Art of mARTa karta mackova

Simple look

2011-10-08T16:06:00.000-07:00

I have decided that it is time to tidy my work into a nice clean and simple website on Cargo Collective. It was fast and fun.

From Roadkill

2011-09-18T15:06:00.000-07:00

I have finally managed to upload some of the animation from 'Roadkill' to vimeo. Hope you enjoy it. :)

Animation stills from Roadkill and Snails & Ketchup

2011-09-18T14:41:00.000-07:00

Created with flickr slideshow.
I was very lucky this year, my animation was part of 2 theatre productions at this year's Fringe.Thank you, Cora and Ramesh.

Snails & Ketchup at Fringe

2011-07-16T05:12:00.001-07:00

An excerpt from animated seqences for a theatre play Snails & Ketchup, created and performed by Ramesh Meyyappan, directed by Josette Bushell Mingo and produced by Iron-Oxide. Animation by Marta Mackova, video effects Film By Numbers. Snails & Ketchup will be shown at Edinburgh Fringe 2011

New reel! :)

2011-06-18T11:40:00.001-07:00

behind the scenes

2011-06-02T04:42:00.001-07:00

At the rehearsals

A big thank you to Film By Numbers, I couldn't have done this without you! :)

Animation Stills from Snails & Ketchup

2011-06-02T04:27:00.000-07:00

Paris for 'Snails & Ketchup'

2011-05-29T10:01:00.000-07:00

I have been currently working on a theatre play 'Snails & Ketchup', created and performed by Ramesh Meyyappan and directed by Josette Bushell Mingo. The show is touring from the following weekend, first stop: Paris.

check us up in Paris for Roadkill

2011-05-29T08:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.theatredelaville-paris.com/spectacle-Roadkill-325

Roadkill nominated in 5 categories for CATS awards 2011

2011-05-29T08:20:00.000-07:00

Ankur Productions & Pachamama Productions are proud to be nominated for the CATS (Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland) Awards 2011 in 5 categories for their production Roadkill. The categories of nomination are:

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE (sponsored by STV), Mercy Ojelade as Mary, Roadkill,

BEST DIRECTOR, Cora Bissett, Roadkill

BEST TECHNICAL PRESENTATION (sponsored by Northern Light), Roadkill

BEST NEW PLAY (sponsored by W&P Longreach), conceived by Cora Bissett, text by Stef Smith, Roadkill

BEST PRODUCTION, Roadkill

2011

2011-01-08T06:42:00.001-08:00

I have been doing some more designing work lately.

Time is flying. It is coming onto 5 years since I graduated from Edinburgh College of art with my short animation Cafe.

Short Animation, Graduation film, Edinburgh College of Art 2006.

Here is a lovely review of Cafe by Ian Lumsden.

my work on youtube

2010-12-28T12:21:00.000-08:00

I have finally set up a you tube account for uploading my animations. I have uploaded my new and also my old show reel, Charlie and Cafe and will be adding some more stuff. I have created a little blog button to go with it that I am very pleased with. :)

I have also found some older designs for my show reel dvd covers that I still really love:

New SHOWREEL

2010-12-04T14:28:00.000-08:00

I have updated and shortened my show reel! Yay. I have also updated my preproduction artwork gallery. Please go to my website for a better resolution experience:

Otherwise here is a little low res. version:

Edinburgh has been lovely and snowy lately. There is a little photo from my way to the shop..

..to get some ingredience for Christmas baking.

pitching for book illustrations

2010-11-07T10:24:00.000-08:00

I have been doing some sketching for a pitch for fantasy books illustrations lately. Here is a little example.

congratulations!

2010-11-07T09:41:00.000-08:00

Just want to say congratulations to Cora and all the Roadkill team. The play has been a great success.
I have truly enjoyed the performance and have huge respect for all the technical and artistic team.

behind the scenes: Technical box room - this is where all the projections are controlled from.

