The Pendle Witch Child

I spent a good chunk of time last month pencil-on-paper happily scratching away at my light box animating transforming witches and naughty boys as an assistant animator to the lovely Phoebe Boswell, for a Wingspan Productions documentary entitled 'The Pendle Witch Child', directed by Ros Ereira, commissioned by BBC4. It's a really interesting piece that looks at the British witch trials of the 1600's, focusing in a particularly shocking case of a 9 year old girl denouncing her own mother as a witch.

Apparently it's been getting some good reviews and I've been told it's Pick of the Week in the Radio Times and the BBC History Magazine, and has a half page spread in Time Out as Pick of the Day, really exciting! The little section I did, along with Hannah Lao, can be seen here.

The whole documentary is airing tonight for the first time at 9pm on BBC4.
:)

showreel

Ford online help video

I shot the stop motion scenes in this with a helping hand from Anna Fyda and guidance by Julia Bartl. Design by Matt Oxborough, flash animation Richie Lee, Simon Testro & Kajil.

Get Well Soon

Sorry To Hear You Cracked Open Your Chicken Head

One of 8 films in an ongoing project produced by 12foot6, led by David Anderson and Lucy Izzard. I directed this short film and animated with the help of the lovely Olga Makarchuk, Barry Evans, Anna Fyda and Tamara Lesniewska. Voices by Zoe Waskett and Lucy Izzard. Sound design by Chris Southwell at Marmalade.

First screened at OXYO in London's Old Street Novemeber 2010, where Addictive TV mixed the 8 films into one piece, see a preview here:
http://12foot6.com/getwellsoon/
And Creative Review's listing:
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/november/get-well-soon

Also screened at Encounters Film Festival in Bristol, 2010.

R&D furniture spots

Flash animation for New York based furniture company. Illustration Asa Lucander.
Directed by 12foot6.


Bed scene: Dog animated by Ania Fyda, couple and bed my animation.


Turkey Dinner: Man animated by Asa Lucander, dog by Ania Fyda and Woman and table my animation.

Get Well Soon

Coming soon.... see details in Creative Review:
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/november/get-well-soon

DAVE GOES TO SKÅNE. EPISODE 3: ART & DESIGN

One of four adverts for the Swedish tourist board, with the aim of encouraging Brits to visit Skone in Sweden. Illustration by Julia Bartl. Title sequence animated by Barry Evans. Scene animated by me. Composited by Julia Bartl.
The other 3 adverts can be seen on the 12foot6 website, www.12foot6.com.