tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67788047902891971632024-02-20T02:32:31.084-08:00alastair's curious sensationImages moving and non movingalastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-50617854738567455002012-12-17T10:31:00.000-08:002012-12-17T10:31:02.079-08:00About Festival Premiers Plans D'AngersHello all!<br />
Super epically excited to announce that Bird World has been selected for the animated film category of Festival Premiers Plan D'Angers!<br />
This is an excellent festival for 'Bird World' to be in, and am very much hoping to be there come January.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/37600967">Bird World</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1929500">Alastair Mccoll</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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#Animation #Illustration #Illuminati #TVAMalastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-75661548727225709402012-10-23T10:46:00.000-07:002012-10-23T10:48:55.323-07:00About a Bird World update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello all!<br />
Such a long time since my last post, simply because 2012 has been a roller-coaster of insane and brilliant!<br />
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The response to Bird World has been amazing, with official festival selections so far including<br />
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More information on Bird World can be found on the new Bird World tumblr, which will feature artwork, articles on Bird Worlds singular production technique, as well as features on cast and crew.<br />
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<br />alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-57880639824041555992012-02-29T08:03:00.007-08:002012-02-29T08:48:29.179-08:00About BirdWorldSo its been a long time coming, but I can finally announce the imminent release of BirdWorld, my National Film & Television School grad film. It's been an amazing and crazy year, and I've been absolutely privileged to work with such an amazing crew!<br /><br />And here is the trailer:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37600967?color=ff0179" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />BIRD WORLD Trailer<br /><br />2012 6 mins 30 secs Colour Dolby Digital<br />Mixed Rotoscope & Key Frame Animation<br /><br />SPARROW is struck by a plane and lands wounded in a mysterious city inhabited by anthropomorphised birds.<br /><br />With the chaos of urban life all around him, Sparrow goes on a heady journey of self-discovery and is faced with a choice: should he follow his natural instinct and flee, or adapt his nature and embrace city life.<br /><br />This animated short with its distinctive illustrative style is a seductively immersive experience about our unnatural love affair with the city. A film for anyone who has ever lost him or herself.