My name is Jamie Beard. I am a British animator working in New Zealand. This is an online portfolio to showcase some of my work, I hope you enjoy it.
   


WHATS NEW:

13.08.07

New updates in most sections. I have managed to upload my short film through YoutTube. So you can now check that out!



01.06.07

I have been working on a variety of projects this past year or so: Waterhorse, Bridge to Terabithia, Dambusters and Tintin. I am now heading up Previs for Tintin.

Completed John Doo: Store detective. I still don't know how I can upload a twenty minute film onto the net so not much chance of showing it here.

26.03.06

Wow. It's been a long time coming but I have now done a new update. Here's a brief list of events:

>Completed work on King Kong which has since won the Oscar!

>Went for a holiday in India!!

>I am making a short film (on 16mm). Still in the process of editing, but its getting there.




22.01.05

Having recovered from a bout of glandular fever, I am back working on King Kong. I will be available for work at the end of the year.

02.07.04

I have finished on I-robot and am now back onto King Kong.

02.03.04

I am back at Weta Digital working on a hollywood film before getting my teeth into a big ape. I am working on the second draft of my script.

02.02.04

I am still in the southern hemisphere. I have since finished at Weta and have completed a personal script. I am now writing most of the time and playing with the cat.

02.06.03

I am in the southern hemisphere with Weta Digital, working on the last installment of Lord of the Rings.

31.03.03

I have been working on something called 'Ella Enchanted' at MPC since January 21st. It involves a talking snake much like zippo.....well, a lot like zippo.....but with no arms......or legs........ hmmmmm!

15.12.02

I am going to be working again at Uli Meyer animation in the New Year. I have placed a few updates from Harry Potter 2 - but nothing which will break copyright. In other words, not much at all!


01.10.02.

-HELLO, and welcome to a new updated website. There are now more drawings and paintings to compliment my existing online reel. Plus a welcome to our new resident:

Jelly_Brain

After realising that my site was too regimented to allow for random doodles and ideas, I had to seek out some help. Now Jelly's kindly stepped in to showcase a few ill-defined pieces of work. Enjoy.

 

01.09.02

-If you are logging on as a result of watching my showreel, then I hope you enjoy these extra pieces of work.

-Well, what a draining couple of months. I have just finished my contract with FramestoreCFC and Harry Potter2.


04.06.02

-Just to notify visitors that you can see some glowing reviews about 'Dinoptopia' on the animation page.

19.05.02

-The basics for making 'my lightbox'

-Dinotopia aired in the U.S. to over 17 million people. It was well accepted and I could judge the sentiment with some of these glowing reviews:

"It's a rule almost as old as the dinosaurs: Spectacle without story eventually courts extinction. "

"It's like raindrop water torture."

"Zippo may remind some viewers (mostly adults) of that annoying Jar Jar Binks from the last Star Wars movie. By the middle of the film, you might wish he had been wiped out by a giant meteor."

"Me bored. Me tired. Me want to just get through the six hours and forget what me saw. Me here to warn you: "Dinotopia" should go the way of the dinosaur."

'"Dinotopia' is ripe for extinction!"

"Dinotopia" could signal the end of the genre."

"Dinotopia" is painful by the minute. All 360 minutes."

"Give "Dinotopia" credit, though -- if for some Herculean feat of self- mutilation you decide to watch all six hours -- it never once becomes bearable, which is almost honorable."

"Move along. Nothing to see here."


"You'd have to have a walnut-size brain to watch this for any other reason."


10.02.02

-I am now working for FramestoreCFC till the 31st August 2002.

-secret link! Find it if you can!

-After 19 months, I am finally finishing up on Dinotopia!

- Total traffic is now at 2000+ hits. Cool!


 
 

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