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The Precinct: 2011 lineup
I'm doing a new version of The Precinct bible/pitch thingo, so I bit the bullet and sat down for a couple days to redraw all the characters, adding a few newies and changing one or two completely.
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Hämfist!
How about a kids' comic about a piggy metal band? Coming next yïr.
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New Precinct cartoon: BE A MAN!
Holy shit, I just made a new Precinct toon! Since following the progress of The Precinct was the original point of this blog, I think that's worth celebrating! Like with the last one I did for the Sydney Opera House's GRAPHIC animation contest, I made this
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SPAA Fringe: What I learned from nice ABC ladies
I attended SPAA Fringe a few weeks back. SPAA Fringe is a conference run by SPAA (Screen Producers Association of Australia) which doesn't cost too much to attend and features interesting talks by various knowledgeable people in the entertainment industry. There is also the chance for shlubs like
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Get An Animated Christmas Card From Nakedfella Productions For $500
It's the end of the year, which can be a slow period for freelance animators like me. So I thought I'd offer to make your company's animated Christmas card for only $500. I like making funny cartoons cheaply. Would you like one, made just
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John Howard facial animation test
 John Howard's Knees - facial animation test from David Blumenstein on Vimeo. A short facial animation test for John Howard's Knees! I've gone through a few different designs for Howard; this one is the simplest, but I wasn't sure if it would
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Talented Bastards Who Should Be Shot, ep 2
Last year I posted about an awesome artist, Scott Vandenbosch, under the banner of Talented Bastards Who Should Be Shot for being just, generally, better at what they do than I am. Just 'cause I feel like it, here's another of the many cool people who are
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Bret Braddock's Awkward Launch
About a month ago, we held an event called Bret Braddock's Awkward Workplace Function as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. In case you don't know, I do a (mostly) weekly comic strip over at Docklands Entertainment about Bret Braddock, a fictional entrepreneur who wishes to
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John Howard's Knees: design redux
Been having more thoughts about the look and style of John Howard's Knees (a cartoon I'm making about the former PM and his smashable knees). I quite like this version of him, as far as the balance between cartoon character and actual resemblance goes, but the
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The Precinct -- SBS submission
Finally, some Precinct work again! I'm putting together a new submission to SBS for The Precinct. We've actually submitted The Precinct to SBS twice before, but those proposed different show formats and lengths, and we've developed our ideas a lot more since then, especially
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Girl Mechanic
I was going through some old art and I found this piece, which I did as part of some Film Vic-funded development in 2008. I still like it! It's for a series idea called Girl Mechanic, conceived by my very talented friend Katrina Mathers. It's
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