The Mysterious Traveller

So I have a dream about Tom Jones, as you do. I venture in to a nearby pub for help and was expected for some reason; the landlord told me 'yeah, 'he's out the back'. I sat next to Mr Jones and we did a cool guy handshake... everyone applauded and then he sang 'It's Not Unusual' as I casually ate an entire chicken. Brilliant. The work at the moment seems to be falling into place. I have managed to be highly productive this week - designing a couple of business cards and also drawing up a comic strip for my new updated CV It is still in the design stages - mainly needing some editing on toon boom and adding captions to the speech bubbles. It will be the cover of my CV and basically be more of a visual introduction. I have also started to email the contacts from the Encounters Festival just for a chat. Hopefully get some insight into the big wide world of film and animation industry. But for now, it's back to the drawing board...

Essentially this Blog was to write down things that I found interesting and helpful throughout my time as a student. I am studying Stop Motion and Puppet Making at Staffordshire University where I am currently in the third year, and let me tell you... it really is a whole new level now. But I am not here to talk about work (not yet anyway) for I am still fresh from the Encounters Festival I attended last week in Bristol. It really was a fantastic experience for me and it's because of this experience that has led me to create this Blog. I learned alot over the four days about taking the next step and life in the industry. Brushing shoulders with the likes of Peter Lord, David Sproxton and even Andy Serkis can, without a doubt, really inspire anyone. Me and my friend Ashley Lightfoot managed to fill three entire days with seminars, screenings, talks and even a filmmakers brunch. We spoke to fellow animators, peers, television producers, editors, web designers, company director...

I didn't want to ramble on too much with this introduction sort of thing, but basically I have finally got a Blog going so I can write down what goes on in this strange head of mine. It's almost surreal to begin with but I do love to write (damn it I have that essay to do for wednesday) and I also had the idea of beginning each entry with what I remember from my dream the night before... I usually forget and sometimes my dreams can be awesome. Well I already need to crack on with the MAIN FIRST ENTRY because this is just a trial one to test the water (I'm going to be really cool and have proper titles and everything). So this is Tommy Grainger saying hello to all and I hope you enjoy this Blog.