Sam Walsh's Page

Hometown:

Newbury Park

Personal Website:

http://www.samwalshanimation.blogspot.com

About Me:

My names Sam and I'm a 20 year old student from UWE Bristol School of animation, just about to go into his second year. I've just noticed that my page is a little out of date as the animation on here is from a year ago. so atm its UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Favorite Cartoons:

Gosh thats a horrible thing to ask an animator. Belleville Rendez-Vous, Mr Benn, Betty Boop, All the Disney Movies ( Jungle Book being my favorite), American Tail ( Don Bluth's films in general), Spongebob, Cats Don't Dance, Bill Plymptons entourage of shorts and films, The Studio Ghibli Collection (Ponyo being the best atm), who Framed Roger Rabbit, Rejected ( Don Hertzfeldt ). There is so many but I will be here forever.

Favorite TV Shows:

Peep Show, My name is Earl and Scrubs

Favorite Comics:

Tank Girl
The wizard Of Oz
2000 AD
Elephantmen

Favorite Books:

His Dark Materials ( Philip Pullman)
Marching Powder ( rusty Young)
Burton on Burton

also....
The Animators Survival guide
The Art of Animation Drawing
The character animation crash course
The illusion of Life
The Art of Ray Harryhausen
Gorillaz- Rise Of The Ogre
Animation Now
Pure Animation
Street Sketchbook
All Dr Seuss books
( there is many more but i think i love these the most)

Favorite Artists or Illustrators:

The 9 old men, Gerald Scarfe, Jamie Hewlett, Bill Plympton, Patrick smith, Borge Ring, Andreas Deja, Don Hertzfeldt, Hayao Miyazaki, Sylvain Chomet, Keith Haring. Glen Keane, James Baxter, Ken Duncan, Spike Jonze, Blu, Bolex Brothers, Burton, henry Selick, Max Fleischer, Scotty Young, etc etc etc

Favorite Music:

Gorillaz, The Good the Bad and The Queen and Blur,
Chemical Brothers, Pink Floyd, De La Soul, The Young Knives, Pendulum, daft Punk, Mylo, The who, The Stones, Aphex Twin, Unkle, Graham Coxon, Digitalism, The Doors,Polytechnics, Bowie, Hot Chip, Dangermouse, Great Bear, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Pixies, The Libertines,Liam Lynch, Super Fury Animals, Dream Burger, Crystal Castels, The Klaxons, The Shins, Dj Shadow, DJ Yoda,The Strokes, Boy Kill Boy, FatBoy Slim,The Beatles, Supergrass, Feeder, Bob Marley, the Velvet Underground ( etc)

Favorite Robots:

The Iron Giant