Saturday, October 27, 2012

New Workstation

So I got a new workstation the other day. Funny how it happened:

So I'm walking home from the train station after Archery lessons. I had left my wallet on the train, and I had no money or identification. As I'm walking down the street, I pass a free desk sitting on the side of the road. My house is not nearby. So, I ask some people who lived nearby if I could keep the shelves at their place to pick up later, and I carried the desk home on my shoulders. Imagine this big desk, and somehow I was able to balance it on my shoulder. I approached a pedestrian crossing, and I wanted to catch the green light, so I began to jog. It must have been very strange for the motorists to see a guy jogging across the road with a big desk on his shoulders. In the end, a stranger called Ben helped me carry it the rest of the way, and my flatmates let me keep the desk.

From my new desk, this is Elliot Blakely signing off.


Friday, October 12, 2012

Brainwheel Pictures update 13/10/2012

Hi everyone, sorry for the delayed posts. As I've figured out, my phone can do everything but post blogs.

A lot has happened since the last post. The art direction for the secret Brainwheel Pictures project has suddenly taken a sharp new turn. The screenplay has been completed to a point where we can now use it adequately to develop the art direction and storyboarding. I'm very excited to see where this goes.

Today, I went to AetherCon Steampunk Convention 2012. It was really cool. It's so inspiring to see what some people can come up with. I met this cool guy called Mike who makes rayguns from second hand materials. He made masks as well. He had this cool technique where he had this burned flesh kind of look which grew and spread across the face of the mask, by using a hot glue gun to make the twisted pattern. There was also an introduction to steampunk featuring at the convention, as well as a signup sheet for the local live action role playing club, and a tutorial on how to make chain-mail. Unfortunately, I had to leave early, but it was a really interesting day, and a great opportunity to be among so many creative minds.