tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201629852024-03-14T03:09:15.988-07:00The Blog of Kellstommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.comBlogger520125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-19897100691469628562014-07-24T06:06:00.001-07:002014-07-24T06:06:22.017-07:00Book signing in la!Thanks to jerry beck for this photo from Comiccon of the designing the secret of kells books arriving at comic con ! Come down and get one signed today or any day until Sunday! <div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHqJVnVjQ6oCR9blmENtrVtYZZxSWhf75qDKO0mcMPeMoY7Ptako9SSGku9p5luf_4Y4Rzurqk9ATeQ8yXiRTE15MbxgHP6he94RJgGOfsKl-S_bk7GXsgZkMfI6eO1thf198/s640/blogger-image--1080982347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHqJVnVjQ6oCR9blmENtrVtYZZxSWhf75qDKO0mcMPeMoY7Ptako9SSGku9p5luf_4Y4Rzurqk9ATeQ8yXiRTE15MbxgHP6he94RJgGOfsKl-S_bk7GXsgZkMfI6eO1thf198/s640/blogger-image--1080982347.jpg"></a></div></div>tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-91004842884089603922013-07-23T05:59:00.002-07:002013-07-23T09:57:54.357-07:00limited edition prints<a href="http://www.secretofkellsstore.com/">http://www.secretofkellsstore.com/</a><br />
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We have released a limited edition range of Prints featuring scene illustrations from The Secret of Kells.<br />
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<br />tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-52609837587800745222013-07-17T03:06:00.002-07:002013-07-17T03:06:28.910-07:00Paul Bolgers "Hound"<div>
Paul Bolger is a filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Co.Kilkenny who has been planning a version of the Cuchulainn myth for as long as I've known him and quite a few years before that.</div>
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tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-56572659039806249072012-12-31T09:17:00.001-08:002012-12-31T09:17:49.641-08:00rte2 New Year's EveCelebrate the end of 2012 and the start of 2013 by watching The Secret of Kells tonight at 6.30 tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-31777076955716959792012-12-07T03:39:00.001-08:002012-12-07T03:39:08.782-08:00Brendan is with the Vikings!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Northmen of Denmark will finally be able to see Brendan in their own country.</div>
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Thankfully we are all friends now and even coproducing our new film Song of the Sea with our Viking comrades at Noerlum Studios , Viborg.</div>
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Hey - here is Cartoons Saloon and Sonta Teos coproduction of animated traditional Irish songs available to buy on DVD!<br />
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an Amhrain - the Soul of the Song, with animated segments animated
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Great stocking fillers!tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-55272959110050922342012-09-27T01:13:00.002-07:002012-10-13T11:49:37.741-07:00Song of the sea production Blog<a href="http://songoftheseamovie.blogspot.ie/">http://songoftheseamovie.blogspot.ie/</a><br />
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Here we go again ;-)tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-75892949181623473852012-08-09T06:26:00.002-07:002012-08-09T06:26:34.945-07:00Evan McGuire Voice of "Brendan"<a href="http://www.independent.ie/national-news/irish-teen-evan-mcguire-powers-to-olympic-record-3101011.html">http://www.independent.ie/national-news/irish-teen-evan-mcguire-powers-to-olympic-record-3101011.html</a><br />
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Young "Brendan" Evan McGuire seems to be carving out an impressive career as an athlete now. Wow.tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-37286364959706523002012-08-07T09:50:00.002-07:002012-08-07T09:50:54.923-07:00Song of the Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We recently posted some Scene Illustrations from my new Film Song of the Sea on the Cartoon Saloon site.<br />
I'll be starting a public production blog soon - I hope so you can follow my adventures in directing this new film there. <br />
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http://is.gd/vegtoons
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we recently partnered with Greg Singer to help him produce his series
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Kick starter campaign going to help fund it - please take a look at the link above.
