A Rough Chronology of work
Writing for:
Computer Arts Magazine - On desktop video, multimedia and 3D animation
Camcorder User Magazine - On desktop video and digital effects
PC Plus Magazine - on multimedia and video
Ongoing Projects:
Developing a
book on desktop video Production for Collins & BrownResearching a feature film
Writing "The food that went off" - a comedy series for Radio 4 (Working through Celador Productions)
Continuing series in Camcorder User Magazine on creating video effects
One off Projects:
"The Tempest" -creating a five minute 3D animation of Shakespeare's play. All the modelling and animation are my own work.
Directing a five minute film for the coverdisk of Computer Arts Magazine, and writing for the magazine on its production and effects.
Writing for:
Live TV - five minute comedy inserts
Camcorder User Magazine - on desktop video and digital effects
Computer Arts Magazine - on multimedia and video
Ongoing Projects
Developing book on desktop video Production for Collins & Brown
Writing a series of features for Camcorder User Magazine on Producing digital effects for video.
Writing a comedy series for Celador Productions
One Off Projects
Writing and Directing "Moving" - a short
film.Creating the
Tonygochi The virtual Prime minister - a multimedia videogame (featured in The Times, The Guardian, the Sunday Times, the Sun, The Express, Private Eye, Radio 5, Dot TV, and The World Service).
Writing for:
PC Plus
Windows Plus Magazine - on image manipulation
Focus Magazine
Financial Exchange and Money Markets Magazine
Ongoing Projects:
Webmaster at the
UK Scriptwriter's Network -On-going work for Live TV - writing regular 5 minute comedy sketches every week.
One Off Projects:
Wrote, Directed and produced half-hour sci-fi movie, using a desktop PC for all the editing, SFX and incidental music. Wrote a series of articles for PC Plus about the progress of the project. Distributed the finished movie on the coverdisk of PC Plus (the first time anyone had attempted such a project).
Writing for:
The Guardian
Radio 5 - features
Radio 4 - features
PC Plus
Practical PC
Ongoing Projects:
Contributing regular news items to The Times Newspaper (Interface section).
Making and presenting features for BBC Radio 5's "The Big Byte"
One Off Projects:
Wrote a play for the Edinburgh Festival
Reporting from New York and Washington on Virtual Reality and Internet conferences for Radio 5, the Financial Times
Writing for:
The Times - News reporting
The Guardian - Features writing
The Financial Times - Features
Practical PC
Windows Plus
Financial Exchange and Money Markets Magazine
PC Dealer Magazine
Cad User magazine
Ongoing Projects:
Commissioned sketch writer for News Huddlines (Radio 2)
and Weekending (Radio 4)
One Off Projects:
Wrote two plays for Radio 4
Full time course in " TV and Video Production". Intensive practical course covering all aspects of research, producing, directing, camera work, sound, lighting, and editing for television and video.
Researching/ writing magazine features for PC Shareware magazine and Hertfordshire Mercury. Occasional lighting camera/ directing work on Cable London local TV programmes.
Developing graphics animation sequences for a short film. Developing, producing and directing a pilot for a quiz video for sale to long haul coach companies.
Wrote a short film which was produced as a videocassette staring actors from "Doctor Who" and is now being sold in highstreet shops in Britain, Australia, Canada and America. Produced a full length play (which I also wrote) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Full time job: BBC Television costing. Responsible for monitoring the various production methods of all BBC TV programme departments