[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qKb5qU5h7s[/youtube]
Wahoo! Finally finished. I did the interactive DVD-Rom part of the project. This is the DVD trailer.
The project is Medieval Dublin, a DVD Video/Rom for schoolchildren aged 8-12. It tells the history of Dublin from the years 800 to 1540. From Vikings to Tudors, you might say.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
Very nice. Though I have to be honest I very much on the edge of my seat anticiapating a comic breakdown worthy of Monkey Dust.
Camera does one more pan of medieval Dublin rising from today’s Christchurch. Then zooms in to a medieval tavern as the rising Gregorian chant fades out, giving way to the sound of bleating sheep and loud tavern chatter and an advertisement for the Medeval equivilent of Carlsberg.
That actually looks class, if you could sword-fight, I would totally acquire that.
Looks really great.
Needs boobies though.
I knew we forgot something – BOOBIES!
Highly inappropriate
Ah, mucking around, man, no offence meant – you’ve obviously worked your bollix off on it and it does look really great. It was dead early and I’d just seen the boobie-laden Beowolf trailer last night.
More awake now.
Sent your link to the brother-I-L who’s a historian and he can’t wait to get the DVD.
He has rakes of maps of old Dublin when it was a Viking settlement and on through the years – most of the streets are still there now. He pointed out the pubs to keep my interest piqued. The Swan is in the centre of old Dubh Linn apparently and it seems George’s St or some version of it has been there from the very start.
Whelan’s of course didn’t open til the 12th century.
Anyway, grand job. I’ll be nicking his copy.
look at you, genius boy! That looks savage – bravo!
agree with the boobies point though 😉
Ha ha,
Just a note in case my genius was questioned 😉
The 3D was done by the Farm , a bunch of savage animators as you can see.
http://www.thefarm.ie/
I could never question your genius. Even if the Tudors never existed.
wow – wish i was 9 again.
looks like great fun! never seen something like that about Oirland. can’t wait to get a copy – fun and educational. would be great to actualy SEE the history books in action – bravo. keep us posted!
Any idea when it goes on sale to the public and where you can buy a copy?
Wondered where I caught this before. I look after dublin.ie and we put up some content on the DVD and embedded the youtube video a few weeks back.