3D Artist

Some of you might recognise this chap spotted in this month’s “3D Artist”…

Some of you might recognise the fine work of The Bakery in this month’s “3D Artist”…

Some of you might recognise that is infact Chef Dan Fryer hiding behind a shot from short film “Small Picture. Big Frame” in this month’s “3D Artist”…

Tom German joins YouTube pipe smoking community

Tom German has finally joined the infamous YouTube pipe smoking community, with his first video below.

Tom has been learning a lot from YouTube puffers over the past few months, and hopes this video will give a little back to the community he’s begun to love so much.

Look at his little Brummie face

A teaser image for your delight and delectation…

Something exciting...

…expect something exciting (eventually).

From the archive #2…

The Bakery’s spring cleaning continues, as we stock up the larder with well-matured projects of old.

Our Youtube and Vimeo channels have received a long-overdue topping up of films and (for those of you who missed it) our recent BBC Radio Kent Christmas feature is at last available on the Bakery Audio Player!

But I thought it was time to air one particular project on the Blog, cooked up many moons ago by Chefs Alaric and Max. Namely, this splendid documentary on Canterbury’s Chaucer College . . .

I’m allowed to enthuse about this Bakery production (ignore the “Black Box” business) as I had absolutely no part to play in its creation.

I do think it’s an important little film. It’s not only entertaining and enlightening, but it also presents a bare and honest view of Chaucer College, without any deceitful, prospectusy smokescreens. This insular, well-hidden college is a bit of a mystery even to those (like myself) who have lived right next to it, so it’s fascinating to see inside, and to see what kind of experience it offers those students who travel halfway around the world for oily food and curfews. 

I know the University of Kent were relatively keen to brush this film under the rug, which is why it should be seen. It’s a nifty piece of journalism, voicing the opinions of individuals whom, one senses, would otherwise go unheard. 

And remember: if your dad says you’re not going out tonight, then you’re not going out tonight.

From the archive…

I’m currently remaking my portfolio, after a year of it showing the same damn work and looking generally very shit. Whilst in the process of gathering all of my old work together, I found a truly old piece of cake left behind the oven. Though unlike a lot of the stale old rubbish I find, I actually really like this short animation I made. After all, it was my first attempt at 3D modelling, rigging and animating. Bakery friend Pete Triggs was instrumental in the construction of this film; providing me with Dairylea sandwiches and valuable knowledge on how to use that god-awful program Maya.

Also comes with mandatory Jazz Remix.

Watch out Adam Droy, that job at The Mill is mine.

Why do a year in industry?

Ladies and gentlemen, the project we’ve been teasing you with for weeks: The Bakery is proud to present …

www.jobmarketjulian.co.uk

It’s been hectic in The Bakery Kitchen putting this together. Click below to witness the very special blend of beer, immaturity and Macbook-poncery that goes into cooking up every intense Bakery product …

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David O’Doherty

Fans of the Gulbenkian Theatre Podcast may recall one of our funniest phone interviews of 2009 was with keyboard-playing Irish mirth-meister David O’Doherty.

Well, the Bakery kitchen was delighted to receive an e-mail a couple of weeks back on behalf of the man himself. Apparently he’s currently embarking on his second UK tour (entitled “David O’Doh-party”) and is abstaining from offers to promote it on shit telly. The Gulbenkian Podcast meanwhile (and this is a direct quote from David) is “better than shit telly.” Would we therefore like a new interview?

And so myself and Chef Dan made our way to the next venue on David’s list – the OFS Studio,Oxford – with a carrier bag of gifts and a camera to record what happened . . .

If you’re in Canterbury, why not head to the Gulbenkian’s very purple new site and get some last minute tickets to his show on Saturday. Or visit David’s hilariously crap website to see if he’s touring near you. You won’t be disappointed, his Oxford gig was a thing of comedic wonder. And he’s a topping chap, to boot.

Cheers, David!

A small winter intermission…

For anyone who listens to BoC, I think it’s impossible to disagree on the choice of visuals to this track. This is truly one of the finest videos I think I’ve ever seen.

SPOILERS!

As with all major production companies nowadays, The Bakery has to face the problem of online spoilers. Whether it’s tabloid journalists tapping the phone lines of Coronation street scriptwriters; telephoto lenses snapping away at the new TARDIS design the BBC are trying to keep under wraps; or work-experience runners blabbing on forums about series finales, the internet is awash with premonitions of What Is To Come. The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed 6 thrilling new photos that have recently appeared unannounced in the margin of this very blog. Who knows what they pertain to? Who took them? And where? Scour them for clues if you must, but we promise, all should be revealed some time in February . . .

In the mean time, those who wish to avoid spoilers of forthcoming Bakery projects are advised to tape a strip of masking tape vertically down their screen for the next few weeks.

If you’re the kind of person who likes things to remain a surprise then don’t click on the pictures. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Other possible-spoilers doing their rounds on the Bakery Fan Forums include the apparent signing of Hugh Grant to play Geoff Island in a new KONKERS movie, and the news that Alaric King may be the true Dalai Lama. More news to be confirmed . . .

Awkward Family Photos…

For those of us who love bad taste, this website is an absolute treasure trove of procrastination…