tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372353422024-03-07T08:46:49.226+00:00Farmageddon BlogWelcome to the home of Farmageddon, the comic strip that's being made into an animated TV series!Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-59286575779361035172011-06-15T13:48:00.003+01:002011-06-15T13:51:54.441+01:00Farmageddon continues onlineDon't forget to keep up with Farmageddon at the Birmingham Mail's <a href="http://blogs.birminghammail.net/speechballoon/">Speech Balloon website</a>.<br /><br />Here's the latest installment!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.birminghammail.net/speechballoon/043-044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 249px;" src="http://blogs.birminghammail.net/speechballoon/043-044.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-90449196282906739972011-01-08T11:27:00.004+00:002011-06-15T13:48:03.974+01:00Speech Balloons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2h7ej8VJdvxlFJHZboZMyinsDHusN2Hol9ea2UNxqTPaAgDiKxbNlfEjHODXsf9tPYUyHUlvMiuyU5c-7gw_esPDVuZayrctohXnAiK8oeSdDP5fEDmDZXQv6ca7U-rhfb57/s1600/speech+ballons+header.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 72px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2h7ej8VJdvxlFJHZboZMyinsDHusN2Hol9ea2UNxqTPaAgDiKxbNlfEjHODXsf9tPYUyHUlvMiuyU5c-7gw_esPDVuZayrctohXnAiK8oeSdDP5fEDmDZXQv6ca7U-rhfb57/s320/speech+ballons+header.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559775734562163346" border="0" /></a>The Farmageddon comic strips are getting a long overdue re-run, courtesy of Paul Birch at the Birmingham Mail.<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.birminghammail.net/speechballoon/2011/01/farmageddon-saturdays-at-speec.html">http://blogs.birminghammail.net/speechballoon/2011/01/farmageddon-saturdays-at-speec.html</a>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-61037000719662810342011-01-07T10:46:00.003+00:002011-01-07T10:48:43.419+00:00Dusting off the cobwebsWhat happened to 2010? It's been a while hasn't it?<br /><br />The good news is that things are moving again, so expect some more posts in coming days. In the meantime we're sprucing up the look of the blog, and the website is not too far behind.Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-70023892255038660772009-11-12T12:23:00.001+00:002009-11-12T12:25:24.266+00:00New rendersYes, we're still kicking! Here is a new render of Cool Bob.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWmZawM11-LKZ-q2I2pAa_KTFxP0HDquTFz2J3ta8wm5rnpLgE6d6jA1z89WEGLx7BY3x4Gyomxy3P_ads1W1tRGy-fSGIiG0gcjyJKQ3Kqs8bOQMz6Y1Ut0oM0CqwbJ4zhRg/s1600-h/coolbob+01+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWmZawM11-LKZ-q2I2pAa_KTFxP0HDquTFz2J3ta8wm5rnpLgE6d6jA1z89WEGLx7BY3x4Gyomxy3P_ads1W1tRGy-fSGIiG0gcjyJKQ3Kqs8bOQMz6Y1Ut0oM0CqwbJ4zhRg/s200/coolbob+01+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403192137847107442" border="0" /></a>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-24902436989382803752009-05-05T10:54:00.003+01:002009-05-05T10:58:12.213+01:00HousekeepingQuiet, isn't it.<br /><br /><br />Things are still happening behind the scenes, so its not actually that quiet! We've done some development recently and have been using TV's Curtis Jobling in the role of consultant/Executive Producer. He's eaten a lot of biscuits but has also given us a lot of good notes. More on this later in the year.<br /><br />Also I've just merged in the old Mad Tom blog, so all the posts can be found in the archive here. The old blog has now been deleted! Oh the power!!Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-38565978640935134912008-11-26T16:38:00.003+00:002008-11-26T16:44:46.059+00:0031,689 and countingI was just sorting out a video upload on You Tube when I spotted that our little tractor test has been viewed a staggering 31, 689 times to date. That's about 80 new views every day since its been up there. Madness!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CLgORaQ3eVE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CLgORaQ3eVE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-72408476125628170482008-08-13T17:59:00.003+01:002008-08-13T18:06:28.885+01:00138 TODAY!