Bitz Animation

 

My stop-motion puppets are based on the idea that character creation is a journey of discovery.

Making them is an intuitive process and I never produce any drawn designs for the projects- 

the characters are born out of the chosen materials and necessary functionality.

 

I tend to use recycled, found or restricted materials. In many ways the armature (which is usually hidden in animation) actually becomes part of the puppet design. 

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This is my puppet evolution so far;

 

1-  Bitz the whippet  my first project made from random toolbox stuff,

 

2- The Hairwoof  half way between dog and human, made from wood & wool

 

3- Paper Airman  and old man made from old wine corks (developed into a 10 min short film)

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4- Jim Henson Tribute  My friend Jamie made the Mini-Kermit and I made and animated the Jim.

 

5-IT CAME FROM WITHIN THE TIN!  A halloween tale about a spider made from beads 

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6-Foldz The Whippet  I designed an origami dog which I attempted to animate 'folding itself'

 

7-A christmas Post-It  I designed an origami deer  which I attempted to animate 'folding itself'

 

8-BITZ! The short film  I revisited my original project 'Bitz' to improve the puppet  use what I have learnt

 

9- Kirigami Halloween Spider I designed another origami model which I tried to animate being folded

 

10- 'The Whibbits' This is the next stage in the 'Bitz' project. 2 dog puppets interacting in short episodes 

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Yes, they are rough, unpolished and unashamedly homemade… But isn’t that the charm?