<br /><br />Laura Swan -Sparrow<br />Miranda Barrie -Dancing Bird<br />James Thompson -Paramedic/Tramp/Bouncer<br />Jamie Stone -Sushi Bird<br /><br />Alastair McColl -Director<br />Len Rowles -Producer<br />Ingeborg Topsøe -Writer<br />Arthur Mulhern -Cinematographer<br />Thalia Eccleston -Production Designer<br />Esteban Frost -Production Designer<br />Arttu Salmi -Editor<br />Maria Anne Aburn -SFX Supervisor<br />Robin PW Blick -Online Editor and Colourist<br />Sarah Byers -CG Supervisor<br />Jonathan Hill -Composer<br />Steve Bond Sound -Designer & Re-recording Mixer<br />Louisa Thomas -Costume Designer<br /><br />(c) National Film & Television School 2012alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-4418028098948565562011-01-20T07:21:00.001-08:002011-01-20T07:28:44.541-08:00About Happy New Year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkN8NSJKlL53_InC9aTK3UtYq8pdF6hcuO6sNhF73RteMn4u7tHCLkcI9v1J4qcuMtKU5icoOc4ayrcicpZqjF72gMKR29JF6eMNL3SHpTMf4FtWcgpX2X5JD5IDMp4vv6tHzmeuy123B/s1600/pigeon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkN8NSJKlL53_InC9aTK3UtYq8pdF6hcuO6sNhF73RteMn4u7tHCLkcI9v1J4qcuMtKU5icoOc4ayrcicpZqjF72gMKR29JF6eMNL3SHpTMf4FtWcgpX2X5JD5IDMp4vv6tHzmeuy123B/s400/pigeon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564288701462434786" border="0" /></a>Hello all! Hello 2011! My NFTS grad film is now well into pre-production, more information coming soon!alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-54781094182355887432010-11-06T05:14:00.000-07:002010-11-07T04:38:54.438-08:00my latest animated film; 'Reunion'<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16276271" frameborder="0" height="300" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16276271"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16276271"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16276271">Reunion</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1929500">Alastair Mccoll</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p>This is my NFTS Directing Animation MA project 2 film 'Reunion'.<br /></p>alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-14347632813970912692010-11-01T12:10:00.000-07:002010-11-01T12:41:45.734-07:00about NFTS project 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVCc8vnr2NNYguO8sT7CtpHw7mf1nBR6Tamr69YbOuSEK2y1dZuI3LiynMZGelOrnBBZBQ2GrbTT2rCRCbfALuK1XQ05a7pLdYA7E5QtC2hSWiUimFYN3zKpYLkRKIV55daYBN3qQQMkA/s1600/vlcsnap-1419780.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVCc8vnr2NNYguO8sT7CtpHw7mf1nBR6Tamr69YbOuSEK2y1dZuI3LiynMZGelOrnBBZBQ2GrbTT2rCRCbfALuK1XQ05a7pLdYA7E5QtC2hSWiUimFYN3zKpYLkRKIV55daYBN3qQQMkA/s400/vlcsnap-1419780.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534662935155700034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qIWKdN5odlmCIY-6HUOGBmhHxZK_mPXKE4fn7hIn73cH1LBSWJnDuZIRbT0rKPS23JLqbkuHatwWpaan3VW1Z6FwFKv97gqdhjAvz6L68QWv4vfcGKMvA0gbcEL-kjocd2Pmkdu9FuvT/s1600/vlcsnap-1419073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qIWKdN5odlmCIY-6HUOGBmhHxZK_mPXKE4fn7hIn73cH1LBSWJnDuZIRbT0rKPS23JLqbkuHatwWpaan3VW1Z6FwFKv97gqdhjAvz6L68QWv4vfcGKMvA0gbcEL-kjocd2Pmkdu9FuvT/s400/vlcsnap-1419073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534662413981337394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp7E1VdXxIGPM35_sdvRBX82XUw-_xYnt4lxOE7UUcg9Dnufyw70ftvbLt8-ZzkmTOZhoI0Zue_hqti6JLaIgt8iPe_IMkOZUzsyhcKDnCo4wo6keLvw4YGFrr_p2zIAAbyKv0Opa87gG/s1600/vlcsnap-1418620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp7E1VdXxIGPM35_sdvRBX82XUw-_xYnt4lxOE7UUcg9Dnufyw70ftvbLt8-ZzkmTOZhoI0Zue_hqti6JLaIgt8iPe_IMkOZUzsyhcKDnCo4wo6keLvw4YGFrr_p2zIAAbyKv0Opa87gG/s400/vlcsnap-1418620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534661636431180962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RZcJNffyOfq1gRGVUACX0MkjY4sQvL20AAxkkMliZJTwOgr_LYMG2rZ0tP1p1UOWKw6zY-bIaxKWzmmd7QDX8n2YaCSML4DfBvU1yQKCVowCpW2dJ72E_xht18Rocv-JnAB0LBNWJ_TK/s1600/vlcsnap-1418225.