Hourly Comic Day

Tomorrow is Hourly Comic Day, when artists the world over will make one comic per hour of wakefullness.

I intend to participate in this, although Sundays are usually hectic at my place.

Will let you know how it goes.

Animation Axis Round Up 23rd Jan 2009

Required viewing for this week has been:



Durex Ad by SuperFad
Warning: Contains Rudeness.
(via ReverseCowgirl)

Neighbours by Norman Mclaren
(via Films : - NFB)

There’s Something In The Water by Conkerco
(via Laughing Squid)

Pen Point Percussion with Norman McLaren.
(via carlosbela & ingoing)

Street of Crocodiles by Brothers Quay - parts 1 & 2
(via jonbeinart)

Water for Maya - Span Style by Stan Brakhage
(via Lottedyskolia)

Happy Birthday Mr. Lynch

image via

Yesterday, as well as being New President Day, it was the birthday of illustrious film maker David Lynch.

I recently finished reading his book "Catching the Big Fish", a very personal account of his approach to creativity, and the role that meditation plays in it.

I have often felt that techniques like meditation may result in bland art, due to lack of "pain", a deluded idea partly inspired by Captain Kirk (I'll explain another time). Mr Lynch is a very good example of how this is not the case.

In the book he writes:

"Anger and depression and sorrow are beautiful things in a a story, but they're like poison for the film maker or artist. They're like a vice grip on creativity. If you're in that grip you can hardly get out of bed, much less experience the flow of creativity and ideas. You must have clarity to create. You have to be able to catch ideas."

Here is a little seen, very short film by Mr Lynch:

movie via Attentiondeficitdisorderly Too Flat

Belated birthday greetings to you, Mr Lynch.

Progress

I've taken a break from posting on here, to regroup a bit, get some perspective.

I have discovered that trying to use this site to blog comics is a gross arse pain, and pointless, when there are many places purpose built for such an enterprise.

So I'll stop doing that.

I've been working in CGI Animation for some time now, but still feel like I know very little (compared to what I feel I should know) about it, film making or making comics. I always seek to learn new things, stretch my abilites, so I'm ready (because if you're always ready, you never have to get ready, right?).

So this blog will become a kind of progress report, and place to share what I learn. And as I say, it won't just be animation related, film making and comics will find a place here too.

I continue to tumble sources of inspiration, and twitter ill advised sentiments expressed in moments of weakness.