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Something worthy of falling in love with. This BAFTA Cymru nominated film is the graduation project of Joseph Wallace and DOP and co-animator Emma-Rose Dade. The sweeping piece boasts great angles, beautiful lighting, story progression and music. The correlation between the flower pot and our bodies (physical containers) on this earthly plane is particularly subtle and moving. The piece combines delicate puppet animation with Van Gogh-esque paint-on-glass, shot at 24 fps. The sets are made almost entirely from recycled cardboard. Shot at Newport Film School, it took eight months and was developed through the support of Animation Sans Frontieres, the European Animation Production Workshop. Read on to for an in depth interview with the Director and to watch the excellent making of.

Scrap Metal by Straus

2013-01-03

Highly detailed destruction in this fun post apocalyptic student short from Anthony Straus. It boasts some excellent animation and a charming 50’s sci-fi feel. Read on to hear from the monster maker himself.

head over heels by reckart

2012-09-03

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Clever, sweet and well-executed- M.C. Escher would be proud. ‘Head Over Heels‘ recently added the Audience Prize at the acclaimed Hiroshima International Animation Festival to it’s accolades. Read on for a deeply detailed insight into the production from Director Timothy Reckart.

inspiration from emptiness by butcher

2012-01-23

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Animator Chris Butcher races away with the top prize in the ‘Open: Stopmotion’ category of the 2011 Redbull CANIMATION Awards, a new yearly competition in England offering budding animators an opportunity to progress their skills and careers in the field through a series of prizes. Winners are awarded internships at top animation studios: Aardman, The Mill, and 12foot6. Their films are also featured in this month’s ‘Ad Break Takeover Documentary’ on Channel 4 in Britain, as well as taking part in the British Animation Awards Public Choice Tour 2012. We speak in depth with Chris about his approach.

Bottle by Kirsten Lepore

2011-10-16

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Kirsten Lepore first gained recognition in the animation world with her well received and aptly named 2008 short film ‘Sweet Dreams’, the uplifting love story of a cupcake that sets out on journey across the sea and gets stranded on an island of vegetables. She returns here, with ‘Bottle’, to her winning theme of far fetched love across the water.