WHO
AM I? -
Astrid
Castle
(also known as Asti, Lady A,
and Greyflea)
OCCUPATION
- Just finished 4 years at university
studying Illustration. Currently
a temp. tester at E.A. Games!
AGE
- 23, same age as my twin sister,
funnily enough.
HOME
- London, England, Earth (for
now)
PETS
- Two wonderfully evil male
cats, Raziel (yes I'm a Soul
Reaver fan) a black/grey longhair,
and Cid (and a Final Fantasy
fan too!) a mainly black tabby
- and he's the biggest cat you've
ever seen!
WORK
EXPERIENCE
- I actually worked in a hairdressers
for my work experience at school
(I don't know how they
have the patience! Did no actual
hair cutting, but I made many
a cup of coffee ;) Have been
working in the Gamestation (an
unofficial one, ahem) for the
past few years - it was great
to be surrounded by so many
films and video games, I'm in
heaven! Shame about there being
customers...
Also
worked at EA games as a tester,
and worked on the games Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(all systems) Battlefield
2 (PS2, Xbox, Xbox
360) We Love Katamari
(PS2), Me &
My Katamari (PSP)
Black (PS2 and Xbox),
Burnout (NDS),
Namco Museum, Pac-man
World 3, Battlefield
2 expansion (PC).
VEHICLES
- Other than my space ship?
I have full licenses for both
car and motorbike (the bike's
more fun to ride, but a car's
more convenient.)
FAVE
ARTISTS - Yoshitaka
Amano, William Blake, Albrecht
Durer, Aubrey Beardsley, Mucha,
Edward-Burne Jones, Yoji Shinkawa.
FAVE
FILMS - The original
Star Wars trilogy (Empire Strikes
Back being the best!) the Lord
of the Rings trilogy, Indiana
Jones trilogy (lots of trilogies!)
Jurassic Park, Aliens, Priscilla
Queen of the Desert, the Matrix,
Labyrinth, Escape from New York,
Moulin Rouge - I could go on
forever!
FAVE
BOOKS - Anything by
Terry Pratchett, especially
the Discworld series, Harry
Potter series, Gormenghast,
Lord of the Rings, Pride and
Prejudice.
FAVE
GAMES - Final Fantasy
VII and X, the Legacy of Kain
series (especially Soul Reaver)
Metal Gear Solid series, Sonic
the Hedgehog 2, Silent Hill
2 and 4, Resident Evil 1, 2
and 4, Devil May Cry, Gunstar
Heroes, Zelda, Flashback, Another
World, Metroid Prime, Dark Forces
2: Jedi Knight, Day of the Tentacle,
Kingdom Hearts, Xenogears, Castlevania
SotN, Shadow of the Colossus,
We Love Katamari.
FAVE
MUSIC - In terms of
composers, anything by John
Williams, Yoko Kanno, Jerry
Goldsmith, Howard Shore, Karl
Jenkins, Tchaikovsky, Hans Zimmer,
Philip Glass, James Horner,
James Newton Howard, Holst.
Musicals - Les Miserables, Phantom
of the Opera, Sweeney Todd,
Tanz der Vampire, Chicago, the
Producers.
Bands
- Not really into 'normal' music,
but I'd say Queen, Michael Jackson,
Abba - give me classical music
any day!
FAVE
TV SHOWS - The Simpsons,
Star Trek: TNG, the (early)
X-Files, Scrubs, Buffy, Angel,
Firefly, the Office, Have I
Got News for You, Question Time
(!), Frasier, Knightmare, the
Crystal Maze, Lexx, Farscape,
Futurama, Jayce and the Wheeled
Warriors (did he ever find his
father?)
MOI
- My list here is very similar
to my sisters, don't you think?
Well we are twins and do live
in the same house; we just happen
to have the same interests,
it can't be helped. ;) I love
drawing and always have, films
and games being my main source
of inspiration. I was always
taken to the cinema as a kid
mainly to see fantasy films
(it was the 80s!) If I could,
I would live in a theatre in
the West End as I'm always visiting
them anyway - you can't beat
a live performance, it's magical.
:) I love escapism, and being
transported somewhere else for
a few hours, not to mention
the atmopshere in an audience,
and the theatre's great for
it! (shame it's so bloody expensive)
I like to ride my motorbike,
though it can be so dangerous
in London what with all the
traffic/crazy people. I'm studying
shotokan karate, though not
yet a blackbelt like my sister.
