The Matt Gray High Five Face Off
I'm the star in Tom Scott's latest video, where I'm pitched against a cardboard cutout of myself to see who can get the most high fives!
View ArticleNew Website Design
After a few delays, and a Christmas/new year break, the transformation is complete! The sun has set on my website for now, so no bright white backgrounds for you anymore, dear reader! I hope you like it!
View ArticleTime Lapse Sunrise 2007
Created using a digital still camera in 2007, whilst filming something for a university project in the pennines. I have been meaning to upload this for years, and have only just got round to it.
View ArticleTime Lapse Sunrise 2009
This morning I braved the cold, and went out into the country to create time lapse footage of this morning's sunrise. It was the planning for this that prompted me to upload my previous effort from...
View ArticleFire Juggling Photograhy
In between spinning fire poi yesterday evening, I took some photos of my friends juggling fire clubs, fire poi and fire staff.
View ArticleAn Extract from the Life of Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill
[video] 100% accurate and in no way made by a man in a dodgy Caleb Followill mask.
View ArticleStrange iPhone Messages
Quite a few iPhone users have recently found strange messages appearing on their phones, only accompanied by a black background and a big green dismiss button. (More after the break...)
View Article300 Reworked
As part of a university project, I removed the sound from a scene in "300" and re-did it myself from scratch. I thought I'd uploaded this in '07 when I made it but it appears I didn't... so here it is:
View ArticleBreaking the News
The biggest project we've ever tried: on Budget Day 2009, Tom and Matt headed down to London. With a camera crew in tow and a command centre in York telling us where the cameras were, we tried to get...
View ArticleThe Webcycle
It's a handy way for internet addicts to get fit: the faster you pedal, the faster your internet goes. The fitness possibilities are wonderful. It's an exercise bike, with sensors on the pedals,...
View ArticlePanoramas: Queues for Banksy vs Bristol Museum
While in Bristol on Saturday for Banksy vs Bristol Museum, I took a few photos of the massive queues and made them into a couple of panoramas. View the panoramas here:...
View ArticleThe Technical Difficulties Nominated for SRA Award
The Technical Difficulties, a radio show I co-presented for the last year has been nominated for 'Best Entertainment Show' in this year's student radio awards. The show featured Tom Scott, Toast, Gary...
View ArticleAdd A Poppy To Your Facebook Profile
You can show your support for The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal by adding a poppy to your facebook profile. I made this app a few years ago and it still remains popular today. Add a poppy to your...
View ArticleThe Technical Difficulties
The trailer for The Technical Difficulties TV Show (coming soon to an internet near you) is now up onThe Technical Difficulties website! The Radio show has been nominated for 'Best Entertainment Show'...
View ArticleThe Technical Difficulties Awarded Bronze for Best Entertainment Show
The Technical Difficulties is the work ofTom Scott, Toast, Gary Brannan, and I. The radio show was awarded bronze in the 'Best Entertainment Show' category at this year's Student Radio Awards, at the...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, and a happy new year to you all! Thank you for subscribing to my updates :) In case you ever wondered, this is what I appear to do when I get bored at Christmas:www.isiteaster.co.uk
View ArticleOne of those posts that looks back over the last year and lists things that...
There have been over 165,000 views of videos I've been involved with in the last year that have been posted on YouTube. Now that's something I didn't expect at all! Most of the projects I've worked on...
View ArticleRenegades Gig Photos
I went to see Renegades play Manchester Ruby Lounge on Tuesday. Renegades is comprised of the three current members of Feeder: Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose and Karl Brazil; who are on tour under this...
View ArticleThe Webcycle at MakerFaire in Newcastle
This weekend, Tom and I will be exhibiting The Webcycle at MakerFaire UK 2010 in Newcastle. Maker Faire celebrates things people create themselves -- from James Bond-worthy electronic gizmos to...
View ArticlePhotography: Maker Faire 2010
This weekend,Tom Scott and I took The Webcycle to MakerFaire 2010. While we were there, I found some time to take a few photos.See my photos from MakerFaire 2010.
View ArticleThe Technical Difficulties TV Show #1
Online, we broke the news, cooked breakfast on an iron and threw two drums and a cymbal off a cliff. On the radio, we won the 2008 Kevin Greening Award for Creativity and a 2009 Bronze for Best...
View ArticleThe Technical Difficulties - Show 2
Show two of The Technical Difficulties is now up! This week: Monument misuse! More Battle of the Beer! The seaside! EXPLOSIONS! Watch The Technical Difficulties TV Show Episode 2
View ArticleThe Technical Difficulties - Show 3
Show three, the final epsiode of The Technical Difficulties is now up! This week: Ironed breakfast, Cone-based public disorder, multiple wedgies! Watch The Technical Difficulties TV Show Episode 3
View ArticleNorthallerton Market Day
I had a wander round Northallerton on Market DaySee the photos here
View ArticleDiscover My Breakfast
Be it due to boredom, intrigue, or lack of inspiration of what to have for dinner you can now take advantage of the current trend of people tweeting what they're eating! Put simply, Discover My...
View ArticleDan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip Session
In 2008 Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip came into University Radio York to record a quick session before their gig later on that night. I filmed it at the time, and have just thought to upload it. Watch...
View ArticleCobbles
I took a photo earlier that I'm now using as a desktop backround and thought I'd share it in several resolutions in case anyone else wants it too. Download the cobbles wallpaper here.
View ArticleOne Photo A Week
The name pretty much says it all! I take photos a lot of the time just because I enjoy it and never really show them off. I thought it'd be nicer to stick some of the photos I take up online rather...
View ArticleNul Points
Nul Points! - rate Eurovision tonight on twitter as it happens, see live results! Spread the word.
View Article#Aurora Map
Having noticed a lot of twitter activity lately about solar activity, the northern lights, and aurorae, I decided to put together a map that can show where twitter users are seeing this in the UK I...
View ArticleMini Golf: Joystick Controlled Labyrinth
To celebrate his 10,000th day on this earth Tom Scott held a Ridiculous Mini Golf Party for which I designed and built a hole inspired by a ball bearing Labyrinth toy. Mini Golf: Joystick Controlled...
View ArticleThe Technical Difficulties Podcast
Tom, Gary Toast and I are back, this time with a podcast. We've released episodes weekly for the last 6 Thursdays. Series one is now complete, but you can still listen to all the episodes...
View ArticleThe Freddie Mercury Thermometer
The Freddie Mercury Thermometer uses the Queen frontman's singing to tell us the temperature. And yes, it really does work.The Freddie Mercury Thermometer, and how I made it
View ArticleCan You Cook Bacon Using Hair Curlers?
It's a question that the internet doesn't appear to have sufficently answered - until now!In this fully scientific experiment, Tom Scott and I find out: Can you cook bacon using hair curlers?
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