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrcYMk6vHtSYEw7tcMKr13xg4GcBuBZd9ToWqmg8XX8UWa0PInL0Aeq1XcnMmrwhUWeuqeMjrunhQd7AraToGyNk7JWCzJcQ9tgtJSf3VBHlhXzOGga2EtQe9w0WVZeqqLBal/s1600-h/a1_NIEL_BURPDAY_01_GFRASER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234049644998676322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrcYMk6vHtSYEw7tcMKr13xg4GcBuBZd9ToWqmg8XX8UWa0PInL0Aeq1XcnMmrwhUWeuqeMjrunhQd7AraToGyNk7JWCzJcQ9tgtJSf3VBHlhXzOGga2EtQe9w0WVZeqqLBal/s400/a1_NIEL_BURPDAY_01_GFRASER.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yes beloved readers.....it is our Grand Leaders Birthing Day today, just but a scant 138 years ago, in the deepest, darkest pits of Mordor, our Niel was born. Former co-founder of Picturebox Publishing, Spiral Staircase Publishing and founder of top notch animation studio <strong><em><a href="http://www.qurios.com/">Qurios</a></em></strong>, artist, cartoonist and writer supremo (and top bald geezer) may I be the first to congratulate my bestest bud many happy returns!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here's to another 138 years of fun and brain storming old man....and this time next year....the BU better be completed....I'm getting tired of walking everywhere!!</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Gordon Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862122465606125901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-81407832538247055402008-06-23T15:40:00.003+01:002008-06-23T15:51:44.899+01:00George Carlin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44770000/jpg/_44770217_carlin_getty226b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44770000/jpg/_44770217_carlin_getty226b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8/1915/1600/rufus_bill_ted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8/1915/1600/rufus_bill_ted.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The name for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZhIsVQZairzP1acAB0PwcBtFbVuSZ3SXmsqhNIrtQ4V4CGzl1aNFXAJsjChIm6rcZ9XP4HaoXQ6irL9km8DMitD9Di7Kwrem8WwD1N_XKrS5PhFz-dldWvJyHPqk3f2U5MCv/s1600-h/rufus4.jpg">Rufus</a> was partially inspired by the character of the same name from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, played by George Carlin. The Grammy-award winning comedian has sadly <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7468681.stm">died at the age of 71</a>.<br /><br />We wish him an excellent adventure.<b><br /></b>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-30623506851492570062008-04-28T09:50:00.003+01:002008-04-28T09:55:40.500+01:00The Empire Strikes Back!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgxW-bDdA5v_a77EQd3CwTDaNcApX-BDSTSfsX3ulzQ_97WxoCqtX6fYJxq8GnurDUKIcQyNkpYQ0LI1MSzMEju9MaRQ-fy9Bdto6ZYv60ETVcSut8eYNmzbeR7mjytEAPLU2/s1600-h/A!_EOG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194217064013507554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgxW-bDdA5v_a77EQd3CwTDaNcApX-BDSTSfsX3ulzQ_97WxoCqtX6fYJxq8GnurDUKIcQyNkpYQ0LI1MSzMEju9MaRQ-fy9Bdto6ZYv60ETVcSut8eYNmzbeR7mjytEAPLU2/s400/A!_EOG.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hello friends, just a quickie to blatantly abuse my powers here at Farmageddon Towers and promote my new blog <strong><em><a href="http://empireofthegothtwinz.blogspot.com/">EMPIRE OF THE GOTHTWINZ</a></em></strong>....please feel free to make a visit for all types of mayhem and madness from the wacky world of a freelance illustrator! I've tried to link everyone that I know from here, but if I've missed anyone or you'd like to exchange links then just let me know!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Be seeing you!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div></div>Gordon Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862122465606125901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-62761196141820484732008-03-28T13:30:00.004+00:002008-03-28T13:51:42.221+00:00Hmmmmmm....how Odd!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw757QwQlUQLnrZT9AXaKgbKoVCdIzoFW0pH3Fh0mu0J0v18F2lQTq52gB8SgDt-Z9bnQ24Osme8vhr2N58Zvdzr3CELMoxa_QwvKPHOfiTzlJaa4LBvEKh0bGXpR7wD0i1DU/s1600-h/a1_PROODD_SMALL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182784932917967954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw757QwQlUQLnrZT9AXaKgbKoVCdIzoFW0pH3Fh0mu0J0v18F2lQTq52gB8SgDt-Z9bnQ24Osme8vhr2N58Zvdzr3CELMoxa_QwvKPHOfiTzlJaa4LBvEKh0bGXpR7wD0i1DU/s400/a1_PROODD_SMALL.