Alan enjoys travelling and in 2003 spent a magical Christmas week in New York City where he went to the top of the Empire State Building and visited the Guggenheim Museum. He also went ice-skating in central park and saw the Tim Rice/Elton John production of ‘Aida’ on Broadway. He is a big fan of hit US TV shows such as Family Guy and Heroes and cult classic films such as American Beauty and Fight Club. Alan also enjoys attending live gigs and has recently been to see Eels and Cake. He is also a fan of Coldplay and the Kaiserchiefs. As well as his obvious artistic talents, Alan also enjoys creative writing and wrote many scripts during his university animation projects as well as other short stories.