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RZcJNffyOfq1gRGVUACX0MkjY4sQvL20AAxkkMliZJTwOgr_LYMG2rZ0tP1p1UOWKw6zY-bIaxKWzmmd7QDX8n2YaCSML4DfBvU1yQKCVowCpW2dJ72E_xht18Rocv-JnAB0LBNWJ_TK/s400/vlcsnap-1418225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534661454062987170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3hEapDeBChAcJxRLmhWOvs3jd9QjkLC8RmOlVlkGCCm8uoopZRM6jRWl8AOicNN5eQcopXJtV2ZiEnYbc5xMETwzg5pbXVe4GAKg0rLi0gVhE4-1MtR65vnqpr6tK4s0r1yvC9Wm1Wkk/s1600/vlcsnap-1417204.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3hEapDeBChAcJxRLmhWOvs3jd9QjkLC8RmOlVlkGCCm8uoopZRM6jRWl8AOicNN5eQcopXJtV2ZiEnYbc5xMETwzg5pbXVe4GAKg0rLi0gVhE4-1MtR65vnqpr6tK4s0r1yvC9Wm1Wkk/s400/vlcsnap-1417204.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534661292238775186" border="0" /></a>Some shots from my last NFTS year 1 film 'Lulu and Tallulah'. Nearly done!alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-52936637485718956312010-09-20T11:43:00.000-07:002010-09-20T12:02:49.374-07:00about NFTS project 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh5cbpHhJXcq1ob2WaFkgrqhDExbVFyPZla88WZLIWVayKz5CU1_sf5I0lEOZBvfgKfaSpiX2jNslyLsXjimYkm-KbDRB-L7klWONcHkYsVhsXnaXPMGbegFwGTKp3GRt6RZj49M3qzVB/s1600/shot+1+versin+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh5cbpHhJXcq1ob2WaFkgrqhDExbVFyPZla88WZLIWVayKz5CU1_sf5I0lEOZBvfgKfaSpiX2jNslyLsXjimYkm-KbDRB-L7klWONcHkYsVhsXnaXPMGbegFwGTKp3GRt6RZj49M3qzVB/s400/shot+1+versin+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519070049233922690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKf8oC1NaNdwDAbq6nibhd1BbPZMQcAyDidBwslGHHcTKGSPknkRtG17P2tebO85rGjGuePn_r7yajC6s_KfOZAIhliwMZJ_3KYdc_lWFPvVagM0k_Oe4jCwxfpVeK6uymfIHrwLRPQj2A/s1600/place+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKf8oC1NaNdwDAbq6nibhd1BbPZMQcAyDidBwslGHHcTKGSPknkRtG17P2tebO85rGjGuePn_r7yajC6s_KfOZAIhliwMZJ_3KYdc_lWFPvVagM0k_Oe4jCwxfpVeK6uymfIHrwLRPQj2A/s400/place+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519070024462418098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbLEiMbPWSqdibQKrZLck-9TdUxqKLjOBgstnK58Vbs1UUccaM_nnrq2pg7veDgfnWZxXeAkJ2xVv-o-UEfQDUXBKKcnjQmZtMdjXyABiCjTj-8kMvBgDFuDF8gvMUO2_Rk-GHfiQPZwM/s1600/project+3+concept+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbLEiMbPWSqdibQKrZLck-9TdUxqKLjOBgstnK58Vbs1UUccaM_nnrq2pg7veDgfnWZxXeAkJ2xVv-o-UEfQDUXBKKcnjQmZtMdjXyABiCjTj-8kMvBgDFuDF8gvMUO2_Rk-GHfiQPZwM/s400/project+3+concept+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519070503992298018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kgYfLyuaBa7_fc3FF0Hy9-x5ZKaX5pl0-YO7_3EO3B3vLQVSse4s96zMz1F350myw5yQg_giMurAAElTDzuk2f07VD-6FH8BlwNso7GivrGu_WJccAN4rz0Dq1Ek3El63GTh47Dqy1ku/s1600/place+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kgYfLyuaBa7_fc3FF0Hy9-x5ZKaX5pl0-YO7_3EO3B3vLQVSse4s96zMz1F350myw5yQg_giMurAAElTDzuk2f07VD-6FH8BlwNso7GivrGu_WJccAN4rz0Dq1Ek3El63GTh47Dqy1ku/s400/place+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519069994872426802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2CwQTJf-gf30MJszHbOW90KNRl6qj_3ZL4idpe1DDc2q1C5eXf16uqfPUn5DWCMeau5nttwoV2CmVEdHjCBbBHHEciij-_IHF6VV4OBFbyBzZ19PcfjRs2-wfM_OgKYeDfqSd9qQI-Me/s1600/ear+ring+rough.