Face to Face Marking time on a face, a swift, bleak portrait of a man from cradle to grave. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1981 3 mins For Your Pleasure An iconic rural scene becomes a protest site for the bitter yet comic vision of prolific amateur animator Derek Phillips Animation & Artists Moving Image 1970 4 mins Little Cinders A magical film in many ways, a fairy tale story using trick photography and with artful and imaginative stop motion animation. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1952 21 mins The Battle of Wangapore Charge into this slick amateur cartoon from the Grasshopper Group which was three years in the making Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1955 9 mins Pipe Dreams A once common object in many households becomes transformed into a quirky dancing troupe in this simple homespun animation. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1965 3 mins Plastic Platitudes Specially commended by ‘Amateur Cine World'. Nineteen fifties claymation by Douglas Butcher offering tongue-in-cheek advice for life. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1957 4 mins Mr Eppynt a Clara'r Fuwch: Y Bunyip A fair exchange is no robbery, perhaps. The Bunyip – an unknown quantity – takes the animated Mr Eppynt and Clara the Cow by surprise. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1978 6 mins The Feline Fun The shenanigans of Cuthbert-Tiggy, the mischievous kitty who enjoys a tipple. An intriguing combo of stop-motion animation and live action. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1986 13 mins Mr Putty Takes the Stage Part animation - part live action - part instructional film from Douglas Butcher on 'The moulding of a character in Plasticene'. Made in 1958. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1958 18 mins Toys Will Be Toys Barbie dolls in pink battle khaki killing machines in a Christmas animation that cocks a snook at the “Disney Doctrine”. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1988 5 mins Mr Eppynt a Clara'r Fuwch: Yr Enfys Every cloud has a silver lining but Rainbow Valley’s is not just silver but technicolored, thanks to artistic Mr Eppynt and his dear cow Clara. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1978 6 mins Pigeon Cree An exuberant animated short celebrates writer Sid Chaplins short story about the defiant spirit of an old miner who finds his beloved pigeon loft is under threat. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1986 10 mins George on a Cycling Tour through Sussex A surrealistic animation featuring cut-out characters on a beserk bicycle ride through Sussex towards a final destination in the Brighton Dome. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1961 14 mins Anthropoid Anecdote An animated battle of the sexes as seen from the husband’s viewpoint, before the impact of modern feminism put a dent into male chauvinism. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1966 9 mins Kitchen Kaper The clinking of the milkman doing his daily rounds turns into a moving tale of romance between the contrasting beverages of day and night. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1963 5 mins Bio and Bones The bare bones of how human bodies work introduced by a blobby one-celled character called Bio. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1985 10 mins Dinosaurs and Things Those “things” being spiders, serpents, pre-historic monsters and God. Stop-motion clay animation inspired by the work of Ray Harryhausen. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1981 13 mins The Ballad of Charlie Clyde ‘Being a lad is not so bad!’ A father chides his wilful son - in rhyme. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1981 3 mins Club Spirit The dangers of drinking take on a surreal turn as one of the pink elephants seen by our inebriated hero materializes and thwarts all attempts to get rid of her, even a safari hunter. Animation & Artists Moving Image Comedy 1964 9 mins The Boy and the Song Travel on a pitch purrfect mid-winter odyssey inspired by song with a cartoon boy and his devoted cat. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1976 4 mins Fly's Eye View The world on a grand scale, as seen through the eyes of a housefly. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1964 9 mins Cubism The puzzle that kick-started the 1980s comes to life in this amateur animation. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1981 2 mins A Note from Above Thou shalt watch this film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1967 2 mins First Animation The world in stop motion: experiments with time and perception. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1980 4 mins Problems End Petty party politics gets animated - literally - in this amateur cartoon with a message. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1964 3 mins Larn Yersel' Geordie Learn how to speak Geordie with a riotous animation of Scott Dobsons popular vernacular lessons. Animation & Artists Moving Image Documentary 1980 11 mins Is This Your Life? An unusual and visually sophisticated commentary on the routine drabness and drudgery of everyday suburban existence. Amateur film Comedy 1957 9 mins Little Red Riding Hood A big, bad, but very stylish, wolf meets his match in this model animation of a traditional fairy tale. Animation & Artists Moving Image Student film 1980 8 mins ABZ on Sport? A stalwart of Cardiff Amateur Cine Society tries his hand at the sort of cut-out craziness Terry Gilliam created for Monty Python. