Current Projects and more vlog news

Been testing... (ok, having fun with...) one of the new mics that arrived to today. The Rode Smart-Lav which will be use for "Vloggy" cam on my android phone also for body pack recording, on set. The search continues to find a mic for the desk ! Decided to give you all a list of the current projects 3Ative is work on at this time. It's not very often there's not a ton of things going on here but, at the moment we seem to be exceptionally busy. Here's an out-line of the projects we are currently working on:

1. Multiple character animations for website "top of page" banners
   20 to 40 seconds each, these banners show many versions of the clients logo brought to life and going about various tasks - Depending on the "Room" they are in.
2. Animated GIF's for website Been tasks with supplying "many" animated creatures for a client for another website - Just finished this one, they wanted 20... I gave them 27 :)
3. Tattoo Video production We filmed a friend getting a Tattoo done and are currently editing that footage. He wanted all the swearing to be edited out with animal noises - having a bit of fun with this one.
4. On-Going YouTube video editing for a client 3Ative is helping one our clients with various filming and editing problems they are having. This includes, checking footage, small editing and clip fixing and on-line support and training via Skype
5. Producing Art + intro for YouTube channels Another client wants to set up a music based YouTube channel and we have been asked to do all artwork and intro clips.
6. New Start-up company art This project is for: A company Logo design, Artwork of Ad boards, Vehicle sign design and soon a full website. We may also be producing an info video and some promo videos for this client
7. On-going 1-to-1 training and help, via Skype (Multiple clients) Every project and work we do, we are always 'there' for follow ups and continuing on-line support... Our Preferred channels are Skype and Facebook - As well as telephone and email.

- As well as making tutorials and other on-going personal projects !

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2016 More Busy, Busy... Oh and Busy

2016 has started quite nicely, thank you and it's good to be back. 

Plenty of projects carried over from last year, in particular a ton of logo character animations - the favourite work.

Unfortunately, most of which can't be discussed at this time. However, a lot has been learned and the animation skill set is increasing all the time... spurred on by some very encouraging and positive feedback. Onwards & upwards.

Got a request to do a website today. While not the usual type of work 3Ative takes on. We are happy to help local start-ups with their online presents. More news on that when the time comes but, for the moment, it's all secrets lol

Our vlogs will start soon... Yes, yes, yes - you've heard that before but, there's not been much down time lately. In between producing animation or videos, time has been spent designing them, oh and some sleep! :)

Plus, the search for a 'good' microphone continues - Too many to choose from, with loads turning out to be knockoffs!!

So exciting times and long hours (with little sleep) ahead - Just the way we like it !

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One step closer to Vlogging

Lights, Camera... Action... ish!

As some of you may know I've been trying to buy a lighting set up on eBay - You know the ones with CFL bulbs and soft-box diffusers on stands.


And what a hassle it was too! I found a seller based in China but, sold from a warehouse is Portsmouth, UK. Excellent I thought, they'll be here in a few days... Sadly not!
On the first attempt, the lights were send out and I was given a Royal Mail tracking number. So I started tracking the order to make sure I was about the receive them.

Day One:
They leave the warehouse and head to a distribution centre in London - All good!

Day Two:
Having left the London over night, they arrive at the sorting office in Chelmsford. However, that's when it starts to go wrong.

Instead of leaving Chelmsford and heading down to my local sorting office in Southend, they just stay at Chelmsford and the tracking data on-line reports: "Sales Order Raised"

Day Three:
I call Royal Mail and ask what Sales Order Raised means and get some woman (who obviously had way too much coffee that morning) started answering me before I finished asking the question. Then continued to talk over me at every stage. After, I asked her to shut up and allow me to finish a sentence at least once, she went silent. After all that,  I was told "..your parcel is on its's and will be delivered in a day or so..."

Day Four:
Another day of starring at the tracking data on-line show my lights are heading back to Portsmouth!!!! Then get "Delivered, no signature" in Portsmouth, my guess, they went back to the warehouse.

Day Five:
I contact the seller (In China) and ask what happened. A day later a reply saying they would look in to it...

They have no clue why my lights weren't delivered. I confirmed my address and they try and tell me that Royal Mail doesn't recognise my address with my Postcode. Not true, Royal Mails postcode checker confirms that both my address and postcode are linked. I even spoke to them to make sure... not that I needed to, I've lived here for 20-30 years without a problem.

At this point the eBay seller has refunded me and I order a new set from them. We confirm my address and postcode and they give me a new tracking number...

A couple of days later, MY lights get delivered to somewhere in Manchester!!! WTF


ANYWAY, this goes on for about 2 months...  the seller makes 3 failed attempts to get lights to me and finally says he can't try any more as he's losing money and should try to buy from someone else - I get all the money back and start looking at other sellers... and this where it gets weird!

The first seller, ebayer 02COCO removes my address/region from the locations he doesn't deliver to and I can't buy anything from him. I then find a few sellers that have also blocked my location.

I now suspect all these sellers are in fact the same people, as none of them post to here or reply to my emails... So here's a list:
02COCO
04COCO
kbtstudio
hk2015-xiuwe

And they all "seem" to be in Portsmouth too!!!! My best advice, DO NOT buy from ANY eBay-er in Portsmouth LOL

I finally found a set of lights in a local shop and now all set up to start the VLogging channel so, stay tuned!

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