A selection of reflections upon animation events visited: On a sunny afternoon in London, I weaved my way across Waterloo Bridge to the charming Garden Cinema  to hear Animation Director Paul Vester reflect upon his life and work. Paul Vester - Saturday 11 October 2025. On route were many members of a peace demonstration beginning to make their way home, wearily carrying placards. Political tensions in the Middle East were apparent in Vester's film   “In the Woods”   (2008)

Only discovered recently (March 2025) that some of my early polar coordinate experiments bear a resemblance to the work of John Whitney....

Quick sketch of a character in charcoal by Mike Some notes upon my personal experience with acting, mostly for my own reference and...

Queuing for an event at the Annecy Animation Festival, I noticed an amazing shop selling high quality graphic novels. I mentioned Moebius...

Here's a selection films I managed to see at the Annecy Animation Festival 2024: I loved the narrators voice, it felt very sincere and...

Note: These blogs are frequently updated, rewritten, with new links and photos added. I went to the Annecy Animation Festival 2024 in...