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December - 2010
I finish up on Tintin at Weta Digital and head off to the States to begin work on a big new secret project!
More news to come in the new year . . .
November - 2010
First sneak peak at what Tintin looks like in the December edition of Premiere magazine.
March - 2010
I'm interviewed by Tom Lisowski on his interesting website: ARTSTARS
Academy Awards.
Rick Carter, Rob Stromberg and Kim Sinclair win Best Art Direction for AVATAR at the 2010 Academy Awards.
OSCAR TIME! What can I say - thanks everyone. You know who you are!
BAFTA Awards.
Rick Carter, Rob Stromberg and Kim Sinclair win Best Production Design for AVATAR at the 2010 BAFTAs.
How good is this? A crazy weekend of partying in London, and a gold mask - a bloody heavy gold mask!
ADG Awards.
Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg win Best Fantasy Feature Film for AVATAR at the Art Directors Guild awards.
Meanwhile I do interviews in the Dominion Post and the New Zealand Herald.
Oscar nominations.
AVATAR nominated for Art Direction: Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg and Kim Sinclair.
Woo bloody hoo!
BAFTA nominations.
AVATAR nominated for Production Design: Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg and Kim Sinclair.
Woo hoo!
2009
Xmas
AVATAR released. What can I say . . . people like it!
Marjorie the painter goes ballistic - checking out Jake's .30 cal machine gun in the Samson!
Click here for more making of the Samson.
Very excited about AVATAR!
The movie is being released on 17 December in New Zealand.
Weta Digital are about to complete their VFX work on AVATAR towards the end of November, which will mark the third anniversary of Kim's involvement in the project.
Here's a timeline of the work:
2006 November 19 - Kim flies to LA to meet Jim Cameron and talk with Rick Carter and the LA Art Department.
2006 December - various trips to Wellington to look for stage spaces and liaise with Weta Workshop.
2007 January 10 - Kim moves to Wellington and starts setting up a NZ Art Department.
2007 January 17 - Skunkworks team of 5 start researching future aircraft construction.
2007 February 13 - start to crew up Art Department.
2007 February 17 - Jim visits Wellington
2007 March 5 - production moves into Stone Street Studios, Miramar, Wellington.
2007 April 16 - construction underway on all the main sets.
2007 October 16 - Jim moves to Wellington
2007 October 24 - Live Action shoot starts in Wellington - first set 'The Shacks' at Central Park.
2008 January 14 - Live Action shooting resumes after Xmas break.
2008 March 7 - Last day of filming (Day 88) - on 'Rainforest' set at Central Park, Porirua.
2008 March 14 - Kim returns to Auckland.
There were over 50 people in the New Zealand Art Department, and Construction numbered over 150.
We had over 44 subcontractors, and let 647 contracts.
The Heads of Department were:
Art Directors: Jill Cormack (Props and Dressing), Nick Bassett (Aircraft), Simon Bright (Sets), Rob Bavin (Screens), Andy McLaren (Props Making).
Construction Supervisor: Neil Kirkland
Construction Managers: Ed Mullholland & Nik Novis
Lead Scenic Artist: Ally Maher
Lead Fabricator: Graham Aston
Greens Supervisor: Josh Patterson
Props Buyer: Melissa Spicer
Lead Dresser: Tanea Chapman
Graphics: Campbell Read
After the movie is released, I'll post some 'making of' pics . . . .
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April 2009: Kim is working on an exciting new project:
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN
Kim has been helping local cycling advocacy groups:
CYCLE ACTION AUCKLAND
and
GETACROSS
the Auckland Harbour Bridge campaign.
Kirsten has a new job as NORTH ISLAND PROJECTS OFFICER for CYCLING ADVOCATES' NETWORK (CAN)
Tiger R. I P.
Electra has been busy doing homework, sailing, and skinny-tyre-cycling (with her friend Chelsea) and mountainbiking and doing stuff on her computer!
