Pixel Portfolio

A quick update for the blog. I have now added a new page at the top called Pixels! This is a seperate gallery dedicated to my pixel work that I had created for a game project I worked on.

Head on over by clicking Pixels! on the top menu or just use this link below:
http://ravimaheru.blogspot.com/p/pixels.html

FLIP winner badge

Just received an email confirming the award I won for Caged at FLIP festival 2011.
The official name of the award is:

Best of Festival - Audience Choice

I have also been sent the official winner badge which I have now added to the dedicated page for Caged.

Flip winner version of the Caged poster

Blog version 2

With the end of the S5S blog, I can resume my focus on this blog and what had bothered me for a long time was the look of the blog. So it was the perfect chance to give this blog a makeover. However, it hasnt just got a new look but has been updated with new content.

With the new blogger update for viewing images in a slideshow format, it was clear that I needed a gallery page. Also, I have added a seperate page for my showreel with indepth detail on what my contributions are to everything shown in the showreel which I believe will be helpful for any jobs I apply for.

I plan on adding more pages in the near future but for now I can call this blog v2!

Caged at Shorts on Walls

A quick update to announce that Caged will be screened at Shorts on Walls today at the Lighthouse (Wolverhampton) which starts at 7:30pm. Looking forward to going there tonight so hope to see everyone there.

Caged to be screened at FLIP festival

A short update to announce that Caged will be shown at the FLIP festival on Saturday 29th October.

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The 3D project I introduced in my previous blog entry is complete and ready to view online. Over on the sector5studios blog, we announced that it was our entry in the FLIP 2011 stings competition. If you haven't seen it yet check it out below:



I will go into depth on the process behind this project in future blog updates.

Caged development page added

I have now added a development/ behind the scenes page for Caged which you can access from the menu above or by clicking this link:

http://ravimaheru.blogspot.com/p/caged.html

I may update it at a later date with more videos and more detail on the development process.

This week is also my graduation ceremony which I'll also be preparing for. I will definately write a blog update dedicated to that event.

Bridgnorth Animation Festival begins tomorrow!

Caged will be shown tomorrow at the Bridgnorth Animation Festival as detailed in my previous post. Looking forward to going there as this is the second festival that Caged will be screened at. There will also be public voting event for all animations screened, I'm going up against a ton of awesome animations so looking forward to the outcome of that.

I have also sent Caged to Flip Animation Festival and Canterbury Anifest 2011. Really hoping it gets selected for these festivals too.

My university has also advertised the animation course using three screenshots of Caged and allowed me to take one with me as a souvenir:



Scan of the Course leaflet featuring 3 stills from Caged



Caged selected for Bridgenorth Festival

Caged will be shown at Bridgenorth Festival's (which begins August 26th) Animation Mini-festival (on August 27th). This will be the second festival that Caged is screened at. 

The venue is the Majestic Cinema. I've provided the program and location details below. I would also like to thank the organisers of the Animation mini-festival for giving me the opportunity to screen Caged.

Sector5 Studios will also be present at the animation screenings too so we're looking forward to meeting everyone there.

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Animation Mini-Festival

Date: Saturday 27 August 2011

Time: 14:30 - 17:30

Location:Majestic Cinema; Whitburn Street; Bridgnorth;  WV16 4QP

The Majestic Cinema has toilet facilities and a car park to the side. 

Link to google maps:http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=majestic+cinema,+bridgnorth&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=majestic+cinema,&hnear=0x4870620b148ed607:0x642e0ce0d512b195,Bridgnorth&ei=7KAqTpjGJoOq8APewKT0Cw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CAQQtgM&cid=0,0,4941450602442334377 

Parking Information: This website details Bridgnorth Car parks:

http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/bridgnorth/

Event Running Order (subject to change)

14:30 - welcome

14:35 - 15:00 - James Clarke - Animating the World

15:00 - 15:30 - Screening of local animated shorts compered by James Pearson

15:30 - 15:50 - Q&A discussion

15:50 - 16:05 - Audience vote & break

16:10 - 16:35 - screening of animations from Autour de Minuit

16:40 - 16:50 - Forward For screening

16:50 - 17:00 - Present audience vote award

17:00 - 17:20 - The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan

17:20- 17:30 - Additional screenings - TBC

Sector5 Studios

Its been a busy month but I can atlast reveal what I've been up to which is starting a new animation company known as Sector5 Studios. It's a very exciting time for me as I'm also working with 3 animators that i've become great friends with during my studies at Wolverhampton University.

As well as being an animator, i am also the head of social media meaning it's my job to keep our online presence up to date. This is perfect for me as I enjoy online networking too.

each of the animators at Sector5 Studios are bring their own specialities forward so that we are able to work on a variety of animation forms: stop motion, 2D and my speciality: 3D.

Visit our website at:
www.sector5studios.co.uk

as well as showing your support and following us at:

Blog

Twitter

Facebook

Vimeo

The Cut 2011 Impressions

Decided to go against my original plan of going on the last 2 days as I didn't want to miss the debut showing of Caged.

The cut 2011, being a part of Mosely festival, took place in a pub similar to past screenings I've been to like Shorts on Walls. After a minor hiccup with the projector the screenings opened with the Brothers McLeod animation, THe Moon Bird. Even though I have seen this multiple times already at other festivals it's still a treat to watch.

My film was the 8th film shown during the 12:30 screenings and I was glad that the screening room was dark and the projector worked great as some events have shown films in lit rooms or next to a window with street lights having an effect on the visibility. I was however, slightly disappointed in the turnout with only a few people turning up. I hope the amount of people coming to the screenings improves for the next 4 festival days.

I will try to come in for next week's screenings but will definately be back for next year.

The Cut 2011 Festival begins tommorrow!

Caged will have its festival debut during The Cut 2011, showing on all four days.

The venue is The Prince of Wales Pub in Mosely. Screenings will take place on the ground floor.

My film will be shown during the following screening times:
Saturday July 9th -
12:30 Screening

Sunday July 10th -
12:30 Screening

Saturday July 16th -
2:30 screening

Sunday July 17th-
screening suitable for kids (must be accompanied by an adult)
12:30

Business Card design

Seeing as I posted a photo of my degree show booth, I might as well post my business card on here too. I was quite happy with the design although it was printed on to high quality paper instead of card. I am glad that i did this as I have a couple of new things to add to the card such as my twitter profile link, plus I also want to have a design of the back of the card too(most likely screenshots from my animations / films).




Me standing with Caged characters