BAM BAM

So I'm still really busy, and that is great - but in the meantime, this happened...

About a couple of months ago I made this video for a friend of mine and all was well but unfortunately her manager decided at the last minute that it 'wasn't needed' and wasn't going to be put online. BUT I felt that because I'd put a lot of work into it and felt that people should see it, so I put it online anyway... hahaha

So here it is!

LET IT BREATHE

I've been having some issues with my domain name so I don't even know if people can see this anymore but ANYWAY... I've been working away on more lyric videos and here's a new one!



It was made with the help of my talented friend Catherine Unger and we went for a more sketchy kinda vibe that we thought suited the song nicely. Enjoy!

CC PAGE TURN

I've been making more lyric videos - hooray, I hear the crowd cry.

This one is for a jovial young fellow named Big Narstie working with producers True Tiger for their track Headgone.

Have a watch here:

Obviously made in a 'comic book' style (which I potentially may have regretted as an idea starting point haha) and it made full use of animation preset CC page turn (THANKS after effects) but I do like it, there are some bits I probably should do again but time was running out - it was needed for its premiere on Noisey a music off-spin of Vice which I thought was kinda cool.

DOUBLE

HELLO

So, again, I've been busy - finishing up with the second series of Operation Ouch! for CBBC (more about that later), working more for Nickelodeon and doing general other projects one of which is THIS:



A lyric video for the talented Jessica Agombar (once of Parade """fame"""). I got to do whatever I wanted with it and I'm pretty pleased with the results, the patterns came from old indian designs mixed with some traditional chinese but re-created in a modern style. I think it fits the track well.

I also did a little bit of artwork for the track:

Based on the patterns again combined with Jessica's love of these awful flats in Bow where she's from hahaha.

OH AND ALSO it all got featured on popjustice which is a website I go on a lot so I'm pretty pleased about that (for me and her)

FALL INTO ME

I just remembered to post this, I have been too busy in life... here's another lyric video I made for a lovely fellow named Dj Askery, it mixed real footage with the usual motion graphics stuff, which I enjoyed doing a lot.

BUDDYBOUNCE

New Year New Work.

Here's a nice little animated intro video I made for the soon-to-be-launched website BuddyBounce (they've put it online now so I can too!)

(there needs to be some better player for these...)

MORE LYRICS

A couple of weeks ago I finished working on a lyrics video for a delightful young man named Hudson Henry. He saw the one I made for Parade and liked the clean style of it so asked me to make him one in a similar vein and hey presto... here are the results...

  

SHOWREEL 2012

This year has gone fast. So fast, almost too fast... but to coincide with the year ending I have updated my showreel accordingly. Feel free to view as you please and at your leisure.

Showreel Dec 2012 from Emmie Bednall on Vimeo.

The player cuts off the right hand side... why must life be such a challenge? Maybe just watch on Vimeo

TEENEVENTS

Hello again

So I've been working alongside Olly again, creating an instructional/information video for a new site he's working on (which is gonna be really cool) you can follow his progress here: http://www.olivermeakings.com/

Haven't animated anything like this before, it was a bit of a challenge trying to create the right imagery and voice over that was universally understandable but I think we've nearly nailed it.

Take a look here:

Teen Events Demo Video 2 from Oliver Meakings on Vimeo.

also includes; a unicorn clock, "bubbly's in the fridge" woman, the worlds grumpiest cat and a pug with a parasol. See if you can spot them all...

THIS IS NORMAL

Here's another thing I did...

It's a music video for The Soundcarriers (feat. Elijah Wood) and has this kinda psychedelic kinda retro-y vibe, with lots of shapes and colours and things. It's long, but stick with it...

^^ That youtube player is so pants. Square videos?! What is this 1955? So here's the link if you'd like to go to youtube.

LIGHT ME UP

Here's a thing that I did...

Oh Parade, why must I keep returning to you?! Anyway, they have this free download out and they needed some kind of video to go with it, step forward chief animator of the band, Emmie...it took some sleepless nights but here we go.

(UPDATE: 11,000+ views in two days isn't too shabby UPDATE 2: it's passed 77,000 views, woo)

GONZO 2.

Finally, something to watch!

Here's my shorts for Gonzo with Alexa, series 2:

HELL TO PAY. C'EST LA FIN.

I get the impression the London show will be a let-down when it comes to showing our work, so in light of this HERE is the end edit of Hell To Pay. All hand-drawn, hand-coloured, all singing, all dancing animation from myself; Catherine Unger and Charlie Hamill.

I still feel there some bits that need tweaking, but overall I'm pretty pleased with it. The only real issue I have with this version is the sound, the music is SO QUIET and we're not really sure why, especially because the sound effects are so loud, it's like the levels have been switched, hrrrmph. This version is on the dvd as well, double hrrrrmph.

Anyway, enjoy.

Hell To Pay. from Emmie Bednall on Vimeo.

SHOWREEL SHOWDOWN

Showreel. from Emmie Bednall on Vimeo.