Roadkill is now being performed in Glasgow with several tours lined up in the schedule. It has had a great impact on the audience and the critics. Roadkill has been awarded the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award 2010, Fringe First, Herald Angel, Total Theatre Award, Holden Street Theatres Award and the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe prize 2010. Congratulations!

fantastic reviews

2010-08-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

'Roadkill' is now on in the Traverse Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play already scooped the Herald Angel Award and is getting some amazing reviews:

5 stars ***** “a hugely ambitious and deeply affecting piece of theatre” Damon Smith, Metro

(was in yesterday)

5 stars ***** “beautiful, brilliant and powerful” Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
(not on line yet)

5 stars ***** “brilliantly directed” Robert Dawson Scott, The Times

http://entertainment.stv.tv/edinburgh-festivals/shows-were-lovin/191955-harrowing-human-traffic-play-from-glasgow-companyan/

5 stars ***** “a vital piece of drama” Neil Cooper, The Herald

http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage-visual-arts/miss-sun-shines-while-apples-bites-1.1047933

4 stars **** “almightily powerful” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/aug/12/roadkill-edinburgh-festival

Big congratulations to Cora, Ankur and the team!

reviewing for Ian Lumsden's Animation Blog

2010-07-21T11:23:00.000-07:00

I wrote a little review of Julia Pott's animation Howard for Ian Lumsden's super fab animation blog.
Julia's film is lovely and I am a big fan of Ian's blog. Hope you enjoy the post.

lovely news

2010-07-06T01:45:00.000-07:00

I am currently working on my new show reel and updating my site. The 'Roadkill' show has been a big success. I received a lovely message from the director saying that the show had a real affect on people, some people said it was one of the most affecting and powerful pieces the had seen. And my work was greatly admired and commented on. That made me super happy! :)

'Roadkill' in theaters

2010-06-08T07:16:00.000-07:00

I have finished the animation for the play 'Roadkill'. The performance details are listed below. I hope you can make it along and that you enjoy the show.

in association with the Tron and with support from Scottish Refugee Council

Directed by Cora Bissett

Preview Performances: Tues 15th - Sat 19th June 2010 at 7pm (£8/6)
Meet at the Tron Box Office

Based on the experiences of young women trafficked to Scotland, Cora Bissett’s explosive production, combining direct, chilling performances with animation, music, and evocative projection, thrusts you into the brutal, complex and hidden world behind the newspaper headlines on sex-trafficking.

Roadkill will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010.

some more work in progress

2010-05-30T04:14:00.000-07:00

I love having a coffee in my garden in the morning. Edinburgh can be sunny too sometimes! :)

scary stuff

2010-05-24T15:25:00.001-07:00

Still working away. Here are some creepy stills from a not so cheery sequence.

2010-05-22T08:10:00.001-07:00

I have not been well. Animation had to wait. Feeling a little better now. Time to get back to my notes.

work in progress

2010-05-16T15:11:00.000-07:00

it has been hard going as my software keeps crushing on me. Not feeling good myself, lots of tea and anadin :(

2010-05-04T04:09:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy keying and masking. Here is one of my BGs.

my freelancing from home essentials

2010-05-02T02:40:00.001-07:00

and a little company :)

first stills

2010-04-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

2010-04-18T02:43:00.000-07:00

working on some life action shots with Filmbynumbers.

2010-04-05T09:46:00.000-07:00

couple of frames joined :)

2010-03-22T10:53:00.000-07:00

found some old concept images for Roadkill.

busy animating

2010-03-14T14:12:00.000-07:00

making textures for animation

2010-03-09T07:17:00.000-08:00

Roadkill

2010-03-07T07:30:00.000-08:00

Today I signed a contract to produce an animation for Cora Bissett's theater play Roadkill. The show will be on in Glasgow this June and as a part of the Edinburgh festival in August. Time to get to work! :)

pattern

2010-03-02T10:26:00.000-08:00

A new pattern for my Twitter page

little slideshow :)

2010-03-02T05:22:00.000-08:00

Created with flickr slideshow.

Updated website

2010-02-13T10:44:00.000-08:00

I have just solved the mysteries with my website that didn't want to open in IE and was appearing minimized in google chrome. I am so proud!

http://www.martamackova.com/

here is an article that helped me to understand the problem.

http://blog.case.edu/webdev/2007/04/19/activex.html

Then I had to play with the publishing settings for about one afternoon and it came together. The joys of animation!

FLASH WIZARDS

2010-02-07T14:44:00.000-08:00

Just want to thank the guys at http://www.flashmove.com/
Thank you for all the help with my coding. What a fab and friendly technical website.

Charlie sketches

2010-02-07T05:04:00.000-08:00

I have been updating my website. Adding new pages with some lovely animated buttons. I am also updating my gallery and as I searched through my artwork I found this sketchbook of preproduction for Charlie, a mobile phone game demo. It was lovely to see where all the ideas and designs came from.

2010-01-18T09:44:00.001-08:00

from storyboards

2010-01-16T03:37:00.000-08:00

I have been recently doing some work for a talented theatre director and a musician Cora Bissett.
www.myspace.com/corabissett

2010-01-09T11:24:00.000-08:00

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