61/365: Chip Chip

61/365: Chip Chip, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

March 2nd

This is a photograph I took for my friend Sylwia's portfolio. We will be launching her website this month, where she will showcase more of her puppets, like this one from Breakthru Films' Flying Machine. Keep an eye out for this one, she is extremely talented.

I will make a big post about the whole thing once it's ready. :)

(note- this photo, unlike most of my other p365's is NOT Creative Commons. I'm posting it here under the terms of showcasing Sylwia's work, as we will soon do on her personal website.)

43/365: Deutsche Bahn

43/365: Deutsche Bahn, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

February 12th

Yep, I'm in Germany. Ten days of animation workshops ahead.

40/365: Sixteen neodymium magnets

40/365: Sixteen neodymium magnets, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

February 9th

For the animation workshop, I bought some neodymium magnets with bolt holes, put screws through and fixed wooden pegs as handles. This will make the magnets easier to move and will help cut down on the number of crushed fingers. :P

Why am I not around so much?

Because:

Ten more days (because that is my deadline) and I will be back at normal speed.

114/365:Premiere

114/365:Premiere, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

April 24th

Mateusz and Marta at the premiere of their short films: respectively The Guide and The Birds.

41/365: The Birds

41/365: The Birds, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

February 10th

The talented princess in the photo is my college roommate, turned post-college flatmate, now the author of her own animated short feature. Students make one at the end of each university year, but the last one, the diploma and often public debut, is the most important. Coupled with a written thesis it completes the graduation process and, if good enough, earns one the title of Master of the Arts.

Marta will pass with flying colours, I'm sure. The can she is holding in her hands contains a 35mm copy of her masterpiece. You should go watch the trailer at her website; the film is called "The Birds" and from what I have seen it follows the creepy traditions of Hitchcock, Gorey, Poe, and good old black humour. She won't let me see the whole thing until the premiere. Artists, sheesh...

This picture is itself an out-take; she needed a shot of herself to use for a thank-you card to send to the people who helped her make The Birds. A lot of hard work went into this film. I really hope it does well.


If you're not yet enticed, here is a still from the film:

Do check it out, and leave comments here if you like it! She will be thrilled to hear your opinions. :)