At-issue

I was a part of the short film At-issue from the very early days of Yamination Studios as a Lead Stop Motion Animator. The film was the creation & passion of company founder Drew Roper & funded by Sky Arts & a successful Kickstarter campaign. Just below is the beautifully made behind the scenes documentary by director/producer Drew & the team. At the start of the documentary, I animated the Yamination intro logo which was the very 1st appearance & animation of the central character Bart Yogart!:

The film is owned by Sky TV so isn’t online for the moment, but here’s the Teaser (animated by James Carlisle) & a sneak peek at the audition sequence (animated by Andy Biddle):

At-issue | Teaser

Audition Arrival Sequence

Photos from the very beginning of At-issue as Yamination Studios set up to start the stop motion shoot!

The very 1st shot of Bart & at this stage his look was top secret so couldn't be shown in this photo!
Drew gluing together the cinema set in time for a visit from Sky Ats
Sarah Crombie makes the finishing touches to the beautiful art deco cinema
Prepping the 1st set of At-issue with Sarah, Drew, Tim & Chris
Tim giving a very early interview for Sky Arts
Page came on a studio visit & helped me prep the set for my next shot
I asked for the washing line to made from elastic for Bart to press his body into
Check out all the wire rigs to control the washing swinging around
The elastic worked a treat for making Bart press into the washing line & bounce of!
I'm using the red tacky wax pot to help prop Bart's foot up
Animating Bart running along the street with the camera on a moving track behind me
The Yamination Nation grows! Welcome Katie & Yossel - & what fine T-shirts!

As At-issue premiered, it hit the news headlines with a bang!

SKY NEWS: At-issue Accomplished!

BBC Midlands Today News Feature

ITV News Central: At-issue’s TV Premiere

ITV News Central Documentary

& if that wasn’t enough interviews with Drew, here he is talking to Skwigly Animation Magazine & Show Me the Animation about the process of making At-issue!

Drew Roper Skwigly Interview

Drew Roper Show Me the Animation Interview

 

The team on At-issue grew & evolved many times. Here’s the full At-Issue film credits of everyone involved:

IMDB At-issue film credits

Website: www.Yamination.com
Facebook: @Yamination
Twitter: @YaminationS
Instagram: @Yaminations
Vimeo: @Yamination

Bart Yogart:
Facebook: @Bartholomew.Yogart
Twitter: @BartYogart