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2CwQTJf-gf30MJszHbOW90KNRl6qj_3ZL4idpe1DDc2q1C5eXf16uqfPUn5DWCMeau5nttwoV2CmVEdHjCBbBHHEciij-_IHF6VV4OBFbyBzZ19PcfjRs2-wfM_OgKYeDfqSd9qQI-Me/s400/ear+ring+rough.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519069984294722850" border="0" /></a>I'm well into pre-production on NFTS animation project 3, where im creating an animated film to accompany a haunting soundtrack by Vicente Villaescusa. More to come soon...alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-4010131464487293412010-09-06T10:01:00.001-07:002010-09-06T10:07:10.772-07:00about a science lesson part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAL2k5ZRd-U4c19TVA36f_xCkFzlQp-UDtgMltzWsqGKccKccJbuAdowJjPBsqnJqTP6IsM-8aFU2TBt0evNf-K6GJRADICqw_jc7c-8Z3MZjWbv0VVE0o_B3vM4HZhIhl9L7n426jqE4/s1600/moon2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAL2k5ZRd-U4c19TVA36f_xCkFzlQp-UDtgMltzWsqGKccKccJbuAdowJjPBsqnJqTP6IsM-8aFU2TBt0evNf-K6GJRADICqw_jc7c-8Z3MZjWbv0VVE0o_B3vM4HZhIhl9L7n426jqE4/s400/moon2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513847086634319682" border="0" /></a>Lunacy number 2 CLICK TO SEE BIGalastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-16887344085696896252010-08-27T11:50:00.001-07:002010-08-27T11:58:01.467-07:00about a science lesson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B-wfc2V1ENy1eLmliH9kM-KNL1immzweOS6ahOL5LOluaVgQC4E5z9DCNb5irM_10wdLDnBSikNgO9RcYQ0rzoHFh85MUyINfbNOmVm5vQoERuyZhQAJ4RWpuqegksYh5s9jUSqBbfZC/s1600/moon+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B-wfc2V1ENy1eLmliH9kM-KNL1immzweOS6ahOL5LOluaVgQC4E5z9DCNb5irM_10wdLDnBSikNgO9RcYQ0rzoHFh85MUyINfbNOmVm5vQoERuyZhQAJ4RWpuqegksYh5s9jUSqBbfZC/s400/moon+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510164084661613314" border="0" /></a>Part one of a series of illustrations explaining the term 'lunacy'.<br />CLICK THE PIC TO MAKE BIG part two coming soon.alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-34521725455607996022010-08-02T11:41:00.000-07:002010-08-02T11:44:34.625-07:00about a man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L8t8JHEziXWr3fFIiDZ7Lj1DkxY06OctmgvyK8KDZPVIGv4LMTj_yOSRJ_gmuQkUyZ21AMFg8Fv88ndxs6wKcp82psN1OOVW3XgxYmmYOw8eo7Q6KJKB0bxTEQV3vgC7Fy3Kt-wHQn3y/s1600/i+dont+know+who+i+am0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L8t8JHEziXWr3fFIiDZ7Lj1DkxY06OctmgvyK8KDZPVIGv4LMTj_yOSRJ_gmuQkUyZ21AMFg8Fv88ndxs6wKcp82psN1OOVW3XgxYmmYOw8eo7Q6KJKB0bxTEQV3vgC7Fy3Kt-wHQn3y/s400/i+dont+know+who+i+am0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500885170760936706" border="0" /></a><br />hello hello.<br />I did this the other day while waiting for a phone call, i'm not sure who he is.alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-68238629650593613552010-07-25T11:37:00.000-07:002010-07-25T11:49:07.466-07:00about my NFTS Character of Place Workshop film<object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13540830&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13540830&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13540830">Going Out</a>, my pixilation film for the NFTS Character of Place workshop!