The auditions to find the voice of Eggy and Toasty are finally underway, it feels awesome to actually have some auditions under our stylist co-directors belt. We had some help though, firstly our lovely Stop Motion second year girlies were on hand to guide bemused auditionees through the labyrinth that is Staffordshire Universtiy Library. Also the lovely Richard Stephenson (http://dmc-film.blogspot.com/) was our audition consulant, on hand to help with advice and an array of weird hybrids accents (don't ask). We still have most of the people that got in contact to audition but I definately feel like I know what to expect now.
Things are also cracking on with the sets for 'The Full English' with yet another second year joining us to help on them, I'm really optimistic that they will be finished in time and to a really high standard. The puppets are also coming along with a few people helping me make the background characters such as the beans and the mushrooms. Still alot of work to do but when the work is to make bacon with facial hair I cant complain.
Here is one thing that is definately keeping me sane, Walter Moers is one of my favourite authors and definately worth a try if you like quite surreal, unique stories. Below is the front cover of his most recent book but try and start with 'The 13 and 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear' as its one of those series of novels that overlap slighty and its like he's mentioned an old friend when the main character of one of the other books is referenced in the newer ones. I realise I sound like I'm getting paid for saying all this but he really is an amazing author so I don't care (also I need the money).
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| Don't be fooled, I thought they were childrens books too but they are mental. |
