Thursday, 29 May 2008

that 'Smile' video

Just finished animating and directing a video for the first single 'Smile', just waiting for the comments from stupid motherfuckers on Youtube going 'that's just a rip off of Napoleon Dynamite!!!!...I can't believe!!!'. 10 out of 10 cocknose, it's called a homage , go read a fucking book or something.
Despite only taking 4 weeks on one machine whilst juggling a four year old with a passion for stuffing Hama beads up her nose (just like I did when I was four, not Hama beads, those ceramic ones that slide up the cavity all nice), I think it does the job and makes people smile...does what it says on the tin, innit.
See, Ive been out of the animating thing for a while (not through choice, just market forces or whatever they call it) and mostly spending most of my time juggling Hama bead-riddled-kids, making music, indulging in extreme tapestry and occasionally sleeping. But it's got me back into it all again, you know all visual and shit. So hopefully my record label would like me to do another one (basically giving me the opportunity to pay myself to make a video for me) in order to hold off court action from the loan company/council/inland revenue or pay off some of the bills that make up the snuggly duvet of debt I roll into every night. Hmm all cosy warm and panicky.
Anyway, I do hope you enjoy the video and it makes you smile (and not through gritted teeth like I have to).


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