Video Projects

So here they are for those of you who haven't seen them yet :)

These are what I've been working on for the past couple of months, and I'm pretty damn happy with them (beside the animation) if I do say so myself.

If you'd like to feedback, could you please comment on the video on the YouTube page, and that would be very much appreciated :)

Anyway, now it's back to do some paperwork.

Pete out.

Salute to Stupidity: Polar Bears and Rent

I'm just going to go ahead and copy and paste a conversation that Lyn and I had the other day. While she was gone, I went a bit mad.

Vivialyn Joynson: I love polar bears!
Peter Hutchinson: and that's all the polar bears want really. The only reason people think they're being attacked is because the polar bears just want to hug everyone
Vivialyn Joynson: Hahah
Peter Hutchinson: and then they get angry when they're rejected
Vivialyn Joynson: Poor polar bears :(
Peter Hutchinson: They're very jealous animals. And their home is being repossessed. You thought it was global warming
Vivialyn Joynson: My mum's just got home, I'll be right back
Peter Hutchinson: Okay, I'll carry on with my polar bear story
Vivialyn Joynson: Although I'm not gonna risk giving you a time frame cus I probably won't stick to it this time :P And okay, I'll definitely read it when I get back :P
Peter Hutchinson: Awesome. So yeah, it's not global warming that's destroying their homes. See, whales are actually the landlords of the seas and the polar bears just haven't been able to keep up with the rent. Because you know, a giant sheet of prime real estate ice in the middle of the northern hemisphere is very expensive to maintain and they keep having to repair the icebergs that break off. It's just one thing after another. The polar bears don't really have a chance. The penguins are trying to help. But it's the whole moving thing. The whales would get pissed off if the polar bears tried to move to the south pole. They've even gone as far as grounding all of the polar bear planes until the rent has been paid. So it's just one big circle. The polar bears couldn't move even if they get evicted.  You could say that we could help them, but we don't have any polar currency. No one knows what it is. The whales won't let us bank with them. This is also why our economy is broken. Whales are really good with money. Like, better than the swiss. This might make the whales look like bad people, but they're endangered; they've got to look after their investments. And this is why everyone in the world needs to learn to like each other.

Sorry if there's like a billion grammatical errors in there and some of it didn't make much sense; it was copied and pasted from a Skype conversation so I had to convert talking into sentences, and that can be difficult sometimes.

Either way, I thought it was quite amusing, and so did Lyn. For those of you who don't know Lyn, she plays Tessica in Entry #52 of the popular web-series, Granite Moths, and I must say I regret not finding her sooner because she's like the best actress ever. She's a million times better than any of us and can actually learn lines!

Either way, there's the real story for why Polar Bears are in trouble. Not all this global warming crap that the American government don't do anything about. They know what's really at stake. Obama is in league with the whales.

We must get the whale money.

Pete out.

Salute to Stupidity: Alannah's Text

Okay, so I woke up the other morning and noticed that I had a text sitting around. I proceeded to read it. It was sent by Alannah at 3am of that morning. The message confused me.

Alannah: "Time is running out, it's hard when curly fries stand in the way. Do not be drawn by their temptation xo"
Me: "Umm... I don't think I have a response for that. Time is running out for what exactly?"
Alannah: "Ahahahahahahhahahahahahah! Congratulations for being a recipient of one of my sleep texts! (a.k.a. I text you in my sleep) ahahahahah! Oh dear hahaha xox"
Me: "You text in your sleep? That's amazing. And also hilarious. I definitely think you should enter some kind of talent show with that skill."

So yeah, that was definitely I think the most confused I have ever been at half ten in the morning. Either way, I promised Lannah I would blog something about this, and at first I thought of making a story, but then I thought what would be way cooler would be to make a comic strip! YES! AN EXCUSE TO DO A COMIC STRIP!

I fuckin' love comics.

Well, there you have it. Another Salute to Stupidity. It's been a while since something amusing enough to blog about has happened, so thank you Alannah for providing my life with a bit of uplifting humour :)

Oh yeah, and those images are all 1600x900, so if you want to make any of them your desktop wallpaper then be my guest. Of course I don't expect you to because they're terrible, but I think they have a certain charm to them. But yeah, if you want them, they're there. I don't care if you re-use them because like hell are they going to make any money.

But shouting LOGO and punching cameras; that's my thing. It will always be my thing. You're not allowed to use it. It's mine forever.

Oh, and seeing as I'm blogging right now I fully intend to start designing t-shirts soon just in case I get loads of money and can start ordering them/selling them. If you have any designs then I'd be happy to take a look at them. Just Facebook or email them to me.

Anyway, that's this Salute done. Who will make me laugh next? Only time will tell.

Pete out.

Granite Moths Screening

So on Saturday night, the lads and ladies of the Granite Moths fanbase were treated to the amazing spectacle known to you mortals as a screening of Granite Moths. It went down a treat, with the obvious favourites being towards the end of season 2, where indeed we put most of our effort.

But ah, what a journey Granite Moths has been. It started out as a harmless terrible, awful parody that people liked because it was shit but hilarious. Now look at it. It's fantastic. It turned from a grape into a grapefruit. Now it's in HD and actual time and effort is put into editing it. It's awesome. It's the single greatest achievement I've ever made in my videoing career, and it acts as practise for everything I do.

For example, Entry #52 solved a problem that would have presented itself in the future if I didn't need to do it now. And that's muzzle flash. Because one gun was used in the original, obviously this has to turn into a Gears of War-themed showdown with bucket-loads of rounds fired and loads of scenes scattered all over the place and such. It was amazing.

