Animation Battle Royale, 6th December 2012

The event was put together with three other animation groups from around the country: Show Me The Animation (in the South-West), Animation Forum West Midlands and All Animated (in the North of England). Helen Brunsdon of Show Me The Animation contacted me a few months ago to suggest London Animation Club host a screening of work by all three clubs. I was delighted and co-hosted the London Animation Club event with her.

On the night Helen Brunsdon and Vicky Brophy of Show Me The Animation and Kath Shackleton of All Animated were on hand to present and talk about their work.

This was also a wonderful opportunity for London Animation Club people to meet representatives of other animation groups from around the country.

In the end we screened three sections of twenty-minutes material by member of each club.

PART ONE – SHOW ME THE ANIMATION (BASED IN THE SOUTH-WEST)

Helen Brunsdon and Vicky Brophy introduced this section. You can see a recording of them talking about their work here:http://youtu.be/fH5k9hUIg3o

1. Pythagosaurus by Peter Peak
http://youtu.be/Q5cab4NMHsY

2. Kernel by Olly Skillman-Wilson
http://www.thepixelcrush.com/p/kernel.html

3. The History Of An Orange by Emma Lazenby
https://vimeo.com/45243735

4. Shell & Paddy by Thomas Spettel and Joseph Hill
http://www.thomasspettel.com/#!projects

5. The Man Who Was Afraid Of Falling by Joseph Wallace
http://www.themanwhowasafraidoffalling.com/

6. Dub Of A Preacher Man by Rumpus Animation
http://youtu.be/WiNxw4YBLSs

Sadly, David Allen, the director of AFWM, was unable to attend, but instead AFWM member Daniel Llewellyn was on hand to introduce his film Sam McNally.

1. The Existential Pleading Of The Inner Heart: Pigeons by the Brothers McCleod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh1qwiVWDwI

2. Small History by Tim Lozinsky

I couldn’t find this film online but here is a link to his Tag Walk page thing:

http://tagwalk.com/user/timlozinski

3. Sam McNally by Daniel Llewellyn

You can see a work in progress version of it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjNmwrYnk8g&list=UU1ea6QztLMezJm267baPuGg&index=9&feature=plcp

4. The Existential Pleading Of The Inner Heart: Occasional Agrophobia by the Brothers McCleod

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOlKFsMdr5A

5. The Magician’s Cat by Jared Rimos

https://vimeo.com/43772803

6. Fragmented by Charlotte McCabe

You can see part of it here: https://vimeo.com/42559935

7. Being Dead by Richard Whillock

https://vimeo.com/42133248

PART THREE – ALL ANIMATED (BASED IN YORKSHIRE)

Kath Shackleton introduced this section.

1.      Children’s ITV Idents by by Zane Whittingham and Rozi Fuller with Animated Yorkshire (6 x 0’10”)

http://youtu.be/VLcRwVSvUYU

2.      Extract from Theory of (R)evolution by Mark Jobe/Quay Studios (1’30”)

https://vimeo.com/10579527

http://www.quaystudios.com/blog/

3.      Eye Doctor by Jason Theaker/University of Bradford (3’38”)

https://vimeo.com/41797948

http://www.scim.brad.ac.uk/

4.      Spooky Sport by Fettle Animation (4 x 0’10”)

http://www.youtube.com/user/FettleAnimation

 5.      CBeebies Winter Interstitial by Kilogramme (1’13”)

https://vimeo.com/32847783

6.      A clip of Dr Who by Firestep/Kilogramme (0’42”)

https://vimeo.com/25823425

7.      Extract from Seen and Not Seen by Dan W. Jacobs (1’07”)

https://vimeo.com/42831126

8.      La Campanella by Broken Pixel/Army Of Cats (1’58”)

https://vimeo.com/32328666

9.      Skyhound by Chloe Rodham (1’20”)

https://vimeo.com/31844634

10.   The Fat Cat by Mole Hill (0’54”)

http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/2379/the-fat-cat

Winner of the DepicT! award at Encounters this year, in wax on glass, by stop motion animator Mole Hill

11.   Super Fast Samosa by Sundeep Toor (1’28”)

https://vimeo.com/44976207

 12.   Thinking Digital Ident by Bloom Studio/Lodat Gonpo (1’56”)

https://vimeo.com/24061232

 13.   Vic Reeves’ Windiest Night Out by Alex Collier (2’04”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e585SRgCNxI