Up until about two years ago I had a really good job. I was an Educational Software Developer, with a sort of skunk-works remit. I did the special projects, sometimes linked to Educational Research, and sometimes just intended to improve… Read moreHave I become too much of a specialist to find a job?

About a week ago I posted my first ‘vlog post’ to YouTube. I have a couple of different reasons for trying vlogging: I want to learn and develop ways of making short educational videos more efficiently to assist the teaching… Read moreA blog post about my first vlog post

Yesterday I posted this video describing how to make an animated GIF by using Inkscape to position transparent PNG images over a background, and then using giffy.com to put them together as an animated GIF, however video is not an… Read moreMaking simple GIF annimations.

When I suggested the fantasy band idea for the daily create I was thinking I would create some sort of photo manipulated image, but unfortunately today I was a bit short of time, and also finding suitably licensed images of… Read moreMy daily create fantasy band

I like to photograph wildlife, and when I do I naturally try not to disturb the animals that I’m photographing. I’m not great wildlife photographer, and I’m unlikely to ever sell a photograph or win a prize, but that doesn’t… Read moreDaily Create 1995

It’s almost a month since the end of the CLMOOC pop-up animation week, so possibly it’s time for some reflection. I’m not convinced we hit the necessary critical mass of participants to make a social media based event work well,… Read moreAnimation Week – postscript

One of the first activities for CLMOOC does #DigiWriMo is a re-run of the AltCV exercise. This time, inspired by Charlene Doland’s from last year, I decided to have a go with the free version of Animaker. Time was limited,… Read moreAltCV version 2

Most of my cast on set Today’s daily create is to “Create a video story with children’s toys and/or cut out drawings”. I’m glad I spotted this one early, because as well as being a fairly challenging one, it’s the… Read moreMy first stop motion animation

Most of the videos I’ve created and put on-line so far have been basic screen casts: either demonstrations or how-to guides for pieces of software. I’m hoping to do some more varied and interesting videos in future, and I’ve been… Read moreMaking a video ident

  All About Niall:The things I probably wouldn’t mention in my C.V. Niall, an Engineer. My first two degrees were both in Engineering, and I still consider myself to be an Engineer, although nothing resembling traditional engineering design has been… Read moreMy Alternative CV