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Hi there,<br />
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Just a note that this week will be the last week for a while that I take orders on watercolour paintings on the Cartoon Saloon shop.<br />
I really enjoy making these paintings for fans who request them but I need to get my weekends back :)<br />
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So - if you want a little painting you will need to order this week ...<br />
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<b>IN THE SPIRIT OF</b> St. Patrick’s Day, Comic Riffs reflects on one
of the more striking Irish-themed films of recent vintage: the
stunningly lush animation that is “The Secret of Kells.”<br />
Comic Riffs caught up <b>Tomm Moore</b>, the Irish director of the
2010 Oscar-nominated film, to share his thoughts on the lasting allure
of the 9th-century “Book of Kells,” the artistic pride of Ireland that
offers perhaps the greatest illuminated manuscripts in history.<br />
“ ‘The Book of Kells’ is a sort of visual-culture backdrop here in
Ireland,” Moore tells Comic Riffs. “Before the euro, we handled coins
and notes everyday with designs from its pages, its patterns have found
their way into every strata of culture here, from tattoos to
high-quality jewelry, signs on pubs to official government buildings and
fixtures.<br />
“It was a wish to adapt this visual culture to animation that brought
us to research its roots,” Moore continues, “and that was when we
encountered the stories and legends around ‘The Book of Kells.’ “<br />
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Moore is struck by how “Kells” — in which Celtic monks illustrated the Gospels — mixes the faiths of Church and folk ritual.<br />
“The stories from that time are fascinating — a sort of blend of old
pagan beliefs with Christianity, and so saints are often given the
powers and legends of figures from mythology that preceded them,” Moore
says. “Often they share names and sacred pagan sites became Christian
sites. St. Patrick’s Reek in Mhaigh Eo (Cro Padhraig) was once Croms
Reek, for example, or St. Bridgid’s legends that are obviously build on
an earlier deity.<br />
“This blending, and the fact that the book contained so many
multicultural influences, is what inspired my colleagues and I to make
the film.”<br />
Moore underscores how central the book is to Ireland’s rich history.
”There is one story I always think of from an later period that seems to
show how emblematic the book became to Irish culture — Queen Victoria
signed it!” the filmmaker says. “Seems a pretty symbolic act to me.”<br />
And that illuminated allure continues undimmed today. <br />
“I’m delighted to say the influence is still being felt as we had a
young fan visit the other day with her parents,” Moore relates. “They
were from Kansas City, and had made their first trip out of the U.S. to
Ireland based on seeing ‘The Secret of Kells!’ “tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-28483811536215030842012-03-18T07:21:00.004-07:002012-03-18T07:22:41.429-07:00Longway North<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38442550?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/38442550">Pilote Tout en Haut du Monde / Longway North</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4592608">Sacrebleu Productions</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Here is the beautiful trailer for "Longway north" , a feature film by Remi Chaye.<br />
Remi was one of the most important crew members on the Secret of Kells, he worked as assistant director, storyboarder, and layout man.<br />
A really talented and experienced filmmaker , he will surely create an amazing film.<br />
Add to that some of his crew are my old friends from production on Kells, Eve, Andrejz, Ray and Lionel and I think we are sure to see something very special when this film is finally released.tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-36915519207530085462012-03-17T03:49:00.001-07:002012-03-17T03:49:45.079-07:00Happy saint Patrick's dayMy first saint Patrick's day in Ireland in three years! Great memories from Boston and Washington but nice to be home.
