hi guys im sorry ive been keeping you all in the dark for a while about what ive been up to, but i had to get the ok from Aardman first but i can now tell you my very exciting news!!!

ive been working this week at the modelmaking department at Aardmans!!!!! ive had the best time of my life!!!!!!!, im keeping a journal in my deviantart account if you want to read up on what ive been up to i will do a new post every night this week, ive just got home so i will do another entry later when ive had my tea

i can tell you all about my experience but not anything about what i have seen

heres the link if you want to have a read http://conty0.deviantart.com/

I saw the news on DA, FAB, your so lucky, hope Morph went well.

i do feel like the luckiest person in the whole world, i cant stop smiling!!!! thanks harry

I would love to do that, dont live anywhere near though. And im not good enough.

no dont say that harry.

OOh, that is exciting news, Conty. It must be great to be in a workshop amongst other modellers (without Meg to fluff things up or shake them)-- does the work go faster?

Keep up the good work and tell us what you can!

I think conty that you will go great there, your amazing at modelling and I cant see anything wrong with you not being Aardman class. It will be your new home.

Just realised, you have seen some Matter of Loaf and Death stuff too, how lucky, I would move to Bristol to work at Aardman.

as i said harry i cannot discuss what ive seen, but everything they do is fantastic!!!!

hehe gromitlove you are so right, its great not to have meg hairs everywhere!!! and the time flys by really quickly, its a long day but it doesnt seem it at all. eight and half hours gone in a flash

yes, time run's fast, time's run's slow.

That's wonderful, Conty! I'm so glad for you!! Please do tell us whatever you can!

I can relate to the dog hairs issue! This time of year Ralphie's hair is EVERYWHERE!

this is great news, pleas ask about if they would consider doing the idea of the Aardman magazine, or ask them if they have any plans to bring back the Wallace and Gromit comic

1 question, do you make models for wallace and gromit or wot do u make them for (programme?)

great news conty!you are soooooo lucky!tell us everthing you can please !

I've just stopped off for a breather and read the topic - way to go, conty! You thoroughly deserve that golden opportunity. Well done you!!!

Sock Eye Salmon

thanks guys for all your positive comments, im having the time of my life, and its great to be able to share my news with such great buddies

gromits little bro, im on work experience they are not going to let me loose on making stuff for the tv, ive got years and years before i will be anywhere near as good as those guys at aardman, they are fantastic, but im going to work really hard at it

how old are u conty and well done on making it to aardman i wish i could go there you are very lucky

just a year older than you i belive, though im not sure

I am year 9

fantastic news conty! can't believe you kept it in for 9 months. a very well deserved experience!

thanks squigly, just had my last amazing day, i done a lip sync and im so pleased with it, its really smooth, aardman have put my experience on a DVD for me,

a week i will never forget, i cant thank them enough for having me, everyone has been so friendly and kind, weve had lots of laughs and im sad that its over but ssoooo happy!!!

ive made new friends and we are going to keep in touch, im the happiest person alive!!!!

thankyou all for being so pleased for me

OH MY GOD!!! You should be the happiest person alive! Made friends and everything. Fantastic! You kept it in for 9 months! Wow. That's amazing. How did you get to work there. I think I might do that in a few years.

no chance of seeing the dvd?

Sorry Jordan, but what DVD?

Hi, conty! I hope I speak for everyone when I say this but we'd be gutted if that experience came to an end - Aardman is the creme de la creme of animation and no two ways about it!

An Irish animated film director (who shall remain nameless) told me that a friend/colleage of his gained valuable experience at Aardman, too, but it was mostly with CGI. The studios where he works now went on to produce some cracking animation like Skunk Fu and they are working on another project which I'm not at liberty to talk about at the moment (and no bribes of two ton box of Uncle Joe's Mintballs or the Almighty Nick P's wrong trousers because I'm saying NOWT!!!)

It's great to know that you are staying in touch when it comes to talking shop i.e. animation techniques, lip synch, storyboards etc. because, by the sound of things, you must have deeply impressed the Almighty Aards to become genuine friends, too.

I'd say you'll be back there at Gas Ferry Road or Aztec West in the not-too-distant future earning a crust and putting up shelves in the dining room for all your awards...just keep plugging at it like you are doing and pursue your other numerous talents.

Once again, many congratulations, conty! I'm chuffed to mintballs for you!

