tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28583686630205952122024-03-14T10:24:33.394+10:00'Vial of Youth' The tale of Erszebeth Bathory16th Century Hungary. Countess Erszebeth Bathory is obsessed with her youth and determined to prolong her beauty, even if it meant others would die. Award Winning Short Film by Adele K. Thomas 2006Adele K. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08264045605098396533noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858368663020595212.post-12877253533720876212007-02-24T12:02:00.001+10:002008-10-29T15:56:49.948+10:00Velcome to the artwork & steps taken to make 'Vial of Youth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbnM8S9Hxw-XuRwL_7fvzGQJj4WFRrjemeUo2CshBMFf-TFOb2KxVWmKQia7DbCLpaHE5RfdE8aHp4Ce4H8PIDtLhLj2SfSJYPPvenW_4nhf1AbbGDAsxDRUlnmec_iiY0K80L4sdFXI/s1600-h/screenshot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034915807325786290" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbnM8S9Hxw-XuRwL_7fvzGQJj4WFRrjemeUo2CshBMFf-TFOb2KxVWmKQia7DbCLpaHE5RfdE8aHp4Ce4H8PIDtLhLj2SfSJYPPvenW_4nhf1AbbGDAsxDRUlnmec_iiY0K80L4sdFXI/s320/screenshot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >'Vial of Youth' was my 2005 graduate film based around the life of Countess Erzsebeth Bathory, with a twist.<br />Created by myself and worked on with Caroline Lewis (sound & music), Robbie J (narrator) and Mark Upton (supervisor).<br />I am proud of this film and so happy with the award it received (see the last post on this page).<br />The artwork production can be seen as you scroll downwards, leading up to the final production which you can watch from here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE 28/10/2008: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >'Vial of Youth' is screening not only in the Brisbane International Animation Festival 2008 this week and in the International Animation Day lineup around the world, but I was also interview and had my photo taken for the local paper. Me and one big yellow wall!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF9Fz_vPT7iqUgC3ad6niYq0x-h0AS9JxyrFF7SfvHhhAz4NkPpN0wgqOTF3qjjzZ7b17hAO16j-glcph9zddBVmELagkjSDRUMRkEhgxDUxWW8MrRYXbFYpOtULFenQnueJboeqMrLM/s1600-h/paper_adelekthomas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF9Fz_vPT7iqUgC3ad6niYq0x-h0AS9JxyrFF7SfvHhhAz4NkPpN0wgqOTF3qjjzZ7b17hAO16j-glcph9zddBVmELagkjSDRUMRkEhgxDUxWW8MrRYXbFYpOtULFenQnueJboeqMrLM/s320/paper_adelekthomas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262450671393839074" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br />Thankyou to Dennis Bathory for the support to go ahead and make this film, good luck with your own projects.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdjT847-XQ8iJlnplLrnTmtDlxZtaAzQcjDxZCsJI_6TY85JC6UKgH0F7_IgrNczBH0YbNkklvxYObuLlLO0ySach75v5rbROuKLFathlgJFB77XhEds6eTreeEjZr6mFAieqiwCTKDs/s1600-h/adelethomasVamp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034917100110942402" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdjT847-XQ8iJlnplLrnTmtDlxZtaAzQcjDxZCsJI_6TY85JC6UKgH0F7_IgrNczBH0YbNkklvxYObuLlLO0ySach75v5rbROuKLFathlgJFB77XhEds6eTreeEjZr6mFAieqiwCTKDs/s320/adelethomasVamp.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Adele K. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08264045605098396533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858368663020595212.post-69154361179483471572007-02-24T11:52:00.000+10:002007-02-25T08:49:48.013+10:00The Idea?<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I came up with the idea to do a vampire themed film after I drew myself in this little cartoon. From then I had to go find a subject other than Vlad & Dracula. When I found the Countess the ideas and drawings flowed...<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjoe07kZ878GHL58NEXIWNHzKRbBcrlheDauDESI4yXWszW7pYZjg8YVjhWacsU6RfeFEZsI_wqSUsSyrfie88M-7QIwKKLorbqks-vjeVy7Y6VO4HR_SVlazym5QS2BPpnpLwuFQg0k/s1600-h/meanime.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034913857410633890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjoe07kZ878GHL58NEXIWNHzKRbBcrlheDauDESI4yXWszW7pYZjg8YVjhWacsU6RfeFEZsI_wqSUsSyrfie88M-7QIwKKLorbqks-vjeVy7Y6VO4HR_SVlazym5QS2BPpnpLwuFQg0k/s320/meanime.jpg" border="0" /></a>Adele K. