Any stop-action monsters from films, all Henson creations, Aardman, Nightmare before Christams and Corpse Bride, Trapdoor, Hitchcock films, Weta workshop and most of all my parents.
Directors
Hitchcock, Jackson, Singer, Fincher, Nolan, Burton, Meadows, Park and Lord. Big fan of Ray Harryhausen's great work, with out his monsters I wouldnt be making my monsters
Festivals
London International Animation Festival, UK
Raindance, UK
Tokatsu International Film Festival, Japan
ALTER-NATIVE International Film Festival, Romania
Exground Filmfest, Germany
FLIP Animation Festival, UK
Byron Bay, Australia
Omaha Film Festival, US
Sarasota Film Festival, US
The European Independent Film Festival, France
Film-Fest Granada, Spain
AFIA Aarhus Festival, Denmark
Mumbai Festivals Pumelo, India
Naoussa International film festival, Greece
Indianapolis International Film Festival, US
Reading Short Film Festival, UK
Portobello Film Festival, UK
ANIMANIMA 07, Serbia
Inshorts: Moviefest, Russia
CAN2007 Film Festival, UK
DaKINO IFF, Romania
Professional Affiliations
Animate & Create - Animation Workshops
www.animateandcreate.com
The Windmill Boy's Interests
General
My main interest is Stop-motion animation, I love it. Apart from animation I'm a real voyeur, I just like looking around and looking further than just whats in front of me.
Music
The Music of Ethan Maltby and Windmill Boy's organ
Movies
Clash of the Titans, Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts
Television
Creature Comforts, Monkey Dust and adverts
Books
Currently flicking through the amazing 'The Art of Ray Harryhausen' Truely inspiring. The man, can draw, storyboard, sculpt, model make and animate, a TRUE legend...
Heroes
In no particular order...
My Mum, Dad, Grandad, Mr. McCann, Steve Allen, Ray Harryhausen, Tim Burton
Canterbury Christ Church University College
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Radio, Film, Television
Minor: Animation
Clubs: 5th Team, Football
About me: The Windmill Boy is a short animated film, which tells the story of a boy kept prisoner in a mill, who has to try and escape. The film took 18 months to produce and was made on a very small budget. The film has been made as a piolt for a 28 minute special, which is currently being written. For more information about the film including clips and photos from the film visit www.windmillboy.co.uk
The Windmill Boy Trailer
Who I'd like to meet: Any animators or people that really love animation, any type of creative person, or anyone that likes Windmill Boy, drop us a comment or an add
Wow that blows me away . What a super idea for a story and creature. Excellent design and content I'd love to have a copy of my own when available . The art work minatures and molded clay is so wonderfully imiginative . Bravo and keep up the great work all of ya :) Moe from Canada Vote Obama :)
thank you for the add ,,how interesting to discover the way you give life to such a wonderful world!! your making of films are great, it seems so easy when we see your charcters moving, and it probably needs a huge work and patience!!! , and your main character has a so incredible face!and your pirates!love them!
I really like the style/music and narration on yours a lot. Well done. Hope we can screen together sometime, I would like to check out the film in it's full length.
thanx for giving me the "invite add". :) the piece looks great - very much like the style & overall feel. i can appreciate & respect all the work that went into "windmill boy" - i did a brief & VERY simple claymation piece that took me half a day to film! hopefully i'll have the pleasure of getting to see your film over here on the other side of pond. i'll watch for it!
Hey :D How have you been? I can see you are busy, that is good! So did you apply your film to a lot of animation filmfestivals? I finished my film and im applying it to all diffrenet festivals, maybe we will meet somewhere. Check this festival out: www.animanima.org Hope to chat to you soon? All the best :D
i look forward to next years animation classes and to anything and everything you can teach me..
i have been working on a plot and character designs already for next year and its starting to come together but becomiing slightly epic at the same time... lots more work in store
How's the windmill boy these days? You shooting yet?
Still if you need an animator my contract at Aardz ends in about 4 weeks and I'm out there with the rest of the unemployed.
Waiting to hear about the Harvey Crumpet feature film in Melbourne, fingers crossed!
anyway have a great B-day, speak laters.
I'm a screenwriter-in-training, amongst other things, and am being drawn ever more towards animation as it captures exactly the madness of the imagination. Mmmmmm madness...
Things on my side of the world are splendid, but I'm hopping over to your side soon as things sound a little more shiny over there.
Hi Dan,
I must say that I'm completely taken in by The Windmill Boy. I watch the trailer vid constantly and love the whole concept you and your team have developed. The detail and camera angles are Genius. May the Animation Gods shine their light on the whole project and bring you success.
Hey Dan,
We've not made any animated fims at K-RO yet, although there are talks of one being made very soon about life seen through a childs dream. Please check back regularly for updates. We'll also have some of our films or clips up on the page soon. Your work looks great, keep up the good work. Don't be a stranger, visit us again soon. Thanks for the support.
Kerry
K-RO Productions
Hello Mr Windmill Boy!
Many thanks for embracing me as a 'friend' and as a 'mentalist' - albeit an entertaining one!
Keep moving those little arms just a tiny bit *click* a little bit more *click* just a fraction...and I'll make him blink *click* etc...
Regards,
Larryx
Thank you for your suggestions. Today I think I might draw Stephen Hawkwinds spiralling round a black hole heading towards a singularity...
Love from your highly professional friends at
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Work and play has been pretty crazy, the hectic life of lnd, has been good. starting to do a lot of composting, pretty hardcore stuff, but getting there. sounds like your doing really well, are you goner have a show near london soon? wow a studio, hardcore, sounds like all plans are gogogo! woohoo, good work bud ;D
cheers yea i found your work the other day........its amazing!! im majoring in moving image here in new zealand,found your work very inspirational, pleased to be added!
You are doing an amazing job, very inspiring! I enjoy all forms of art, and I was very impressed with the style of the movie, it stands out and is unique among all the computer animation. Well done, wish you lots of luck!
