Christmas present!

MY 'lovely lovely mother'...(I hate that advert!)...always begs for ideas for xmas, and I never really NEED anything and hate wasting money, but hate getting money, because it will go on bills and boring stuff. So i've asked her for some things for stop motion. She knows bugger all about it but fair play to her she does her research and has got me some special clay that takes forever to dry out and is used for models. In typical mum fashion - she couldn't wait untill christmas. So now I have that to play with! Not fussed about getting a fancy camera to use, my dad has a good quality camera that will do just fine, but I will be looking into getting a shutter remote to make the process easier! I already own a huge green screen so won't need to book the room out and can work in my own time....after the research project is done!!

Been working hard!

Been working hard on my Research project!! Completed all of the sections except the review summaries, discussion, conclution and bibliography but I feel good about it! Going to try to get it handed in within the next couple of days and some feedback.
Got a B (2:1) on the Start-up Factory essay which i'm quite pleased with!

In other news - Been working hard on my stall and it's all paying off! Did a local christmas fair and met a woman and her brother who make keyrings etc from recycled plastic. They're developing a brand with characters created by themselves, and are interested in animation, virals, and also jewelry and other stuff! So we swapped details and hope to collaborate soon!
Here's a picture of my stall, it was huge!!!

Just a warning!!

I've posted this on facebook, and i'm not sure how many people read these blogs but my house was broken into in the middle of the day when everyone was in. I've also heard that another house was robbed on the same street the same day (Mansfield Road) but not sure of details. They got 2 laptops, phones and wallets etc and my housemate now has a broken hand. It's an 8 bed house on a busy road so these people obviously don't have many concerns! I'm scared to sleep there now as my bedroom door dosnt lock properly (we have been on at the letting agents for ages!!) but please be careful everyone!!!

Client Project

My plan all along was to work for Lynden School, who i've been involved with all year, however, whilst they've offered me a few briefs, (promotional video for the cheerleaders, showing what they did with recent funds awarded etc), many of them involve the help of the children (help filming and with ideas for the video etc) and although im sure I could work around this, i'm not sure the work they're after will be suitable for this project. I haven't totally discarded this plan, but have looked at other options for back-ups.

Another possibility iv'e looked into is a competition, there are loads avaliable online and the appeal of these competitions is having more freedom to be creative and use different media - something I feel I could do with exploring a little more. There's also the added bonus of prizes and for your work to get seen by lots of people within the industry. I've signed up to a few competition sites and have been looking at stop motion animation, moving image and motion graphics.

The third plan is to make a promotional video for Rising Sun Campers, a local company who specialise in modifications of camper vans. Thier services include:
Full Camper Conversions
Part Conversions/ Day Vans
Elevating Roofs/ Poptops
Promotional/Show vans
Rock N Roll Beds Supplied and fitted
Professional Re-trimming- Front Seats, Rear Seats & Rock n Roll Beds
Carpetting Sevice (Full van or part van)
Plylining
Unique Nightscene LED's
Dealer Level Diagnostics
Lowering for T4 & T5 supply & Fit
Genuine VW Side Windows Fitted and supplied
Window Tinting
Full Custom Re-Sprays
Colour Coding
Accident Damage Repairs
Carbon & Vinyl Wrapping
Split Charge systems & Leisure Batteries supplied & fitted
In Car Entertainment- Speakers, Reversing Cameras, Flip down monitors/ Head units, Sat Nav, In Van PC's
Alarms, Remote Start, Electric windows & Central locking.
Vans for Sale

I will be doing this video anyway whether it's for my client project or not, but luckily they don't have any time scale, it's just something they feel would be better at promoting thier services than having to navigate around thier website and it makes it more personal if they're in the video.