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of my many favourite characters has always been <strong>Professor Odd</strong>, we both have a certain thing for Victorian inventors and the whole beginning of the industrial age, all those valves and steam pistons, visually, a great period in time. There's something about that age, maybe it was the whole Empire, spirit of adventure and almost stupid heroics of the upper classes that makes it an easy period for a vast array of stories to be told....I don't know...but it just works!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">We wanted some sort of slightly mad inventor, maybe on the lines of Doc Brown from the Back to the Future trilogy or even a Dr Frankenstein type character, somewhere along the lines we decided on our Victorian hero Odd. He didn't appear in many of the original strips but he featured in some of my favourite story lines (20,000 leagues under the paddling pool and when they travelled to a future Farm still crack me up!)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, imbetween my daily chores of freelancing what seems like an endless task of greetings cards, I was working on a character for a 'Grandpa' birthday card. I was a little concerned about the original design of Odd (created many years ago for a black and white newspaper strip) and whilst designing my 'granpa' geezer it suddenly dawned on me that I was infact subconsciously drawing an updated Odd! The Grandpa card was eventually changed to an image of a map so I've officially rescued Odd from the cluthes of the <strong><em>Evil Greetings Card Empire!</em></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, dear readers, here he is, in all his new found glory....I really like him as he appears a bit more pompous than before, what do you all think?</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182788768323763298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbfEuoyB5M8HTETJTKr3JL5JoFCzRDVluKLhbgbVH5RC5J0HkJs72n2dGoV_b5gpcO_cJw1j34ujCSFvpch_UhICRNB4vhD4mznQmglaSdLACPTMnLr-uyl7wuj5bfvgB_zgK/s400/a1_PROFESSOR_MAD_01A_GFRASER.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Gordon Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862122465606125901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-84964813641797049082008-02-18T15:41:00.004+00:002008-02-18T16:52:57.198+00:00Mini TrailerWe are still kicking!<br /><br />Here is a short trailer I've put together of the most polished tests we've done so far. Music is by Steve Luck.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxtEdMaj89_dfhAzqEEy4GVyJ2jOQ5CdsipRkD6cSq0Afj9zAs-Un7ZK7I54bjvpTFuu-A0L8SatZg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-36193856849021448512007-12-23T21:00:00.000+00:002007-12-23T21:28:58.283+00:00Merry Christmas Y'all!!<div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hello dear readers, it's at this time of year that you look back on the past 12 months with rose tinted glasses, all the ups and downs, the highs, the lows, the laughs, the tears, goddammit even those pesky dreams about giant Edam cheeses chasing you down a dark street, dressed in only a bowler hat somehow brings a lump to the ol'throat....ahhh....memories........well, they mean <strong><em>sod all</em></strong> coz it truly has been the most hectic year I can remember.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">A trip to Annecy for the Farm with Niel, coping with Mr Bling for almost an entire week.(trying me hardest not to sing out the Bob the Builder theme tune whilst happy slapping him for inadvertingly making me buy hundreds of pounds worth of Bob toys for my oldest daugter) My freelance <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/gordonfraser/">work</a> has literally been non-stop this year. Sorting out secondry school, one million nursery events to attend, PC's exploding with 2 years worth of artwork locked in them, car dying on me....the list could go on. So in all honesty, I feel like I've let down our characters a tad on The Farm, the guys at <a href="http://www.qurios.com/">Qurios</a> Towers have done sterling work though to make up for my sins.....so all I can add is wishing you all a very Merry Chrimbo and a fruitful New Year, keep checking us out for more updates soon and more new stuff to show you all!