The Energy Show

Illustrator working on "The Energy Show" - a show teaching children about energy, channeling the aesthetic of Steam-punks. 

Using Photoshop, After Effects and Catalyst; the animation will appear live on Science Museum's IMax cinema screen. The projection will incorporate photographic/video elements (supplied by Science Museum media archive) within the supporting explanatory imagery, which is created in the style of chalk-board diagrams and writing. A 3D animated character 'i-nstein' also makes an appearance.

All content will be created to be cued live.

Director: Martin Lamb
Video Designer: Nina Dunn
3D Animator: Mike Wyatt
AFX Animator: Asa Movshovitz

Latitude Festival 2013

On Saturday 20th July 2013, I pre-programmed and operated live video for National Theatre Wales & Neon Neon: Praxis Makes Perfect, in the Theatre Arena tent at Latitude Festival.

The immersive gig/album launch was for Welsh Electro/Pop outfit Neon Neon – AKA Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys and producer Boom Bip.  The show was inspired by the life and mysterious death of the Italian multimillionaire and anti-fascist publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.

See here for more details.

Praxis Makes Perfect

In a secret location in Cardiff, I was the Animator and Video Design Assistant, (artworking in Photoshop and animating in After Effects) for an immersive gig/album launch for Welsh Electro/Pop outfit Neon Neon.

Video Design: Timothy Bird
Director: Wils Wilson

Faust

For Mariinsky Theatre's current production of Gounod's 'Faust', in St. Petersburg, I hand painted backdrops, which were transformed into large scale moving oil textures.

Video Designers: Ian William Galloway & Nina Dunn
Director: Isabella Bywater

X & Y

What is the shape of the universe? Is it finite or infinite? Does it have an edge?

In their new show x & y Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould use mathematics and the theatre to navigate the known and unknown reaches of our world.

x & y is co-produced by Complicite and the Science Museum.

I had the pleasure of being Video Assistant - programming in Catalyst and animating in After Effects for a scratch performance of 'x & y'. Projecting visuals on the IMax cinema screen in the Science Museum.
We used a new Thunderbolt>PCI hub to capture the performers live in hi-res and incorporated them into the animations.

The Audience

I was Video Animator for new theatre production The Audience, starring Helen Mirren, at Gielgud Theatre, London West End. Visuals were projected onto the wall.

When I first met her, she introduced herself; "Hello, I'm Helen and I'm the Queen!"

The Audience tells the story of how for sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace – a meeting like no other in British public life – it is private. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not even to their spouses. The Audience breaks this contract of silence – and imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen.

Mare Rider

My first taste of animating for the theatre/live performance industry was creating video content, which got projected onto hospital curtain and the actors. I worked with MESMER, under talented designers Ben Walden and Dick Straker. At the press night, I met Alan Rickman, who is a good friend of Olivier Award-winning actor Kathryn Hunter. I can't believe he saw and complimented my work! See it while you can at Arcola Theatre, the production will also tour in Sweden and Germany.

365 days

Anniversary present from Tim O'Leary.

♥

Pink Panthers

Green screen shoot for animated documentary "The Pink Panthers"

Directed by Tony Comley (from Sherbet Ltd.) at Camberwell Film Studios.

I was Production Assistant and was in charge of taking notes, buying balaclavas, boiler suits and a large plum hat. More to see soon!

go ape in space

I'm Still Here from Moira Lam on Vimeo.

The first monkey astronaut was named Albert. The second monkey astronaut was, imaginatively, called Albert II. While Albert II was technically the first monkey to reach space altitude, it wasn't until the fifth line in the Albert dynasty (Albert V), that a monkey successfully returned from space. Unfortunately for Albert V, his parachute let him down and he became another victim of the human space race.

2nd year final major project. Hand-drawn animation about a monkey alone in space. Based on one of the many animals who didn't return safely back to Earth.

MOULTING! (a.k.a Hairy Epic FAIL)

James Lancett. Collaboration. 1 day project.

'Your hair grows approximately 6inches a year...'

Our idea was based upon a retelling of the tale of Rupunzel. We set out to produce a 30 second feature length film, when we usually have 5weeks to make 20seconds of animation!

This is working progress.

Einstein

A short animation based on an inspirational quote by Einstein. No narrative. No characters. Experimental film making where text and image has to relate to the quote. The sounds and animation are both composed in after effects. The crit went well. I want to introduce 3D layers and interesting camera angles, at the moment its too flat.

Enjoy!

Summer Project

3 short animations. Brief: design a simple human character that interacts with an insect in 3 out of 5 of the following ways; LIFT, jump, FALL, run, DRAG.

The quality isn't very good. I would like to merge them into one narrative, incorporate sound and reshoot.