bill Stratford

Music is -

2012-01-06T17:58:00.002Z

One day project, make a book about something you love, from what you have!
Taking it back to basics.
You will need.
Gig flyer, pens, pritt stick, tape, scanner, printer. anything you have around to cut up!

Sketch Book

2011-08-02T17:00:00.004+01:00

I love sketch books, I don't use them as much as I should but I do love them.
I have had a move about an my website, I looked at every thing and desided that I would take this work off line and put in on my blog!
So this here is some pages of my favorite sketch book.
enjoy

Random Red Things

2011-02-26T14:30:00.004Z

Was on my way to wok the outer day and saw some red heart balloons on the side of the road!
Just love the way they look, the red against the grays and green, such a nice contrast look like some one did a photo shoot shot and just left them!
Good for some inspiration

Asylum Abstract (Feat. Adverse) - "Paradise Lost" (Original) - UK Hip Ho...

2010-07-23T14:17:00.005+01:00

Asylum Abstract (Feat. Adverse) - "Paradise Lost" (Original)

Back in late 2009 Dave (aka Adverse) started to work on "War Forever" the first music video I had ever attempted to direct!!

Shot on Mini DV and in my front room, we released it in Jan 2010.

Leap frog to now late July and we drop the followup "Paradise Lost."

This video has a more grown up feel and look to "War forever."

Paradise Lost (Ben Phaze mix) Was shot in HD and was for me always going be a video of its time; Slick and digital!!

Whist cutting the video Dave sent me an email saying "check this out,

Will (out mate in Oz) has done a remix"

And yeah it was really good, putting it to one side I carried on with the video.

A few days later Dave sent me yet another email, with a new remix, of Paradise Lost done by Will. This was more like it!!!!

This video needed a different feel and look.

I told my self that it needed an old look to it. having been inspired by timelaps videos on Vimeo. That was what I wanted for this video. Dave was liking the what I did and the rest is for you to see above.

New Work

2010-05-14T13:43:00.004+01:00

Well I haven't uploaded a new post since last year, so with that in mind I decided it was time to up some new things that I have been doing!!

Music,

I spent the last part of 2009 directing and animating a music video!

Asylum Abstract (Feat. Adverse) - Theres A War Goin On from Bill Stratford on Vimeo.

This really was a lot of fun and hard work. But I was very happy with the out come and We are now making a new one as well.

You can also see the video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR3_wSZRAdA

I have have also mad a new Dolly! Not the toy type but a camera type!

I did not know the first thing about how to make one of this things, but my dad was amazing and made it for me :o) Thanks dad.

home made dolly first test from Bill Stratford on Vimeo.

Have to say they are not cheep the make but are definitely worth the cost (£90+) But I now have one I can use any time and don't have to worry about renting one or trying to borrow one from a friend. (Which I don't think any of them have one any way!!)

United States Of Love

2009-09-04T18:58:00.000+01:00

Welcome to the USL

Would you love me if I only had one Dollar to my name?

17point50

2009-08-27T21:01:00.001+01:00

This morning I woke up at 4am, this is not a strange thing for me, as I some times get the bus at 4am to go to work.

Having spent most of the day at home sorting out files on my computer, paying bills and the mundane stuff that I try to put off!

It got to 5pm, then it struck me that I had not dome much in the way of creativity!!!!

I then picked up my camera and took as many pictures I could in one minute!!!

I took my time, not just taking any old thing!!

The images taken will never look the same again.

Failing Fast

2009-08-26T10:02:00.001+01:00

Failing Fast, was going to have a have "Sad Teddy".

When I looked at it I felt that they where stronger apart!

Sad Teddy

2009-08-26T09:34:00.001+01:00

Meet Sad Teddy, a work in progress at this point. He was going to be a in the "failing fast". But when I looked at him it was clear that he would look better on his own!

What a price to pay! Up dated

2009-08-05T19:44:00.000+01:00

This is the update of what a price to pay.

I was never fully happy with the first one, so I went back to it and this was the out come!

The general thinking behind it was to some how make it a bit more interesting, and not have the legs cut off!

What a price to pay!

2009-07-29T17:17:00.000+01:00

What a price to pay!!

This is a new illustration that I did, it's not based on anything in particular.

My first blog!!

2009-07-29T10:02:00.000+01:00

Hi and welcome to my first blog!!!

I will be posing things that I find, have made and any updates on my website.

You can see my website at http://www.billstratford.com

So please feel free to look around.