Monday, October 03, 2005

Channel 4 spot


These are stills from a 10 second short I made back in college. It was one of 10 commisioned by Channel 4 to promote their 4-Mations season. It was all done the old-fashioned way with cels & paint, scraped back to give it that scratchy look. 9 other students from art schools around the UK were commisioned too, each in a different medium & set to a piece of classical music. Mine was set to Mussorgsky's 'Gnomus'.

13 comments:

Unknown said...

This is beautiful!! Love the style a lot!! Very dramatic!

Dan Bob said...

Very nice! Even back in college you were real good. yer special.

girlinthecorneroffice said...

NICE.

mind if i link your blog to mine? :)

Matthew Cruickshank said...

I remember seeing this on telly, and then meeting the guy who made it. It went out on air very late at night if I remember. Accomplished work for a student!

Boris Hiestand said...

Most of us were still copying Disney characters when we were in college. I want to make babies with you.

Unknown said...

I would go as far as making babies with you, but you were, even back then a talented bugger!!!
See you soon.

Unknown said...

I MEANT I WOULDNT!!!! TYPING ERROR!!!!!

Matt Jones said...

Hey thanks all for the response. I wish Christian Garland had a blog so you could all see his 4-Mations spot - he's the only other person I know who did one. It was a great way for Channel 4 to support student animation - the budget for mine was £1000 & the college gave it ALL to me! Got me through my course & kept me in beer & Ryvita.
Boris & Andy - let's be a three father family & we'll decorate the nursery together?
U guys seen the new CARS trailer ?

Matthew Cruickshank said...

Don't you mean Beer and Rowena?

Unknown said...

Wheres the new CARS trailer??!!

Matt Jones said...

The Spanish boys managed to download it from somewhere -

the doodlers said...

Great stuff! Love this scratch-backed look. We've been reading your blog a while. We'll add your link on ours.

Matt Jones said...

Hey ,thanks for the comments all & doodlers cheers for the link. Saw the BLOGISMS on your site - these will enter common parlance I'm sure. At least I now have fitting descriptions for my fellow 'blogsnoggers'!