http://danchambers.stodge.org Excellence through excellence Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:00:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've changed my showreel to incorporate the animation I did for Cartoon Network on a few Pink Panther promos for their Boomerang Channel. Dan Chambers Animation Reel 2010 from Dan Chambers on Vimeo. http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=340 I recently read Higher Than Usual, a story about on the excellent Drabblecast. The story is of internecine warfare, a higher than usual rate of violence, and those bastards in accounts. I had galloping hay fever when I read it, so I had to adjust the character voice ... http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=249 [caption id="attachment_294" align="alignnone" width="186" caption="Mummy Book Cover"][/caption] I did this book cover for The Mummy Of Mulberry Avenue by Susan Kassabian, using Flash, Photoshop (mainly), and an Open-source 3D program called Blender for the amulet in the middle. Overall, I'm very pleased with how it turned out! Click the pic for ... http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=332 If you want to see some pictures of me on a beach at Reculver in Kent in February, go here. it was a short film for Anke, a friend of mine and the photos are by Claire, a mutual friend who came along to help with the shoot. It was intensely ... http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=330 Here's the latest Lady Geek App Show. Lady Geek TV - The App Show - Episode 7 from Super Mega Action Plus on Vimeo. http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=326 http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=291 I wrote the script for this new episode of the Lady Geek App Show. It features a not-entirely-terrifying zombie apocalypse. And shopping. http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=285 I have found out that using three or more synonyms for the word "Nothing" is a SURE-FIRE formula for LAUGHS APLENTY. The more synonyms you can find and put in, the bigger the laugh. For example "Nothing, nada, nil!". But wait... "Nothing, zip, zilch, zero, nada, bupkis!!!" But before you go putting this SURE-FIRE DEAD-CERT ... http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=261 I'm a pretty poor swimmer. But since I swam in the sea on holiday a few years ago, I can see what all the fuss is about. So I decided to try swimming in Hampstead Mixed Bathing Pond - in May. The water was so cold that I got in ... http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=255 Here's my new showreel. It doesn't include the promos I directed and animated for Cartoon Network, they'll have to come later. Dan Chambers Animation Reel 2010 from Dan Chambers on Vimeo. http://danchambers.stodge.org/?p=253