</p><p>Done in a week a few months back, was lots of fun!</p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Pixilation/ stop motion film<br />Starring Miranda Barrie<br />Stylist and Costume Leanne Broadway<br />Photography by Chloë Thomson<br />Gaffer Mattias Pilz<br />Production Design by Jaime Fernandez-Castaano<br />with Eleonore Cremonese<br /><br />Directed by Alastair McColl<br /><br />(c) National Film and Television School MMX </span> </p>alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-7522343231722048732010-07-23T07:05:00.000-07:002010-07-23T07:41:05.055-07:00about the birds and the BBCs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOK75M6GvMrD8Hwl1_ScH_hF3TxXfb_tOushbFxxFWxs8MYvAmaRbcVHJLNIaWeJEyUVCtrNdUhy-wpPg4ClWF0_t8A6Y9Y5I5rtf2rrJ45SxpZo18a_3qpotluJsNEi8whSDqtFExZSxa/s1600/pondy+skater.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pRMbu_fuMZ8Yaq1TFUXhDCg_sSW_udrQAsg5l-CTa1cbeUIwSMyA5tQDnplsuiYqtYyOMe_THcmWYfyTHMCdnAq2CfHQ8lOUpmjAiCejfVxBvQAh5_8XVaWfEkfvhK7nKrQ9S4x_KMNP/s400/buzzybee+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497111387534538930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So, <a href="http://www.jonathantopf.com/">Jon Topf</a> and i have been doing some animations for a forthcoming BBC Science documantary on volcanoes, he did a posh 3d seismograph and i've been scribbling on lovely high speed films of animals and nature. I love bumble-bees! Hopefully details on air-dates will be forthcomingalastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-82584628984716554642010-07-13T01:13:00.000-07:002010-07-13T01:40:01.756-07:00about the BBC, Mountains and open briefs...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1-mrC_O0Ad9irmS_Vfy0oOmlA-13BNFbeXj92KTJKqb24OGGyIYsycwhxrzgHRHW1CYNG4oiOy68aGrp_gM-DvB02W5Z_HDN5_WJpVaiufUGNyEIPU4iPwmzK01v_yeRtFPZyZdTmqLU/s1600/at+the+mountains+of+madness+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1-mrC_O0Ad9irmS_Vfy0oOmlA-13BNFbeXj92KTJKqb24OGGyIYsycwhxrzgHRHW1CYNG4oiOy68aGrp_gM-DvB02W5Z_HDN5_WJpVaiufUGNyEIPU4iPwmzK01v_yeRtFPZyZdTmqLU/s400/at+the+mountains+of+madness+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493306976260815778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ooohh its been a while since i posted last, but thats ok, been very busy! I've just finished a short animated section for a forthcoming BBC documentary on volcanoes, with Prof. Brian Cox (!!!) as well as NFTS project two, both of which i'll try and get images of on here in the near future.<br />In the meantime here is a poster I submitted for Little White Lies creative brief #30, which asked for a poster for a film I would love to see made....alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-59692294607843181972010-06-05T05:00:00.000-07:002010-06-05T05:13:33.534-07:00about some sketchbook scans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0G-Ek-_Cxzi_kCu9HiXaQemtRt1lzyNbJmAumxKWb5seeSGR5YvnZXM1vlS29dkc5yc26uOFIyoWk4SkcXlLudBm6I-RJrEMC0qkc2-jwS0CizNwvrVTf9D4NK3TgA4Qmainh_GejAvp/s1600/moleskans+two+blogsize+v2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0G-Ek-_Cxzi_kCu9HiXaQemtRt1lzyNbJmAumxKWb5seeSGR5YvnZXM1vlS29dkc5yc26uOFIyoWk4SkcXlLudBm6I-RJrEMC0qkc2-jwS0CizNwvrVTf9D4NK3TgA4Qmainh_GejAvp/s400/moleskans+two+blogsize+v2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479261376500887106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Popping off to <a href="http://www.annecy.org/home">Annecy</a> next week with NFTS. Can't wait!