Some character designs and color comps for a freelance gig I did for the client Walter Robot Studios. Hand drawn in pencil and pen and ink, colored in Photoshop.
Giles Timms
www.gilestimms.com
Giles
Dead All Along Stills
Image stills from my new music video, Dead All Along, performed by Ceri Frost.
Enchanted by a fairy, a child called Yorick briefly journeys in the fairy kingdom, but when Yorick returns to his world he discovers that everything has changed. The art direction for the film is inspired by the work of Edward Gorey and so the worlds and characters are hand-drawn in pen and ink.
Produced at UCLA’s Department of Theater, Film and Television, Animation Workshop. To be released this fall, 2009 :)
Portable Film Festival Audience Award Winner
Manifestations is a Portable Film Festival Audience Award Winner, winning the Best Music Video category :)
You can view the Portable Film Festival Audience Award Winners here: http://blog.portablefilmfestival.com/blog/post/portable-film-festival-2009-the-winners-are/
Thanks to everyone who voted and helped Ceri and I win. Also, a big thankyou to the Portable Film Festival crew, especially Al Cossar, for a brilliant festival!
Manifestations is performed by Ceri Frost
Manifestations Screening at the Readymade Film Fest
Manifestations is screening tonight, Saturday Aug 15th at 7pm, in downtown Los Angeles at the Federal Art Project as part of the exciting Readymade Film Fest.
Manifestations is an animated tale of love in which Mr. Chip seeks anime love in a psychedelic, ever-morphing virtual world. Music by Welsh Composer Ceri Frost
The Readymade festival is an excellent fest that is run and hosted by two great guys, David Aguilar and George Gomez. If anyone is in LA tonight I urge you to go and support the Readymade Film Fest.
Manifestations is a Reel 13 Winner
Manifestations won Reel 13’s short film contest and will air on PBS Thirteen/WNET, America’s most-watched public television station, tonight, Saturday August 15th at 9pm EST.
You can view Manifestations here on the Reel 13 site.
Music by Ceri Frost
Here’s the blurb from the Reel 13 site:
“Every Saturday night at 9, Reel 13 goes on the air on Thirteen, reaching a potential audience of millions throughout the New York metro region. The weekly lineup includes a classic feature, the winning short film chosen by visitors to this website, and an exciting new indie feature.”
Thanks to everyone who voted for Manifestations and helped us win :)
Manifestations Finalist on Reel 13
Manifestations, my animated film with music by Welsh composer, Ceri Frost, is a finalist in the Reel 13 Shorts Online Competition. The winner will be aired on television on PBS’ Channel 13 in New York next weekend, Aug 15th.
You can vote for Manifestations here: http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/category/vote/.
Many thanks to Colleen McHugh and Reel 13!
Manifestations Screening at Portable Film Festival
Ceri and I had our Manifestations music video accepted into the Portable Film Festival. The festival is screening through the month of August. You can view Manifestations here:
Manifestations, Portable Film Festival, 2009, August 1st.
If you like the short, please vote for Ceri and I :)
Music by Welsh composer Ceri Frost
Manifestations Featured on Channel Frederator
Manifestations was featured on Channel Frederator along with an interview. You can find the feature here: http://www.channelfrederator.com/frederator/episode/CFR_20090630.
The interview can be found here: http://www.channelfrederator.com/post/13200/gee-whiz-it-s-giles-timms.
Many thanks to Bailee DesRocher and Channel Frederator!
Film Festivals and Screenings, Manifestations
Manifestations is showing at the following film festivals and screenings:
UCLA Animation PROM, 2009, June 6th
UCLA Festival of New creative Work, 2009, June 9th
The Something Awesome Animated Short Film Festival, June 12th
Music by Ceri Frost, www.cerifrostmusic.com
Dead All Along, Opening Scene
A still image from the opening scene for my animated music video, ‘Dead All Along’ performed by Welsh musician Ceri Frost.
Here is the revised treatment for the music video.
Logline: Enchanted by a fairy and transformed into a faun, a child called Yorick briefly journeys in the fairy kingdom, but when Yorick returns to his family he discovers that he and his family are already dead.
This is based on the myth of Tir Nan Og, an alternate or parallel universe, a place where time stands still and there is no sickness or death. The fairy kingdom is said to be a hilltop one, but invisible, or composed of magnificent underground cities. Fairy kings and queens rule there. Humans who enter the fairy realm cannot leave once the door closes behind them. Those who do leave may find that years have passed on earth during what was, for them, but minutes in the fairy kingdom.
I’m working hard on finishing this up this weekend so that it can be shown at UCLA’s PROM, the Animation Film Festival, on June 6th :)
Hand drawn and Photoshop with compositing in After Effects.