Tag: 2D Animation
The Queen of Spades
Artist John Macfarlane designed the original production, including two banraku puppets and a Spitting Image-style half-body puppet, which all featured in a scene played out on top of a large gaming table. We wanted to make a short film based on the opera and liked the idea of using the puppets, rather than members of the cast. A script was worked up from the libretto (and a close reading of Pushkin’s short story that inspired the original opera), and the rest was created with the help of Bristol-based Green Ginger.
Produced and Directed by WNO Digital
Narration by Tom Cullen
Puppets by Mandy Dymond
Puppeteers Green Ginger
Sweeney Todd
We were asked to make a short film to market Welsh National Youth Opera’s production of Sweeney Todd. Following sharpish on the heels of Tim Burton’s film version of the musical, we needed to come up with something strikingly different.