<br />In the meantime, here are some drawingsalastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-18152367410026141932010-05-22T05:34:00.000-07:002010-05-25T03:06:38.741-07:00about stop-motion in space!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokGeo_wSAFTerYgrGgbz-8IC1FTIEGWxawfvnhNGuVpaG8f0aIav6Y4vVHzwYq0C6EUAkXoM05EBJS5iVFMe8iFmotRa03Bc9SjxwhehyJ3gUrk8igEp4mLSwSaH-DGBqY5rL0M2UzJyT/s1600/space_001_01_X1_1010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokGeo_wSAFTerYgrGgbz-8IC1FTIEGWxawfvnhNGuVpaG8f0aIav6Y4vVHzwYq0C6EUAkXoM05EBJS5iVFMe8iFmotRa03Bc9SjxwhehyJ3gUrk8igEp4mLSwSaH-DGBqY5rL0M2UzJyT/s400/space_001_01_X1_1010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474074056846200914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXUjbf_ADOauxtWaw4zdKA6flwBVtCg0-RbvHHntxFJxboGZx1SaOpsmBXkPJA5rw0AWc7q1IWEA8hZc3GjiVeGmLy8bFpApLZg22EeQhwe1vTLTujtca02h0h0NufZZnfbtMNB6R7aAH/s1600/space_001_01_X1_0579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXUjbf_ADOauxtWaw4zdKA6flwBVtCg0-RbvHHntxFJxboGZx1SaOpsmBXkPJA5rw0AWc7q1IWEA8hZc3GjiVeGmLy8bFpApLZg22EeQhwe1vTLTujtca02h0h0NufZZnfbtMNB6R7aAH/s400/space_001_01_X1_0579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474074583362193746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReu-TDLQAeJHLrNcfElcBSAp-K52pplYNEfX2cgtCiQe7DwRQULzTcOXlD9YU8s0QK-6v9FHlMa8EzF-e5Qv0ObDd5Xmx0DAzsHOyw7T6q3XY7PjkMDPy1HlTiCFM52_NNOHd8ITcCCOP/s1600/space_001_01_X1_0804.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReu-TDLQAeJHLrNcfElcBSAp-K52pplYNEfX2cgtCiQe7DwRQULzTcOXlD9YU8s0QK-6v9FHlMa8EzF-e5Qv0ObDd5Xmx0DAzsHOyw7T6q3XY7PjkMDPy1HlTiCFM52_NNOHd8ITcCCOP/s400/space_001_01_X1_0804.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474074848662400466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My NFTS Character of Place pixilation short 'Going Out' is close to finishing post-production. It was an incredibly fun project with the awesome Barry Purves. Photography by Chloë Tompson, Production Design by Jaime Fernandez Castaano assisted by Eleonore Cremonese, Gaffer Matthias Pilz. Costume by Leanne Broadway. Starring Miranda Barrie. Should be Vimeo-ing it very soon, in the meantime, here are some stills...alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-18256184029328921292010-05-08T06:17:00.001-07:002010-05-08T06:51:47.527-07:00about Lovecraft<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0YwaFCLWEj0nZhY-B3Hf2UShhvIqzNKRNnCE7wzHQ77lzPPdBOQuUfY3cXbUCDv71uGNoSq8n_hqSfcDH1dvzXa5eqelRtkjfHRDINVjkrQWHP1IBAUW6E7a9-jMhm-2z5QA2oXq1MBj/s1600/lovecraft.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0YwaFCLWEj0nZhY-B3Hf2UShhvIqzNKRNnCE7wzHQ77lzPPdBOQuUfY3cXbUCDv71uGNoSq8n_hqSfcDH1dvzXa5eqelRtkjfHRDINVjkrQWHP1IBAUW6E7a9-jMhm-2z5QA2oXq1MBj/s400/lovecraft.