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  • Cazz Walker, Secret Agent

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    Before the end of term, Cazz Walker, with whom I’ve worked before asked me for another shooting. I thought it would be cool to do something along the lines of the Bourne films and Max Payne comics. I scouted for some appropriate urban, shabby locations in Canterbury and previsualized some shots. At home I combined them into a storyline. Alison helped me during the shoot and lent me her Pocketwizards which I used for some of the setups, in others I relied on Canon’s ETTL in manual mode. You can look at the individual scenes in the window above or you can download the PDF, ready to be printed on A4: Cazz Walker, Secret Agent. The PDF is published under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.

    Here are some of the sources I used for this comic:

    The bar code font on the cover has been created by Anke Arnold.
    The font used for the title is Adobe ITC Machine.
    The texture used as overlay on the title is from gungetextures.com.
    The font used in the speech bubbles is Anime Ace.

  • Photoshop Tutorial: Alien Abduction

    If the last post made you think that I’ve joined the X-Files blogscene I have to disappoint you. I’ll stick to the visual arts. Today I bring you a Photoshop tutorial based on a movie poster mock-up I made back in Canterbury.

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    Hit the jump for a walkthrough of the shoot and a step-by-step explanation of how I used Adobe’s Photoshop to turn my friend Ollie into a Specimen.
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  • Keynestock 2009

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    [Note: also check out photos from Keynestock 2008 and Keynestock 2007.]
    Keynestock has by now become part of my yearly routine at the University of Kent and it’s become one of the defining events of the summer term for me. The Keynes Student Committee once again organized a well-rounded mini-festival with a great atmosphere. My personal favourites of the day were Andy Jeffs and Inertia. At every Keynestock a judges panel determines an overall winner who can then go on to play at Artsfest (which will be on the 13th June here at the UKC) and become the lead act for Keynestock the following year. The winners this time were Bardo Thodol, followed by Harvey Hyde & the Hecklers and Corduroy Fashion Threat. For some reactions to the judges’ decision head over and read the comments in the inQuireLive review.
    Also check out the video from Keynestock 2009 on the University of Kent youtube channel:

    Here’s the lineup of this year’s event. If you want to have a link to your bands website included drop me a message.
    2pm – Budgie & Durex (Kent Factor 2009 winners)
    2.30 – Kieran McGrath
    3 – Andy Jeffs
    3.30 – Firefly
    4 – Bardo Thodol
    4.30 – Harvey Hyde & the Hecklers
    5 – Corduroy Fashion Threat
    5.30 – Joel Williamson
    6 – TECH BREAK – with music from Kent Tech
    6.30 – History of The Trade
    7 – Katy & the Thundercats
    7.30 – Inertia
    8 – Arundhati Riff
    8.30 – Black Sun Down
    9 – The Legacy
    9.30 – Half A Crown (Keynestock 2008 winners)