The Lucky Monkey Principle

Michael Jackson

Mark Iddon — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:45:06 +0000

I am a life long MJ fan. Still very saddened by the loss of such an influential artist to not only the world, but on a very personal level, myself. Being a child of the 80’s I very much caught the MJ bug from as early as I can remember, watching his videos and listening to his music until I knew every nuance of every line of every song and dance move. I was so truly affected by everything he did, that it genuinely inspired me to do what I do today; which is make TV programmes with what I hope is the same quest for entertainment and energy that he had.

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss him, and miss the fact that I’ll never get to see what he might have done over the next many years. He was an icon. He still is an icon. I can’t wait to have kids and hopefully pass on that same pure joy and excitement that watching MJ perform had for me. He was one in a million.

Here he is at his ultimate best. Moonwalkers – Smooth Criminal. I still catch my self holding my breath and twitching on the beat with his every move. He may be gone, but somewhere in me, he is still very much alive.

Sorry for this slightly personal rant. It may come across corny and it may seem a tad embarrassing to read… But it’s my blog, so deal with it

Halo ODST (Xbox 360) Live action trailer

Mark Iddon — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:42:25 +0000

I truly wish they had made a feature out of Halo. Having seen District 9 (directed by Neil Blomkamp) I can only imagine what he would have done with this material.

You Make My Dreams Come True (500 Days Of Summer)

Mark Iddon — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:41:18 +0000

You can never have enough Hall & Oats in your life.

Outstanding Short Film – Mark Webb (Director)

Mark Iddon — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:43:43 +0000

I love this music video that Mark Webb shot during filming of ‘(500) Days Of Summer’. What a great way to promote the film whilst obviously having a ball making it!

‘Moonmonkeys’ A forgotten BBC3 Pilot

Mark Iddon — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:07:27 +0000

Having just finished shooting a series written by the very talented Mr Karl Minns (he paid me to write that). I just revisited a pilot he wrote that never picked up a commission on BBC3 and I think it could definitely do with being revisited.

Enjoy.

Great video, great tuneage… The Asteriods Galaxy Tour – Around The Bend

Mark Iddon — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:17:39 +0000

Everything’s Amazing… Nobody’s Happy

Mark Iddon — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:19:06 +0000

Mother Of All Funk Chords

Mark Iddon — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:37:45 +0000

Very clever Youtube video. Some hardcore editing going on here… Very impressed!

Sheep + LED’s = Awesome

Mark Iddon — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:24:06 +0000

I love it. The low-fi vibe clashing with tech. Nice work… For a viral campaign!

Kittens… Inspired by Kittens!

Mark Iddon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:11:51 +0000

This is simply brilliant.

Shout out to http://twitter.com/Glinner (Graham Linehan) for pointing out this gem… Enjoy.