Morph and Chaz

October 16, 2008

Morph was one of those constants of my childhood. I really liked him and Tony Hart of course. Morph is a great comic character – he feels like an underdog, but somehow he always wins through in the end. Morph was of course the invention of Peter Lord of Aardman Animations. I remember seeing Peter Lord driving around Bristol in his old stylee Volvo. How unpretentious! I wonder if he’d approve of the F reg Subura Justy that I still have?

There are quite a few Aardman snippets to watch at their YouTube channel including this one:


Barton Hill Animation Festival

February 18, 2008

Based in Bristol (UK) are the Arts and Media Team at Community at Heart. Every year they put on the Barton Hill Animation Festival as part of a regeneration project. The team works with the local community to provide a wide range of creative activities such as art classes, festivals and events.

In 2007 they created some animations with the children who attended the festival.

The Tortoise and the Hare

And an interesting re-telling of the Ugly Duckling story with a twist in its tail.

Marvelous!