I'm shocked too. Condolences to his family and friends.
He is one of the ones I read his posts completely whatever any matter he treats on it.
A great loose.
-G
Very sorry to hear about that his death. He was very active on these forums and very willing to share his knowledge. We have lost a great contributor and teacher. He will be greatly missed...
I'm very sorry to hear this sad news. Tim (like many of you) was a longtime member here and his contributions will be missed. My thoughts are with his friends and family.
Tim Francis was born in the UK and educated in Australia. His film career started in 1963 whilst still at school - his first films were stop-motion animation filmed with a standard 8mm clockwork camera: His professional career commenced in 1978, working as a sound recordist for BBC Television news and documentaries.
A location accident fortuitously forced him back into the animation studio. After studying at the National Film and Television School Beaconsfield, he commenced a 25 year stint filming animation for TV and cinema. Francis has been a rostrum cameraman on 4 feature films, including two for Universal Pictures/Ambilmation, Steven Spielberg's animation division. His portfolio includes over 25 television long format series, both as cameraman and 35mm film editor.
In the later 90's, he began a series of Asian adventures which culminated in his relocating to Thailand in 2003. There, he was employed by a leading animation company as a technical advisor and later as writer.
He now works in Cambodia, providing technical assistance on local and international projects. His special interest is digital animated cinema and HD time-lapse photography.
