hutchings and Stephanie Jarzab injured at the scene. Both Ms. Hutchings and Ms. Jarzab were taken to Regional Medical Center by ambulance for treatment. Mr. Morris is still at large with charges pending. The accident is still under investigation.


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The tight end class of free agents for the 2013 offseason was deep even before the possibility of Jermichael Finley being released by the Green Bay Packers came up a few months ago. The class included talented pass catchers such as Jared Cook, Martellus Bennett, and Dustin Keller. Today Finley was due a $3 million roster bonus and the Packers let it pass without cutting the 5 year veteran, bringing his total 2013 salary to $8.25 million. For better or worse, Finley will be a Packer in 2013. Retaining Finley became a more viable option once it was certain that wide receiver Greg Jennings was leaving for a new team; he joined the rival Minnesota Vikings to replace recently traded receiver Percy Harvin. While the Packers had the depth at receiver to let Jennings walk in free agency–the team still has Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, and James Jones–replacing Finley and all his athleticism at the tight end position would have been more of a challenge now that the options listed above are already signed to new teams. I agree whole-heartedly with the Packers' decision to retain Finley. First off, he is a familiar target for quarterback Aaron Rodgers which is a big deal after the loss of Jennings. Second, he makes the middle of the field a danger area for opposing defenses should they become too focused on Nelson, Cobb, or Jones. Lastly, the case can be made that Finley has yet to reach his true potential. His first 3 years in the league were hampered by injuries as he missed 16 games over that span. In 2011, Finley had his best year grabbing 55 receptions for 767 yards and 8 touchdowns before taking a step backwards in 2012. The silver lining from the past 2 seasons is that he played in all 32 games, and with a favorite target in Jennings gone expect Finley's targets to increase in 2013. Overall, the Packers have remained mostly idle as free agency has passed by ever since March 12th, but the move to retain Finley keeps them somewhat level relative to years past.
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AbstractThis paper analyses risk arbitrage in U.S. financial markets. The study by Mitchell, Mark and Todd Pulvino (2001) has been extended to study the U.S. financial markets scenario from 1963 to 2004. In particular, two research questions are pursued-(1) What are the effects of stock market, business conditions as well as the Merger and Acquisition Trend on risk arbitrage activities in the U.S (2) What is the current trend and effect of the U.S. financial regulatory mechanism on risk arbitrage? The results of the paper are: 1)Returns associated with risk arbitrage are more pronouncedly decreased in down/severely depreciating stock market and business conditions especially when there is possibility of deal failure but remain rather uncorrelated with market returns when the market is flat and appreciating. 2)The probability of a merger failing is a decreasing function of market returns in the last two months, indicating that deals are more likely to fail following market downturns. 3)There has also been a growing trend in US financial market regulatory mechanism to reduce systemic risk, eliminate legal uncertainty, control regulatory arbitrage and to have a closer look on derivatives trading which could be potentially used for fraud or manipulation. The current focus of the financial regulatory mechanism is to curb illegal trading in risk arbitrage activities through limits on trading volume and control of regulatory arbitrage opportunities which should continue into the future.
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Prior to joining the faculty of Colorado Law School, Christopher Mueller was a professor of law at the Universities of Illinois and Wyoming. For many years, his scholarship has focused on evidence law, particularly the rules governing hearsay and impeachment, and issues under the confrontation clause associated with hearsay.
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- Protein: 5.8g
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You should only ever take the tablet as prescribed and follow the instructions correctly for maximum safety and effectiveness. It's recommended you take the Metformin tablet during or after meals, and the pill should not be chewed. Regular blood tests should be conducted to ensure blood sugar levels are maintained and these can be done by your doctor.
Who can take Metformin tablets?
Metformin can be taken by almost anyone who suffers from Type 2 diabetes; however there are some people who should exercise caution when considering using the medication. Any patients who are allergic to Metformin or experience diabetic ketoacidosis should not take the medication and it's highly unlikely a doctor will ever prescribe it. You should also inform your doctor or include it in your online consultation with us should you suffer from heart or liver disease, as this may affect your suitability.
If during the course of you taking this treatment you require a CT scan or x-ray that uses an injected dye, you should temporarily stop taking the medication. Finally, you should monitor yourself for the possibility of lactic acidosis, a potentially serious side effect, and seek medical attention immediately if this occurs.
Can I buy Metformin online?
You can buy Metformin online after an easy and free consultation at euroClinix. This is used by our doctors to gauge your suitability for the treatment in terms of safety and effectiveness. If you are approved, the doctor will issue a prescription which will be sent to our pharmacy. They will then dispense your medication and deliver it straight to you.
"Studies have found that Metformin is the most effective diabetes treatment available, as it has fewer side effects than other alternatives."
Here at euroClinix, your safety is our priority. That is why we only supply genuine treatments dispensed by registered UK pharmacies.
- Genuine medication
- Prescribed by a registered doctor
- Dispatched from a licensed UK pharmacy


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Embraer Phenom 100 Gets Chinese Nod
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