Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Monkey Bus (A sort of poem thing)

Monkey Bus

Just checking everyone still has their tickets. No excuses here or there, not there or anywhere. If you've lost it down the sofa, lounge, or by gopher. Common be dog, or the wind, it's evil claws and swift fin. There is no way to claim, your ticket fell down the drain, because in the end we all know you are liars.
Spot one, spot them all, a scarf and a black cape, a mole and a shower cap. A liar here, there, every place we turn. Without a ticket there is no entrance, no eyes to read, no heart to love our foul foul words of wisdom.
Without a ticket you stand, bland, in a puddle of shame on the sidewalk, pavement, lane, crying in pain, you've not been framed, you've just been thick. As a brick, with no tick on my clipboard, no seat for your butt. No space for your cigarettes, you've just got bad luck. No shoulder by the window, no sunny outside, no mother of baby, no runaway bride. No fat man sitting, no magician with a box. Your eyes will be just fixed, on the door as it locks.
With no ticket you'll just stand here, alone and forgotten. You'll be in the rain, cold and feeling all rotten.
I got no reason, no feeling to care, you've got no pity from anyone, not anywhere. Your mum ironed your ticket, your fire ate it up, your monkey shredded it or you drank it in your favourite cup.
There is no inside, no warm safety now, you needs to keep your head on straight fool. Don't be a smelly cow. Look where you are going, write down some lists, Even when it is snowing, concentrate on your fists.
Don't run here, there playing cricket, vomiting chunks of laze. Just remember your prickly ticket! And avoid that really complicated maze.

Now run away foul monster, you've made a fool of yourself. Go sit in a dustbin aching, dribbling in the filth. There is no place for you here, you were never tall. And call up the next failure, this lines getting small.


Teaser Trailer for Cliff and the End of the Rainbow

Watch here!
(f you cannot see video, then please visit the blog or youtube.com/thedailycrumb)

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Trouble in the dusty town of Squelchford

Twas a hairy night in Squelchford and a time of year worthy of celebration. Mr. Blechqwaff and Mrs. Michepogs were both planting mystical red seeds into the dirty clumps of the haunted mine. In three mighty years four glowing royal flowers will grow from the rippled soil of the mines floors.
These flowers will ooze a beautiful perfume that will cure the people of Squelchford of the mass disease, 'The Dreaded Cold'. This disease has jumped from one victim to another over the last week, bringing four deaths to the people.
"Fred Wilbert Henry the Flurge was a young and very brave man. A son and mother and father and uncle to at least seven fat children of the north. "
These words were spoken at one of the victim's funerals of pain and suffering.

KAZAM!!!
"MIGHTY WARRIORS FROM YOUR FUTURE! I, am Benson Green."
"ME? WHY I AM MIGHTY WARRIOR Peke Sheif. We come in peace little people."
The two magical warriors stared down at the small fat children of Fred Wilbert.
One child said this, "In the future, what is to happen to our people? Do the magical medicine flowers finally bring their mega power upon Squelchford?"
Peke smiled, "THEY DO."
"And are we all saved from death?"
Benson stepped in, "I CAN Answer that one young child."
"Go ahead then."
"Everyones gunna die of the Cold. Sorry."
The fat children alll began to cry.
"Yeah.. the flowers take three years to bring forth their medicine. But cold kills everyone in like, a week. So its like..."
Peke burst in, "Da maths just don't add up chakow?"
"Guhyeah."
"Guhyah."
"uhuh"
"Yeeaaah."
"OH yeah."
"No yeah."
"Nowaaaaay."
"Woahwaaay."
"Poootaaaaaaay"
"Potaaattoo."
"what?"
"Potaa... sorry Benson. I got a bit carried away there."
"That is ok Peke, after all, its the kids that are going to die."
"I say it is because they eat so much, makes the Cold want to eat up their lunches... which is in their stomachs, you know?"
"Peke, the kids are standing right there. Watch what you say..."
"Oh sorry Benson, sometimes you are pretty smart when it comes to my social disability."
"I know, deal with it. But seriously those kids are pretty obese."
"Benson!"
"Sorry. It's getting late. Should we head back to our own time?"
"Yeah sure, 1995?"
"Yep. So long Squelchford."
KAZAM



Sunday, May 22, 2011

How many Hawaiian shirts does John Lasseter have?