You know what else is amazing? The time and effort everyone puts in. I mean, I put the most in because I script it, film it and edit it, but the other guys act in it. Josh even occasionally makes a ToTheRC video. But seriously, we've filmed in my home town, we filmed stuff in Cornwall, Leicester and all the way up in Durham. We've spanned the country in search of locations, and unfortunately we encountered a problem when Cornwall needed to turn up a second time, but we didn't have the means to get there a second time so... we improvised.

But that's why this project has been such fun. We've occasionally had to completely replace characters and actually have some characters on screen twice to make a scene work. With our amazingly creative minds (I say "our" when I really mean mine) and my awesome camera and editing talents (I say "my" when I really do actually just mean my) we can create comedy and visual gold. I say we... I'm just going to move on.

But wow, what a team. Let's just review the characters in case you don't know enough about them.

P
It has been recently revealed that his full name is Pavlyuchenkow Tchchtthaaa. The spelling of his second name entirely depends on how you pronounce your static noises. Throughout Season 1, P was a porn enthusiast, and wasn't keen on letting Alec's work go to waste. Upon realising that Alec was being stalked by Slender Man, he started to investigate and got horribly mixed up in the mystery, and regretted all of it. In Season 2, it is revealed that P was in fact trying to make a wildlife documentary, and is in fact completely obsessed with catching wildlife on camera. Perhaps even of the slender variety. Now P has even ditched his wildlife documentary so he can completely focus on finding Alec and unravelling the mystery. This guy is played by me, by the way, and I've only gotten better in terms of acting I believe. This character is the parody of Jay from Marble Hornets.

Alec
He's a dick. We know that he was trying to make a porn film, but then got sidetracked by this Slender character, and is now probably possessed by him. We know little of Alec's current state, because all footage of him is from at least a year in the past. Alec is played by Peter Duke, who is lazy and never learns the script before a shoot. This character is the parody of Alex from Marble Hornets.

Jim/Masky
After Masky's mask is taken off, Jim slowly begins his process back to normality. Somewhere between Entry #32 (the entry in which Jim attacks P, the previous closest to an up-to-date event we have) and Entry #52 (the latest entry and also the most up-to-date event) Jim becomes normal again and resumes his hunt for his "precious". Jim/Masky is played by Josh Hilton, who is completely dedicated to looking like a knob all the time. He brings out a lot of the funny in the show. This character is the parody of Tim/the Masked Man from Marble Hornets.

Extra 1
Little is known about Extra 1, apart from the fact that she is female and is played by Joe Hadden. She also makes no appearances ever in Granite Moths. It should be said that this character is the parody of Sarah from Marble Hornets.

Extra 2
Extra 2 was the main actor for Alec's porn film, but has since vanished. In Season 1, P raids his house THREE TIMES and finds nothing. No current footage exists of him, but it is assumed that he is linked in some way to the current events of Granite Moths. This character is played by Joe Hadden and is the parody of Brian from Marble Hornets.

Extra 3
Another extra whom we know little about. Extra 3 only appeared a few times in Granite Moths, but it is assumed that he is dead or MIA due to the events in Entry #22 when he and Alec are attacked by an unknown entity. This character is played by Joe Hadden and is the parody of Seth from Marble Hornets.

Fucking Hot Blonde
At the very end of Season 1, we see that Alec has found comfort in a new partner: Fucking Hot Blonde, who does not have blonde hair, but has what appears to be a pink scarf. It is suspected that she has cancer, or is dead because of the events with Slender Man in her only appearance in the show. This character is played by Joe Hadden and is the parody of Amy from Marble Hornets.

Tessica
Tessica is Season 2's newcomer, being revealed as Hot Blonde's room-mate, but after the events of Entry #32 her current situation is not known. Because of recruitment problems, Tessica has been played by lots of people, including me and Josh in voice, but now we finally have someone to play as her and that person is Lyn Joynson, and this character is also the parody of Jessica from Marble Hornets.

Are we nearly done yet?

ToThePark
Nothing is known about ToThePark, only that he is just some guy who happened to be walking in the woods on the same day as P in entry #31. This guy is played by Joe Hadden and is the parody of some guy who happened to be walking in the woods on the same day as Jay in Entry #31 of Marble Hornets.

ToTheBeard
ToTheBeard was killed by Alec in Entry #49. It was a sad loss. Nothing is known of his history or background. He was played by Mitchell Bellamy and is the parody of the guy that Alex killed from Marble Hornets.

Blasky
Little to nothing is known about Blasky. All that is known is that he carried P's camera back to Alec/P's car in Entry #41. Apart from that, we know nothing. We don't even know who plays him. Seriously, whenever we need Blasky we blow a horn and then up he pops like a black Derren Brown. He's the parody of the Black Masked Man from Marble Hornets.

ToTheRC
Assumed to be Blasky, but is unknown. This is not a character as such, and more the name of the YouTube account that follows Granite Moths and posts responses to the videos. It is not known who makes or posts these videos. It is a parody of ToTheArk from Marble Hornets. We do know, however, that TTRC is trying to kill Alec and potentially help P. Although this is to be confirmed.

Slender Man
Another elusive character, but also the entity that drives the entire plot of Granite Moths. Nothing is known of him aside from the fact that he has an affinity towards people who film themselves while they sleep. This character is played by a stuffed six foot Pink Panther and is the parody of The Operator from Marble Hornets.

So that's the characters. Now it's time for a treat.

Pete out.