We made this about 13 years ago with a bunch of friends.
It was great fun, and we won a film festival with it!
Snapshot /
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Shy Luv - Lungs /
My brother's latest music video is out and it's tres bon!
Thom and Danielle, his creative partner, direct under the pseudonym Humans and, for anyone who missed it, their last video for Bill Baird is well worth checking out too.
Whitaker Studio contributed the beating heart to Sky Luv's video, which really makes it I think!
Hope you enjoy it too.
Two worlds collide in Tokyo Penthouse /
I've posted this in the past but, hey, it's fun. A little break down of how we merge the real and the unreal.
You can see the final images here.
Change the Future /
At home we use ecotricity for our gas and electric. We like to tread lightly. A recent mail-out from them sent me spiralling off, thinking about an image and footage that I could create.
They will all be on sale soon via Getty Images.
How does CGI work? /
People often ask me how does CGI work, or how do I create my images and I've always felt like I wasn't giving a particularly good answer so I've made this short video as an introduction for the uninitiated.
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Brass Reading Light /
I made this model just before Christmas for an image I was working on and then revisited it last week to get it ready for selling online. While getting it ready for sale I made this little film of it which I find oddly enjoyable and hypnotic if watched on repeat. So here it is for your enjoyment too!
Brass Reading Light 3D model
You can purchase the model on turbosquid.
Hechingen Film /
I'm delighted to present a short film that I've been working on recently - Hechingen Studio
Hope you enjoy it!
Someone once said to me that if you are going to make a jeans company concentrate on making a really good pair of jeans before you start selling t-shirts. I thought it was pretty good advice so I've been concentrating on stills up to now, making sure that they are as seductive and polished as can be. However when I was an undergraduate at uni I was a bit of a geek and used to teach animation on the post-graduate course. A couple of years ago I made a short film for fun with my brother and a bunch of friends and it went on to win a film festival in Canada. So we know a bit about making nice films. We approached this film in the same fashion as we would approach a live footage piece, working up a storyboard and then animatic, before editing and fine-tuning the shots, then we worked up the animation to what you see above.
For the geeky amongst you all animation and modelling was done in 3DS Max, rendering with VRay and post-production in Adobe. Rebus Farm was used to outsource some of the number crunching and the music was found on Musicbed. If you'd like to know any more feel free to ask in the comments section below.
You can read more about the building in this article on Dezeen.
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In the spring of 2012 I travelled over to the further most edge of Wales, with Laurie King, to make a film about a jeans company who are rebuilding their town.
The film didn’t get adopted by the company, and so didn’t ever get an official launch, but we’re proud of it so here it is…
We hope that you enjoy it to.
Winner of best film at Shorts non stop /
I’ve just heard that Snapshot has won a short film competition in Canada - ShortsNonStop!
Some terrific news after everyone’s hard work!
For those of you who don’t know, Snapshot was my first short film which I made last year with a group of friends. It was written by my brother Thom and his creative partner Danielle, the set was built by my friend Jamie Hind at Cloud and Horse and the sound was edited together by the great people at Jungle Studios.
“We follow the journey of two couples as they get a snapshot that’ll last forever.”
Portobello Film Festival 2010, ShortsNonStop 2010, London Short Film Festival 2011
Snapshot starred Stephanie Wilson, Richard Mason, Becca Laidler and Chris Luca
Music by Dan Neale
Sound recorded by Dominic Humphrey
Sound edited by Dominic Dew
Set Constructed by Jamie Hind
Location managed by Michael Eichler
Screenplay by Thom Whitaker and Danielle Noel
Produced by James Whitaker, Thom Whitaker, Danielle Noel and Dominic Humphrey
Directed by James Whitaker
Shorts non stop finalists announced /
I just discovered today that Snapshot has been selected as one of the Top Ten Finalists in the ShortsNonStop Festival - a film festival over in Canada!
I think you stand to win a iPad if you go and vote for the people’s choice award so use your vote wisely… ;-)