(I could still beat her in a
fight I think ;) I love to travel,
though sadly don't do as much
as I'd like - travelling into
central London is great though,
I love the city.
EMAIL
- greyflea@hotmail.com
MSN
- Same as above!
Myspace
journal
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NAME
- Trudi Castle/Lady T. A Bachelor
of Art in Visual Comunication
Design (that's illustration
to you!)
OCCUPATION
- Just finished a 4 year illustration
course. Currently
a tester and part of the Submission
Audit team at EA Games.
AGE
- 2 decades and 3 years
PLACE
OF BIRTH - Planet Earth,
island of the Brits, London.
PETS
- Smokey black longhair
male cat named Raziel (pawn
and messiah!). Shorthair male
tabby cat named Cid (Highwind).
A MDP named Raoul. Various amounts
of goldfish, frogs and toads
WORK
EXPERIENCE - Electronics
Boutique/Game. Computer graphics
company designing packaging.
Various commissioned pictures.
Games tested at EA: Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(PS2, XBOX, GC, PSP, NDS, GBA,
PC)
Battlefield 2
(PS2, XBOX, XBOX360)
We Love Katamari (PS2)
Me and My Katamari (PSP)
Black (PS2,
XBOX)
Burnout (NDS)
Fifa 2006 (XBOX360)
Pac-Man World 3
(PS2, XBOX, PSP, PC)
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
(PS2, XBOX, PC)
Battlefield 2: Armored
Fury (PC)
VEHICLE LICENCES
- Car and motorbike (suppose
sailing boat doesn't count?)
FAVE
ARTISTS - Edward Burne-Jones,
Aubrey Beardsley, Tetsuya Nomura,
Hiroaki Samura, Yoji Shinkawa,
William Blake, Alan Lee, Katsuhiro
Otomo
FAVE
FILMS - Star Wars trilogy,
Indiana Jones trilogy, LOTR
FOTR, Escape from New York,
The Lion King, Aliens, Silence
of the Lambs,The Truman Show,
Big Trouble in Little China,
Star Trek 6 and 8, Jackie Brown,
The Matrix, Sleepy Hollow, Toy
Story, For a Few Dollars More,
My Neighbour Totoro, Moulin
Rouge, Laputa, Memento, Chicago,
ummm, and tons more.
FAVE
BOOKS - LOTR trilogy, Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Gormenghast trilogy, Discworld
series, The Diary of a Nobody,
Les Miserables
FAVE
GRAPHIC NOVELS - The Sandman
series, Kabuki, Blade of the
Immortal, Akira, Naruto, Priest,
The Walking Dead
FAVE
GAMES - Final Fantasy VII
and X, Legacy of Kain series,
Zelda series, Flashback, Devil
May Cry, Metal Gear Solid 1
and 2, Resident Evil series,
Super Smash Brothers Melee (go
Bowser!), Mario Kart, Castlevania:
SOTN, Silent Hill series, Sonic
the Hedgehog 2, Gunstar Heroes,
Dark Forces2: Jedi Knight, Starfox,
Phantasy Star Offline (was the
only way I ever played it!),
Super Mario World, Monkey Island
3, Advance Wars, Space Invaders,
Metroid Prime, We Love Katamari,
Animal Crossing
FAVE
MUSIC - SCORES - anything
John Williams, Howard Shore,
Jerry Goldsmith, Tchaikovsky,
Philip Glass, James Horner,
Holst, Sibelius, Yoko Kanno,
Karl Jenkins
MUSICALS - Phantom of the Opera,
Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables,
Anything Goes, Chicago, City
of Angels, Tanz der Vampire
BANDS - Queen, Michael
Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Silverchair,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Travis,
George Michael, The Darkness
ME
- I have a twin sister, who
I think looks nothing like me,
contrary to what others say.
I love travelling into central
London, the atmosphere is absolutely
great, and often provides inspiration
for my drawings (and is great
for a fun time out, naturally!).
Am a black belt in shotokan
karate, and ride a 125cc Yamaha
motorbike. Have had 2 previous
accidents (one on me old scooter,
the other on my old 125cc Honda),
and so far am only scarred physically,
not mentally :) Hopefully this
one will stay in one piece,
ay?
EMAIL
- truds82@btinternet.com
MSN - lady_tavington@hotmail.com
Myspace
journal
Sir George - A Life - Visit
the page of the sexiest cat
who ever lived!
My
junk page
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