15 Jul

Final Tomb Street Animation Test

Final Tomb Street Animation Test

Contested Spaces Project -  final animation test with shadows, reflections and refraction all rendered out.

 
15 Jul

Old McConnel Weir – Animation test

Old McConnel Weir – Animation test

Following the initial ideas phase for Contested Spaces, we reckoned this sculpture should be more about obscuring the forgotten architecture. So we’ve removed lots of the …

 
13 Jul

Custom House Sq – Animation Tests

Custom House Sq – Animation Tests

A lot of detailed work on camera tracking was needed with this sculpture and location to really lock the sculpture to the ground. The blades …

 
14 Jun

Tomb Street – Animation tests

Tomb Street – Animation tests

With the editing and camera tracking process complete, we’re now into the final stages of animating the sculptures themselves. The Tomb Street sculpture concept has …

 
01 Jun

Tomb Street – Stephen Shaw

Tomb Street – Stephen Shaw

Over the past month we have been moving each of the sculptures forward – playing around with grading and getting the feel right for each …

 
18 May

Custom House Square – Connie Bree

Custom House Square – Connie Bree

After further research into Custom House Square – and the patch of grass at the far end, Connie came across an article referencing custom house …

 
04 Mar

General Inspiration *

General Inspiration *

During our research for Digital Sculptures / Contested Spaces, we have come across various ideas, animations, even film scores that have inspired us in some …

 
28 Jan

Connie Bree – Custom House Square

Connie Bree – Custom House Square

Belfast’s Custom House Square, built on land reclaimed in the 1750s, was originally used as a shipyard for the manufacture of salt and lime. The …

 
14 Jan

Jon Mellor – old McConnell Weir

Jon Mellor – old McConnell Weir

The old, abandoned weir was used to control the flow of the River Lagan, its function was to cease the natural appearance of mud flats …

 
14 Jan

Stephen Shaw – Tomb Street car park

Stephen Shaw – Tomb Street car park

The Tomb Street car park in Belfast sits at the intersection between Sailortown (the old heart of Belfast’s port), the new motorway flyover and the …

 
14 Jan

Andy Henry – Thompson Dry Dock

Andy Henry – Thompson Dry Dock

Built at the turn of the 20th century, Thompson Dry Dock was at the centre of Harland & Wolff’s construction of the White Star Liners. …

 
05 Dec

Jon Mellor – Concept

Jon Mellor – Concept

Jon has chosen the old McConnell Weir, on the Lagan River for the location of his Digital Sculpture. The old weir, is situated behind the …

 
05 Dec

Connie Bree – Concept

Connie Bree – Concept

Connie has chosen a location based down at Custom House Square once named Albert Square – where both The Albert clock and the Custom House …

 
04 Dec

Andy Henry – Concept

Andy Henry – Concept

Andy has chosen the Titanic Dry Dock as the location for his sculpture. This deep cavernous, even cathedral like space once housed  the RMS Titanic …

 
04 Dec

Andy McHugh – Concept

Andy McHugh – Concept

Andy’s location is know to most people in Belfast – the now abandoned Burger King fast food restaurant on Dublin Road. Since the building has …