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">....and as a final gesture of desperation, heres an ancient illo from the Farm I did eons ago....I was aiming on doing a new Xmas one...but....well, you all know now!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Toodles</span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147282927663746258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf0gCBoWjBtI2Oh51_eCSYov-Vr2Dhupw5nfASHD3wBPUlw1hYW-ElKgHDwGPf4iOHvZiypzYSMqBuyQVnu6HFN0hZEq8gZbQoT5bjroSh4ZrJSUB7EazxQ1zBlG1soLbLAZ4/s400/a1+madxmas+gfraser.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div></div>Gordon Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862122465606125901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-5701550703945072762007-11-05T21:23:00.001+00:002007-11-05T21:37:50.366+00:00T-shirt tales<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQe-kdy6clzx4hT4gc6Ex0FwuhZQIrzj9h-lh0e29F1nTPn1S6EUTSMI4qxyV1m1FJVvWwTC3ZM1aLvwtMr5YZOjZHll0lkX7KaNlpCA0FfJkEWn-7rewDWJFuC_QFXgBROU5/s1600-h/Geddon_run.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQe-kdy6clzx4hT4gc6Ex0FwuhZQIrzj9h-lh0e29F1nTPn1S6EUTSMI4qxyV1m1FJVvWwTC3ZM1aLvwtMr5YZOjZHll0lkX7KaNlpCA0FfJkEWn-7rewDWJFuC_QFXgBROU5/s320/Geddon_run.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129470037791605314" border="0" /></a>This was me just over a month ago on a crisp sunny day in Newcastle having fun in the Great North Run.<br />What's this got to do with Farmageddon? Well I was running to raise money for Cancer research who sent me a very bright T-shirt to wear on the day. Well, the t-shirt was a tad on the snug side and made me feel quite uncomfortable. So instead I wore one of the Farmageddon T-shirts we had made for our trip to Annecy earlier this year. This design is Dalton smacked into the front of a plane. On the back of the shirt in large white letters is Farmageddon.tv.<br />I managed to complete the run in 2 hours 38 minutes and 10 seconds. It was bloody hard but I'm hoping to do it again next year. I'm still getting in the last bits of sponsorship money so its not too late, if you'd like to donate you can do it online <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/niel">here</a>.<br />Thanks!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB7QAEC4YlHHaCWyHG4Oi3WjV41msHHYZLM26yDwDE-X7IkO5Vf2VYLx_YhxVdjDL5X8E3VFMCa25Lrm7EXhpKXU5zzY2hWbmwYgEHxcSFP-C-yEPFbJKV-6wMUSfbih5r5Uy/s1600-h/T_02a_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB7QAEC4YlHHaCWyHG4Oi3WjV41msHHYZLM26yDwDE-X7IkO5Vf2VYLx_YhxVdjDL5X8E3VFMCa25Lrm7EXhpKXU5zzY2hWbmwYgEHxcSFP-C-yEPFbJKV-6wMUSfbih5r5Uy/s320/T_02a_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129471549620093522" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-63951317040750892452007-09-20T11:24:00.000+01:002007-09-20T11:40:52.253+01:00Rufus Voice testThis test, animated by Matt, uses a short audio clip of Nick Frost in Hot Fuzz.<br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ne0iCvxCRKM"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ne0iCvxCRKM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-16479465019972559892007-09-13T21:19:00.000+01:002007-09-13T21:44:10.814+01:00The Big Breakfast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeR8xQAi3Lako_VwW0ID_lj_mXYTnCmwiYOrhw3kgoQZzG__B-Bwui5IwISLBIo2WxlqFEZ4RgC6S6FQUfRH1I5tvY3XMGovuZJsKr_MbLrRNoVCykyS0GCXAi0T320e_tauv/s1600-h/a1_CEREAL_BOX_SMALL_03_GFRASER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109787311084480690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeR8xQAi3Lako_VwW0ID_lj_mXYTnCmwiYOrhw3kgoQZzG__B-Bwui5IwISLBIo2WxlqFEZ4RgC6S6FQUfRH1I5tvY3XMGovuZJsKr_MbLrRNoVCykyS0GCXAi0T320e_tauv/s400/a1_CEREAL_BOX_SMALL_03_GFRASER.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Hello there me dearies! Many apologies for my utter lack of posts, I could bore you with tales of having to take a certain Ring on a dangerous journey to the land of Morder, where I should cast it into the mouth of Mount Doom to save all of the North East of England....but I'd be lying. Truth is I've had a shed load of freelance work on which I'd started before our trip to fair Annecy and have just about finished as I type!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> No matter though as the crew at <a href="http://www.qurios.com/">Qurios</a> Towers have been beavering away like a ...erm...pack of beavers doing some sterling work on the Farm and its characters! Well done you lot! