pics from 'The Tale of Despereaux' screening

last sunday morning we got a chance to see an advance screening of 'The Tale of Despereaux' in Leicester Square, took some pics while we were there, though you would like to see them!


as a little bonus we were given fluffy despereaux dolls as we left. it now sits atop my christmas tree.

updated showreel and new film release

Hello all, just to let you know, I've updated my shoreel with footage from some projects I've been working on this year, including The Dark Knight and a promo for channel 5 advertising their new gadget channel (see earlier posting)

you can see the new reel in the showreel section of my website, have a look.

also

'The Tale of Despereaux' was realised nationwide this morning. Ive been working on this animated feature for the best part of this year, as a creature TD. Ive worked on some 200 shots, about an 8th of the film, so check it out and look for my name in the credits!

all the best

Adam

Im in 3D World magazine!

Check it out, im featured in this months issue of 3D WORLD magazine. Its a full page advert for escape studios, with a lovely splash photo of me and a quote I gave them in a recent interview.

It was great to be asked to help them promote their maya training course, it's nice to be able to give something back after they helped me out so much when I was getting started, and also its great PR!

Promo for Five FWD

Just recently finished working on a promo for channel five's new internet based web channel 'Five FWD' with The House of Curves.

some info from their website:


"Tune in to FIVE and you’ll see an ad on high rotation featuring a multitude of gadgets whizzing around the screen. It’s the launch of Five’s web based technology and gadget channel called FIVE FWD, created over 14 intense days at The House of Curves....

....Almost as quickly as placeholders were being created, Adam Dewhirst and a team of modellers were transforming them into beautifully crafted and detailed models. The slick renders are a testament to the great modelling abilities of our students....

(should add at this point, I'm not one of their students, although I have learned alot from these guys!)

you can read the whole article here: FIVE FWD

For my part i had to model a variety of photo real models to interact with each other. One of the more challenging parts was to create a camcorder that transformed into a huge array of gadgets including projectors, tv's speakers and even a telescope.

I also had a chance to do some simple shading work which was great fun and a nice change of pace.

will post the video as soon as it comes online!

Another Trailer for 'The Tale of Despereaux'

Hot off the press, here is another trailer for the upcoming 'Tale of Despereaux'. This one is a fair bit longer and you can see much more of the film, you'll also get a better idea of the story! looks good, lots of my shots in this trailer!

I have entered 'The House of Curves'

Hello all

some updates on the job front for you, This past monday, I started work at The House of Curves, located in London's Holburn. Working with Andrew Daffy and Matt Estela.

I'm finally back to some modelling, in actualy fact I've probably modelled more in this last week that most of this year, its bizarre returning to photo real modelling after working as a creature TD for so long, but very enjoyable! (and a little nackering, I think i am developing some kind of RSI).

Anyway, The House of Curves is great, glad to be here, and a welcome change of pace from Framestore, will post more news on what I'm working on as soon as I can.

all the best

Adam

working with great people!

Sad news: Today is my last day with Framestore, after a year and half here I'm off to greener pastures (The House of Curves!). Its a shame as ive really enjoyed my time here, but they have run out of work for me, so my contact is not being renewed for now. However......... I have worked with some awesome people, and today over lunch, they presented me with a A3 framed picture of this:



which is simply amazing!!! I'm really touched by it, and it looks great.... going straight on my wall! so thank you to everyone i've worked with at Framestore, you guys are awesome, and im sure we will work together again in the future!

Thanks!

Adam

screenshots from 'Despereaux', the game.

These screenshots of 'The Tale Of Despereaux' the computer game have just been released. I'm afriad I have no details on it yet, but its another movie tie in for the film, which is good news!

From the look of it, the games developers may have been passed some of our models, they look pretty similar, it does look quite nice actually. I remember seeing the screenshots for 'The Golden Compass' game, when I was working on that and being very dissapointed.

modelling with Steven Stahlberg

Hello all, just a small bit of new here, I have enrolled upon the Steven Stahlberg cybergirl modelling class at cgworkshops (www.cgsociety.org). The course started this past monday and its already flying! hopefully by the end of it my photo real humans will be that much better, but its great to get to work with a maya master like Steven.

will post some updates of my work as it comes in, for now im just brainstorming some concepts! its all very exciting.

(of course fitting it into my schedule is chaos, but when is it not chaos?)

heres a link to the course cg workshops offer: HERE

and steven's website: android blues

all the best

Adam

designs for animated short

Hey everyone, I thought I would post some designs for an animated short I am working on. Its a personal project im doing in my spare time.

I don't want to go into too much detail, but I got very excited today because I received the final designs for the first character. Im working with a concept artists/illustrator called Leo Bennett, and he sent these over today, they really capture the character I'm after, so hopefully we see more of the same soon.

Here are the first finalled designed of the 'Guard' character for my short:






posed shot:

More on this soon hopefully.

will also post a link to more of Leo's work as soon as i get it.

New Despereaux Poster

This new Poster for 'The Tale of Despereaux' has just been released

Poster 2:


I have to admit I really like it, and it focuses on the main character more, which i think is a good thing. For those of you who have read the book, you'll know that there are in fact 3 main stories, each with a different lead character, however for the purposes of the movie I think it makes sence that Despereaux himself get stop billing.

heres the first poster that was released earlier in the year:

Poster 1:

The Despereaux Crew!

hey all, just wanted to post a small update, we had a group pictures taken taken of the crew for 'The Tale of Despereaux'. This is everyone on the crew, as it stands on 12/09/2008.

I only just got there in time, so im way out on the left!

lovely animation

I found this while trawling through you tube today, its a lovely piece of animation in 3D. Great look, style and very nice animation indeed - also set to rather mellow music. reminds me of something tim burton would do, but in a lighter tone.

after checking the credits, ive discovered its by an animator named 'yannick puig' with music by david lascombe and sebastian lecocq

it reminds me of a video called 'i live on the moon' and (moments later) upon looking this up, ive realised its the same animator. both of these anims are worth checking out:



I live on the moon is available in high definition HERE on Yannicks home page

really spendid work. here are some still to wet your appetite:

sneak peak at the Tale of Despereaux

Universal have released a small sneak peak at the behind the scenes of 'The Tale of Despereaux', which is the feature animation i am currently working on.

Due out in December, its stars matthiew Broderick and Dustin Hoffman, as well as a whole slew of other actors lending their vocal talents. It is the tale of a little mouse and the adventures hes has in the kingdom on Dior.

I've been working as a Creature TD on it.

check it out!