"Evil Robot EyeBalls Float In Space!" | Animation made by Benjamin Wigmore

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - GN Show

2012-02-11T09:29:00.000-08:00

Wondering what we actually do on Graham Norton? Clips + stills and stuff like this...

(via GeeFX)

BIG ASK Series 1 on Dave

2012-02-06T05:48:00.000-08:00

Check out Big Ask tonight on Dave at 9pm. Graphics and titles by GeeFX

Alan Carr Animation Stings!

2011-12-27T15:30:00.000-08:00

Here's some animation stings I made for Alan Carr New Year Eve Specstacular!

Alan Carr Sting Animations from BenJamin Wigmore on Vimeo.
Animation stings made for Open Mike Productions via GeeFX

Have a rocking good year!

Merry Xmas

2011-12-22T10:23:00.000-08:00

®obot.burps. from BenJamin Wigmore on Vimeo.

a little robot makes an amazing discovery!

UFO Cow B00GiE!

2011-12-09T08:53:00.001-08:00

It's work related...

Go Fuck Yourself Great Britain!

2011-11-09T05:48:00.001-08:00

We (GeeFX Studios) did the titles + graphics for Chris Moyles Quiz Night and this was my favourite moment on the series!

I'm not a vain person but...

2011-10-16T13:37:00.000-07:00

http://twitter.com/#!/BenJaminWigmore/media/grid

Ernesto

2011-09-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

Finally got a chance to see Ernesto at the Portobello Film Festival earlier this month. Great fun to see it all put together, in colour and on the big screen! Looking forward to the screening at the BFI London Film Festival :)

Every Dog Has His Dagobah

2011-08-26T08:26:00.001-07:00

every dog has his dagobah, originally uploaded by BenJamin Wigmore.

Patrick Ytting (Expresso Hands)

2011-08-16T08:53:00.001-07:00

Finale from "My Dad The Evil Genius" (Piano version) by patrickyttingPatrick Ytting is a hugely talented musician and composer. He recently sent me a "blast from the past" with a sample of the score to My Dad the Evil Genius (a short cartoon Patrick helped me out on).Check out more of his talented stuff at http://soundcloud.com/patrickytting

City of Angels

2011-08-04T15:44:00.000-07:00

The Force Will Be With You... Kinda

2011-07-02T06:33:00.000-07:00

Last Graham Norton Show of the series ends with a geeky lightsabre battle. Looking forward to working on the next series... (via GeeFX)

Ernesto (Animation Film) trailer on YouTube

2011-06-20T06:26:00.000-07:00

Here's the trailer for Ernesto, an animated short film I helped out on doing character animation. Directed by Corinne Ladeinde whilst she was at the National Film & Television School.

Live Long and Prosper

2011-06-14T07:53:00.000-07:00

A very geeky moment on the Graham Norton Show. Took my cue from Simon Pegg himself...

(via GeeFX)

I'm a genius... blaHHHH!!!!!_Big Ask on Dave

2011-06-01T05:17:00.001-07:00

I'm a genius... blaHHHH!!!!!_, originally uploaded by BenJamin Wigmore.

Big Ask is on Dave! We did the graphics & titles... Have a looksie

(via GeeFX)

Ernesto (Animation Film)

2011-05-15T04:34:00.000-07:00

Last year (2010) I worked with animation director Corinne Ladeinde on her short film she was making at the NFTS called Ernesto. I worked on the film for about 5 months using photoshop to sketch out added character bits and then animating the characters in after fx. The film is about to do the rounds at festivals and I hope it does really well as it's a sweet story about growing up.

So You Think U Can Dance?

2011-05-02T07:07:00.000-07:00

Here's some of the graphics we did for SYTYCD at the BBC...

via GeeFX

The Faith Tones

2011-04-26T05:48:00.000-07:00

Preparing graphics for Graham Norton Show I also build the websites which occasionally make it in the show. This one had to go in... :D

(via GeeFX)

TiMESLiCE Films

2011-04-07T03:34:00.000-07:00

Since November last year I've been working for TimeSlice Films creating graphics and animation for tv shows (Graham Norton Show, Dancing On Ice & various pilots for Sky and SO TV) and editing TimeSlice shots (Rip Curl, So You Think You Can Dance and BBC Good Chef). The most rewarding part is when your animations get on TV... :)

THE 8-BIT MONSTER!!!

