Dan Chambers

Showreel Updated

dan — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:51:24 +0000

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.

Drabblecast

dan — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:48:50 +0000

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 accordingly.

The Mummy Of Mulberry Avenue

dan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:32:56 +0000

Mummy Book Cover

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 the full-sized cover.

Silent films in February

dan — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:39:17 +0000

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 cold, but fun to do. I haven’t managed to find a link to the film but will post it when I find it.

Lady Geek Show 7 – Fitness

dan — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:51:57 +0000

Here’s the latest Lady Geek App Show.

Lady Geek TV – The App Show – Episode 7 from Super Mega Action Plus on Vimeo.

I have hidden in the Acorn Shrine

dan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:20 +0000

Lady Geek App-ocalypse

dan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:37:50 +0000

I wrote the script for this new episode of the Lady Geek App Show. It features a not-entirely-terrifying zombie apocalypse. And shopping.

GUARANTEED LAUGH

dan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:51:48 +0000

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 GUARANTEED HOWLER into your comedic scripts be aware that I have registered copyright on this phrase and if you don’t pay me to use it I will SUE YOU.

Chilly Dip

dan — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:48:38 +0000

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 and straight out again.
A couple of weeks later the weather had warmed up and I went in again, this time swimming as far as the first lifebelt (eight of which are arranged in a rough square to give swimmers a visual cue for doing laps) and, slightly panicky, swam back to the ladder.
Since I have asthma, I’ve always been a bit worried about not being able to catch my breath, and the pressure of water, especially cold water, makes it harder to breathe – I end up gasping for air, tensing up, and it gets very hard to swim.
But this morning I successfully completed three laps around the pond, feeling like I could have done more!

New Showreel

dan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:32:49 +0000

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.