I'm Desperately Trying To Think Of A Title.

Just had a lecture from writer/director/animator named Robert Morgan.

We watched a few of his shorts and he's pretty good.

It's really dark, scary work he's done.

Anyone who's done film studies knows the kind of stuff I'm talking about.

Though the animation he's done is amazing.

Most have no dialogue, just ambiance - but he can get a million different emotions out of just one facial expression just by adjusting the light, etc.

Pretty tense and horrific, but beautiful and other-worldly.

One of the short (The Separation) is about conjoined twins who are separated at a young age, but later in life feel the absence of their sibling attached to them...

...oh yeah... and they own a sewing factory.

I'll leave your imagination to work out what happens next.


There was one which, actually was a live action short, which involved a troubled boy, terrified of his older sister's words 'When you go to sleep, I'm going to smash your f**king head with a baseball bat' (ahh, sisterly love).

He also has visions of a mental patient equipped with an axe, escaping from the local clinic and massacring his family in full over-the-top gratuitous violence.

Sound nasty but it's shot and acted really well.

And the Mental guy looks scarily like the S&M baddy from Farscape... I've forgotten his name.

Aylwin help me out... (he's a Farscape nut).
( They're making a movie don't you know... )

''WHAT THE FRELL IS GOING ON KRYTON!''

So yeah... oh, and my favourite of the shorts was called 'The Cat With Hands'

It's about 3 minutes. Click on the link and take a look.

You'll never guess what it's about. : )

It's a cleverly simple plot and is very like those old nightmarish fairy tales, but you don't really see this kind of stuff anymore. Takes me back to watching stuff like this as a child and being freaked the freak out.

I'm looking forward to visiting Newman this Sunday (I've missed you buddy!). I've got to buy a 2-day return train ticket to Portsmouth where he's staying. Whilst I'm there I'm pretty sure there will be some hardcore 'Halo 2' multiplayer goin on.

Newman is an absolute Mad Man when it comes to virtual reality assinations.

Scarily so infact...

Valid proof that my prediction is correct...

Newman's Dad is an international secret agent.

Getting tips from the big boys eh James? Explain that one!

Just don't tell him I said that, incase tomorrow I mysteriously die from 'accidentally-looking-too-far-over-a-12-storey-window.'

Anyway, I'm off to bid on the very rare PSone game, Vib Ribbon.

Wish me luck!

C U L8R Ladies & Gentlemen.