John Kavanagh
Indie WebDeveloper
Client-side and Front-end Development. Expert in cross-browser compatibilities, beautiful layouts, accessibility and advanced CSS/XHTML

Animation

Habbosode : The Duck Strangler

08.02.2009 0

In 2006 whilst working for Catalyst Pictures in Manchester we were offered the opportunity to produce a “Habbosode” for Habbo Hotel (a large on-line children’s virtual world). As part of the pitching process, fourteen animation studios from across the globe were invited to create a short animation using very specific characters and with a huge bible of guidelines covering everything from environmental settings to character temperament (remember: this was aimed specifically at children). We were allowed to develop our own storyline and cast our own voice artists though.

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NewTV Studios: 3D Virtual Environment

06.02.2009 0

Welcome to the New TV Studios!

This was part of a pitch put together whilst working at Catalyst Pictures and shortly after Apple introduced their QuickTime VR technology: a way of encoding and displaying 360° panoramic views, and a way of submersing the user in a 3D virtual environment, looking around using their mouse.

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Mega Rig Shark Attack Toy Prototype

05.02.2009 0

Now a very popular part of Mattel and Matchbox’s toy offerings, in 2006 the Mega Rig Shark/Squid Attack play set was nothing more than a Styrofoam and parcel-tape mock up listing badly to one side in a bathtub and a pile of sketches.

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