https://www.chopsyanimation.com/designs-sculpts daily 0.75 2016-11-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/t/583c495446c3c4b3912c996f/1478538267471/ Designs & Sculpts - Fab Four Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176af01b631bded31fa404/1478538267471/IMG_0277.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Fab Four Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820ada9c534a5888d1c01e7/1478863962515/m1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Mocomo design & illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820ab734402439b561c48a1/1480345938986/a4.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Spam monsters sculpt & design by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820b41635a11a47ddeba8f2/1478007239854/IMG_0277.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Fab Four Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820a96cbebafba66bab88e6/1480345939011/a3.jpg Designs & Sculpts - hairy sirens! illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c03ebbd1a058319d88e/1480345939246/s1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Stylist Magazine 1 Desig by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0544024385b4f5ea09/1480345939342/s3.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Stylist Magazine 3 Design by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0344024385b4f5e9ff/1480345939194/s2.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Stylist Magazine 2 Design by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176adfe6f2e15be20cb467/1480345939234/IMG_0262.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Couple of Monsters Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820af9f725e25cfd55207dc/1480345939437/p1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - The Pearce Sisters Design by Luis Cook - I sculpted these up for the film "the Pearce Sisters" as reference for the animators & CG model-makers. Sculpts by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176ae2e6f2e15be20cb49a/1480345939431/IMG_0266.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Jackson & Pablo Design & sculpts by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   These are the original designs for a short film of mine (still waiting to happen!) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176aeae6f2e15be20cb4da/1480345939434/IMG_0273.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Moleskin Doodles Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176b861b631bded31faccf/1480345939479/a1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Half A Cow & other animals Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820b3db35a11a47ddeba8af/1478007921759/IMG_0262.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Couple of Monsters Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176aeb6b8f5b0e59c02a9f/1480345939714/IMG_0274.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Caveman Illustration & sculpt by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176ae6893fc013e682c12e/1480345939704/IMG_0270.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Mouse & Monster Design & sculpts by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176aee1b631bded31fa3c2/1480345939833/IMG_0276.JPG Designs & Sculpts - NCA character designs Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   These are the character designs I did for my NCA commercial https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5818d40be58c62432bd259d2/1480345939644/final+designs1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - NCA designs design & illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Here's a cut-out & keep taxi design from the NCA commercial I directed! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0bd2b857ceb904bab7/1480345939688/s9.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Sons Of Anarchy Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176ae4893fc013e682c102/1480345939746/IMG_0267.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Warlock & Fairy Design & sculpts by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176bee44024385b4f5e8db/1480345939889/c2a.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Columbus Commercial character designs 2 Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176beed2b857ceb904b92e/1480345939926/c3.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Cloumbus Commercial character designs Illustration & sculpt by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   This was for my initial pitch for the commercial https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176bf2d2b857ceb904b961/1480345940174/characters.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Random pitch designs Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176aeee6f2e15be20cb513/1480345940098/IMG_0275.JPG Designs & Sculpts - Running From Love! Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176bf444024385b4f5e92a/1480345940178/d2.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Telephone Doodles Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Various characters doodled while I was chatting on the phone! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176bfad2b857ceb904b9db/1480345940365/g1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - George Clinton Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   A couple of things I did for the great man back in the day :) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176bfbd2b857ceb904b9e3/1480345940160/m2.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Mexican Beans Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176bffebbd1a058319d87e/1480345940133/m4.jpg Designs & Sculpts - MS Society Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   A couple of designs I did for the MS Society spot I made https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0144024385b4f5e9f9/1480345940440/r2.