2011-03-25T07:13:00.001-07:00

HAL the Joker

2011-03-20T08:41:00.000-07:00

Do you wanna know how i got these scars?

Prince "BIG-EARS" Charles

2011-02-24T07:53:00.001-08:00

princeBIG-EARS, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

"Oh... What does one say to ones butler these days?"

WhiteLights

2011-02-16T02:20:00.000-08:00

quick'n'dirty experimental edit to a track by homer jay
http://soundcloud.com/homer-jay

>-\o

2011-02-04T16:38:00.000-08:00

Evil CatZilla!! (5 Days till BANG!)

2010-11-26T09:34:00.001-08:00

My-Dad-the-Evil-Genius_017, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

5 days left to vote for My Dad the Evil Genius http://www.bang-awards.com/movies/view/29 it only takes a few seconds Thanx :D

My Dad the Evil Genius is animated by me and the great b-movie score is composed by Patrick Ytting patrickytting.com

Dickey-Mouse-(Rough)

2010-11-01T06:27:00.003-07:00

Dickey-Mouse-(Rough), originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

Dickey-Mouse-(Clean-Up)

2010-11-01T06:27:00.001-07:00

Dickey-Mouse-(Clean-Up), originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

Batmehhhn & Robeeaann ©

2010-10-25T11:13:00.001-07:00

Batmehhhn & Robeeaann ©, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

Upping the Cartoons

2010-10-21T04:59:00.001-07:00

Batmehhhn ©, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

Dr Strangelove, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

Good gravy!, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

American-Propaganda, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

You're Under Arrest Sugar!, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

#Animation Notes

2010-10-08T08:42:00.000-07:00

Since early August I've been working as an assistant animator on a short film directed by Corinne Ladeinde who's at the National Film and Television School. I can't upload any of that animation but above is... Hey!! What the hell is that? Maybe at a later date I can post up some images, video and stuff :)

My Dad the Evil Genius ~ Bang Awards 2010

2010-08-03T04:20:00.000-07:00

Bit of shameless self-promotion... Please vote for my evil cartoon My Dad the Evil Genius in the Bang Awards 2010 here http://www.bang-awards.com/movies/view/29 It only takes a few seconds to vote and confirm later by email. Thanx :D

UPDATE: My Dad the Evil Genius is also in the Babelgum Animatron Animation Festival. Online voting open until October 10th... http://www.babelgum.com/6000099

JumpFunkRecords

2010-07-09T09:50:00.001-07:00

JumpFunkRecords, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

Haven't drawn this way for a while but it was fun...

My Dad the Evil Genius

2010-05-28T04:27:00.000-07:00

Evil Genius is finished and online! (YouTube+Vimeo) I animated this cartoon in-between various other animation gigs. It's the story of a young boy called David and his Evil Genius Dad (Ed) who's trying to destroy all the humans with his evil robot army. Patrick Ytting did a fantastic job with the 1950's monster b-movie inspired score, it fits into the cartoons style of raw bloody violence, ailurophobic robots, electrofried monkeys, stupified cats and heart felt emotion.

Hope you like it... You can never have too many evil robots!

Animated & Directed by Benjamin Wigmore
Music Composed & Arranged by Patrick Ytting

Featured on Curious Brain
Featured on Kuriositas

My Dad the Evil Genius Poster /

2010-05-25T06:36:00.001-07:00

My Dad the Evil Genius ~ Trailer 2

2010-05-16T04:09:00.000-07:00

New updated trailer for My Dad the Evil Genius cartoon. Directed & animated by me, music composed & arranged by Patrick Ytting

The score is complete! Patrick has done a terrific job composing music that has exceeded all my expectations. See Patrick at work below...

HungedOver Parliament

2010-05-11T16:21:00.001-07:00

Keep On Smilin' Gordon Brown!, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

InterestingsSsmuch!

2010-03-02T07:17:00.000-08:00

A collection of random stuff I've made...

My Dad the Evil Genius ~ Trailer

2010-02-06T05:03:00.001-08:00

Short 20 second teaser trailer for my new cartoon "My Dad The Evil Genius".

Golobulus 2010

2010-01-06T14:50:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year: It's going to be a strange one! Here's a word from Mr Golobulus...

Zombie Fried Monkey...

2009-12-12T08:16:00.000-08:00

This is a render of the EVIL ROBOT 360° from my new cartoon "Evil Genius". Originally the cartoon was going to be 3 mins but extra characters and changes to the story has extended this to 5 mins. I'm finishing the final act but there's still a lot to do with animating a zombie fried monkey, an army of evil robots and some kick ass explosions!