Today I shall mostly be storyboarding on my new film Song of the Sea.tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-60938476472273759372011-10-28T09:24:00.000-07:002011-10-29T07:25:46.338-07:00The Animation Art Auction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-36298059479013750332011-09-29T05:50:00.001-07:002011-09-29T05:50:26.931-07:00todays Guardianhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/sep/28/artists-artist-animatorstommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-40256570309071411592011-07-28T10:31:00.000-07:002011-07-28T10:32:50.451-07:00Dinner with Mr.Lasseter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXbxqEnh6ok5PqrUl2H5HX5H6iX40FJyHrSxX1M4zl60O3wE8U7-VE5Kv6c9eki4IJ6cj94YGjVHVIzjCA-Xu88kDS7ZyjmR4qPhffPjEkMqRJTQ_218TMe9HD5Ey4IVPt1bH/s1600/222561_10150326204936578_665866577_10026605_2540380_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXbxqEnh6ok5PqrUl2H5HX5H6iX40FJyHrSxX1M4zl60O3wE8U7-VE5Kv6c9eki4IJ6cj94YGjVHVIzjCA-Xu88kDS7ZyjmR4qPhffPjEkMqRJTQ_218TMe9HD5Ey4IVPt1bH/s320/222561_10150326204936578_665866577_10026605_2540380_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Had the pleasure of having dinner with John Lasseter ,his family and the lovely people from Disney Ireland, Brown Bag Films and IFTA on Monday night.<br />
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John told me he picked up a copy of the The Secret of Kells Blu Ray in his local Barnes and Noble :) <br />
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I look forward to meeting old friends from our time working with them ....<br />
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http://www.kaff.hu/news/showtommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-35924428762168981082011-05-11T07:17:00.001-07:002011-05-11T07:19:35.027-07:00gingerbread is ready...<a href="http://www.todpolsonart.blogspot.com/">http://www.todpolsonart.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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see if you spot any familiar faces in Tod Polsons latest masterpiece...tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-11143023628562785482011-04-11T07:47:00.000-07:002011-04-11T07:47:47.420-07:00Watercolours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtB3O4Cq6Vkg-z1umrEvxcflD6AOUjJgIg6CKQtMBPsbzKmgRjlLCcCjRY9LWRr1AYcPyBBgFDObsQndYweCWAhiDDmes-ZG_IAijVVLF4REtJm9Gdcb7nfLSGmieSaw-W-65/s1600/Tomm+Auction+Piece+aardmanemail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtB3O4Cq6Vkg-z1umrEvxcflD6AOUjJgIg6CKQtMBPsbzKmgRjlLCcCjRY9LWRr1AYcPyBBgFDObsQndYweCWAhiDDmes-ZG_IAijVVLF4REtJm9Gdcb7nfLSGmieSaw-W-65/s320/Tomm+Auction+Piece+aardmanemail.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyLP39OiegOYDZgJzosI6JZDxzTvI01g4YqTp8quvLS1W7DTFRhaQ2ZXWnf9bFKah_NUH3jGw0If61MSG3chtD43UTNmgTSrnuVY0XrAe9Ub3LSfmBjOtB26R-9AatUkCvBzT/s1600/80euromarch3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyLP39OiegOYDZgJzosI6JZDxzTvI01g4YqTp8quvLS1W7DTFRhaQ2ZXWnf9bFKah_NUH3jGw0If61MSG3chtD43UTNmgTSrnuVY0XrAe9Ub3LSfmBjOtB26R-9AatUkCvBzT/s320/80euromarch3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IfZB8OltHLZKPBgGwhTqo9u7v4d_1dmWIr5czigqYAdll29nygT4F5v-hlj8MUisPCal-VP6ifoWHThiwBP3H9QOVytMrFWP5IpPvI6jHatVmTk5f2tqYVHc5UeJIJMG6_0M/s1600/In_The_Forest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IfZB8OltHLZKPBgGwhTqo9u7v4d_1dmWIr5czigqYAdll29nygT4F5v-hlj8MUisPCal-VP6ifoWHThiwBP3H9QOVytMrFWP5IpPvI6jHatVmTk5f2tqYVHc5UeJIJMG6_0M/s320/In_The_Forest.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7FlCnzMIs0aWg1hRvAox0qZHBtlzqoyWq47EGJcqKGbvzeCtkxJB-lYE-SqOi5w4U5Rv5aFtZRoYtwefFZjY57jodHrKZgQHaDbnD1aYMclUmzfgzRddB85lR03Oe7euA_Wc/s1600/80euromarch4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7FlCnzMIs0aWg1hRvAox0qZHBtlzqoyWq47EGJcqKGbvzeCtkxJB-lYE-SqOi5w4U5Rv5aFtZRoYtwefFZjY57jodHrKZgQHaDbnD1aYMclUmzfgzRddB85lR03Oe7euA_Wc/s320/80euromarch4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVOxxnkK3Y7PX9O5F3QRix06JWu5oSYvvYEJVlaMB1UFCYZ3gYzzPN95tXpWW5FlJTAvHN1AGcd4mOGOBswp33gQRtaA5kNh17D4lojI4b94fRtpk0AiqVcGnhY2MHHQS3Mn7/s1600/140311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVOxxnkK3Y7PX9O5F3QRix06JWu5oSYvvYEJVlaMB1UFCYZ3gYzzPN95tXpWW5FlJTAvHN1AGcd4mOGOBswp33gQRtaA5kNh17D4lojI4b94fRtpk0AiqVcGnhY2MHHQS3Mn7/s320/140311.