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08264045605098396533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858368663020595212.post-8577218828001059182007-02-24T11:40:00.000+10:002007-02-25T08:50:02.864+10:00Character & Prop Design<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I spent alot of time trying to find the character of the Countess, reading, image research etc. I wanted to make sure I could set the period too in the props.<br /><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju65zNd4Tf2VIyAq4kb1kVbWRjEe6ZulDvsv2SQvqMSKEI9nms6TsFodO6m6vaONJLhcJA7I6yylcLbSVMj_OxZxg8lsxfU6BK0HQGqpJX2T4PLlNBPIHo4DV6Ea-nB0Ujml3refwAqlg/s1600-h/char01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034911774351495282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju65zNd4Tf2VIyAq4kb1kVbWRjEe6ZulDvsv2SQvqMSKEI9nms6TsFodO6m6vaONJLhcJA7I6yylcLbSVMj_OxZxg8lsxfU6BK0HQGqpJX2T4PLlNBPIHo4DV6Ea-nB0Ujml3refwAqlg/s320/char01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSeOWECc6T92pttmIMeX7gVjEiNMn3fRqSUJs4KZMFqJ0z24mfBmrKDfm8ZG6e01yRQgUt2Uvag7VA3A5u_c3XeUsIJfN4qJRpxZz37xWI6bP_MP1RD4lQvhO9GtzYDbAj-cXowaTYJo/s1600-h/char02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034911778646462594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSeOWECc6T92pttmIMeX7gVjEiNMn3fRqSUJs4KZMFqJ0z24mfBmrKDfm8ZG6e01yRQgUt2Uvag7VA3A5u_c3XeUsIJfN4qJRpxZz37xWI6bP_MP1RD4lQvhO9GtzYDbAj-cXowaTYJo/s320/char02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYdy8MGqT6JGG3asE6HzDjZZa342pFa6Um7M3anc9TiCb57yH6Hb-2Qs1w7XIOfCOiWseEp-hdUuFsjgxLM4mZ0uBuBuri0Yfbysg-CebhEUE1ssVR7bcwUSjq9PixU5cW7EejQaa6Yw/s1600-h/devel01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034911782941429906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYdy8MGqT6JGG3asE6HzDjZZa342pFa6Um7M3anc9TiCb57yH6Hb-2Qs1w7XIOfCOiWseEp-hdUuFsjgxLM4mZ0uBuBuri0Yfbysg-CebhEUE1ssVR7bcwUSjq9PixU5cW7EejQaa6Yw/s320/devel01.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Character & Prop Design: Adele K. Thomas</span></p>Adele K. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08264045605098396533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858368663020595212.post-68710967527399049982007-02-24T11:31:00.000+10:002007-02-25T08:50:28.604+10:00Background Development<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">These are the background for the film. These were the main features of my film, so they had to be planned out for pans and multiple layers for depth of field. Painted in photoshop I wanted them to appear dark yet inviting.</span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QuuGa_OHPn2GvzPH1LRY-bi2PjNL9CPxYDN0bcJtOHVESb6Ow7Brn0jDFRRxDEtqCWqkqF9sAtuUI3GdD78TQtIPXR3K4UdGVZ9bRkev7HdTmvQ2zbWf_Ayq21aCgrXlkmBOygJHUq0/s1600-h/bg01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034908042024914978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QuuGa_OHPn2GvzPH1LRY-bi2PjNL9CPxYDN0bcJtOHVESb6Ow7Brn0jDFRRxDEtqCWqkqF9sAtuUI3GdD78TQtIPXR3K4UdGVZ9bRkev7HdTmvQ2zbWf_Ayq21aCgrXlkmBOygJHUq0/s320/bg01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwEFJAWJ5r1DZILVmuFDlADZ6GMkC4ujbrHy-QJ_BDJhkky0-TO5bkzu99pVkyjvvGjAvR9p_DdF3wcr2J5RwTiNYJd6DmPODvBkliX649OZ_MJBxx-Q4CI0z9CFxYr4hUJSiEHrtiB8/s1600-h/bg02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034908046319882290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwEFJAWJ5r1DZILVmuFDlADZ6GMkC4ujbrHy-QJ_BDJhkky0-TO5bkzu99pVkyjvvGjAvR9p_DdF3wcr2J5RwTiNYJd6DmPODvBkliX649OZ_MJBxx-Q4CI0z9CFxYr4hUJSiEHrtiB8/s320/bg02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP8tacqI-XOp3u6YeLWqTVdxlNvlJhNPf-WTzIheBvS_cO5WDQgjl97okEp9j1QcSNKx54iP_tYzRhvmeGD9n86_Z7V1nXBp9Yv3nMCjWPq245jK8Qbe4lVJWVFIaXiDCkWm0EzOVhe8/s1600-h/bg03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034908046319882306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP8tacqI-XOp3u6YeLWqTVdxlNvlJhNPf-WTzIheBvS_cO5WDQgjl97okEp9j1QcSNKx54iP_tYzRhvmeGD9n86_Z7V1nXBp9Yv3nMCjWPq245jK8Qbe4lVJWVFIaXiDCkWm0EzOVhe8/s320/bg03.jpg" border="0" /><p align="center"></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Designer & Colourist: Adele K. Thomas<br />Supervisor & Assistant: Mark Upton</span></p>Adele K. