Last update: Added two new films...
I am a writer/director/editor currently living and working in London.
Tr3ptych Studios is my personal design space and showcases a selection of my past and present writings, films and boardgame projects.
Feel free to browse at your pleasure!
If you are interested in what I do and would like to discuss possible film or writing projects, please feel free to contact me.
Enjoy!
Toby Falconer
News
12th July 2008
I have added two new films to the site, Itch which was made a few years ago for a horror film competition, and The Dorito's Chase, made recently for a Dorito's commercial competition.
I have also begin getting my films uploaded to Vimeo, which provides a nice clean space to store my films.
3rd May 2008
And again, a helluva long time since I have done any updates here. I have finally got myself a bright and shiny new machine, so will be able to get a lot of new work done. We entered another 48hr film competition last month, and somehow got into the top ten, so will be watching our efforts on the big screen tomorrow which will be exciting.
Main job though, is getting this site updated with all my other random bits and pieces!
30th June 2007
So, ok, wow it has been a long time since I updated this site! I do have lots of good reasons though, the main one being that after days after my return to NZ in December last year, my computer also turned up on the doorstep all bruised and broken - beyond repair... So I spent the next five months without a machine, or access to my files...
After a glorious five months in New Zealand I am now back in London - an offical couch-gypsy. I am saving money so I can settle back in and get stuck into the host of projects I am working on!
10th August 2006
Its been a busy month! Spent a few days up in Sweden, escaping the London madness and enjoying some time in the country with Johan of Gottick Games. My pirate game - Bilgewater Buccaneers - is to go in production in September, just in time to be included in the tour of various conventions Johan will be attending. Its a tight deadline but I know Josh will do us proud!
Otherwise I am mainly organising heading back to New Zealand, and trying to find cheap ways of sending back my various possessions...
I have started working on ideas for a NZ script, so will look forward to getting more into that when I eventually make it back.
5th July 2006
Finally got around to adding some stills images for my films. Bit of a teaser, now I need to see about getting the films compressed in a better quality, while keeping the file size small...
Just added two more games - Cryptic City and Apocalypse Farmers. These are two games designed as entries into the monthly game design competition run through the Boardgame Designers Forum. Deadlines for projects are good, so it was good to have an excuse to design games!
Been a while since my last news post. I have mainly been preparing for my return to New Zealand at the end of October and playtesting my Pirates game in preparation for publishing, now renamed 'The Bilgewater Buccaneers: Escape From Cannibal Island'.
14th May 2006
Some exciting news on the game design front - my Pirates & Cannibal game is going to be published! Just a small run to begin with, but if it sells well then... I have gained the services of the amazingly talented Josh Cappel for the graphics, so I know it will look gorgeous, now I just have to finish the playtesting...
I have also started work on a Viking boardgame, and have a full prototype of Lords of Necropo, which is also undergoing extensive playtesting.
My Tr3ptych Studios DVD is finally ready, which is free to anyone who wishes one!
26th March 2006
Its my birthday! I am an old, old man... But I have just got a six month extension to my visa, so I don't have to lose any more hair over worrying about getting kicked out of the country!
Let see, have been making a lot of minor design changes to this website, not quite done, but nearly have it all under control. Finally finished putting together a cd design (8 page booklet, cd onbody design and back inlay) for Kat Viper's new album.
Have been doing more work on my Cannibal Island pirate card game. Had a few playtest sessions and have just finished mocking up the full game, so lots more testing in the pipelines for that one.
The Fantasy Boardgame I am working on with Tim has undergone some major re-designing and its all starting to really come together. Our whole concept of the game has shifted, all for the better of course! So that is at a fun stage, about ready to start nutting out all the different cards and bits and pieces so we can start mocking up and testing the game.
I need to get the other half of my Lords of Necropo game prototyped so I can send it off to a group in Sweden for some playtesting. I have been doing quite a bit of playtesting for that already, and the changes I have been making on it have added a lot of streamlining. I have also writing the rules ito a mindmap using Freemind which is an amazing tool - perfect for this type of design work.
I have also started work on another game, based around Fantasy Empires - an empire-building strategic wargame. I am holding back a bit and doing as much work on the design as possible before putting a prototype together to start testing. I want to get some of the other games out of the way first!
25th January 2006
Filmed and edited a short retrospective piece on the old London Routemaster buses for a competition - Moving Musings. We were lucky to come across a great group of kids to interview, which brought the film to life.
31st December 2005
Have started on a Mindmap for the Toymaker Story, and am about to start work on one for the Stalker script. Hopefully these will speed up the writing process, as I have been neglecting my writing and film work.
I have been working on my boardgame designs though. Mainly the Lords of Necropo game, for which I have made a two-player prototype and have started playtesting.
13th November 2005
Have been working on some new ideas for the Stalker script, as well as the Toymaker story. I hope to get some more detailed outlines online soon.
I have also put a new game up - Colour Line Game - which really needs a name... I have had some solo playtesting and it works quite well. Its rather abstract, but will look very cool when fully prototyped - lots of nice wooden bits.
2nd November 2005
Site is up! I finally found a decent enough way to compress my films so I have put them online, the last thing I wanted to do before telling people about the site.
I am currently in the process of finishing a few projects before getting stuck into some major scripts (the real thing); The Cat's Tale and Paranoia need finishing, and I am getting into the playtest phases of the boardgames I am developing.
The major project I will be working on will be a film to be shot in Wales. This is a bit up in the air at the moment, so I will also be working on a story set in London as well.