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1967 4 mins On The Fifth Day A flight of fancy, and a story of creation seen with an animator's eye. Animation & Artists Moving Image Student film 1979 2 mins Animal Alphabet Awesome, Beguiling and Creative: a simple but stunningly imaginative English alphabet drawn by a stalwart member of Cardiff’s cine club. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1967 4 mins Watch the Birdie What do you mean you’ve never heard of the Ungle-Wungle bird? Take a look at this lesser spotted animated gem Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1954 6 mins Rescue After a short but flammable existence, Victor, a matchbox from Sweden, reflects on life's vicissitudes as he awaits his fate in the gutter. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1968 7 mins Christmas Around the World Chomping alligators, a boomerang throwing kangaroo, a turkey in Turkey, and an angry lion, all mollified by a world touring, bumbling Santa. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1978 5 mins Howway the Lasses This jaunty hand-drawn animation charts the history of womens revolutionary road to freedom in the North East - from Stone Age sister to suffragette of the twentieth century. Animation & Artists Moving Image Documentary 1977 1 mins Bureaucats Behind closed drawers what other worlds lie? A bureau with tenants from the pleistocene (or plasticine) era offers ‘documentary’ potential. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1978 6 mins A Change in the Weather Weathermen fighting! Ian Malcolm of Cardiff’s cine club, drew these characters on copy typing paper to illustrate a story by G Buckley. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1969 4 mins Animation Cocktail A frog projectionist, a drunken hound, and shadow muscle men make up this Animation Cocktail of stop-motion sequences by filmmaker Jon Coley. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1977 21 mins Child's Guide to Catching an Elephant Kit Catching an elephant? It’s simple, all just a question of perception. This “mad ad” was created by a stalwart of Cardiff Amateur Cine Society. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1972 2 mins Cure Extra-terrestrial plantlife is discovered in the Welsh countryside causing mischief for scientist Dr Felix Ackerman, filmed in 1977. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1977 24 mins Legend of the Red Dragon A captivating, upside-down version of George and the Dragon and the history of Wales. Steely George is no match for a fiery Welsh ‘mam’. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1971 3 mins Keep Wales Tidy / Cedwch Gymru'n Daclus It’s no joke – litter - even if an American, a Scotsman and an Englishman are involved! Animation & Artists Moving Image 1970 1 mins My River Tyne An unusual mix of pastel, photos, film and line drawings conjures a story of the River Tyne, from its source at the Scottish border to its mouth at South Shields. Animation & Artists Moving Image Documentary 1986 7 mins Be a Good Neighbour An animation stuffed full of canine cracks promotes the Home Office Good Neighbour scheme in the 1970s. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1977 6 mins Echo: Some Reflections It’s all done with mirrors! Glynn Williams explores the properties of reflection in this amusing animation featuring a toy train set. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1972 5 mins The Fifth Minute Nightmarish visions become a reality in this imaginative production that mixes live action, animation, and special effects. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1976 9 mins Generation Gap Are the times a-changin', or are we getting old? This amateur cartoon delves into the dreams of the Cashworthy family. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1973 11 mins Hand in Glove To carry on his important work the ego-maniacal scientist Dr Kelly must obtain another hand … a hand which begins to take on a life of its own. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1976 12 mins Welcome to the Losers Club Looking for escape from the relentless drudgery of life? Don’t worry, there is a way out of the Loser’s Club Animation & Artists Moving Image 1974 7 mins Lady of Shallot A cursed heroine chooses between two worlds in an enchanting animation of Alfred Tennyson’s enduring poem about unrequited love. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1976 5 mins Boy and the Cat A boy and his cat make mischief in the snow at South Shields in this captivating hand-drawn childrens animation created by Sheila Graber. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1976 10 mins The Twelve Days of Christmas A classic Christmas carol brought joyously to life in this engaging and colourful Sheila Graber animation, with help from her school class. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1976 4 mins Old China Look closely into the Willow pattern for a timeless tale of tragic love. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1939 9 mins Short Tribute From Blues To You Model music men - an unusual appreciation of some legendary figures of rock. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1989 2 mins The Battle Once more unto the breach… a cartoon tour inside the body of an aging man reveals a battleground in which there can be only one winner Animation & Artists Moving Image 1970 5 mins Shadowman A female protagonist falls prey to the ‘Shadowman’, who stalks his victim before attack. Uses stop-motion animation as well as live action. Amateur film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1994 8 mins
