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Man Wanted’ short film by Irida Zhonga

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Man Wanted’ short film by Irida Zhonga I travelled to Athens to animate the final sequence for Irida Zhonga‘s upcoming short stop motion film Man Wanted. The film is a Greek, Estonian, Serbian & Albanian co-production, due to finish next year. The teaser trailer here is animated by Mart Kivi from Nuku Films: https://vimeo.com/277459797?fl=pl&fe=sh Facebook: @ManWantedAnimationInstagram: @ManWanted_ShortFilm www.iridazhonga.comInstagram: @Irida.zzzTwitter: @IridaZhongaVimeo: @iridazhonga & whilst I was animating on Man Wanted we filmed an interview with me on set to promote my Stop Motion Workhop at Animarkt 2018! https://vimeo.com/284960205?fl=pl&fe=sh Greek funders:ERT – Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation Estonian funders:NukufilmEstonian Film Institute & Estonian Cultural Endowment Serbian funders:Gargantua FilmsSerbian Film Centre Albanian funders:Albanian Centre of CinematographyAlbanian Animated Society #TimAllenAnimation #StopMotion #animation #animator #ManWanted #ManWantedAnimation #IridaZhonga

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At-issue

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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!: https://vimeo.com/198860258?fl=pl&fe=sh 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 https://vimeo.com/74868265?fl=pl&fe=sh 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.comFacebook: @YaminationTwitter: @YaminationSInstagram: @YaminationsVimeo: @Yamination Bart Yogart:Facebook: @Bartholomew.YogartTwitter: @BartYogart

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‘No I Don’t Want to Dance’ – Short Film by Andrea Vinciguerra

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‘No I Don’t Want to Dance’ – Short Film by Andrea Vinciguerra In early 2019 I was animating a wonderfully quirky new stop motion short film along with animator Will Hodge (Chicken Run, Fantastic Mr Fox, Frankenweenie) for director Andrea Vinciguerra!  It’s a dark comedy to raise social awareness of how dangerous dance can be….  My sequences are in the kitchen & in the restaurant  Take a look & share… (just don’t dance)!  https://vimeo.com/329406189?fl=pl&fe=sh The crew daring to take the risk of the dance floor…! Website: www.andreavinciguerra.comFacebook: @VideoYouthInstagram: @Andrea_YouthVimeo: @AndreaYouth #SAYNOTODANCE #NIDWTD #TimAllenAnimation #Animator #StopMotion #Animation This is serious. Please join us on our mission for a better and motionless planet. Behind the scenes with the crew. A social campaign, exploring the emotion damage left in the aftermath of…. dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to8LlMuQMKI Here’s the crowdfunder campaign on Indigogo for the post production phase of the film. No I Don’t Want to Dance – Indiegogo Crowdfunder campaign https://vimeo.com/316438720?fl=pl&fe=sh Full credits: Written and directed by:Andrea Vinciguerra Producer:Georgie BeattieAndrea Vinciguerra Executive Producer:Sandrine ServentAndrea Vinciguerra Associate Producer:Kimberley Le Blanc Animator:Tim AllenWill Hodge Puppet Maker:Adeena Grubb Model Maker:Kat Simpson Costume Maker:Isabelle Riley Set Builder:Phil Shaw Dop:Jamie KennerleyThomas WoottonWill Hodge Model Maker Assistant:Meg DupontJulia Lopez Martinez Props Maker Assistant:Nada Moussa VFX:Alberto FalconeMark Miko Extra VFX:Ferenc Miko Sound Design:Father Music Composer:Pietro Ventimiglia Grade:Joseph Bicknell at Company3 (NYC) Storyboard:Victoria Budgett Animatic Sound:Francesco Corsello Equipment:Mark Swaffield Special Thanks to:Paola Lizza, Claudio Giambrusso, Poitr Tomasikiewicz, Christian Schofield – Panalux, Gary Welch,Bloc Space, Crowdfunding campaign thanks for the contribution to:Laure-Helene Prevost,Marcello Vinciguerra,Pavel KingurovKat WoodJacopo GenoveseJesus Loniego