Your question is answered!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Animations this Week and

ABSOLUTE WARNING:
THERE ARE VIDEOS IN THIS POST. So if you cannot see them but you realise i am talking about them. I have not got insane... or anything. Unless of course you have hurt my feelings in anyway. I'm looking at you!!! My tears are like rain buckets.. or rain. Buckets of rain i mean. No.. well they are not like huge buckets, they are not buckets, the tears are filling buckets, like rain does. You know? The videos are just invisible to you. Not deliberately. I'm not excluding you from anything. It just means you are reading this from an email address. For great animation vids head over to.. here... http://dailybloog.blogspot.com


Here are some brilliant animations we found online recently.

This is Out of Sight.
An amazing and very cute story about a little girl's adventure through the big world, with a twist.


I'm not exactly sure what this is. But i do know the animation is by Studio 4°C (The makers of Tekkonkinkreet).

If anyone can tell me where this stuff is from, or if it is just a music video let me know!


Adam Phillips

It has been a while since The Daily Crumb has talked about anything other than it's own production. But now production is ending Adam Phillips is back on the Daily list.

Here is working two projects now.
Most of you will know he is making the BITEY game, Dashkin. A running game. It is going to be an excellent experience.
I remember someone who had played it said it was like 'being inside the brackenwood movie'.

You can watch the gameplay preview video here. And head over to Facebook to check out the screenies



Also Adam is working on a music video for musician, Cilla Jane.
According to Bitey.com she came across his film. Little Foot, and wanted some very pretty grass in her next music video.
I did watch one of her videos, i believe she was trying to be a cat. Also there was an old man in a dress. Lets hope Adam's involves such great features.

Here are some screenshots from bitey.com



Once again that is Adam Phillips at Bitey.com

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Rainbow Animation

Cliff and the End of the Rainbow animation kind of finished today.
Not completely as I may want to add tiny things or my assistant director may want something changed or added.

But scene animation was completed today.
I think there are 7 scenes all together.
The final scene, as it was quite intense with the effects needed to be splitted into three parts.

Here is a screeny from the last scene i animated

CAPTAIN! IT IS THE WITCHES CLOUD!

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Series 3 trailer!

Little Howard's BIG Question preview pic! What an epic series.
I did the first armour bit and some sky diving on this trailer
video below. If you cannot see it hit http://dailybloog.blogspot.com

Monday, April 25, 2011

Sunny Days in the UK

The sun has been out for a while now, at least 3 weeks.. maybe. That is a very long time. And it was hot for like 2 days!!! cooorraazzzy
I went out in it once, that was nice, got some icecream and sweets! And a pie.
I'm animating everyday, not as hard as i dream of. Writing a schedule is a bit like having a nice dream really.
You plan out all these wonderful days where you complete a full load of coursework or any kind of production all at once. You expect, on that one day you will be stuck on WORK MODE( A mode you are familiar with, you have done it before, you'll do it again.) But you don't, you wake up, tired, lazy, and looking for food even though you are not actually hungry.
Any excuse to get 'in the mood' I'll be in the work mood in a moment, surely. Maybe once i have a shower, no, maybe if i eat breakfast.
Maybe if i check my email, facebook and twitter all will come together and work will start.
It does not work like that, first you've got to pass the most difficult part: Is todays work difficult?.
This question is very important.
If the answer is YES, then you avoid work because it is going to be difficult and possibly BORRINGGGGG
if you the answer is NOOOOO
Then you will leave it all day (It's ok, i'm ahead of myself, that bits so simple i can finish it later).... you either end up staying up very late or doing it the next day! Then you end up behind schedule! *

Another thing that can hold you up is if you've had a bad experience previously, if you feel like what you have just done sucks! It looks terrible and it has wasted (ooh stylo just came on on media player) a load of important working time.

To get past that last one I try and find something really easy to work on. Whether I'm doing something easy or difficult at least i am doing something that helps production. Then something is always completed by the end of the day, even if that is just flicking a puppies nose.



Conclusion
GET TO WORK
and stop blogging

thanks Bobby Womack for those kind words


Night



Sunday, April 10, 2011

♥♫ ღ Sims 3 Machinima - Love Is Simple ღ ♫♥

Video below by Lana Cohen and Sims 3
If you cannot see it click here




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Saturday, April 09, 2011

Cliff Update

Before i go into how my film is going, how awesome is this? I am very much looking forward to the new full 2d animated (Toonboom'd) feature length film

Don't look at Tigger's mouth.

My film, Cliff and the End of the Rainbow is now 2 minutes of full animation.
I've shortened down the animatic to 6 minutes 20 now. Rather than seven minutes, which is rather helpful. I was hoping i could get it down further, but unfortunately it may stop making any sense.

Heres is a screenshot from production.


Here is a picture of me Lana did!

And here is Howard Read/Chris Banks/Steven Plunkett's new viral animation of the UK ROYALE wedding.



