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www.chrisjcrawley.co.uk
Aren't I special!
I applied it to my Blog.In the middle of editting it all.Don't be suprised that it looks plain right now.Still working on the colours and layout etc etc on Dreamweaver.
15 July 2010
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I've just finally got my arse into gear and contacted about 10 studios asking about placements/shadowing and client briefs for the next project!
How's everyone else getting on with all of this?
PS: It was the World Cup's fault for me not doing this earlier...Not mine!Honest :-)
How's everyone else getting on with all of this?
PS: It was the World Cup's fault for me not doing this earlier...Not mine!Honest :-)
14 July 2010
Childhood impacts - Definative cartoons
I've always believed that the imagery, music and stories that you're subjected to in your early years are an major part of what goes into making up personality, and being a film fan since an early age i've always considered those things to be the original source that ignited my imagination and creativity.
I often like to think back and remember some of the things that I found exciting, inspiring or magical at the time and revisit them to see how I feel about them now. I might do a few posts relating to this on different themes, but my main reason for this post was that I have recently been reminiscing about the old Hanna/ Barbera and Warner Bros. cartoons that I used to watch as a kid and I wanted to narrow down some of my favourites.
Unfortunately they don't seem to show a great deal of the old classics thesedays which I think is a shame because the kids watching cartoons now will be missing out on some of the earliest and greatest animations.....then again, this may just be me being an old geezer.
Anyhoos, in the pursuit of trying to think which was my favourite cartoon I remembered numerous shorts of Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, the Donald Duck WWII propaganda cartoons and others. I also recall a favourite which featured a futuristic house with buttons everywhere to activate things....i'm sure Elmer Fudd or Sylvester was in it....
....But....
There are two cartoons in particular which have always remained with me, and I managed to find both on YouTube. I'm not surprised watching them again why I loved them so much, it makes perfect sense.
The first is a Popeye short called 'Big Bad Sinbad' from 1957, and as the title suggests it is themed around Sinbad the Sailor. I realise seeing it now why I liked it so much, i've always loved the old arabian Sinbad movies (,'Thief of Baghdad', etc.) and the cartoon captures the mood (in particular the music) perfectly.
The second is quite possibly my favourite cartoon of all time, it is a Tom & Jerry short from 1945 called 'Mouse in Manhattan' and in fact doesn't feature Tom hardly at all. Watching it again now I feel just as inspired and enchanted as I did all those years ago, and I realise that one of the reasons I love this cartoon so much is because i've always liked the look of New York in the 50s....the styles and sounds relating to films such as 'On the Town', 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
Once scene in particular, the broken candlestick and the dancing with dolls, is one that will always stay with me.
I often like to think back and remember some of the things that I found exciting, inspiring or magical at the time and revisit them to see how I feel about them now. I might do a few posts relating to this on different themes, but my main reason for this post was that I have recently been reminiscing about the old Hanna/ Barbera and Warner Bros. cartoons that I used to watch as a kid and I wanted to narrow down some of my favourites.
Unfortunately they don't seem to show a great deal of the old classics thesedays which I think is a shame because the kids watching cartoons now will be missing out on some of the earliest and greatest animations.....then again, this may just be me being an old geezer.
Anyhoos, in the pursuit of trying to think which was my favourite cartoon I remembered numerous shorts of Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, the Donald Duck WWII propaganda cartoons and others. I also recall a favourite which featured a futuristic house with buttons everywhere to activate things....i'm sure Elmer Fudd or Sylvester was in it....
....But....
There are two cartoons in particular which have always remained with me, and I managed to find both on YouTube. I'm not surprised watching them again why I loved them so much, it makes perfect sense.
The first is a Popeye short called 'Big Bad Sinbad' from 1957, and as the title suggests it is themed around Sinbad the Sailor. I realise seeing it now why I liked it so much, i've always loved the old arabian Sinbad movies (,'Thief of Baghdad', etc.) and the cartoon captures the mood (in particular the music) perfectly.