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Rawk N Roll Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   For a pitch that I didnt win :( Couple of them look like Iggy? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0944024385b4f5ea93/1480345940333/s7.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Stylist Magazine Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Here's all the original character designs I did for a Stylist Magazine photoshop - lots of fashion luvlies! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0b44024385b4f5ea9c/1480345940416/s8.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Country Love In The City Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0cd2b857ceb904babc/1480345940647/t1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Mmm...Tasty! Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   A sketch for a short story idea https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/58176c0c44024385b4f5eaec/1480345940596/v1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Rocket To The Moon Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   for an app https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5818d4f9b8a79b7beff34356/1480345940555/Monkey+Boy.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Monkey Boy Sculpt & design by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5818d58e03596e3016bf4a1a/1480345940879/blog4.jpg Designs & Sculpts - more doodles Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5818d5c29de4bbcf731e125b/1480345940664/blog24.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Wonder Laura Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820a8c0893fc0263972c8c2/1480345940804/a2.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Reptile design & illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820affbcd0f684c304b07a2/1480345940769/b1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - uh...parrots! Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/58176a60893fc013e682baf9/5820b06546c3c40f0626318d/1480345940978/d1.jpg Designs & Sculpts - Death Disco Illustration by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation https://www.chopsyanimation.com/work daily 1.0 2017-10-31 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/t/59f89513e31d1969f48b608f/1509463026533/ Work - RED ROCKET A quick little piece I made for Next Management/Chanel lipstick. Directed, designed & animated by me! (Chopsy/Darren Robbie) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/59f8938e0846655cecec0d1b/1509463026533/ Work - RED ROCKET A quick little piece I made for Next Management/Chanel lipstick. Directed, designed & animated by me! (Chopsy/Darren Robbie) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/5818dba22994ca082112d3f6/1478094029279/Columbus+Home+Help.jpg Work - COLUMBUS – ‘Home Help’ TVC 30″ directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Spent a lot of time last year working on this commercial; figuring out how to update the Columbus dog, designing the characters, sets & so on, before even working on the actual commercial. Had great fun figuring out how to get such a lot of story into a compressed time, keeping it as dynamic as possible & working with the whole team at LUMA & Un1t in London. Client: Columbus Insurance Agency: Designate (Emma Johnston, John O’Sullivan) Production: LUMA (Claire Welberry, Amanda Harvey, Martin Allen) Director: Darren Robbie https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/5819ecebebbd1ac01c2ff4fe/1478779534504/Columbus+Home+Help.jpg Work - COLUMBUS - 'Home Help' TVC 30" 2015 directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Spent a lot of time last year working on this commercial; figuring out how to update the Columbus dog, designing the characters, sets & so on, before even working on the actual commercial. Had great fun figuring out how to get such a lot of story into a compressed time, keeping it as dynamic as possible & working with the whole team at LUMA & Un1t in London. Client: Columbus Insurance Agency: Designate (Emma Johnston, John O’Sullivan) Production: LUMA (Claire Welberry, Amanda Harvey, Martin Allen) Director: Darren Robbie https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a33ef1b631b780e87fda3/1478779534633/Embrace.jpg Work - EMBRACE - 'Friend For Life' TVC directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   My first (& only!) commercial for the Middle East.   production co: LUMA producers: Claire Welberry, Amanda Harvey https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2c3de58c62432be0d292/1478779534503/Into+The+Cosmos1.jpg Work - INTO THE COSMOS - Architeq/Chopsy conceived & directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   “INTO THE COSMOS” is ChopsyAnimations (chopsyanimation.com) first foray into the world of music videos, a tie-in with music maker Architeq from Tirk Records. Originally it was conceived as a short film by Chopsy (director Darren Robbie), with a simple premise: “what happens to all the old vinyl people used to play? From out of attics, rubbish bins & forgotten shelving, the records are summoned to an old warehouse by a mysterious ‘collector’.” Using a combination of stop-frame, pixilation, live-action & time lapse animation, it was shot in a variety of locations around Bristol & was created by shooting entirely in camera whenever possible (at other times multiple passes were combined). By shooting each frame within a specific timescale for the external shots, we see vinyl records interacting with the ever