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Monday, April 04, 2011

Cliff Screenshot


So this is the sad scene where Cliff is shot by the evil Wild Western Witch!
oh... April Fools was... a while ago. Ok sorry.
Here is a screenshot .. before he was shot.


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Sunday, April 03, 2011

Little Howard's Big Question UK Tour Competition

This video says it all!
(Video below or click link)

So gather up kids for a brilliant competition!

I am not entering but i see it as an excuse to make up some dog names!
Please feel free to use these for your new pets at home (Cats, dogs, birds, mice, cockroaches). But i don't think using them for the competition will get you very far as you'll obviously be a thief! :D


Bready

Plonker

Bizzel

Dribble

Plop

Mockface

Fred

Al

Kid Honk (Superhero name ;) )

Clint

Lion

Dogfood

Quentin

Squashy

Squeezy

Slashy

Sneezy

Pickled Toad Ink Sod

Blood

Flesh wound

Warning

Michael

Turd market

Saturday, March 26, 2011

'Cliff' Character Art and Production

Hi all!
Here is some work in progress art of one of my main characters, Tam.

Click for larger

And this is the first time we see Cliff, popping his out of the tree.


Here is the cool kid that appears at the beginning of the film and will hopefully return later on

Here is a bar with the remaining work i have left.


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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Short Film Info update

Hello Crumb Readers!

My film, that has to be complete by June is actually no where near being completed. Oh saddems, yet I'll keep working until the day i die. Which will be the first of June.

I thought i would release the cast and crew list. Just to wet your apperturds.

Cast and Crew List

Cliff and the End of the Rainbow
Written and Directed by Nathan Viney

Cliff
Para Cat: Benjamin Rudman
Tam: Lana Cohen
Miss Locket: Tracy Ann Oberman
The Captain: Sam Ryall
Fluffy: Baby sounds

Animation by Nathan Viney
Music will be produced by Stephen Brooks


Here is a screenshot. But i made it all black and white just so nothing is given away. Apart from what is in.. the picture...
enjoyuff

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Cliff and the End of the Rainbow Begins .. (again)

Today marks the day I began my short film, Cliff and the End of the Rainbow... (again)
A while ago i produce a good load of footage for this film but nothing came of it. Now the script has been completely rewritten and an animatic has been produced.
Today I managed to fix up some animatic and begin work.

I produced the very first shot of the film, which is a sunset. I am working on the first scene, and will soon move onto various other scenes in the film.

After completing the intro (To get the hang of it) I will be moving onto other scenes in the film, completely random. This is so i get past the more difficult scenes first, so i can then return to the simpler scenes (to draw and animate)
Not much animation occured today, just a panning shot of around 3 detailed backgrounds all disapearing in under a second.

Here is a picture of a bird (Cliff gave it to me. weirdo kid)
and also a poster i produced with reused images from previous work. Though it does reveal a character designed by Lana Cohen, The little cloud named Fluffy.

Here they are

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Cya later!

- Nathan Viney
Cliff and the End of the Rainbow Production Blog

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Alan Davies releases page turning news.

Today in the news

Above: Alan Davies, Jesse Eisenberg.
Alan Davies steps far away from the spotlight Murder Mystery television program, Jonathan Creek to announce a new mind boggling story.
On the 29th of January 2011 Alan released to 'The Sun' newspaper that when he was younger, he got pregnant at aged 16. As previously reported the UK is known for it's school childmaking workshops but Alan never saw this coming on himself.
"I suppose i just did not think and next thing i was pregnant. My girlfriend ran away at the sign of danger. She could not bare the thought of responsibilities." - Alan Davies, Set of BBC panel show, QI.
"So i sent my kid off to America or somewhere. Actually my mum did. I was more interested in collecting cards and battling people. Remember 'StormBleek the Wild Wizard Cards'?. I had the rarest card, as well as the collectors addition glitter pack."
"So yes my son is Jesse Einsburg. I contacted him through twitter a long while ago. He never replied. Then suddenly he arrived at my door step. So i said, "Son?", he replied, "Hi Dad." I honestly thought he was someone elses son. He looks nothing like me. But there you go."

Jesse Einsburg grew up in NEW YORK. Soon enough he hit Hollywood with such films as 'AdventurePark', 'Zombiesland' and 'The Facebook Movie'.
He'd always wondered why his family did not look anything like him.
"When the twitter message came from Dad i did not know what to think. I looked him up on Google Images and realised he looked like me. Then my parents told me that they got me from a crate floating in the sea. The crate came from a 'Alun Davees' in 'Engund'."- Jesse Eisenberg

So there we have it.
'The Sun' dressed both of them up in their known costumes and took a nice shot of them together.

