My wife Sarah Howell was one of the directors of NYWF this year. We went up to Newcastle for it (my ninth time, I worked out) Here’s some of my favourite bits from the festival: the bits where cartoonists such as Chris Downes, Patrick Alexander and Rebecca Clements sat around drawing things. the panel I…
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myki: a message to all Victorians
I registered for a myki pass today, and when I did, the myki people immediately called me up and asked if I would pass this letter on to as many friends as possible. Apparently their computer is broken, or doesn’t have enough RAM to send an e-mail, or something. So here’s their letter to all…
A mysterious new comic strip!
I noticed today that a brand new web domain has appeared: http://www.docklandsentertainment.com/. There’s nothing there but a single JPEG. It’s the first episode of what appears to be a new comic strip. Lord only knows who did it, but it may amuse some people, a particularly pleasing thing in these dire economic times. Check it…
P.J. Hogan on being told how to write by dipshits
I love this little article from the Australian Writer’s Guild magazine. It’s by P.J. Hogan, director of Muriel’s Wedding. The stuff about Lift-Off feels familiar.
Summaries of pitches of strategies
Going to get a video of my MEGA pitch up as soon as I get hold of the (undoubtedly embarrassing) clip, but this is a summary of where The Precinct is now (also a summary of my pitch), as written for the MEGA guys: THE PRECINCT Australia doesn’t have its own animated series for adults;…
Rooms full of people with big brains
Going along to these MEGA sessions and listening to the smart people talk about interesting things reminds me of two other slightly similar gatherings. One I’ve actually been to, and one I’ve just seen bits of on the web. The one I’ve seen bits of on the web is called TED. Rebecca Clements put me…