The casting Process begins....

After talking to Andy the technician and explaining what i want to achieve we came up of a way of getting what i want, although he does think I'm slightly crazy to be attempting it, but hey I'm not going to let a little thing like that stop me. So first things first, plugging up all the in between leg spaces with clay, so i can release all the little dudes out of there molds

Then standing them on a tiny amount of clay, which will ultimately give me a larger space to pour the resin in to once the silicone has set 

And now for the fun part, covering them in silicone, 

And thats all i can do with this for today, have to leave them to set and i will go back tomorrow to add a second layer 

Amazing ident using miniature figurines

I feel that this ident shows just how little you have to show a viewer before they understand what they are seeing- just a few small hints and you know what your looking at before it tells you. Finding the iconic  image is key in this being successful. which plays into what i am doing for my final animation, choosing well recognised moments in recent history to create a film that highlights well the meaningless of life

mini Sadam

A right royal strain on the eyes

My miniature William and Kate, for the royal wedding scene - 

interesting fact- i made the dress out of tissue paper

I predict a riot i predict a riot

For the segment of my film about the recent student riots- now i just have to find a way of making a teeny tiny fire extinguisher.

Today i applied for an internship.....

Information 


The AND Festival is offering an exciting opportunity to work with artist Mark Amerika, pioneer of internet art and creator of the world's first feature-length mobile phone filmImmobilite. Amerika's work experiments with transmedia narrative, live VJ performance, mobile media applications, and Web-based forms of interactive art. Immobilité interfaces low-tech methods of video making with more sophisticated forms of European art-house movies and asks the question, "What is the future of cinema?"

The AND festival is commissioning Mark Amerika to make a new project and he will be in the UK in May to begin shooting. We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and responsible individual to support the artist in his shoot across the Northwest region and document this unique film making process.
 

You will need to;

-be available between 16 - 23 May (not necessarily all days)

-have experience in film making or photography

-own transport would be an advantage (as some locations will be difficult to reach via public transport)

-a passion and knowledge of new media art and emergent artists' practice would be preferable, but not essential

Travel and expenses will be covered by the festival.To apply send an e-mail with short text detailing your interest in the project (max 300 words) and your C.V. to 

Ruth McCullough, 
AND Festival Producer

Although my aim is not necessarily to create work specifically for mobile phones or even to create movies i feel that this would be a unique opportunity to work with an artist who is exploring how technology impacts on the art work and how this technology can be used within the realms of an art gallery context- although the actual internship takes place the week we are getting the studio ready for exhibition and hand in i feel that that this is too goo an opportunity to miss.

Little boxes

When i originally embarked on this short stop frame, it was meant as a light hearted attempt to show the repetitive nature of life. I originally started out with the intention of having a conveyor belt with little figurines starting off as children and getting older and older until they where finally dumped off the conveyor belt in to a black box- nicely subtle ;) however i hit more than a few bumps on the road. Trying to get figures to stay on a conveyor belt made from black instillation tape, a ruler and some elastic bands didn't really work out- plus i am quite limited in the figures that i can use- as i am buying them rather than making, i get a choice of three different ages- school child- adult and holding a walking stick. 

 The audio for this film is little boxes, which wasn't my original intention the finished piece does however come across as a visualisation of the song- which whilst i don't necessarily feel that this is a bad thing it was not my intended aim