Getting on are we? Tips for stopping age progression.

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Soon enough your wrinkles will disapear oldies. Your wobbly knee's will be bouncing you from building to building. You will be eating young people for breakfast.
What age you look and feel will only depend on how many life threatening tablets you take. But don't take more than 0% or you'll find out what the small print says!
As this is clearly readable. The small print is actually hidden in invisible letters.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

My Super Music Video!!

Ok so not JUST mine.
I animated a superpowers music video for Little Howard's BIG QUESTION on BBC1

You can check it out here.
Little Howard created and written by Howard 'Drinkwater' Read
Also written by Chris 'Bert's Greasy Cafe' Chantler
Storyboard by director Dermot 'Caramel' Canterbury
Cow by Lana 'Kickupafuss' Cohen
Animation by Nathan 'Bighead' Viney
Compositing by the Compositor people :) 'Bill and Ben'
The series is produced by Kez 'I loves monkeys' Margrie

Can i attain superpowers? I don't know
This is part 2 of the episode. If you want to watch part 1 click HERE

Music video begins at 8 : 50
or just enjoy the episode



Sunday, January 09, 2011

So hello there

How are you folks?
I've been busy animating exploding rabbits and giant gorillas on Little Howard's Big Question, that and visiting my home city in Perth Australia for Christmas.

Any animation you see come from me will probably be for a university project, unless you watch Little Howard.
I upload animations onto my youtube.com/thedailycrumb or /thedailycrumb2
There will be a new something out in June. I'm not sure what it is yet but I will keep you updated.

The Two Detectives is a live action series BlobCorpStudios and I work/ed on previous. This has been on a huge break but will hopefully get an episode eventually. Maybe in a month or so. Due to work on both our sides this has been pushed back to 'less importants' as much as we love the characters and stories.
Michael and Freud will be back at some point.

Now if anyone can help me write an essay... a very very big one. That would be mighty helpful. Cya later!

- The Daily Crumb 2011

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Posthouse Cake Champions

Today in the news twenty men squashed to death by elderly woman. Twenty men in south London were minding their own business today when a little old lady named "Old Granny Posthouse" drove a steamroller over them.

The woman was not arrested as she is old and did not know what she was doing.
Old Granny Posthouse was last seen in the bakery section at Sainsburies. We caught up with her there.
"One minute they were there, the next they were gone!" - Old Granny Posthouse
You'd run over them with a steam roller.
"No, the cheesy bread. It was here this morning, now its all sold out. Steam roller you say? I have one of those. Was stolen earlier today by this little kid."
BREAKING NEWS! So the 'old lady' that ran over the men was actually a boy thief dressed as a woman!
"Oh no no no. I was angry that the boy stole my steam roller so i battered him with a rolling pin and dragged his floppy weak body into a dustbin. Bloody mess. Then i drove home."
With the steam roller?
"Well yes, i can't drive cars anymore love, i'm just too old for that now."
So you killed the twenty men on the way back without noticing?
"I never killed no men, though that zebra crossing was a bit bumpy. Felt like a bunch of men dressed in black and white business suits."

Find out more information on this disaster event on page 32, or check out Old Granny Posthouses twitter updates.
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In other news Tamsim Pakes, professional receptionist at Colony Bank Universe claims she saw WANTED criminal Reeta Lota Choclit pass through at super human speed. CCTV footage proves that something came in, but it may have just been a bird.
Douglas Thomas asks us what Colony Bank Universe actually does. We tell him they look after your money and send promises of taking every customer to the moon. When it is possible.
"This is a disgrace. They are promising trips to the moon and taking peoples monkey. They are liars and thieves and they smell very much like sloppy lumps of poo."
It has since been revealed that Douglas did not realise we make everything up here at The Daily Crumb.
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The cake festival is on in the small village of Censonton in north Bromworth. Senheiser Perkings is at the scene.
"It's an amazing scene down here Crumb. Every single person in this arena is excited. I can see the sweat dripping and the water bottles drowning away. It is going to be an amazing few weeks. We can clearly see that now.
As you can tell i have to shout because of the loud crowds, everyone is amazed at the turn out. It is going to be a wonderful evening. I do believe the players are getting changed, ready to get out here at go for it!"
Are you sure you are at the cake festival?
"Yes! And the crowd is going wild! The players are walking out now. Waiting in a line. They are all standing next to eachother. This is going to be brilliant.
Silence.. aHH! And off they go! All wet already, soaring through. Can they make it in time? Argentina is going for the win. England very close being."
Yeah i'm pretty sure you are not at the cake festival now. cya!


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