Animation Showreel – WATCH HERE
Free as the Birds – This zoetrope animation was made for @ac4pal and @joannaquinn ‘s project “to Gaza with Love” in support of @animator_haneen and the talented groups that she and her team work with. WATCH FILM HERE
Animation Pie – I host an online animation club once a month via Substack, sharing my work, showing behind the scenes, and teaching people how to make hand made animation. Find out more here.
RISOGRAPH FLIPBOOKS – I animated 3 riso printed flipbooks “ROOT”, “LEAF” and “FLOWER” with Isle of Riso for an exhibition at WASPS Creative Academy Inverness. View the flipbooks HERE.
Moving Words – throughout 2024 I asked friends to give me prompt words to inspire short experimental animations. WATCH HERE
Beaches – I worked on location at different Scottish beaches to create this series of animated films, funded by a Creative Scotland Award. Artwork and films were exhibited in the Travelling Gallery and other galleries across Scotland.
WATCH FILMS: PORTOBELLO ACHMELVICH 1 PORTMAHOMACK
PICKING UP STONES – 1 PICKING UP STONES – 2 IONA
The Sutors – This wee film is inspired by a local legend about two giant cobblers who mend the shoes of fellow giants. The humans living nearby are both awed and troubled by the noise and presence of these colossal workers. The old giants eventually transform to stone to become two rocky headlands known as The Sutors (old Scots for cobblers) and a lasting reminder of ancient folklore. Short self initiated animation for Folktale Week, a week-long illustration challenge.
You Still Loved Me – I directed and animated the first minute of this music video for Roland Faunte, using cyanotypes of seaweed and flowers, digital 2D animation and cut paper.
A Bear Named Wojtek- I was art director for this 30 min animation about the WW2 Polish army bear Wojtek, directed by Iain Gardner, produced by Illuminated Films for BBC. It was recently shortlisted for an Academy Award, and nominated for an Annie!
Read more about the project HERE
Coffee With Kathleen – Collaborative online project, drawing a breakfast still life every day with 5 other artists. Drawings became a short film. Soundtrack created from global kitchen recordings. WATCH FILM
The Green Man Of Knowledge – I directed Scotland’s 13 min film for the international children’s series “The Animated Tales of the World” BBC Alba and S4C.
VIEW FILM – subtitled Gaelic version
Ancient Voices Of Children – I created animations for the Paragon Ensemble’s performance of George Crumb’s striking 1970 song cycle “Ancient Voices of Children”. Comprising layout pad animation created on location at a beach and live action footage, combined in After Effects.
WATCH “DANCE OF THE ANCIENT EARTH”
WATCH “DANCES OF THE SACRED LIFE CYCLE”
Beelines – Loosely inspired by my mum’s garden diaries, this film tells the story of a woman who inherits a garden and becomes fascinated by bees. I began making the film during a residency at the Museum of the Moving Image in London. Produced at Red Kite Animations, 1999, for Channel 4.
The Selfish Giant – I directed this tale, Episode 2 of 3, for Channel 4’s “Wilde Stories”, produced by Lupus Films. INFO HERE
Selkie Dancing – RCA graduation film exploring the Scottish myth of selkies who shed their seal skins to take human form. WATCH FILM
Rachel Bevan Baker 