Fantastic news, I was shortlisted for the test rounds of the 2009 Cut & Paste competition’s “3D Design” category. My test round was yesterday and because I couldn’t make it down to London we did the round via ichat and a video stream of the computer monitor.
This was the shortest 20 mins of my life, trying desperately to put a 3D image together to fit the theme ‘Bliss’. I opted to create a park scene with a row of benches along a path under some trees. You can see from the video file below (sped up a fair bit) how I achieved the scene – I am pretty happy with my result. All being well i’ll be competing on 4th April at The Coronet Theatre, London against other high-flying superstar 3D artists. For more info on the madness that ensues check out the Cut & Paste site here.
It’s a fantastic feeling to be involved in such a high tension competition and to work so intensely for such a relatively short amount of time. I will keep you posted on how I progress.
Not many can claim this, but Joe Skully (Neighbours) cooked me a shrimp on his Barbeque. That’s right, he threw another shrimp on his Barbie! To be honest I don’t really remember why or how this was happening but Joe Skully (I should really find out his real name) was in Bradford and on the University ampitheatre cooking food on a barbeque. Either way it was a great atmosphere and the food tasted very nice indeed. That was one of the oddest I had in Bradford I think. Might have been worth brushing my hair though.
My only real regret here was not getting a better camera, I took a second hand SLR without a flash, mostly to look the part, unfortunately this meant that I couldn’t see what was being shot and the photos of Ken and Caroline are pretty dark. Definitely a once in a lifetime experience – although I hope not!
