Ballybraddan

As some of you know, I've been spending this year directing a show for Monster Animation called Ballybraddan. It's an Irish show about children, a town and a hurling championship.


Screenscene, who are handling the audio on the show, have posted an interview with me on their very fancy webiste. Check it out by clicking the 'view video' button on this page.

A new arrival!

I've always liked the idea of using focus groups for helping shape my projects. Because that can be costly and I'm not a rich man, I decided to grow my own. Well, the next member of my future focus group has arrived. Here she is -

I'm hoping little Alice will make a good friend for Daisy, the first candidate for my group.

You know, I joke about the focus group thing but a lot of people create projects for their children and it often works really well. But then I think about someone like George Lucas, who seemingly went from making projects for himself, things he knew he liked, to making projects for his children, things he thought and hoped they would like. Of course, you always have to keep your audience in mind but you can never be certain if someone else will love something. You can be certain, however, if you love it yourself.

I created Fluffy Gardens for the child I once was. And that's how I pitched it. So it's an added bonus that my daughter Daisy already likes it. Here she is watching television with her new sister -

I think she was actually watching Peppa Pig here.