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468890779423674994" border="0" /></a><br />My friend <a href="http://largeaquaticanimal.blogspot.com/">Anthony</a> is collecting illustrations of the writer H P Lovecraft, here is my contribution.alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-70759391422021788452010-03-28T08:48:00.000-07:002010-03-28T08:53:39.152-07:00about a new illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYgCbzkMJX72uD3Cd_d1AdEvkSExg8yM6ZneJB9WOjxGswsdzU-aUnC_dm-D8faUGFJqt3NZx_q9Q4oqATTQwnpJOVNKpbWQMNpQWgX-IJ2WkL_exq3QR1SikqwZd7eR5DiWVDeA7cyrx/s1600/birdgirl+spy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYgCbzkMJX72uD3Cd_d1AdEvkSExg8yM6ZneJB9WOjxGswsdzU-aUnC_dm-D8faUGFJqt3NZx_q9Q4oqATTQwnpJOVNKpbWQMNpQWgX-IJ2WkL_exq3QR1SikqwZd7eR5DiWVDeA7cyrx/s400/birdgirl+spy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453713258479368738" border="0" /></a>alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-67092050580054586812010-03-20T14:49:00.000-07:002010-03-20T14:52:08.999-07:00about a new portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdlTPoTt06jn12QElr8NQX4_v4AJU1_dqnmJgQjVzkH2cAX8mdujimiGZLFmTiJgBsEZx7gvxvIpZwY1m95hVEZdjNZHCruAY3nUIiuf_Xm32aob0OUJiBwQ5zpMH1xZk59UDKpOn9dzx/s1600-h/monstermash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdlTPoTt06jn12QElr8NQX4_v4AJU1_dqnmJgQjVzkH2cAX8mdujimiGZLFmTiJgBsEZx7gvxvIpZwY1m95hVEZdjNZHCruAY3nUIiuf_Xm32aob0OUJiBwQ5zpMH1xZk59UDKpOn9dzx/s400/monstermash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450837022567628018" border="0" /></a>alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-7006993982940436882010-03-06T14:35:00.000-08:002010-03-06T14:37:44.637-08:00about tool prints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfovyfDw_amVMdsc5Z3F1jG_QDXjQeLjwU2XV6epNUEZ_0Hr4spYBRnUNvJQz9Fg1xp635Vt7elDB2n6lDoBZPXCJSS2wK3-GzEMJ29pj4zZNuAnZ20IEMLp69tTz6tzQs0maGwelZVqU/s1600-h/superslicer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfovyfDw_amVMdsc5Z3F1jG_QDXjQeLjwU2XV6epNUEZ_0Hr4spYBRnUNvJQz9Fg1xp635Vt7elDB2n6lDoBZPXCJSS2wK3-GzEMJ29pj4zZNuAnZ20IEMLp69tTz6tzQs0maGwelZVqU/s400/superslicer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445653351264523858" border="0" /></a>alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-22467963994582348492010-03-03T02:42:00.000-08:002010-03-03T02:46:58.802-08:00about a sand animation (with Caroline Leaf)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKM10M5yF30LpibVJs10aaTt-bAmLTXtyWn4xSRc3KkeD3_ERZ_BeL94yPetBbiPMoilTZwrw6X2C3uliL0dA7LyLPKON04Q_PEA_A0-R33_6wg1sUAyA4Zi06H12Q2jsjc2-pmsn7_L_e/s1600-h/sand+frame+2+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKM10M5yF30LpibVJs10aaTt-bAmLTXtyWn4xSRc3KkeD3_ERZ_BeL94yPetBbiPMoilTZwrw6X2C3uliL0dA7LyLPKON04Q_PEA_A0-R33_6wg1sUAyA4Zi06H12Q2jsjc2-pmsn7_L_e/s400/sand+frame+2+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444357202819554130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxtZeIGIrWozcy6aOZpVxObS5fv7xDmMGRPkWD7bBqXktIicswjGgAcwpAPQD-CmGGdslifOd_Y5ymc5d7MFl32ogSPxJBQ5YuL1RODlJY7Nfe1s_0ndmP-7dJDSscOQtBViU3EpAlWxc/s1600-h/sand+frame+1+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxtZeIGIrWozcy6aOZpVxObS5fv7xDmMGRPkWD7bBqXktIicswjGgAcwpAPQD-CmGGdslifOd_Y5ymc5d7MFl32ogSPxJBQ5YuL1RODlJY7Nfe1s_0ndmP-7dJDSscOQtBViU3EpAlWxc/s400/sand+frame+1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444357130747379458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />just finished a 2 week film project with sand animation pioneer Caroline Leaf, which was a lot of fun! It gets everywhere