22.1.11

DCNYF ANIMATION WORKSHOPS!!!



Hi all!

As I mentioned previously, I've been planning some workshops with Dublin City Council Libraries and Dublin Chinese New Year Festival as part of the Chinese New Year celebration's this February. We've managed to put together a programme of workshops that will cover a good range of Dublin City, 10 workshops in all, 6 thaumatrope workshops which are in partnership with local primary schools and 4 flipbook workshops which are available to book by contacting the host libraries.
(For the flipbook classes I'll have thaumatropes with me as well in case anyone wants to try their hand at that too)

Here is the timetable of activities:

Tuesday February 1st:
  1. 1000-1100 - Thaumatrope Workshop
    Location: Mary Queen of Angels National School (Already pre-booked by a school)
  2. 1200-1300 - Thaumatrope Workshop
    Location: Dolphin's Barn Library (Already pre-booked by a school)
  3. 1500-1630 - Flipbook Workshop - Recommended for ages 8-13
    Location: Walkinstown Library - Contact details to book a place: Link 
Wednesday February 2nd:
  1. 1030-1130 - Thaumatrope Workshop
    Location: Pembroke Library (Already pre-booked by a school)

  2. 1200-1300 - Thaumatrope Workshop
    Location: Charleville Mall Library (Already pre-booked by a school)

  3. 1500-1630 - Flipbook Workshop - Recommended for ages 8-13
    Location: Finglas Library - Contact details to book a place: Link
Thursday February 3rd:
  1. 1030-1130 - Thaumatrope Workshop
    Location: Pearse Street Library (Already pre-booked by a school)

  2. 1200-1300 - Thaumatrope Workshop
    Location: Ballymun Library (Already pre-booked by a school)
Saturday February 5th:
  1. 1100-1230 - Flipbook Workshop - Recommended for ages 8-13
    Location: Coolock Library - Contact details to book a place: Link
Saturday February 12th
  1. 1400-1530 - Flipbook Workshop - Recommended for ages 8-13
    Location: Central Library @ the Ilac Centre - Contact details to book a place: Link
I will be assisted by two 2nd Year Ballyfermot Animation students Adrián and Kellie, as well as my fellow Dún Laoghaire graduates Rachel and Lisa.
Special thanks to Geoff Power and Anne Gannon for allowing me to participate in their project, which I hope is the first of many.
All the best,
Eimhin


PS. Unfortunately I wasn't able to facilitate a stop-motion workshop, but something is in the works that might come to pass in the next few months. I hope this guy is some consolation in the meanwhile.

12.1.11

Décollage Découpage + IFTA Nomination

Hey ya'll,
I embellished a jewellery box for a birthday present. There ya go.

Also: Head Space (2010 dir Patrick Semple) is up for an IFTA this year.
I spent about 5 months overall on the project between doing character animation with pencil on paper, sound design with blocks of wood, hand saws and piping, and then special effects animation and compositing in After Effects. It was completed at Barley Films in April of 2010. Some examples of the visual work is viewable on my showreel.
Best of luck to Paddy and the film's producer Barry O'Donoghue and indeed the rest of the nominees, which are mighty tough competition!

CMCL


Tiny little man I made during the Summer in Annecy, finally got it off of the maxi-man himself to scan temporarily for this.

10.1.11

Sketchbook... 8...?



New Sketch Book (July 2009 - January 2011) {----That is too long----}
Featuring: Misadventures with Flamin, etc.
Thanks to LP for the assistance.