You're a legend! MAKE WAY FOR CONTY!!!

thankyou josephine, i dont feel sad about yesterday being my last day anymore, i feel that i had such a great time that i will never forget and i learnt so much, to me it is just the beginning!!!!!!!!!!!!.............

As to the DVD jordan im going to see if i can rip it into moviemaker, i had a quick look last night but it didnt look like i can, i will have another go later

and i will scan through my pics to see if there is anything that i can show you, but there may not be many... but i will do my best

i can show you this one, its a pic of my morphs and chaz that i made as part of my ability test

and here one of my cat getting set up, i had alot of work to do to him before i could film him, i had to scratch (cant say the word i want that swear things working again!) his head and the parts of the body that would be shown in my lip sync

cool pics conty, got anymore?

that cats off creature comforts usa isnt it

those morphs are fab, i havent made a morph for years , i might have ago again after all the other stuff needs finishing

IM BACK!

Fantastic work conty. Sounds like you have worked as hard as you can and thats GREAT, you wont of left there for good im telling you, keep it up and you will be the youngest person to ever work there.

thanks for posting the pics conty. it's great living through your first hand experiences. i've read your journal on DA but i don't think anyone can comment unless they have an account(?). you must be the luckiest kid on earth. they surely recognized your natural talent for modelmaking. i'm so happy for you!

thanks guys

jordan yes it is the cat from the usa creature comforts, i had alot of fun animating him, i was so suprised that they trusted me with him i changed his voice though just to try to make it my own and as josephine would say i was chuffed to mintballs with the result

squigly your a star! you are always kind

Conty, on the aardman website it said you couldnt do work experiance in their studios, how did you get to work there?(are you in year 10 because someone said they are in year nine and you said u are a year older than them).

I would really like to get work experiance there, so how did you (if thats what you did, correct me if i am wrong).

i am in year 9, i wasnt sure how old modelmaker was, it was a guess

im always amazed how big they are the CC characters

conty im realy happy for you and sad because it came t an end!any chances of more pics?

this is the last pic that i can show you, its a pic of my morph doing a michael jackson impression, i cut a hole in a peice of greese proof paper and put it on the light so that it looked like he had a spotlight on him

hello anyone here????? plz answer me

fantastic picture Conty. Just watched a Michael Jackson dance myself done by 'Signature' on Britains got Talent final. That looks amazing, I might try something with that grease proof paper. Well, who shall I make in a spotlight, doing a take on someone... Hmmmmmm. Maybe my own character doing one. I will think. Anyway your Great.

harry go carefull and dont leave the paper too close to the light and dont walk away and leave it, it could catch on fire!!! just make sure that an adult knows what your doing i wouldnt want you to burn your house down, greese proof paper should be ok but just go carefull

lol great pic conty aww last one?

Hehe, anything else I could use? hehe. I really like what you have done. Everything, from your mini Morph movie to Growbag. Well done, your a *STAR* and you have the job at Aard's Place! I would move down the country to work there. I will try get a good picture of my model now. And post it on Pics of models you have made.

ive just been looking for you model harry and i couldnt find it harry conty hasnt got a job at aards!!! hehe but i think thats where he would love to end up, ive never seen him so happy, but its cost me a bit today!!!! hes been out shopping for bits and peices and hes skint me out uuummmm im going to have to think of a few jobs i need doing teehee the lawn maybe

They are all amazing! Conty! Ta-da! Hail the conquering hero! Nah-nah-nahnah-nah!

I just cant get a good lighting picture cinders, its annoying and sorry for being long.

harry when conty takes his pictures he takes the photo outside, but you dont want bright sunshine, an overcast day is the best as it doesnt cast a shadow, so maybe try again tomorrow, and pray its not raining!!!!!!!!!!!

another good tip is if you use plain paper as a backdrop, be carefull when you handle it as if it creases it looks bad, i dont know if you noticed on the photo of growbag but in the top left hand corner the paper is creased and it doesnt look good

good luck, who knows the next david bailey per chance!!

Thanks for the tip! I really hope I get to contys standards by his age.

I think as I grow older I will have more 'Umphhhh' in sharing my stuff.

Its annoying as I live noowhere near you and Aardman.

Well, contys got a job there for sure!

I just read through the last couple of days of postings. I checked out Conty's photos....and all I can say is....
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!! I'm chuffed to a zillion mintballs you got to have this incredible experience at Aardman! It couldn't have happened to a more deserving person, Conty!

cinders, I just thought of a job...how about having conty give Meg a bath. No more soggy cinders!!!