I'm also gonna re-animate some of the opening sequence and some character shots cause they don't really match up with the later stuff I've done.

screen capture from animatic

Oh yeah, Merry Xmas and see ya in 2010

Bills & Bugs

2009-12-02T16:49:00.000-08:00

I've been working freelance for FST Digital on two motion graphics projects for Abbey National and Rentokil. All animated in after fx and flash for online promotion and DVD.

Cakes, Dust and Lines

2009-11-04T05:14:00.000-08:00

Go FullScreen!

For the last month and a bit I've been working for iLoveDust in London on an animated commercial for a American drugs company.

The project involved tracing over video of actors in flash and compositing in after fx which took time, patience and a lot of cakes!

Go FullScreen!

Not Cool

2009-10-02T06:41:00.001-07:00

Animation Showreel 2009

2009-09-10T16:16:00.000-07:00

This is my animation showreel for 2009 which has a lot of crazy ass dancing! It also features work for Working Title Films, Universal Pictures, E4, Wear it Pink Breast Cancer Campaign, Redberry Digital Ltd, Bristol UWE, Mission to Seafarers and the Haemophilia Society (plus others). There's also clips from my upcoming cartoon film called "Evil Genius".

Evil Genius Family Portrait

2009-09-01T15:15:00.001-07:00

Evil Genius Family Portrait, originally uploaded by Benjamin Wigmore.

Work on my new cartoon "Evil Genius" continues although I'm still a while from the end. I'm 24 (or 0:00:24:01) seconds into the third act and it has been constant layout and then execution of the animation which is why it was nice to spend an hour drawing this family portrait.

BOOGER EYE STING for E4

2009-08-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

I animated this sting for an E4 competition. The screaming was performed by yours truly ;)

The Elephant in the Room

2009-08-09T09:28:00.000-07:00

This is a short 30 second cartoon which took about a day to make and I have no idea what it's about. Enjoy!

FlickrTube

2009-08-05T15:49:00.000-07:00

The Elephant and Man Short

2009-08-02T16:06:00.000-07:00

In the process of making a new short starring an elephant and a Thudercats sword! The short is gonna be on my YouTube channel and I'll post it up here when I'm done.

Here's a link to my only popular vid on YouTube called Baker Day. Inspired by Charlie Chaplin I made Baker Day when I was 16 years old using the only application I had that could do animation, Macromedia Director 5.0!!!

Can't Help The Animal I Am

2009-07-28T12:15:00.000-07:00

"My process is thinking, thinking and thinking. Thinking about my stories for a long time. If you have a better way, please let me know."

Hayao Miyazaki

Monkey Testing

2009-07-14T16:47:00.001-07:00

monkeytestingisbadifinallydefeatedzurg!, originally uploaded by ~High Hopes Productions~.

More work on Evil Genius cartoon: This monkey being electrocuted! This was done by using the puppet tool in after fx. Takes alittle bit of time and some patience but you can really have some fun with the different poses.

Also a quote and a video about inventor and mechanical engineer Nikola Tesla...

“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.”

Nikola Tesla

Act One "Evil Genius" Cartoon (No audio yet)

2009-07-09T10:35:00.000-07:00

Here's act one of my new cartoon with the working title of "Evil Genius". No audio yet but I'm looking for the perfect evil laugh (well isn't everyone?).

Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla for July 10

"Evil Genius" Cartoon (in the works)

2009-06-25T11:56:00.000-07:00

Act one of my cartoon "Evil Genius" is just about done.

Here be some images...

Evil Genius on Wikipedia
Mad Scientist on Wikipedia

Skadoosh!

2009-06-24T08:48:00.000-07:00

Graphic Face No.52

2009-05-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

Mission To Seafarers Cartoon

2009-04-27T09:16:00.000-07:00

Billy the Boat

Completed 5 minute flash cartoon for a charity called Mission to Seafarers. The charity helps support seafarers who bring food and other goods to our shores. MTS wanted a educational cartoon for kids to show who seafarers are and what they do. Here's the cartoon...

Go FullScreen!

Penny Pineapple and the fruit salads

The Family

Mollie the Cat

MTS supplied a script (a story of Billy the Boat going with Mollie the cat to the caribbean to get the fruit for the families meal) and I got on with designing the characters, producing a storyboard and final production of the cartoon. The whole thing took about 3 weeks to produce from start to finish and was delivered in dvd format.

