I’m currently dipping two tentative toes into the murky waters of programming. Games programming, to be precise. I suspect games programming is quite a bit like normal programming but with more guns at the end.
That image above is from a game called Schism which I’m currently writing, based in the IAT Arms Race universe. It’s created using Twine, an engine specifically designed for writing Choose Your Own Adventure-style games. (more…)
Time for some updates, kicking off with a short film from It’s A Trap which I’m currently editing. Curiously, this film has already been released in an 85-second form, specifically for a competition. Find out more about that here. That particular version was made in double-quick time to submit to the Read more…
After over a year of work, It’s A Trap have released episode 1 of Arms Race: Escalation! It’s been a hugely challenging and lengthy project to work on and I’m thrilled to see it finally out the door and into the wild. It’s a fun romp and well worth a Read more…
I attended a local Norwich networking event for media/marketing types this evening called Hot Source. I’ve been attempting to go for about 6 months, ever since Ryan from Lambda Films told me about it but have always been pre-empted by other circumstances. And so the last Thursday of May rolled Read more…
Here’s another behind-the-scenes from Confrontation At Dawn: Gotta love so-subtle-you-don’t-know-it’s-there VFX.
Here’s a short film we worked on recently that’s (very) loosely inspired by the Witcher games. Christopher wanted to try out some new fight choreography and get in the director’s chair, and this is the result. I wasn’t on set for this one and only came in at the end Read more…
Above is a quick test I made using HitFilm, FXhome’s new super-amazing-does-everything video software. I may be biased. I made a little tutorial to go with that video: The lovely thing about making tutorials for HitFilm is how responsive it is – you don’t need to do any massaging of Read more…