Behind the scenes: Making a Production Logo

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If you’ll forgive me a bit of self-indulgence I’m going to outline the process that went into making that tiny little bit of video. The reason I want to go through it is twofold: I learn a lot by reflecting on it and writing it all down, and there’s a chance that someone else might… Read More

Nobody Likes a Critic: On the Passing of Roger Ebert

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From the joyless snobbery of Ratatouille’s Anton Ego to the unhappy, beleaguered Jay Sherman, star of “The Critic”, the truism that “nobody likes a critic” seems alive and well. It is strange, then, that there is so much surprise and heartbreak all over the Internet following the death of Roger Ebert. He was the ur-critic,… Read More