Good News

It's been quiet on this here blog, so sorry about that. But there is a reason! All is explained below. The image to the left is a screengrab of Ragdoll Girl, from one of the pages of my treatment submission.

Cross-posted from Central Station

After 4 months of story developing, workshops and script-writing, I finally submitted the final treatment and script of my Scottish Digital Shorts 2010 to Digicult. And the good news? I WAS SELECTED FOR COMMISSION! If my life was a film, this is the song I'd have heard in my celebration montage, upon hearing the news. Yes, the extended version!

I am beyond excited about the next few months as I embark on making my first (professional) short animated film. There's still more development on the story and visual style to be done, which i'm attempting to throw myself into.

The film itself is called 'Fall Into Position'. That's a working title, mind. And it's synopsis?

In a ramshackle cottage, in the midst of a wild, magical forest live two toy siblings, Ragdoll Girl and Clockwork Boy. Every day, Clockwork Boy completes a set of obsessive, nonsensical routines, to Ragdoll Girl’s resentment. Clockwork Boy is content. Ragdoll Girl thinks he is broken. But when she’s faced with the chance to fix him forever, does she take it? Based on my experiences of growing up with an autistic brother, Fall Into Position is a tale of hope, love, determination and acceptance.

I'm intending on blogging my experiences here on Censta and my own personal blog. I've also made a group in which the crew will hopefully write about their experiences. Watch this space!