though.alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-58520613275491926532010-02-11T13:58:00.000-08:002010-02-12T13:35:44.833-08:00about my sunglasses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem1u1pUCWHMNmf0pX7UAY_GINVL-OnLdY5XtT6g0hGGV-ML6CBv_X_po_B8ymP-wC-zv9SCdKz_2HdVrlUONJJAfs5zMPFT3HPLtH49iYUrzZHJp29Q27S8m9XOaDNaG0CWY3Q4gemPF1/s1600-h/rayban+orbit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem1u1pUCWHMNmf0pX7UAY_GINVL-OnLdY5XtT6g0hGGV-ML6CBv_X_po_B8ymP-wC-zv9SCdKz_2HdVrlUONJJAfs5zMPFT3HPLtH49iYUrzZHJp29Q27S8m9XOaDNaG0CWY3Q4gemPF1/s400/rayban+orbit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437109339476522146" border="0" /></a><br />This is a drawing I did of my sunglasses, not for a brief, I just like them. I don't usually go silly over things but I think these are possibly the most beautiful objects i have ever owned.alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-43541722914103253122010-02-07T12:20:00.000-08:002010-02-07T12:27:07.923-08:00about a submission for Adjective magazine.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KGbpDt5P1GoWVXNYwBgFj7DZBq41T5Zrkfc29GkPxRzOtFBqjQMcX6I1kfQ51G2WieGisltfQ0lG1tFO4NaCMM5L-47sfBlcxvjR4Eqoj-Wq1qBHao2T3OAuwgISqnt2LzLIJzaNwULX/s1600-h/ambiguity+v3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KGbpDt5P1GoWVXNYwBgFj7DZBq41T5Zrkfc29GkPxRzOtFBqjQMcX6I1kfQ51G2WieGisltfQ0lG1tFO4NaCMM5L-47sfBlcxvjR4Eqoj-Wq1qBHao2T3OAuwgISqnt2LzLIJzaNwULX/s400/ambiguity+v3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435600639789007522" border="0" /></a>alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-13984559375230563652010-01-24T14:42:00.000-08:002010-01-24T14:47:11.000-08:00about adverts from the future 01<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDkG3wJ3sdfEt-SUrYYRt0lLZxnUbyl8b-bOIf5heQlkQbBg1vgeqOoyU3uCenpnkEWoMN1Uem7uWukoul9edndZUACnk84-cCXBo8FvTIPsaiec2sFGDPYR5fpqfZkVpdDHlSoIu9H0z/s1600-h/birdgirl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDkG3wJ3sdfEt-SUrYYRt0lLZxnUbyl8b-bOIf5heQlkQbBg1vgeqOoyU3uCenpnkEWoMN1Uem7uWukoul9edndZUACnk84-cCXBo8FvTIPsaiec2sFGDPYR5fpqfZkVpdDHlSoIu9H0z/s400/birdgirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430441039079553634" border="0" /></a>An advert from the future. Layout by Ben Hackney, Illustration by me.alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778804790289197163.post-69803765458935773982009-12-29T06:32:00.000-08:002009-12-29T06:46:04.769-08:00about more mountains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVutrGo06itZiEJQ1kmC9btD2eM2UXwRXNg1Shz3l6sz6GvlYb-ArZIewZs0Uz0uUHUdCFWSZddKu3M7W4aZey0pqtS_iq9QlCBWcraaG56K5ei86FDm3W4iZ-LNGRiavZB8MUXo7y9Mz/s1600-h/mountains+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVutrGo06itZiEJQ1kmC9btD2eM2UXwRXNg1Shz3l6sz6GvlYb-ArZIewZs0Uz0uUHUdCFWSZddKu3M7W4aZey0pqtS_iq9QlCBWcraaG56K5ei86FDm3W4iZ-LNGRiavZB8MUXo7y9Mz/s400/mountains+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420669458763567906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbCfJ52cYIlyRzTrz4CzEirrd8T4hut6OO_5Hme2Smleu4bwrpkPwvEBojyHvHzJ-_81ILtKD3gJRJAZ9yh5-ELQ-GPh6vuzUV_p4PQNvDeTOKcn95qj0Apc3x1hMfR4-VfCC5V-PkrJv/s1600-h/mountains+3+.jpg"><br /></a>alastair mccollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055819053000848820noreply@blogger.com0