Hi everyone!
Again it’s been a while. The Furchester shoot has ended after 60 days and over 600 hours of studio time. We’re all very proud of the 51 episodes we shot and can’t wait for them to be released into the wild! As far as I know the new episodes will start airing on CBEEBIES around October/November time. I’ll let you know more as and when the information becomes available.
I’m particularly proud of the special Christmas episode.
Since I’ve been back I’ve been catching up with over 4 months of paperwork (boo!) and finishing my tax return (double boo!). However, it’s not all been receipts and invoices. I’m prepping for a short pilot I’m shooting in Holland later next month. It’s still early days, lot’s of time looking at scripts and storyboards, figuring out how many puppeteers we’ll need and how certain shots can be accomplished with the minimum of fuss. Building the foundations for a successful shoot.
The trailer for the pilot minisode of Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm has been released to the Kickstarter backers and, it has to be said, the response has been phenomenal. If this is the reaction we get from the trailer I can’t wait for people to see the full minisode. The trailer will be released to the public soon. More information as and when.
And finally I’ve completed my performance reel! It’s taken a while to get to grips with it but here it is! It’s longer than my Sizzle Reel which was designed to give you an idea of the projects I’ve been involved with. This reel concentrates on a few key scenes that (hopefully) show off my performance skills. I hope you enjoy it! Please feel free to share.
That’s all for now!
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ANDREW JAMES SPOONER TWITTER FEED
THE OFFICIAL GERRY ANDERSON WEBSITE
THE FURCHESTER HOTEL FACEBOOK PAGE
THE FURCHESTER HOTEL MAGAZINE FACEBOOK PAGE
THE FURCHESTER HOTEL TWITTER FEED
THE FURCHESTER HOTEL MAGAZINE TWITTER FEED
THE BBC IPLAYER (for the latest Furchester episodes)
Back in the mid to late 90’s I worked on a series of commercials for the Henson Creature Shop in Camden. This is a short behind the scenes video I found in the loft a few days ago. I’d been searching for it for ages and I feared it was lost. This transfer is taken from a second generation VHS, so the quality is a bit ropy.
It’s great to have this as a record of what we did. It was a pretty successful campaign that ran for quite a few years.
I was never that young and hairless though.
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