Writer for Animation, Film, Television, Books, Comics and Audio
I’ve been thinking a lot about an old project lately, one that almost took off in a big way. Farmageddon began life way back in 1991 as The Funny Farm, a daily newspaper strip in my hometown newspaper. It was created by my school friend Gordon Fraser and me as a way for us to …
Sometimes a job comes along that is, quite frankly, ridiculous. That was my first thought when Director friend Adam Miller called me a few weeks ago. “We need some animation of Tony Blair,” Adam explained. “Right,” I replied cautiously. “In a tiny submarine.” “OK…” “Really tiny, as in microscopic.” Adam said. “He’s inside an artery …
Time for another Writing & Stuff vlog thing. This time I’m chatting to my buddy Chris Chatterton about his brand new picturebook, Supermarket Gremlins.
I filmed the latest edition of Writing & Stuff on a trip to London last week. It’s the usual mix of rambling thoughts and vague plans but with added shaky camera effects! On the bright side it also includes an interview with my agent, Juliet Mushens, who gives some advice to writers submitting their work …
The second edition of Writing & Stuff is now live on YouTube for your pleasure, affection and scorn. This time I talk about character and how sometimes you need to take a step back from your work and figure out what purpose that character serves within your story. Also I visit the Game On exibition …
I’m trying out a new YouTube series of videos called Writing & Stuff. It’s a regular(ish) series covering my writing process, what I’ve been up to and what I’m reading. Have a look at the first episode here and, if you like it, please do subscribe, hit the like button or leave a comment.
This happened today!
I’ve finally updated my animation showreel with some recent work! It includes a variety of TV projects such as Our School for CBBC and The Number of the Doctor, produced for the 50th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who.
Want a taste of Timesmith? Here’s me reading from chapter one – The Scream.