Collection
DIY Animation
Amateur animation auteurs bring their homegrown creations to life
The requirements for making an animated film are pretty low. With a camera that shoots in single frames and an idea in your back pocket, you're well on your way. This collection showcases an assortment of dining table Disneys, who combine homebrewed talent with the all-important dedication and patience required to bring a story to life one frame at a time. Not that this was necessarily a solitary pursuit. From the 1950s onwards networks of amateur animators like The Grasshopper Group collaborated on filmmaking and distribution, and animated shorts were often a highlight of the amateur filmmaking scene.
33 videos in this collection
The Battle of Wangapore
Plastic Platitudes
Mr Eppynt a Clara'r Fuwch: Y Bunyip
Feline Fun
Mr Putty Takes the Stage
Mr Eppynt a Clara'r Fuwch: Yr Enfys
Dinosaurs and Things
A Fly's Eye View
Cubism
A Note from Above
First Animation
Problems End
Little Red Riding Hood
ABZ on Sport?
On The Fifth Day
Animal Alphabet
The Bureaucats
A Change in the Weather
Animation Cocktail
A Child's Guide to Catching an Elephant Kit
The Cure
Legend of the Red Dragon
Keep Wales Tidy / Cedwch Gymru'n Daclus
Echo: Some Reflections
The Fifth Minute
Generation Gap
Hand in Glove
Welcome to the Losers Club
Old China
A Short Tribute From Blues To You
The Battle