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08264045605098396533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858368663020595212.post-15067094215821574272007-02-24T11:20:00.000+10:002007-02-25T08:48:01.996+10:00The Final Product...MY FILM!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Click the image to watch and make sure your speakers are on!<br /></span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rO7isl_fKUg" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you cannot view the film, below are the screenshots.<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV9H66Oan5iPRJEkTziQuxmdXjmYeZ-DKQtlEBB7kbrktVN3ymNnFn-JU6IuYJ1hDT5VTxN4IF5CA7xeau_-kk1hIwB60PSFwKTInEbiFr7e6md-577-3Ue2IHU1BPOGS7jK4ozB49MQ/s1600-h/screenshot01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034909150126477394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV9H66Oan5iPRJEkTziQuxmdXjmYeZ-DKQtlEBB7kbrktVN3ymNnFn-JU6IuYJ1hDT5VTxN4IF5CA7xeau_-kk1hIwB60PSFwKTInEbiFr7e6md-577-3Ue2IHU1BPOGS7jK4ozB49MQ/s320/screenshot01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM3ejERBlSj8Wm8GU9_rUI37xs7sqKIhtn8cZHIkUYaRuOUdZSoYGUddqyoOVNfH2nYkxEZ4XDF7GRZ2NGErpmogRK2W_S42v8eyDi-YO7AsCrKJiO4flCO10touBM4NvZLQBr9rjj3I/s1600-h/screenshot02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034909154421444706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM3ejERBlSj8Wm8GU9_rUI37xs7sqKIhtn8cZHIkUYaRuOUdZSoYGUddqyoOVNfH2nYkxEZ4XDF7GRZ2NGErpmogRK2W_S42v8eyDi-YO7AsCrKJiO4flCO10touBM4NvZLQBr9rjj3I/s320/screenshot02.jpg" border="0" /><p align="center"></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Music and Sound Design: Caroline Lewis<br />Narrator: Robbie J<br />Director, script, animation etc: Adele K. Thomas<br />Supervisor: Mark Upton</span></p>Adele K. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08264045605098396533noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858368663020595212.post-71764067230820528882007-02-24T11:09:00.000+10:002007-02-25T08:51:08.900+10:00Winning Awards<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:90;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034903768532455394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdWICFgTavIs5ccTe-55EZC0o1WnbE1l05eP-t7ilmDebngoSWMq1rAYLwrvt5EmmevmqG3sOyUGqCo1RTQUHw8lo5oliCfdlX8L0glArwwUxF3v843JSvsUbFrArvwbgYF5o98dkAr8/s320/award.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">'Vial of Youth' took home the 2006 Pacific Film and Television Commission's Queensland New Filmmakers Award for Best Animation. This was my first EVER trophy and I was absolutely shocked. On the night I had the support of my boyfriend Maik Hempel (</span></span><a href="http://www.splicefest.com"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Splicefest Rashman creator</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">). My friend Anthony Chueng also took home an award and I got to celebrate with my fellow industry pals John and Julie Cox who were awarded for their contribution to the film industry with animatronics and VSFX.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:90;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034903768532455410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhzkJTK-q1AT5Bwr3UoBdE39TyMLBZ6y6MIjSKunZ6cg6x8006QA0sL7G18wt_TaQn322RMACbQFd0xbwQIWQ6SaE9ArC5S1QBS84sq7uUW_hhEheQ9362i8-_HySCWRp1YJlpLxLRxc/s320/award01.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034903772827422738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgefPV2tmetLhYAaFdiBUtGl3n13pKbJdXsBfJFKmeIy88ReOpBu5umWbQ5R6K-KqXFte90eHcrZAICFEuk7oYKImWprZaHY8J3t_aK4ixkNM8HwWcMdZCp0hnZKyZylEOnBltsaopbp0/s320/award03.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034903768532455426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6shwFeLHAy26nQ2pTb6w-lEwP8IbbwF7RyGKO-YKdCAeoaVWlt-TxHspRsZzhmdn2fq00v3e8UMfj9cCFirTSVflaSaUmV7eY4FoOrnVHqrZBUdsdeiTCg7_Qmxbd5hrjPPVKYonlkBw/s320/award02.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">My film has also screened in the International Student Film Festival in<br />A</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">rgentina in 2006 and continues to be viewed at You Tube with great comments. </span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thankyou to all involved.</span></div>Adele K. 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