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Here's something that I finally managed to finish...the character was done many a moon back and at last he's been placed in all his glory where he belongs....ON A BOX OF THE FABLED CEREAL<strong><em> 'NUK'EMS'</em></strong>!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Niel and and I did a couple of the newspaper strips where the gang were sat at the breakfast table and for some reason I did boxes of Nuk'Em cereal. Of course, it was all Black and White in those days (they hadn't invented colour yet), I seem to remember having a tiny character of me on the box instead of our new full colour hero, Captain Nuke.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I was heavily influenced by the works of genius of a certain </span><a href="http://www.mr-dunn.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mr Dunn</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> who's cereal boxes where a definate 'inspiration' for me. I love the way he managed to get the 'yellowy' retro look. Anyway, this box is for you </span><a href="http://www.mr-dunn.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mr D</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">! Stand up Sir and take a bow!.....(Don't sue me.....)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Who</em> <em>knows.....I may post something new in another year or so!</em></span>Gordon Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862122465606125901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-5594833943945163492007-09-12T15:12:00.000+01:002007-09-12T15:14:52.890+01:00Barn exterior work-in-progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYUwmilBL9A8W-FTDwuI39BYEZV92BJsRIfXEmPWdHYUyXbRY9SQAy_7SO3yWLBF6UBaVr5b7RKfeSObtcTBNZlsDBt0YXtIhpBm8t9_sRZeFz1diEM5v_DjR9xDYSBOHamUI/s1600-h/Farmageddon_barn_wip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYUwmilBL9A8W-FTDwuI39BYEZV92BJsRIfXEmPWdHYUyXbRY9SQAy_7SO3yWLBF6UBaVr5b7RKfeSObtcTBNZlsDBt0YXtIhpBm8t9_sRZeFz1diEM5v_DjR9xDYSBOHamUI/s320/Farmageddon_barn_wip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109320553896679810" /></a>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-66496902667410252112007-09-11T16:42:00.000+01:002007-09-11T16:50:38.549+01:00Farmageddon - the bookWant to know more about the origins of Farmageddon? Well now you can! We've put together our first collection of comic strips, available for the first time ever! Over 100 pages of madness! Click on the button below the image to buy your very own copy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac8IRGUkhWCLuUz8jnrcmJNGxzYiO6eLCM5QVQRfBw9gbJXPCiMV0TRIgoU50P8SkkVo1xvbLWQg3Da0yPyG2-7HMlMNXFJ5iVYjBp1j4YxLY3GnZh5ksKdOnHtmrsxXJIdi3/s1600-h/Cover01+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac8IRGUkhWCLuUz8jnrcmJNGxzYiO6eLCM5QVQRfBw9gbJXPCiMV0TRIgoU50P8SkkVo1xvbLWQg3Da0yPyG2-7HMlMNXFJ5iVYjBp1j4YxLY3GnZh5ksKdOnHtmrsxXJIdi3/s320/Cover01+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108974345806981458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=1192324"><img src="http://www.lulu.com/images/services/buy_now_buttons/uk/book_blue.gif" alt="Support independent publishing: buy this book on Lulu." border="0" /></a></div>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-26462091103498064102007-09-07T12:19:00.000+01:002007-09-07T15:51:45.915+01:00More Tractor Tom-fooleryFollowing on from the earlier tests Ciarán has been working on a new version that has helped to determine some of the look for the environment. We have had many discussions on clouds and smoke; the clouds are 2D artwork positioned as required, the smoke is still a particle system but we've tried to make it a simple style that fits in with the comic origins of the show. We like it but what do you think???