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Childline: Nobody Is Normal

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Childline: Nobody Is Normal As we’ve become used to the post Covid-19 new normal, it’s been a joy to be back animating again for ‘Nobody is Normal’ – Childline‘s mental health awareness campaign. I’m very proud of this beautiful short film directed by Catherine Prowse who made this her passion project throughout Lockdown. Scroll down to catch behind the scenes photos & videos & see how we brought all this to life! Remember, nobody is normal, and however weird you feel inside you’re not alone. https://vimeo.com/475578833?fl=pl&fe=sh Thank you to all the wonderful people at Clapham Road Studios & the team at Rowdy,  Blinkink & The Gate London. Plus huge love to Radiohead for use of Creep which perfectly embodes the emotion we were after! Credits: Director: Catherine ProwseProduction Company: Rowdy and BlinkRowdy Producer: Daisy GarsideBlink Producer: Joe Byrne Agency: The GateChief Creative Officer: Lucas PeonCreatives: John Osborne, Rickie Marsden, Sam WhatleyAgency producer: Susie InnesAccount director: Sam DempseyStrategy Lead: Kit AltinMedia agency: OMD Director of Photography and Colour Grader: George WarrenAnimators: Tim Allen and Tobias FouracrePuppet Builder: Adeena Grubb2D Animator and Compositor: Tom FisherRig Removal: Ieuan LewisBTS: Joe EckworthArt Department Runners: Feiyang Yin and Stella ChapmanShot at Clapham Road Studios Sound:Major Tom: Jake WheelerGrand Central: Gary Turnbull, Molly ButcherMusic companies: Beggars, Warner Chappell, ConcordSoundtrack: Radiohead   This lovely look behind the scenes was shot by Joe Eckworth https://vimeo.com/478367019?fl=pl&fe=sh Adeena Grubb did a fantastic job as always on the puppet build. I worked with Catherine to plan out the replacement heads for the zipping & unzipping of costume shots Tobias Fouracre animated these promos intended for social media ‘Stories’. I animated the film itself with the exception of 2 shots which Tobias covered for me. The film was a really fun challenge to get right. It had so many quick shots that didn’t allow much screen time to convey the emotion we needed from the characters. I needed to maximize the frames that I had, make the action clear whilst also giving the characters the space they needed to convey their feelings & connect with the audience. We needed viewers to care about who they were watching & be drawn into the journey of anxiety from rejection, a need for belonging & the eventual sense of kinship in the film’s resolution. The film is short so this was a lot for us to squeeze into the precious little time we had. At it’s core this film is about the need to bond with others & be loved. A primal need that we all share & can relate to. https://vimeo.com/475580415?fl=pl&fe=sh #TimAllenAnimation #StopMotion #Animation #Animator

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‘Good Intentions’ Short Film by Anna Mantzaris

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‘Good Intentions’ Short Film by Anna Mantzaris It was a delight to animate for Anna Mantzaris on her graduation film at the Royal College of Art. I animated aproximately 60% of the film, giving lots of attention to the anxiety & internal struggle of it’s central character Emma. Once the film was wrapped,  Anna was snapped up as a director for Passion Pictures & rightly so! In this small thriller about decision making and guilt, a young introverted woman is responsible for a car accident. She escapes the scene but can’t stop thinking or imagining, what happened to the other driver. And soon strange things starts to happen… https://vimeo.com/482311708?fl=pl&fe=vl The film premiered at BFI International Film Festival and has since then been shown in over 130 Festivals. Awards:Best Animated Film, Sehsüchte Festival, 2019Jury Award, London International Animation Festival, 2019Best Student Film, Anifilm, 2019Best Hellenic Creator Award, Animasyros International Animation Festival, 2019Storytelling Award, Thessaloniki Animation Festival, 2019Bahega Hafez Award for Best Director, Aswan International Women Film Festival, 2019Silver Brick, Animax Skopje Fest, 2019Special Distinction Award, Cine court animé, 2019Special Mention, Indie Street Film Festival, 2019Honorable Mention, Florida Animation Festival, 2019 Skwigly Magazine interview with Anna Mantzaris   Good Intentions was shot at The Royal College of Art which made for a cosy shoot with no more than around 4-6 crewmembers at any one time. Anna & I indulged in many deep discussions on the human brain & it’s flight/fight/freeze response, analyzing the ever-shifting paranoia & anxiety of Emma, the film’s central character. Director: Anna MantzarisProducer: Royal College of ArtCo-Producer: Hugo Vieites CaamanoScreenwriter: Anna Mantzaris, Hugo Vieites CaamanoDirector of Photography: Donna WadeProduction Designer: Anna Mantzaris, Hetty BaxSound: André ParklindMusic: Phil BrookesAnimation: Tim Allen, Anna Mantzaris, Quentin Haberham, Tobias Fouracre Anna Mantzaris at Passion Pictures Vimeo: @AnnaMantzarisInstagram: @AnnaMantzarisTwitter: @AnnaMantzaris #AnnaMantzaris #StopMotion #Animation #TimAllenAnimation #Director #Animator #GoodIntentions

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Global Women ‘Career-Limiting Move’

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Global Women ‘Career-Limiting Move’ Happy International Women’s Day! It’s always a pleasure to work with Anna Mantzaris, but this project was extra special! A fantastic cause for Global Women tackling the most ‘Career Limiting Move’ that a woman can make…. Animated by Anna, Mark Waring & myself. I animated the office workers & a lot of flying paper in the second video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGZqRdkHORQ There was a lot of flying paper needed to bring this animation to life! We shot the paper elements separately to the characters to make it easier to paint the wire rigs out. Any paper that the puppets interact with was done at the same time as the puppets, so they were actually holding paper when required to. Production Company: Passion PicturesDirector: Anna Malin MantzarisProducer: Becky Perryman Executive Producer: Belle Palmer DOP: Donna Wade & Jon Muschamp Animators: Anna Malin Mantzaris, Mark Waring & Tim AllenSet & Prop builder: Hetty Bax                     Costume Fabricator: Kat Probert & Isabelle Riley Scenic painter: Roy BellPost / VFX: Sara SalcedoAudio: Liquid Studios – Craig Matuschka Music licensing: Liquid StudiosMusic: Original composition – Peter van der Fluit   The theme of Global Women ‘Career-Limited Move was inspired by Anna’s earlier film Enough made at the Royal College of Art whilst she was also an Animator on Isle of Dogs. ‘Enough’ is an absolutely adorable (& relatable!) film  Anna Mantzaris at Passion Pictures Vimeo: @AnnaMantzarisInstagram: @AnnaMantzarisTwitter: @AnnaMantzaris https://vimeo.com/288230647?fl=pl&fe=sh

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