{"id":606,"date":"2018-10-24T00:25:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T23:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/?p=606"},"modified":"2018-10-24T00:52:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T23:52:08","slug":"mike-mccartney-comes-to-edge-hill-to-develop-his-weirdo-series-of-sketches-into-an-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/2018\/10\/24\/mike-mccartney-comes-to-edge-hill-to-develop-his-weirdo-series-of-sketches-into-an-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike McCartney comes to Edge Hill to develop his \u2018Weirdo\u2019 series of sketches into an Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike McCartney younger brother to Paul and known as Mike McGear and a key member of the famous Liverpool band &#8216;The Scaffold&#8217; as well as being a prolific photographer. Has come to Edge Hill Animation in order to bring to life his \u2018Weirdo\u2019 series of sketches. Animation alumni Peter Miller has been drafted in as the perfect 2D animator to bring Mike&#8217;s \u2018Weirdo\u2019 sketches to life. <\/p>\n<p>Mike seen here recording the voices for his \u2018Weirdo\u2019 series of sketches in Edge Hill&#8217;s Media Department sound studios. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2018\/10\/IMG_0929small.jpg\" alt=\"Mike McCartney recording the voices for his 'Weirdo' series of sketches\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Starting next week Edge Hill animation alumni Peter Miller, as seen here with Mike, will be bringing Mr McCartney\u2019s drawings to life in the form of a series of short animations. More to come&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2018\/10\/IMG_0943ASsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Mike McCartney with Animation alumni Peter Miller \" \/><\/p>\n<p>To see more about Mike&#8217;s &#8216;The Weirdos&#8217; take a look at his Facebook page.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myWeirdos\/\">The Weirdos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To see Peter Miller&#8217;s final year work see the following link.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peregrine The Pathetic_Peter Miller\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/231524405?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike McCartney younger brother to Paul and known as Mike McGear and a key member of the famous Liverpool band &#8216;The Scaffold&#8217; as well as being a prolific photographer. 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