<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CLgORaQ3eVE"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CLgORaQ3eVE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGJJJEzZeYaVdm2W38qTpIqzh11ayrS3Fus2ndApHh7oQ4V_eycfuf_Xv2ZLFqgo9DWVh00ZYCwgPVRy4a9oEdqq8l5vof8YgJz3nKwqlQwg985B4pM5KUK2nFbtstnqYVbm0/s1600-h/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGJJJEzZeYaVdm2W38qTpIqzh11ayrS3Fus2ndApHh7oQ4V_eycfuf_Xv2ZLFqgo9DWVh00ZYCwgPVRy4a9oEdqq8l5vof8YgJz3nKwqlQwg985B4pM5KUK2nFbtstnqYVbm0/s320/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107473920456960226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4YFk9nt9fnhugjELf7klZkuIyWob79zI5Sc6h9g8hXY54gVvyd9NWcTLw3y9tKYzw7w-jFQMe8Sm1gDEj5ac5mq7kFbI9u1q44Iqx4lA1jFfP4U-ot1Deb3wxZQ6LVlYySbY/s1600-h/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4YFk9nt9fnhugjELf7klZkuIyWob79zI5Sc6h9g8hXY54gVvyd9NWcTLw3y9tKYzw7w-jFQMe8Sm1gDEj5ac5mq7kFbI9u1q44Iqx4lA1jFfP4U-ot1Deb3wxZQ6LVlYySbY/s320/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107473929046894834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTY7BzT-BT8JauqhbvbSzRkHz70HFr_hcKJA639eTMAa5HhRU-BOmpXI7LQdQ5Bu44PNtN96EAtvLUDIbNJw3HZD3J1IfHjk0qkDEpKnOe_z5fPcZNQL8ul2BEg2Tf5f9AXGF/s1600-h/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTY7BzT-BT8JauqhbvbSzRkHz70HFr_hcKJA639eTMAa5HhRU-BOmpXI7LQdQ5Bu44PNtN96EAtvLUDIbNJw3HZD3J1IfHjk0qkDEpKnOe_z5fPcZNQL8ul2BEg2Tf5f9AXGF/s320/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107473937636829442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZCm-r2v-f_XhMb57fQ_9UUDqg43yZFcS_xdRyCooogAs0YMpp8u8ntK5wzhfeUpeH5rvE-lM0L9teUENSpJV1gocwf3rsRT3KjHwcYRbMAOfdS5lS3xbWqKhpmM5kQhSvALP/s1600-h/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZCm-r2v-f_XhMb57fQ_9UUDqg43yZFcS_xdRyCooogAs0YMpp8u8ntK5wzhfeUpeH5rvE-lM0L9teUENSpJV1gocwf3rsRT3KjHwcYRbMAOfdS5lS3xbWqKhpmM5kQhSvALP/s320/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107473941931796754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pOQhKfRMAzLgEZvoiSySz-IALUJMjmeV7iyxhulZxJjL8Do6WZyeoSn9-mHpvSPKajvz8Ds3hc6s9E_TEHbpW97b818kja0LUgFm36l0cNlXTSI6MN9YO9_uYKII-KidNZWj/s1600-h/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pOQhKfRMAzLgEZvoiSySz-IALUJMjmeV7iyxhulZxJjL8Do6WZyeoSn9-mHpvSPKajvz8Ds3hc6s9E_TEHbpW97b818kja0LUgFm36l0cNlXTSI6MN9YO9_uYKII-KidNZWj/s320/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107473946226764066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z4RIRtaaezG8zGrZEl9FUg5I7XxYebtiwjRlxFDBVenUyIyae4AcmEHc1esN9IkaHCyLHetxHlYKAE-bHgtWz7WX4WRvJlDMfEbht5fUK5hxcS32xIX_tcu7gHZrT9QIvgdu/s1600-h/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z4RIRtaaezG8zGrZEl9FUg5I7XxYebtiwjRlxFDBVenUyIyae4AcmEHc1esN9IkaHCyLHetxHlYKAE-bHgtWz7WX4WRvJlDMfEbht5fUK5hxcS32xIX_tcu7gHZrT9QIvgdu/s320/Farmageddon_Tom_Tractor_still_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107474251169442098" border="0" /></a>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-72131288033109728562007-08-24T15:19:00.000+01:002007-08-24T16:48:55.641+01:00Cool Bob model turnaroundI know things have been a bit quiet on the blog lately but there is plenty of development still going on here. Chris has started to build Cool Bob and here is the first 3D render of the model.<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UdKvR2tYPdY"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UdKvR2tYPdY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Also ,you can see a little interview including some Farmageddon work <a href="http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2007/08/24/qurios-aiming-for-the-big-screen-51140-19682908/">here</a>.Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-22301875621720748232007-08-08T14:59:00.001+01:002007-08-08T15:27:32.066+01:00Screaming Tom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsexg4rUIXIFjXX-0eT-P08aJrzt28pEYh1SJtTByDYLhSgxa-6qcRW_4fxoua5LGJPPMexrRou2o7Fc4_vvxGwgkxYMxV7FGdWFlgWCilTH_v6qsyyciP_vI8GkgWM4FLVole/s1600-h/Tom_scream.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsexg4rUIXIFjXX-0eT-P08aJrzt28pEYh1SJtTByDYLhSgxa-6qcRW_4fxoua5LGJPPMexrRou2o7Fc4_vvxGwgkxYMxV7FGdWFlgWCilTH_v6qsyyciP_vI8GkgWM4FLVole/s320/Tom_scream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096329228381838610" border="0" /></a><br />A still from the test posted earlier. Proper updates on their way.Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-48934254237501144992007-07-20T10:43:00.001+01:002007-07-20T10:48:09.145+01:00Nick Frost voice testAs well as doing some tests with Mark Benton we have tried out Nick Frost's voice for Tom. While we don't think it's quite right we still like his voice and I'd like to try him on one of the other characters some time soon. This audio clip is from Hot Fuzz.