The creator of the brilliant This is Colin – Perrie Murphy took a mo to tell Bar Shorts about his influences and why a career as part doctor and part werewolf was never going to happen. What we liked best about the animator and model maker from London is his hand-made aesthetic and great story telling skills.
Read the interview here!
We’re rather pleased to have Dog Judo selected as part of this years Edinburgh Short Film Festival. The full line-up is yet to be announced so watch this space, all we know is that Dog Judo greatness will be screened on 15th June at the former Royal School of Veterinary - Summerhouse in Edinburgh.
Congrats to the deserving winners of this years Bafta Television Awards! We were so pleased to see Twenty Twelve win best Situation Comedy and All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry win best Specialist Factual.
Great day for British TV!
Best (creepiest) homepage ever? Check out Sheep Films for short animated gifs & such.
Born and raised in Virginia Beach Jordan Bruner currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Brought up by a painter and a carpenter, Jordan seemed destined for a future in fine arts. Lucky for the animation world, Jordan honed her skills in the medium during her studies at Viriginia Commonwealth University. Mythology, travel, and surprising narratives make Jordan’s work unique, while her illustration style gives her commercials, music videos, and short films a strong sense of voice. In amongst creating 2D and Stop Frame animations, Jordan finds time to paint, collect hologram paintings, and be part of a bowling team. We think her super powers may have something to do with her diet of fish tacos and guacamole.
Screening at Bar Shorts at The Book Club on 21st May will be her brillaint ‘HEM’ – a beautiful music video animation for Hem’s Tourniquet.
Read the interview here!
Look what just arrived! Stephen Cheetham’s Friendly Faces! Tom ordered the Spots & Dorah, here he and Ayesha model the perspex creations, they’re simply wonderful.
The Norwegian political cartoonist, Morten Morland, who has been known to dabble in animation, took time out form his very hectic schedule (lets face it Downing Street is gold!) to answer our Bar Shorts Question Time… read it here!
We’d like to pay our respects to the legend of stop-motion animation in cinema Ray Harryhausen. A pioneer of dynamation his cult work in films such as Jason and the Argonauts or One Billion Years B.C. are still an inspiration today. He’ll be sadly missed but never forgotten.
Greatest ‘Go Your Own Way’ Fleetwood MAC cover EVER by Kristof Luyckx.
Part of a ‘series of 6 animations originally made for the graphic festival Beyonderground. The movies served as inbetween animations to announce the start of each lecture at the festival.’
A bit of genius improvisation here by Fu using nothing more than a drill and a trike to achieve a nice and smooth shot.
An unfortunate accident while playing Chris Tarrant’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire game in a pub animation will feature on tonight’s Random Acts on Channel4. We had the pleasure of producing the superb animation by Bill Elliott.
Thank you Manchester for having us over!
We had a swell time at Band on the Wall who looked after us brilliantly. We’d like to also thank the amazingly talented filmmakers for letting us show their shorts. High fives go to, Vicky Mather, Lucy Izzard, Monika Forsberg, Phil Mulloy, Tom Jenning, Asa Lucander, David Shrigley, Dog Judo and of course Bar Shorts co-curator and compare Chris Shepherd’s. We had the pleasure of showing some funny stings created by second year students of Salford University organised by Robert Shadbolt. All this was nicely blended with a DJ set from local legend Stanley Chow and plenty of beer!
Thank you all and we’ll be back!
Before having to dash off to rescue the babysitter from a constant-crying-child, I was having a blast last night… Good films, just the right length of viewings inbetween drinking some seriously nice local ale and Stan Chow layin down sum wikkid beets man… Could have done with a bit less craic though, but you know what the scousers are like when you give ‘em a platform…
Jolly good stuff.
Here’s hoping it becomes a regular thing here oop norf lark.
A wee bit of Bar Shorts love here! Glad you liked what you saw… we’ll definitely be back! :D
Tuesday night is Bar Shorts night in Manchester.
Hope you can join us at Band on the Wall from 7pm for an evening of incredible short films and animations supported by a live DJ set from local artist Stanley Chow.
Filmmakers include, Vicky Mather, Lucy Izzard, Monika Forsberg, Phil Mulloy, Tom Jenning, Asa Lucander, a series of brilliant stings form the students of Salford University and a special screening of Chris Shepherd’s ghostly ‘Dads Dead’.
Admission is FREE but please register via EventBrite.
