Film - Sam Hardacre

Apes will rise

I've been getting itchy fingers recently wanting to do some more artwork. I enjoy working on paper but I want to explore creating images digitally. This is my first proper foray, something done in anticipation of the release of the latest Apes film.

Film

The Phantom what?

I'm almost afraid to write this in case I get lynched but here goes... I went to see The Phantom Menace in 3D. Before you get on with the lynching, I just want to say that I'd be the first to agree with someone when they say George Lucas should

Film

True Grit

Six weeks down, fourty-six to go! This week's piece was infulenced by our recent viewing of the Coen brother's take on True Grit (definitely worth a viewing or three). I hadn't really intended on doing a portrait of Jeff Bridges but I thought it'd be an interesting challenge so I

Film

Chaplin

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Charlie Chaplin and it was only a matter of time before he was the subject of one of these illustrations. To be quite honest, I'm surprised I left it this long and it's only week four! I believe this shot of

Opinion

Movie poster colour palette

Earlier today Empire Magazine tweeted an update announcing the release of the latest movie poster for The Woman in Black, an upcoming film adaptation of the book of the same name, starring Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe. Intrigued to see the new poster I went and had a look and

Photography

Lomokev's influences, friends and heroes

Posted by my mate on yesterdays project50 shot, the video below is a presentation by Kevin Meredith, a photographer and author whose book (Hot Shots) sits in that pile I shot yesterday. Worth watching when you can sit and watch the slides.

Photography

The WVIL concept camera

Really interesting idea, I'd love to see something like this come to fruition.

Film

On Chaplin

I've been a fan of Charlie Chaplin for a relatively short time. Although I've always been aware of his films, I'd never actually seen any until I saw a documentary on the BBC about 4 years ago. The documentary concluded with a showing of Easy Street, a short from 1917.