Monday 8 October 2007

Clay Ball Morphing Loop - McCool's Club, Craigavon


A beginners excerise, able to be played over and over again, results in a quick way to show morphing ideas and the magic of the Stop-Motion technique. Every frame is an new idea.

The Magical Box Car - Part of McCool's Club, Craigavon


This is the introductory excerise I use to illustrate the patience and thought needed during the 'stop-motion' animation process.

Wednesday 3 October 2007

Friendly Street with Intro by James Nesbitt



Made at Belfast's WAVE Trauma Centre with a group of enthusiastic children. [ 2.5 hours per week for 10 weeks. ]
WAVE works with the families of the missing and disapeared.

The film promotes living in harmony with your neighbour.

The main character is the local postman. We follow him on his route as he introduces us to a remarkable neighbourhood.
Filming outdoors to create the cast shadow effect of the trees on the sets proved to be a little tricky but created a very unique result.


A recent viewing by Wave Trauma Centre patron and actor James Nesbitt [Jeckle] has lead to the addition of an introduction to our film. It's a behind the scenes look at the process and outcome of a few animation workshops.