changing natural light & weather (dry or wet, sunny or cloudy) – if you look closely you can even see puddles drying out in a couple of shots. The short film was created on & off over a period of 7 months by a bunch of friends between paid work, a real labour of love (it had no budget to speak of). It was shot in late winter earlier this year with the spring & summer being used to do all the post (mainly rig removal). All the records you see were cut before shooting, with new centre labels stuck onto them to create the desired visual effect of them spinning & bouncing through the ground, they were then animated on location using weighted rigs. Architeq added the music & sound effects after filming finished & the first edit was completed. Rigs were removed, different passes combined & shadows cleaned up in AfterEffects. Motion capture on location was achieved by using Dragon software on a laptop, which was in turn powered by a portable caravan battery. Cameras used were the Canon Eos 5 & 7. Credit list: Director: Chopsy Producer: Kev Harwood DOP: Toby Howell Animators: Darren Robbie, Inez Woldman (additional help: Wendy Griffiths, Ed Patterson) Compositing: Jim Lewis, Bram Thweam, Darren Robbie Appearances/pixellation: Ian Whitlock, Bobby Proctor, Robin Crowther-Smith Rigging: Craig Atkinson Gaffer (warehouse shoot): Clive Scott Editor: Nikk Fielden https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2cc38419c21ac8e0d1f9/1478779534699/Coca+Cola+-+Nascar.jpg Work - Coca-Cola/Nascar Co-directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   This is a 60 second commercial I co-directed with Tomas & Johan from Acne films in Sweden, which was also released on cinema screens in the US. This was fantastic fun to shoot; we wanted to make a 'Thunderbirds' type film with loads of classic chase scene movie shots. Everything was shot in camera wherever possible & had a real DIY ethos (we used cigarette smoke for exhaust fumes, etc.). Three different car scales were used to achieve the various scenarios.   production co: Aardman Animations camera/DOP: Mark Chamberlain https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a3273b3db2be38a4543d1/1478779534773/Chevron+-+Best+Friends.jpg Work - CHEVRON "BEST FRIEND" directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   One of the first lot of CG spots I directed for Chevron. Production Co: Aardmans Agency: Y&R San Francisco https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/58244daec534a504dc770e29/1480528065986/NCA+-+Heads2.jpg Work - National Consumer Agency "HEADS" directed & designed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   This is a 30 second TV commercial I've just finished for Irish International BBDO. We completed the whole thing in 4 weeks, with just 7 days for the actual shoot (which is pretty amazing for a model animation job). I'm really pleased with it, not only for the quality we achieved within the time, but also because I managed to design the whole thing. To save time we built the sets (& cars) out of foam-core & stuck enlarged prints of the designs on top. Director: Chopsy DOP: Toby Howell Animators: Inez Woldman, Dave Osmand Production Co: Aardman Animations Ltd. Agency: Irish International BBDO Creatives: Di Tansey & Rachel Foley https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/5819f0dce4fcb5b11489cb33/1478779534611/AT%26T+-+Gingerbread1.jpg Work - Gingerbread (AT&T) directed & designed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   A nice little spot I made for AT&T featuring the voice of Steve Buscemi (& the hand of our DOP!)   director: Darren Robbie camera/DOP: Dave Alex Ridett production co: Aardmans agency: BBDO   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2e56d2b857d06f626b63/1478779534899/Chevron+-+Great+Relationship.jpg Work - Chevron - 'Great Relationship' directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   This was one of the first CG Chevron commercials I directed, so we tried to give it a very clay/stop motion look, to ease the transition from old school to new.   Director: Darren Robbie Production Co: Aardmans Agency: Y&R San Francisco   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a30e9be6594f54cbe2ad7/1478779534899/MS+society+-+you%27re+fired%21.jpg Work - MS Society - "YOU'RE FIRED!" conceived & directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   A 'no-budget' charity film I made for the MS Society. Here's a quote from the MS press launch: "Aardman director Darren Robbie, who was a lead animator on the classic film Chicken Run and now runs Chopsy Animation, has produced a stunning short animated film for the MS Society which graphically and powerfully depicts the reality of living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Launched during MS Week (23-29 May), it is hoped the 35 second film, a first for the charity, will raise awareness and cash for this much misunderstood and potentially devastating condition, most commonly diagnosed in people’s 20s and 30s. It is hoped the viral will drive traffic to the MS Society’s dedicated website mapms.org.uk where visitors can record their own films and join the new MS Register, a groundbreaking research tool which has the potential to revolutionise the way people with MS access care and services. Darren has directed almost 50 commercials for a wide variety of companies and has taken time out of his busy schedule to make the film for free for the MS Society (a film which would normally cost tens of thousands of pounds to produce) in memory of his sister who died as a result of complications relating to MS a couple of years ago. The film uses a busy workplace as a metaphor for the human brain to educate people about how the condition affects human motor