When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, I’m sure many of us spent some of our unexpected free time writing. I took the opportunty to dabble in creating some flash fiction stories – tiny snippets of fiction – just for my own amusement. As I played around with them, they took on some commonalities – set in … Continue reading
Category Archives: animation
Famous Five go by train again
The glorious retro animated Famous Five ads for Great Western Railway are back for summer 2023, with their first new adventure for three years. A new TV ad, Five Get There First, promotes travelling by train and how it can deliver a level of comfort, speed, sustainability and ability to socialise you don’t get by … Continue reading
All dressed-up and somewhere to go: the joy of cosplay at Comic Cons
Q: Where can you take a photo of Deadpool, look up and see Daenerys Targaryen walking around the corner, or spot Harley Quinn browsing an autograph stall or Doctor Who chatting to a Stormtrooper? A: At a Comic Con. Continue reading
Help Me First! The plea of a crowdfunded horror movie
A group of would-be ghost hunters, seeking internet fame, breaks into an abandoned asylum in search of evidence of the supernatural. But instead of creaking floorboards and flickering lights, they find a lot more than they bargained for. There are apparitions that can only be seen through a camera, not with the naked eye, and … Continue reading
Saucy Horsey gallops through Cardiff with a song in his heart
My adopted home city of Cardiff has an interesting and sometimes surprising history on film (remember the Wolf Man?), but a new project, Saucy Horsey, is perhaps the most surprising. Continue reading