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzK8X4XPKTyvQRGbYBKKLo0hIsi2AI8ywYhNNiRaMCq-2M3Ls90iRkr2c85jiMT60m8Dmvsntcsq4qWTzGi2N2xkDuuQNlHEdSZHhsJXm7lVwLOiQmYNIzg7HnWx3mVyoKfx3/s1600/AislingFamily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzK8X4XPKTyvQRGbYBKKLo0hIsi2AI8ywYhNNiRaMCq-2M3Ls90iRkr2c85jiMT60m8Dmvsntcsq4qWTzGi2N2xkDuuQNlHEdSZHhsJXm7lVwLOiQmYNIzg7HnWx3mVyoKfx3/s320/AislingFamily.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br />
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These are my favourites of the recent commissions and gifts I've painted.<br />
Its very relaxing to create purely painted pieces - no photoshop! <br />
Theres still a long list of people I've promised to paint something for - please be patient folks!tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-91467206681786938372011-03-28T03:17:00.000-07:002011-03-28T03:17:47.344-07:00St.Patricks day in KilkennySo ,while I was off in Washington the team here in Kilkenny had a great St.Psatricks day parade.<br />
Christen Mooney who was the voice of Aisling , kicked off the parade dressed as Aisling surrounded by the bugs and bees from the forest.<br />
We also had some cool wolves and Vikings cut-outs too.<br />
Looks like fun , its a pity I missed it.<br />
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Well last year was pretty amazing and I'd thought this year things were gonna quiet down and go back to normality for a while.<br />
Then this invite arrives .<br />
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You never you where you'll end up when you start making cartoons.tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-18619123799358847432011-02-05T12:09:00.000-08:002011-02-05T12:09:51.479-08:00Folimage do it againJust saw the new film from Folimage.<br />
Le vie de chat.<br />
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I loved how the cezanne type styling was not confined to the backgrounds and how the characters movements and the storytelling itself was as stylised as the the backgrounds.<br />
Fantastic stuff. Possibly the most visually daring animated feature I've seen in a long long time. The scenes in the complete dark with only white outlines showing the characters are really clever and the rendering on the characters is really lovely and organic with almost no evidence of the typical compositing tricks we are getting so familar with these days. Its a style we have never seen before on screen , telling a clever and sophisticated story using all the techniques and unique devices that animation can bring. Yet it could have been made at any time in the last 50 or 60 years and will surely not date as fast as this years shiny CG offerings.<br />
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Another masterful film showing yet again that the possiblities for graphic storytelling in 2d animation have barely<br />
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Ahh how great it would be to live here in France where there is a culture that embraces such stylistic variations in feature films . Avignon has a great little cinema "Utopia" which had a full screening room today of all ages from kids to older folks enjoying this latest French opus.tommhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873825388294932594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162985.post-89031686905981305352011-01-17T06:39:00.000-08:002011-01-17T06:39:31.224-08:00Eclectic Micks The Eclectic Micks have invited me to join their merry band.<br />
They are a group of talented Irish comic book artists who post daily sketches.<br />
An honour indeed to be posting along side them.<br />
This week they have a "Secret of Kells" theme-I made this tribute to Klimt as my first post on the blog.<br />
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