The second is quite possibly my favourite cartoon of all time, it is a Tom & Jerry short from 1945 called 'Mouse in Manhattan' and in fact doesn't feature Tom hardly at all. Watching it again now I feel just as inspired and enchanted as I did all those years ago, and I realise that one of the reasons I love this cartoon so much is because i've always liked the look of New York in the 50s....the styles and sounds relating to films such as 'On the Town', 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
Once scene in particular, the broken candlestick and the dancing with dolls, is one that will always stay with me.
A post for me
Just to remind me of something I want to look at more and then maybe a review
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/artblog/2008/may/14/art
It is cool though take a gander!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/artblog/2008/may/14/art
It is cool though take a gander!
A love letter for you
No not really, but that is the name for a wicked mural project in Philladelphi. Headed by Steven Powers aka ESPO it is a love letter painted on the walls facing the Market elevated train painted by 40 local and international artists (street/graff) and signwriterS.
It is a brilliant project of cool, typographical signs and street art, creating visually and mentally stimulating messages along a particulary grim and derelict section of trainline. I think hats off to the local Philly authority to have the insight to commission these murals.......apparantly it is mural city! But because of this love of murals they seem to have much less problems with illegal graffiti......this is maybe something the British Transport Police should be looking into.
What is really cool is as well as the obvious influence for the project from 1950's advertising, the messages are quite thought provoking, but the direction of the train travelling has also been taken into consideration and this determines how the typography appears....on the site the pictures of each mural say whther they are best viewed east to west or west ot east. The use of colour is also a big consideration and a lot of thought has been given as which pigments work best and which will be diminish more in the sun. This is something that all graff artists take into consideration...well the good ones anyway. They will consider which paints mix with each other e.g. if you mix belton chrome with molotov piglet pink then it will run!
I think this project gives an insight to the consdierations taken when creating a good mural and how it will interact with the people viewing it and the landcsape it lives in.
Pictures and articles as below....check check it out!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.aloveletterforyou.com/?page_id=198
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/apr/18/graffiti-philadelphia-street-art-signs
It is a brilliant project of cool, typographical signs and street art, creating visually and mentally stimulating messages along a particulary grim and derelict section of trainline. I think hats off to the local Philly authority to have the insight to commission these murals.......apparantly it is mural city! But because of this love of murals they seem to have much less problems with illegal graffiti......this is maybe something the British Transport Police should be looking into.
What is really cool is as well as the obvious influence for the project from 1950's advertising, the messages are quite thought provoking, but the direction of the train travelling has also been taken into consideration and this determines how the typography appears....on the site the pictures of each mural say whther they are best viewed east to west or west ot east. The use of colour is also a big consideration and a lot of thought has been given as which pigments work best and which will be diminish more in the sun. This is something that all graff artists take into consideration...well the good ones anyway. They will consider which paints mix with each other e.g. if you mix belton chrome with molotov piglet pink then it will run!
I think this project gives an insight to the consdierations taken when creating a good mural and how it will interact with the people viewing it and the landcsape it lives in.
Pictures and articles as below....check check it out!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.aloveletterforyou.com/?page_id=198
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/apr/18/graffiti-philadelphia-street-art-signs
8 July 2010
Camera???
Hello people,
Hope you are all enjoying your summer.
Stuuuuuu, I was just wondering whether we can loan out HD camcorders over the summer?
Cheers muchos.
Hope you are all enjoying your summer.
Stuuuuuu, I was just wondering whether we can loan out HD camcorders over the summer?
Cheers muchos.
1 July 2010
half time!
well, folks. here we have the final league tables for the end of the year. but remember - it's a course of two halves. so there's plenty of time yet for those of you languishing in the relegation zone to drag yourselves to safety. the girl pemberton-platt done well and has opened up a healthy gap at the top, but it's a tough old game and there's a long way to go yet.
remember folks. it's a marathon [infographic] not a sprint.
remember folks. it's a marathon [infographic] not a sprint.
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