PURE Wicked Animation Film School 2012

Hi all!

First of all here are the Films:

Bog Standard

While breaking ground on a new landfill, something ancient is awoken, and wants revenge!

created by
Dylan Cuffe, Ardan Cunningham, Aoife Duffy, Joshua Hanrahan, Conor Ryan.

Dumbo Dyson

As a mad scientist comes face to face with his carelessness, he realises pollution really does suck!

created by
Luan Christiansen O Nialláin, Rory Downes, Tom Furlong, Michéal Lambert, Oisín Sloan-Starr,

Super Hog

When a mild mannered hedgehog is transformed by pollution into Super Hog, he puts his unreal powers to good use!

created by
Jack Gafney, Aysha Griffin, Cerys MacAllister, Jacob Moran-Braswell, Sarah Tallon, Ellen Walsh, Sadhbh Wilcoxson.

Rumble Outside The Jungle

The fish aren’t biting in Bangladesh, so Tiger decides for a change of scenery. Let’s hope he has better luck in Wicklow!

created by
Donncha Adams, Keadi Adams, Hollie Hamill, Adam Maher, Annie Tallon, Saoirse Troelstra.

Behind the Scenes at PURE Wicked 2012

A glimpse at the animation process and a little bit of Tinahely too!

These films are the product of this year's PURE Wicked Animation Film School, which took place during July in Tinahely Co. Wicklow. We had about 30 students over the two week period, and working together in groups of 5-7 they made the four films, using recycled materials and bits of rubbish.
The workshop was organised with the Tinahely Courthouse and the PURE Project, and made with the assistance of Pádraig Fagan, Carol Freeman and the musical stylings of Chris McLoughlin.

Here are a number of photos documenting some of the process and materials used:

Carol Freeman brainstorming with team Super Hog

The Rumble Outside the Jungle team brainstorming with Pádraig Fagan

Donncha & Keadi Adams with Adam Maher, working on the finer points of Rumble Outside the Jungle

Cerys MacAllister, Ellen Walsh, Sadhbh Wilcoxson & Jacob Moran-Braswell developing Super Hog

Conor Ryan working on storyboards for Bog Standard

Some of the Super Hog storyboards

Examples from the storyboards for Rumble Outside the Jungle

Prop design by Conor Ryan for Bog Standard's JCB

Rainbow prop by Cerys MacAllister for Super Hog

A character design for Bog Standard's Celtic Warrior, complete with tattoos by Dylan Cuffe

The finished character build, with shield and sword by Conor Ryan

Aoife Duffy made the Bog Zombie in Bog Standard, using some dead leaves for the perfect skin texture!

Took a whole army to make these multiple versions of the Airplane for take-off in Rumble Outside the Jungle

Super Hog confronting his opponent, animated by Jacob Moran-Braswell and Jack Gafney

Animating the money flying through the air at the land-fill opening in Bog Standard

Conor Ryan shooting a scene in Bog Standard

Rory Downes working on the laboratory scene from Dumbo Dyson

Animating a scene from Dumbo Dyson

The last scene in Rumble Outside the Jungle, with a slightly worse for wear local litterer

Joshua Hanrahan animating the Ninja in Bog Standard

The closing scene from Super Hog

Thanks again, and I hope you enjoy the films from this years PURE Wicked Animation Film School!

Full credits:

Facilitated by Eimhin McNamara, Pádraig Fagan and Carol Freeman

Original Music by Chris McLoughlin

Sound Mix, Compositing and Editing by Eimhin McNamara

Special Thanks to

Deryn O’Callaghan @ the Courthouse Arts Centre

Ian Davis @ the PURE Project

Jenny Sherwin @ Wicklow County Council

Vibeke Delahunt @ County Wicklow Film Commission

Many thanks to the board and the staff of the Courthouse Arts Centre in Tinahely, Co. Wicklow,

Helen and Noel O’Donnell @ Ashfield House, Deirdre Foran, Dan O’Neill and Caoimhín McCann

PURE Animation Showcase Evening

Hi all!

Here is the flyer for next Wednesday's showcase evening which starts at 1930 in the Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire:

Here is a ltttle bit of background on the project:

The short animated films were created over the two week Pure Animation training

programme where participants developed and created animations based on

environmental themes related to the Pure Project, – illegal dumping, recycling, pollution,

climate change, etc.

Commenting on the completed shorts, Ian Davis of PURE stated:

‘Pure Animation has been a great success and all credit is due to the students and the
facilitators who were involved. They have created four really inspiring animations in
such a short space of time. Each one has an important environmental message but
they are also very funny, clever and inspiring shorts. Education and awareness is an
important element of PURE. We previously distributed a Primary School Teachers’ Pack
to all schools in the Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown area, but we always wanted to engage
with secondary schools and teenagers. Pure Animation is the perfect type of project
that provides students with information on important environment issues, but more
importantly, it gives students an opportunity to develop and explore their own ideas on
environmental issues and also learn about animation technology.’

During the two week training programme students created their own storylines and

characters under the guidance of experienced and professional animators and tutors.

Not only do the four films focus on environmental issues, the characters and landscapes

that feature in the animations were also created from recycled materials, from plasticine,

cardboard, plastic, tinfoil, fabric, old sandpaper, bin bags and lots of other recycled

material.

I look forward to seeing you there!

All the best

Eimhin McNamara