Billy in a storm

Seafarers working hard

Mollie the Cat

Telephone conversation

Fruit on the carribean island

Gameshow section

Produced by Redberry and Voice Acting by Sounds Visual

JokerMa'm

2009-04-15T11:31:00.000-07:00

The Boat that Rocked

2009-04-12T09:50:00.000-07:00

Redberry designed this site for the new Richard Curtis movie called The Boat That Rocked produced by Working Title. It's a family comedy about pirate radio stations in the 1960's. My biggest contribution was the Dancing Buddies available on download via the AIR app. The app will allow the characters to literally dance on your desktop to music from the movie.

Using the illustrations by Kate I first saved out all the pngs in photoshop then pulled them into flash. I then built the rig for the character and and created the animations of them dancing. After that I took the swfs into after effects and exported movie files for Liam (code monkey genius) to code into the AIR app. The whole thing took about 4 weeks to do and it was really cool to be animating for Working Title and Universal Pictures.

This is a sample of the demo I put together for Working Title of
Bill Nighy doing a funky dance! :)

Mortimer

2009-03-12T08:27:00.000-07:00

Redberry Xmas Card 08

2008-12-24T09:36:00.000-08:00

Redberry Xmas Card 08, originally uploaded by ~High Hopes Productions~.

Wear it pink 2008 e-card

2008-12-12T04:18:00.000-08:00

Original concept art

Wireframe layout in flash

Still from e-card

Finished e-card

Star Dialogue

2008-11-12T08:21:00.000-08:00

Redberry showcase

2008-11-05T09:28:00.000-08:00

The directors at Redberry asked me to edit together clips to make a showreel when pitching to clients. With help from Dan (our talented designer) we created the Redberry Showreel using screen capture and after fx.

Monkeys, Apes, Robots and Branding

2008-10-06T09:24:00.000-07:00

Below are some examples of work I produced to help promote Redberry. Some of these animations where used at new media shows, client presentations and as screensavers. It helps to break the ice at a meeting if a naked monkey on a moped drives across your laptop screen now and again!

king kong-flash, originally uploaded by ~High Hopes Productions~.

STP Edit

2008-09-20T07:09:00.000-07:00

For STP I edited together a 2 minute film called The Racer's Edge. It showed STP's heritage in the motorsport business that still continues today. I edited together the film using extracts from a BBC documentary. The film was a non-profitable project to be shown at the start of meetings with clients. This was really fun to make but I only had 2 days on it.

Redberry also designed the STP UK site>>

Above are some pictures of clips I didn't have time to use...

Wear It Pink Screensaver

2008-09-04T01:19:00.000-07:00

Click any buttons below to see the screensaver and then click again to return to menu.

Go FullScreen!

Coffee

2008-08-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

Pink Blast Game!

2008-08-04T09:36:00.000-07:00

For the Wear it Pink site (Breast Cancer Campaign) we made this game called Pink Blast! This was a real team effort with Kate designing the characters and the background, Me animating the characters, scenery and SPLATS, Dan designed the games menu and title sequence and Liam drank many cups of tea and coded the game.

The "hip hopped" pug dog was a favourite in the office

Doodles for Noodles! ((New Tablet))

2008-05-04T07:39:00.000-07:00

I have a new tablet that's a lot better than my old one (it was a mouse)...

Here are some doodles!

Haemophilia Society Cartoon

2008-03-04T09:02:00.000-08:00

Finished the flash cartoon for The Haemophilia Society. Animated by me and produced by Redberry Digital Ltd, this is a really great charity that helps kids and adults with haemophilia.

The educational cartoon is aimed at young kids to show how you get haemophilia and what living with haemophilia is like. The cartoon is showcased on The Haemophilia Society website and also provided in dvd format. Voice Acting by Sounds Visual

Here's the cartoon...

Go FullScreen!

Here's a captured video of the storyboard...

They Came From Over There!

2007-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

trinity school website

2007-07-05T09:13:00.000-07:00

I did some animations for Trinity School website designed by Redberry and using illustrations by Kate Forrester. This is a really great site we host for free...

wear it pink viral

2007-07-05T09:09:00.000-07:00

For one of my first projects at Redberry I animated a dancing superhero and fairy characters for a wear it pink viral campaign. People uploaded there own faces onto the character and could send them to friends. Click the cartoon below to play...