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Some pictures in my studio. July 2026.

25.07.26

We watched Dream Well Studios Flow (2024) today.

An amazing movie, with beautiful visual effects.

The movie plays through the eyes of a curious black cat who teams up and bonds with a group of animals to survive a huge flood in a post-apocalyptic world.

Flow website:

https://flow.movie/

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(2024_film)

See previous watch from last year, with a write up and screenshots:

https://www.tumblr.com/bjsmall/802230978046263296/061225-we-watched-dream-well-studios-flow-2024?source=share

Flow was animated with the free, open source Blender animation program. Interview with director Gints Zilbalodis below:

https://www.blender.org/user-stories/making-flow-an-interview-with-director-gints-zilbalodis/

Flow utilised Blenders real-time EEVEE (Extra Easy Virtual Environment Engine) renderer, used to quickly produce soft shadows, reflections and glowing lights.

Learn more about Blender here:

https://www.tumblr.com/bjsmall/802818977251393536/101225-a-quick-look-at-the-free-and-open-source?source=share

Flow won many awards during its screening.

Unlike a lot of animated animal movies, Flow tells its story with zero dialogue. It also uses very atmospheric music.

Alongside its story, Flow features humorous moments of animal behaviour and a strong environmental message.

24.07.26

We went into Alton today to checkout the flood meadows on the River Wey walk.

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Alton flood meadows walk. Part 2.

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We walked out of the Alton flood meadows and followed the path into a SANG where the source of the River Wey is located.

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Checking out the SANG in Alton near the source of the River Wey.

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Alton SANG explore. Part 2.

We went to take a look at the new housing estate on Brick Kiln Lane.

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We walked back into the Alton flood meadows and headed back to the car for an afternoon walk at the nearby Kings Pond.

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After lunch, we went for a lovely walk around Kings Pond in Alton.

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Kings Pond, Alton walk. Part 2.

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Kings Pond, Alton walk. Part 3.

After our walk, we finished the day off with a walk through the high street.

Areas of interest:

Iceland, located in unit 65-67 since the 1970s in the former Woolworths Alton store which closed in 2008.

The original Woolworths store opened in 1933 in unit 58, a smaller store in the High Street which became a Clinton Cards store and today is Mountain Warehouse.

Marks & Spencer's Foodhall building.

Pets Corner & Ocean's 11, replaced the Treehouse children's soft play building in 2012.

Curtis Museum building.

The Allen Gallery building, currently undergoing refurbishment between 2025 to 2027.

When I went to Alton College, I did work experience in the Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery in 2012. In 2013, I did work experience at the M&S Foodhall.

The Swan pub.

See an earlier visit post here:

https://www.tumblr.com/bjsmall/810201879724376064/030326-we-blogged-for-amiri-construction-in?source=share

A very interesting visit to Alton today!