Collaboration with Corel Corporation

Well, it had been in the making for many weeks and finally went live on Wednesday, 27th January 2010. Towards the end of last year I was contacted by a senior bod at Corel Corporation, fellow photographer and filmmaker, Tobie Openshaw. He was interested in the Flying Space Hoppers short film I made. He wanted to investigate the possibility of using the component images to design a tutorial on stop-motion animation for Corel customers. After conversing via Facebook and email we did a deal.

This is what they came up with at Corel;


Here is my updated original;


This is the full transcript of the tutorial they prepared. The link opens a new page.

I'd be interested to read your opinions of the project. Should you be interested in doing something similar, do read the tutorial and perhaps consider getting the software. I will install Windows on my Mac and give the software a try myself. You get enormous professional level capability for the price.

Thanks for visiting. Please return.
Paul Treacy

Spiderman and Blizzard

Connor on Christmas day in Warwick having just received a Spiderman costume. I love this picture. Such a Connor pose.
And Claire's smile is gorgeous.


Eoin and Connor making tracks through the snow on our new street in Sydenham.

I have so much to post here. Claire shot a short interview piece with Eoin that needs to be edited and I have loads of new pictures to work through.

New post also at my work blog at Photohumourist.com, should anyone be interested.
There's also my neighborhood blog at SydenhamShots.co.uk

Back soon. Hoping everyone had a happy holiday.

Happy new year.
Paul.

Happy Christmas!

The Chalkers

It has been a while since either Claire or I have posted to here. Sorry about that. It has been a busy period.
Without further ado, allow me to present, THE CHALKERS.

You can see the larger version here.
Are any of you blogging? Please send a link if you are.
I'll post again for Christmas over the weekend.

Some recent photos

Here Connor explains his Spiderman picture to Eoin.

I will be making a short film on the lads chalk drawing up on the hill in Crystal Palace Park. It'll be video and stop motion and they will each speak a little about what they are doing. The raw material is terrific and I hope it'll come together nicely as a film. I'm just waiting for a new piece of software which should arrive in a couple of days.

Next we have the two balubas tearing around in the newly refurbished maze in Crystal Palace Park.


Here are two shots from our recent visit to the wonderful Downe House, home to Charles Darwin. These two shots were made along the path that the great man walked while doing much of his crucial thinking.



And finally for this post, two shots from the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire while visiting Claire's parents in Warwick.

FIREWORKS by Eoin

Yesterday there were FIREWORKS in the sky
flying way up high flying like hawks
to remember Guy-Fawkes
who made this rule that was extremely cruel
to BLOW-UP the KING and QUEEN
and from then he was not often seen.

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