Tweeted on 2010-08-29
SWAT ('03): macho trash. Sam Jackson on 40% power. Colin Farrell is wood. 2 Wire actors and 1 Shield director don't help ** #copmoviereviews # NES-style map fun. http://8bitcity.com/ #
Tweeted on 2010-08-28
Rewriting script for "Bret Braddock" animated series trailer. Needed more yelling and swearing. #fb # RT @coldhardflash (cheers! we made top 5!) Precinct Short in Sydney Opera House Contest | Cold Hard Flash .. http://bit.ly/doEFcu # Great sprite anim by Paul Robertson for the Scott Pilgrim game: http://probertson.livejournal.com/33796.html (why the girl becomes a log?) #
John Howard’s Knees: recording session 01
So I’ve mentioned that I’m working on a new music short film called John Howard’s Knees, about the ex-PM and his bewitching patellas. Everybody wants to smash ‘em! We had our very first proper recording session last month. Prior to this, I’d recorded a fairly crap demo track featuring me singing the song over a [...]
Tweeted on 2010-08-24
Audio recording for "John Howard's Knees" toon has begun! Blog post about session w/Sue Daoud and Tony Martin http://tinyurl.com/2borq66 # OUTLAW FORCE: excellent @davidheavener b-movie. Revenge, nasty punkers and country music sung by Heavener himself. ***1/2 #copmoviereviews #
Tweeted on 2010-08-22
No, I would not try to eat this. http://bit.ly/99ZzuP #tripleparma #
Here’s the Precinct stuff from the Opera House contest
I entered and was a finalist in the Sydney Opera House’s GRAPHIC animation competition! I’ve whacked the stuff I had to make for the contest on YouTube. First, there were two video diaries: My head looks larger and pinker in the second one, but the clip is shorter and has a better ending. And here’s [...]
Tweeted on 2010-08-21
Little old lady outside a block of flats, looking at a fairly standard auction sign: "Bloody maniacs." Then she chuckled and walked off. #fb # My last tweet is a micronovel, to be serialised over 3 wks on The Age site, 1 word/day. Sundays, 2 words. Paywall goes up after "sign". # 99% of the [...]
GetUp’s visual communication problem
GetUp! is a grassroots political organisation which claims not to support any particular political party. They’re going to be handing these cards out at polling places on Saturday. I’m a member and I like what they do but I have a problem with the cards from a “visual communication” perspective. This is the e-mail I [...]
Tweeted on 2010-08-19
GetUp's "election scorecard" is ineffective visual communication, says unimportant cartoonist: http://tinyurl.com/2aoel3s # Tony Martin/John Doyle/Tim Pye on writing satire, from Byron Bay Writers Fest: http://tinyurl.com/2b3p6g7 # Chris Morris & Marcus Westbury speak with Safran & Father Bob: http://tinyurl.com/28vjbm9 # Santo Cilauro on ABC Darwin radio: http://tinyurl.com/2b3p6g7 #
Tweeted on 2010-08-13
Listened to old #GetThis while animating Dogstar character w/Tony's voice. Possible T Martin overload. #confusesyourbrain #fb # Morning synthrock: the modern sounds of David Mikeal! http://t.co/zpb948e Rest of the album's great. Samples: http://tinyurl.com/26uyout #fb #