<br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bbErgvZRIo4"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bbErgvZRIo4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-85477102061159072142007-07-11T09:13:00.000+01:002007-07-11T10:01:22.425+01:00Dirty Tractor ActionWe've been playing around with methods of pushing the tractor around our world. We want to have some real world physics but not be too bogged down by it. Ciarán has set up a system that does just that, and here are some nice tests!<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwUcwIOZEWA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwUcwIOZEWA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VbctEvld6nc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VbctEvld6nc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NoCQPHI9cXA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NoCQPHI9cXA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-19863549235031652562007-07-04T10:43:00.000+01:002007-07-04T10:50:46.618+01:00Tom's new Tractor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgBXQI-YKBfVLRyRhPSReMgHpwhF1oynLp1VvqWL9gYzojAhii_E118hm_TDb-mROaSFiDbOLxlRFTYrf71U4tGSHnoT5bsbzHWkTGl-nxvsukKuJB7Dul24HVn_rGCQsRiM0/s1600-h/tractor_03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgBXQI-YKBfVLRyRhPSReMgHpwhF1oynLp1VvqWL9gYzojAhii_E118hm_TDb-mROaSFiDbOLxlRFTYrf71U4tGSHnoT5bsbzHWkTGl-nxvsukKuJB7Dul24HVn_rGCQsRiM0/s320/tractor_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083276889982005666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPOX64Nx8FD4q-gksp9PYAtZdYOsMm0QHpP_qgoEAq6dKoGpNn9GUVt5_PjdsD2xMxv30yvqd7PnwG9w_clDWVhubNtedaCFW4ko7qmidFTuXPrFG1gr5Azbbgrtbrq3rGlxV/s1600-h/tractor_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPOX64Nx8FD4q-gksp9PYAtZdYOsMm0QHpP_qgoEAq6dKoGpNn9GUVt5_PjdsD2xMxv30yvqd7PnwG9w_clDWVhubNtedaCFW4ko7qmidFTuXPrFG1gr5Azbbgrtbrq3rGlxV/s320/tractor_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083275738930770306" /></a><br />Ged built this model from a fairly vague brief, some mood board reference images and a pretty basic sketch! We are very pleased with the end result - its a tractor but its got some nice twists that make it a bit special!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEf792ogE157BctS91u15fBXiwRDT51qhSgrbaXWtjVj9xaMzhyphenhyphenpd2l7cW0sEkhlLRjvey0l3V8Gx4T2EOi5HNnyYPQVQziZ6GVNMLMLYBo4-pXw4LONuMFhB-mJi8wUQ9RPcA/s1600-h/tractor_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEf792ogE157BctS91u15fBXiwRDT51qhSgrbaXWtjVj9xaMzhyphenhyphenpd2l7cW0sEkhlLRjvey0l3V8Gx4T2EOi5HNnyYPQVQziZ6GVNMLMLYBo4-pXw4LONuMFhB-mJi8wUQ9RPcA/s320/tractor_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083275738930770322" /></a>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-21963505967663924202007-06-28T10:06:00.000+01:002007-06-28T10:35:45.271+01:00Annecy pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJjDC5t1grKkQpuRHUG2BbCx6nqxLb0WEaxe6Un-APoSwX2Q389ey4w5B9G9o0qPr8VblE9mZ8mzNyS9nJ33CxREnYgmV9iylV0wArqTkNlUHrt_e46MF9CTuHM5RbgFUq2mc/s1600-h/annecy01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJjDC5t1grKkQpuRHUG2BbCx6nqxLb0WEaxe6Un-APoSwX2Q389ey4w5B9G9o0qPr8VblE9mZ8mzNyS9nJ33CxREnYgmV9iylV0wArqTkNlUHrt_e46MF9CTuHM5RbgFUq2mc/s200/annecy01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081039027337195778" /></a>Here are Gordon's pictures from Annecy! Hell, we're not going to win any awards from photography but we had fun. This first picture is the view from the front of our hotel looking over the lake. Unfortunately our room looked out onto the steep hillside at the back of the hotel. Curtis swears he saw a deer at his window but we have our doubts.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLII5_F2c4Eui9TX2YQtajSXG38C2MY_VtlxkkkVup3pyYYexF7jreb-wG4JqFNskBx2UCoDlx0zjVPcJ5whaNdF4VWwXMkCqoaYfPqZaMBSe6aSHkFUIuIQ2w05Fq5BTBHlp2/s1600-h/IMAG0019.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLII5_F2c4Eui9TX2YQtajSXG38C2MY_VtlxkkkVup3pyYYexF7jreb-wG4JqFNskBx2UCoDlx0zjVPcJ5whaNdF4VWwXMkCqoaYfPqZaMBSe6aSHkFUIuIQ2w05Fq5BTBHlp2/s200/IMAG0019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081039980819935522" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_UaUf68ehasW9pss2QaWBcST97aeBj4PGsE3sEl6MFWS0BWeUazY13oA3F5hu5JR6yevld9zWbfB6FNKGeN-hGU9Pn3mXA3s0yyMzYUZyEkOaiOvdpu1C3WIfpKHpFl_Y1fn/s1600-h/IMAG0003.