Friday, January 06, 2006

Sex, Booze, Death, Penguins And A Sheep Named John

So, I have a number of interesting projects in the pipeline for this year. Some will happen and some probably won't. One you might already be familiar with is, obviously, the children's book that Frank is getting so excited/worried about. It's just a little bit insane to conceive of a children's book idea based on a t-shirt, mention it to people and then discover that they think it's a great idea. I will try but, honestly, it was a bit of a half-arsed hangover notion that got out of hand.

The next project of note concerns our friend to the left here. Work has started in earnest on the next short in the Sex, Booze And A Sheep Named John series and it's looking good. It's called Building A House and I'll post up some screenshots for it soon. But in the meantime, I'll just point you back in the direction of the first in the series. Crimescene was produced under an Irish Film Board scheme called Irish Flash. The budget I think was something along the lines of €4000 but I could be wrong. Emmet and Frank collaborated on the animation, while Frank's family were roped in to do the voice acting (I won't mention who's dulcet tones you can hear emanating from the sheep's gob). Had the budget been bigger and we weren't so tight on time, we may have put a little more effort and care into the casting. Still, that's not a reflection on those who did get involved. I doubt we could have found a better Miles Bland than Frank's Dad anywhere. In the end, the animation got a mixed reception - some got it and some didn't, some liked it and some didn't. That's the nature of things anyway. I liked it, even though I think it could have been better.


"When a strange woollen man comes to the aid of a hapless bankrobber the ensuing crime spree prompts this urgent appeal for help from the forces for law and order." Watch It Here!

I'll have more about other projects/plans/ideas, and plenty more about John, soon.