How did the occupants of the Severed Arms pub get their names?

The newest trailer for The Twilight Ballrooms offers an intriguing glimpse into the unfolding storyline, hinting at the shadowy forces shaping its mysterious world.

Another piece in the jigsaw complete. And the seventh character I’ve played in the film!

For the 20th anniversary of this website, I’m pleased to give you a sneaky peek from the Twilight Ballrooms (or at least the pub near the Twilight)

Another look at an AI generator. This time it’s the turn of Stable Diffusion.

None of the images you are about to see actually exist in real life.
See what happened when Artificial Intelligence generated images of Wits End!

What does liminal space have to do with creepypasta?

How to key out just the green screen and not the character. Top tip!

Great news – our nemesis has gone legit

Unearthed archive footage of Wits End from 1979

Latest trailer with brand new music by moi.

A rare glimpse behind the scenes with a top tip for those doing post production on a budget!

A demonstration on the wonders of stabilising footage from handheld cameras using motion tracking.

Forget the Great British Bake Off – when you’re rendering goes wrong during the bake you get more than deflated soufflés.

A bit of casting today – of the virtual kind.

An important message from the Twilight Ballrooms – released at the start of lockdown.

Latest entry from the Twilight Ballrooms Movie Diary. Find out why these titles got the boot!

The Twilight Ballrooms website is now live

The benefits of shooting in a virtual set.

Introducing my latest character and protagonist in “The Curse Of The Twilight Ballrooms”

Flashback to the original Twilight Ballrooms model

The history and evolution of the Twilight Ballrooms. Another exciting episode from the movie diary

Things may seem shut down and deserted round here….

Why I decided to play almost ALL the parts myself in a virtual enviroment.

NEWSFLASH: Devastation strikes Eastbourne today

An experiment with Rotascoping.

Major project event as I completely rethink the Twilight Ballrooms’ appearance.

Some great things happen by accident. In this instance, a winter wonderland!

Recently got into a new site called Pinterest.

Quick experiment using the 3d import function in a demo version of Photoshop. Could be useful tools for compositing?

The lead character in this movie will be played by yours truly naturally. Have taken time to start creating the character in the flesh and this included a trip yesterday to Charles Fox make up in Covent Garden. I was dreading the visit, knowing nothing about makeup. But the staff could not have been more …

Episode 2 of the Twilight Ballrooms Movie Diary

Anyone who doesn’t know, my flat is undergoing extensive repairs since a flood last November… and yes, it’s STILL going on. So I’ve been quite preoccupied with that on what feels like a full-time basis. I’ve also been doing lots of web-design favours for friends. So what I’m saying is basically it’s been a while …

The latest picture of the Rubicon rollercoaster. If you don’t know the history of the Twilight Ballrooms and the dreadful accident that happened involving this rollercoaster on Saturday 26th May 1973 then I suggest you visit the history section on the website, www.thetwilightballrooms.co.uk and brush up on your knowledge!

Welcome to the brand new Twilight Ballrooms Movie Diary

Had a marvellous few days in Eastbourne. Fought off the temptation to spend my time at tea dances and instead headed off across the South Downs taking in Beachy Head and a fab National Trust hamlet called Birling Gap which, for me, is the nearest thing in real life to Wits End I’ve seen so …

Pre-production on the Twilight project has now taken half a year and may take another year or so at this rate. It’s slow but I’m learning so much. However, I am going to have to take some shortcuts, especially with the drawing, which ain’t necessarily a bad thing. Have found a new website called http://www.archive3d.net/ …

Whilst the movie project is called The Twilight Ballrooms, there is also a LIVE show with the same name. This is also written by me but is completely different storyline from the film which is set in 1980. The LIVE show is set in present day and is presented by the Ballrooms’ resident magicians Malcolm …

Today was a bit of a Red Letter Day for Tranquility Base Presents in general. After months of research and general umming and erring, I finally bought a new video camera. However, no ordinary camera. You maybe surprised to learn that I actually bought a DSLR – something that I’ve seen other enthusiasts do of …

Have completed this 3d model as part of the local village store. The sweet wrapper images were a real bonus and are courtesy of Jason Liebig from Flickr! Many thanks Jason. The actual model may well end up as a blur in the background, but that would still be the case if I were dressing …

So the last few weeks have been a mixture of different Twilight related projects. Lots of 3d drawing, notably the top of the Twilight tower which has now been added to the Ballrooms. I have also been designing numerous posters from the Twilight’s history. I did something similar to decorate the set when we took …

Bought 2x85W softbox lights and stands to use with my green screen from Amazon. There is a slight problem with fluorescent flicker but at the moment I’m putting that down to having a cheapo camera. It’s not too much of a problem at the moment anyhow as you can see in this demo below. The …

Well, the Twilight script has now completed it’s first draft and is being re-written and tweaked as we speak. Am now exploring the feasibility of various things I would like to achieve in the film and that may take several months. I feel it is vital to tackle however – it will determine not only …

Richard Leigh’s production of the live show wot I wrote “The Twilight Ballrooms” had a successful run at Jermyn Street last month and there is more to come in 2011. Michelle Roberts who plays what’s left of the “Roger McGuffin Holiday Dancers” took some great photos. These will be appearing on the Twilight Ballrooms website in …

Had a little learn and play with the Daylight System in 3ds-Max today. Made a little weathervane from scratch to render in it that I imagine would probably sit well aloft the Twilight Ballrooms main tower. Maybe we’ll see this shot again someday in such a context, though hopefully less plain looking (Come on, I …

In working on the new Twilight website, the topography of the Twilight had to be devised. Here is an early blueprint of the front structure of the building.

Exciting news about this show wot I wrote

In the mid-nineties, central Europe was gripped by the biggest thing in music since Michael Cretu’s “Enigma” stormed the charts in 1990. Swiss-born Robert Miles released “Children” – a style of music that would later become known as Dreamhouse/Trance. It was to be played in clubs and caverns all over Europe for the next 35 …