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_UaUf68ehasW9pss2QaWBcST97aeBj4PGsE3sEl6MFWS0BWeUazY13oA3F5hu5JR6yevld9zWbfB6FNKGeN-hGU9Pn3mXA3s0yyMzYUZyEkOaiOvdpu1C3WIfpKHpFl_Y1fn/s200/IMAG0003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081040444676403506" /></a> We really enjoyed Curtis' Frankenstein's Cat stand, there was a lot of activity going on around it and it seemed to be getting a lot of positive nods from passers by. The only other stand that really caught our attention was Uli Meyers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-If0y7_QlTULGZJ-kJ4tzEEu-qf_NB0otut3BHLghL0kr9w_677438IwrN72XFkvzlN5wLn0QdS342Q8-TLe0Zue73fVU6hJwtC6V4yGLXBm3KQN9TjOdwKGYrgc3qMEaunJ/s1600-h/IMAG0005a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-If0y7_QlTULGZJ-kJ4tzEEu-qf_NB0otut3BHLghL0kr9w_677438IwrN72XFkvzlN5wLn0QdS342Q8-TLe0Zue73fVU6hJwtC6V4yGLXBm3KQN9TjOdwKGYrgc3qMEaunJ/s200/IMAG0005a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081043936484815186" /></a>We had a fun afternoon at Dreamworks picnic, thanks to Shelly Page. We made some new friends and I bumped into one or two old mates from long ago!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eYwMWEPY4NW0cElY14FAEUPv-0Gv0A8FoFAbkvUtYI_1Yr2AqHBfKfMTk2q61Cd_WfzJGQko4hKZiFGE31HRwDszxndjWZ6kEaaN9tKUU7v1_reNzLM2tYMlOSUtHq3pbqAB/s1600-h/IMAG0014a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eYwMWEPY4NW0cElY14FAEUPv-0Gv0A8FoFAbkvUtYI_1Yr2AqHBfKfMTk2q61Cd_WfzJGQko4hKZiFGE31HRwDszxndjWZ6kEaaN9tKUU7v1_reNzLM2tYMlOSUtHq3pbqAB/s200/IMAG0014a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081045890694934882" /></a>As part of my Great North Run training I went for a 30 minute run by the side of the lake, it was a lot harder than I expected due to the higher temperatures. Gordon was waiting to snap me on my return up the VERY steep hill to our hotel! Thanks a lot! I can return the favour by showing you this lovely picture of Gordon relaxing on our flight home - he has a thing about the great silver birds of the sky and wonders why they don't flap their wings. I think he's been watching too much of Bill Shatner in the Twilight Zone!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hMbPbhNTPUMDMWh2JVbUxMyq1O32soH0uh8CURSsoYWGa9LasIxWKPjq_Uje_tvr7LdPzJHRH4ye5wjAb94kcgtAeyMOhZP4CHhgBaV0tCO6fH4LtzajikkFh2g_NF4FHuov/s1600-h/IMAG0026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hMbPbhNTPUMDMWh2JVbUxMyq1O32soH0uh8CURSsoYWGa9LasIxWKPjq_Uje_tvr7LdPzJHRH4ye5wjAb94kcgtAeyMOhZP4CHhgBaV0tCO6fH4LtzajikkFh2g_NF4FHuov/s200/IMAG0026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081046092558397810" /></a>Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235342.post-79142938594156828022007-06-25T16:34:00.000+01:002007-06-25T16:47:55.581+01:00The Madness of AnnecyI've been pestered by TV's Curtis Jobling to update our blog with our many adventures at this years Annecy animation festival. I've been holding back on an update because Gordon has all the pictures and he's being a bit of a girl in getting them to me! So you'll have to conjure up beautiful images in your head for now!<br />The trip was very eventful, the keyword this year seems to be 'serendipity'. We managed to be in the right places at the right times, talk to the right people and make the right impression (mostly). Even my own backwater ways didn't seem to stop us.<br />It was great to see some old friends again, like <a href="http://umbackagain.blogspot.com/">Uli</a>, Matt, <a href="http://jampix.blogspot.com/">Jean-Paul</a> and Mark Broecking. We were looked after in style by the ever courteous <a href="http://animex.net/">Chris Williams </a>who happily drove us around the fair town of Annecy. TV's Curtis Jobling was always on hand for a giggle, moral support and bottom burbs.<br />There is a picture floating around somewhere of myself and Mr Bling sitting in a bar, me holding the fattest cigar I've seen in many a year. If it ever turns up I'll post it here.<br />Farmageddon got some serious attention which we are following up on, as did a second project in development with the aforementioned Mr Bling. Gordon and I threw some ideas around for a new pre-school show we'd like to develop further, its early days on that one but we are both optomistic. Another contender for development features a character who started life on The Funny Farm but didn't make it into Farmageddon. More on all of this very soon I hope!Niel Bushnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.com8