Christmas 2009, a short break but a lot of work

I've taken a break from blogging over the Christmas period, however I have been hard at work with my time-lapse project, and starting my preparation for next terms projects.

Inspiration... Trapcode

Ive just been looking at the new trapcode website and it has some great examples of work...



MOTOR / AMBIENT REEL from KU-SCHNEIDER on Vimeo.



let yourself feel. from Esteban Diácono on Vimeo.

Lincoln... Media Production 1, B - inspiration 02

Another great time lapse...



This is by A guy called Tom at Timescapes

Work... JSF & BMS idents

I have finished my two idents.

The audio on both have been created using Video Copilots Pro Scores and Designer Sound FX.

The text were created in Illustrator and animated in After Effects.


Jack Shelbourn Films Ident.

This was done with a lot of layer styles. The text was created with a texture using the text as a trak matte. The box's appearance was created using a stroke. The text animation was created by enabling per character 3D and using a ranger selector for the position.




Box Media Studio Ident.

This was created with a lot of vector blur, and multiple particle emitters. The text was blurred on to the screen and then the position was animated.

[I will link the video when it is uploaded]

Lincoln... Media Production 1, B - Timelapse test

Just got back from my first timelapse test. It looks great, im very happy with the results.

I'm going to get planning and head out during the week and get plenty of pictures.

I'm aiming for the piece to be 3-5 mins long...

Work... The Money Shop

For a few years I have been doing Motion Graphics work for FWD.

One client that my work has been used by in The Money Shop,

I create the banners that are played during football matches on the LED advertising screens.

I have done quite a few banners so far and they have been played during many games.

The most memorable game was England's 4-1 win over Croatia in the World Cup 2010 qualifing campaign.

This was doubly special as it was the first time one of my banners had been played, and to top it off my banner was playing as Theo Walcott scored a goal.

My banner work can be seen in my Show Reel on my Vimeo channel.

Lincoln... Media Production 1, B - inspiration 01

I found this on Vimeo just as I've decided to do time lapse.

Its just fantastic, the pans and zooms are incredible.

The shot with the stars in the back ground is truly remarkable.



movie & piano : mockmoon
equipment : Canon 5DmarkII & Nikon D3
place : Pref Gunma, Nagano, and Nigata Japan

Lincoln... Media Production 1, B - Plan

I will write out my formal propaosal soon, but for now I have decided to do my second piece of course work on Time lapse photography.


I will use my DSLR to take images at  timed intervals during a 2-5 hour period.


These will then be placed together as footage in Adobe After Effects.


This will give the impression of footage taken over many hours and sped up.


I will use shutter speeds upward of a second to generate a good amount of motion blur.


I also intent to have a go at panning and zooming.


Unfortunately the University doesn't have a Digital Intervalometer, so i'll have to take each picture manually, which could lead to many problems in the final edit.

Work... 2009 Show Reel

Today I received the sound track for my show reel, so after a quick render it has been completed.

This is a selection of my best work from 2009 (and a few things from earlier).

I'm really proud of what I have achieved so far, and im already thinking about my 2010 reel...

2009 Show Reel...


Thanks to Dexter Prior for the great music.

Work... Green screen studio

Today I was at V Point's studio in Nottingham.

I got to watch a rough cut of the commercial as well as some green screen filming and a photo shoot.

I also got to see the inner workings of a production house, the kind of place I would like to work in the future.

It was a very nice conclusion to a great experience.