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It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally got round to putting the hi-res versions of my bigger films back online. So if you’re one of the people who emailed me asking when they’d be back then run, don’t walk, to the LEGO Films page. Knock yourself out.

Since I was tidying up anyway, I’ve taken the opportunity to fix some of the broken links - the old test films in the vault and a couple of other things here and there. Nothing new or exciting to look at though.

I should also mention that work has begun on Out of Time II, the long-awaited sequel to my debut feature. There’s a sneak peak preview thing here (DivX only, I’m afraid). I wouldn’t get too excited, mind.

The November issue of Wired magazine features a short piece on yours truly. It doesn’t mention the address of this site though, so if you’re reading this as a direct result of having seen the article, congratulations on some solid detective work.

An unfortunate side-effect of this unprecedented media frenzy is that I’m in danger of exceeding my bandwidth allowance for this month, so I’ve had to restrict the file format of my films to Quicktime and replace the larger films (Out of Time and A Wasted Journey) with lower resolution versions. The high res versions will return early in November (EDIT: Sorry folks, held over to the new year), if anyone is really desperate to see them.

I did a nice picture of Geoff reading the magazine. You can see it here if you so desire. The cover of the magazine, specially created for this photo session is here.

Regular visitors may notice a few changes to the site. Well, it’s about a year since I started making brickfilms, so I thought this would be as good a time as any to have a bit of a spring clean.

I’ve tried to structure everything a bit more logically and I’ve added some stuff behind the scenes that should make it easier for me to make updates when I’ve got a new film to add.

Wow, it’s been a while since I updated this page. I don’t have anything exciting to share with you right now, but rest assured that things are happening behind the scenes. I’m currently working on what I hope will be my entry in the BrickFest 2003 animation competition. It all depends on whether I can get the thing finished on time. Here’s a tantalising sneak peek at a mock up of a test shot of a scene from the film…

I’ve started a new job, so I don’t have as much time for animation as I’d like at the moment. However, I’ve found time to update the Out of Time Special Features page with a couple of new things: a behind the scenes photo gallery and an outtake. Enjoy.

Just added a couple of new things to the site. The main one is my new tips page (now defunct). It’s interesting that I feel qualified to offer tips to people even though I haven’t actually finished a complete film yet. Some might consider that a little presumptuous.

I’ve also added the films page I meant to add last month. There’s not much to see there at the moment, but I’m sure it’ll become a vital resource in no time at all. Just as soon as I actually make a film to put on it.

While I’m on that subject, I’ve finished scripting and dialogue recording for Out Of Time (pending a replacement voice for one character who sounds rubbish at the moment) and have filmed a massive two minutes of footage so far. All that remains is a four minute outdoor scene complete with tracking shots, special effects, giant monsters and carnage on an epic scale. I’m hoping to get it finished in
time for the Brickswest 2003 comedy competition.

Finally, I’ve finished work until the new year, so I’m free to get on with the all-important business of animating plastic toys.

First up is this minor redesign. Nothing special, but I’ve added a few more pages so that everything is arranged a bit better. I’ll still post all the links to new stuff on this page, but there will be expanded info on other pages. You’ll get the hang of it.

Anyway, enough yakking. Now it’s time to get on with Mike & Geoff’s Christmas Message. It’ll just be a short piece - I got the idea for it while trying to figure out some camera angles for OOT and I’m hoping to have it finished in a couple of days.

OK, so I lied. My first proper film has a name now - “Out of Time” (OOT for short). You can download the trailer now by clicking the picture above. Please note that this trailer is completely made up, doesn’t really tell you much about the story and contains no actual footage from the film. Enjoy.

The music at the end is from “Jesus Built My Hotrod” by Ministry, fact fans.