Skwigly Podcast

On Skwigly right now you can hear Mr Paul and Miss Jane talk about the encounters trailer we did this year.
Click here to listen.

Encounters

Here is a link to see this years trailer for the Encounters Short Film Festival.
It's a new direction this year. Smith and Milton came up with an image for the look and feel for this years festival.
Faced with this new challenge Mr Paul and Miss Jane went out armed with her two 35mm film cameras and a whole load of film stock donated by the lovely people at Photographique. This was in May and June so the right lighting conditions moved all the time depending on location and position to the setting sun.
As a rough idea the ideal lighting times lasted for about 30 mins to an hour but changed from 9pm till 11pm. It was also necessary to have moving traffic in each shot, so you can imagine how long they had to wait for the right conditions. It was a little hit and miss, but the end results were great. Considering the time frame this had to be done in and the varying conditions it was a bit of a tight squeeze.
Mr Paul then took all the locations and figures shot by Miss Jane and pieced together the main body of the trailer. He also had to get all the clips in from last years winning films and tie everything together and make it all work. It was all composited in After Effects.
The figures were Mr Peter, Mr Paul, Miss Libby, Miss Katherine and Miss Maggie.

Encounters Trailer

Hello, look what we picked up from Photographique to help us do the new Encounters Trailer. Hmm, what could we be doing?

Encounters Trailer

Here it is then, the trailer for this years Encounters Festival in Bristol. Once again Directed by Mr Paul. Animation by Miss Jane, Miss Kirsten and Mr Chris.

Encounters Trailers

Leading up to the point when we can show the new Encounters Film Festival trailer we have done this year, here is a place where you can see all the previous years trailers. All in one place. It's Mr Pauls website. He has made them all from the very beginning.

This Years Encounters, an Image.

Hellooooo, apologies for lack of blogging, it's been very busy here. Anyway, exciting image here of the new Encounters trailer and ident for this years festival. Ooooooooo look at it's lovelyness. Mr Paul and Miss Jane delivered this yesterday so the branding and things for the festival can be tied in.
Mr Paul has outdone himself, this one is quite epic. Animation by Miss Jane, Miss Kirsten and Mr Chris. Everything else by Mr Paul who is very clever. He doesn't like it when I keep telling him that.
I will link it soon when it's online.

Encounters Festival

Morning. Here is a picture of the stairs of the Watershead which is one of the venues holding the Encounters Festival. The 'Cineman' design is Mr Paul's and if you remember in an earlier post I showed you a load of poses of the 'Cineman' we sent to them. Well you can see them here and on the posters, bags, billboards etc. If you go to the festival then have a look at the program, bottom right corner, there is a flip book from us in it. Encounters is running until Sunday.

Big Banners

Here are some photo's taken of the banners for the Encounters festival in Bristol! Look how big Mr Paul's characters are! How exciting.

New Encounters Trailer

Morning. Click here to see the new trailer made by us.

New Encounters Trailer

Here is a little teaser image from the new Encounters Festival Trailer that Mr Paul finished over the weekend. They are launching it today in London. I helped a bit but Mr Paul did the late nights. And Mr Ian did the music. I will link to it soon.

Encounters 05 Still

Mr Paul and I are working on the new Encounters Trailer (whilst each doing many other things!) at the moment so thought I would put up this still from the trailer from 2005. This one was animated by Mr Stefan.

Another T-shirt

Well, going with the T-Shirt theme. Here is Mr Paul's one from when Encounters was Animated Encounters way back in 2001. This was given to Mr Paul as he did the trailer for it.

Encounters 07 stills

Here are some stills from the trailer for encounters that Mr Paul did in 2007. He did all of this himself the clever fella.... except for the music. That was Mr James.

Encounters 2009 still

Morning. Here is another still from the 2009 Encounters Trailer. Mr Paul is soon to start the 2010 trailer. Have a look at the Encounters website where you can see previous trailers and how they are using Mr Paul's character as the new brand. Are you going to enter something? Go on.

Cineman

Here are some poses for the character designed by Mr Paul for the 08 Encounters Trailer (which he also Directed). They liked it so much they asked us to use the same concept for last years trailer and now they are using him as a brand for the Encounters Short Film Festival.....the Character I mean not Mr Paul. That would be silly.