function. Instead of workers we see different body parts losing their jobs and being fired, to represent the way body functions can unexpectedly be lost or impaired when someone has MS. Darren Robbie said of his film: “I really wanted to do something to help the MS Society and this was the best way for me to highlight how debilitating this disease can be; hopefully the film will be useful for many years to come. The disease has affected my family in a terrible way; we all deeply miss my younger sister who had progressive MS and hope that some kind of cure can be found in the near future. Thankfully I had a great bunch of people supporting and helping me in the making of this film, especially Di Tansey and Rachel Foley at Irish International BBDO; Gavin Little at Echolab; and a whole host of folk at Aardmans in Bristol (who really are too numerous to mention).” The MS Register is dependent upon people with MS taking part. That’s why a number of high-profile supporters including Alan Carr, whose close friend Carolyn has MS are today coming together to urge people to sign up. The comedian said: “There’s currently no cure for MS, and to find one, more research is desperately needed. Become part of the bigger picture and join the MS Register now. To support MS Week visit mapms.org.uk"; Client: MS Society Director: Chopsy / Darren Robbie Production company: ChopsyAnimation & Aardman Animation Creatives: Di Tansey and Rachel Foley Music: Tobias Sound: Gavin Little and Mark Henry Producer: Laura Pepper & Louise Johnson DoP: Mark Chamberlain Editor: Dan Williamson Post: Jim Lewis https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a3354cd0f68da28381a8d/1478779535208/ Work - MAKING STUFF short film conceived & directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   "MAKING STUFF MOVE IS EASY...BUT...MAKING STUFF MOVE YOU IS HARD" Rather than try to tell a particular story I decide to animate the actual words, & in as many ways as possible (by the way, I love typography). I wanted to include every kind of 'traditional' model animation technique that I could within the framework of the film - from modelling clay balls to pixilating human hands & bodies, from animating food (the chopped peppers) to timelapse (the scene in the woods), from 2D drawn animation to moving sand, etc. Basically, it's meant to be a fun piece showcasing various methods of stop-frame animation! The line came to me while pitching on some commercial or other & trying to explain what I loved about animation, & what was particularly hard with certain kinds of animation - trying to get that emotional connection out of a basically inanimate object. I think I was also attempting to explain to some agency people that, yes, I could animate a particular foodstuff (even though I didn't have that on my reel ) because, guess what...I'm an animator! The whole thing was shot in camera using Nikon digital stills cameras (I really wanted to keep that certain 'feel' you get) with a bit of cleaning up in AfterEffects in post. I would like to give a big thanks to everyone who helped, especially: Sam Morris (cameraman) Gary & Cat at ScaryCat Studio (where I shot most of the film, & who gave me a huge amount of help with modelmaking) Kev Harwood (who helped me with production) Emma Kingsnorth at UN1T (for post work) Dave Reynaud (for composing a fantastic piece of music especially for this film - I've always loved the juxtaposition of electronic music to stop-frame animation) Mcasso music production ltd. for providing the audio track https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a34ce4402432cd0e0d46b/1478779534909/ Work - Christmas...with HOME directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   A fun little project I made for a local Bristol company called HOME. Toby Howell shot it & Oli Kendall produced. Considering it was a ‘quickie’ I think it has come out really well :) MERRY CHRISTMAS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a32f6d2b857d06f62b138/1478779534988/ Work - CHEVRON 'TURTLE' Another CG commercial I made for Chevron   Director: Darren Robbie Production Co: Aardmans Agency: Y&R San Francisco https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2ee5725e2564c2e3cdfe/1478779535093/PGTips+-+cupboards.jpg Work - PGTips - Cupboards directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Here's a commercial I made for the anniversary of PGTips! Production Co: Aardman Animations https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2d5c8419c21ac8e0db19/1478779535102/Guardian+-+Head.jpg Work - Guardian "Radiohead" directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   This is an ad I made a few years ago for the Guardian newspaper. Another very tight schedule, but we made a creditable homage to Jan Svankmajer with the use of pixilation, modelling clay & judicious editing. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2dc64402432cd0e06538/1478779534980/ Work - Is That Banksy? conceived & directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Here’s a little piece I made that was commissioned by the Bristol Animated Encounters Festival (specifically for the ‘Graffiti Animation’ section) & featuring two of Bristol’s most famous sons. There’s been a lot of media speculation over the past few years on the subject of Banksy’s real identity & maybe this animated short will reveal the truth behind the mystery? The idea was to film it as if secret CCTV footage had been found showing the enigmatic artist hard at work. The whole spot was animated in a few days, with model-making & prop building completed the previous week & finished off with a couple of days post in After Effects. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2f9946c3c4492a1e7062/1478779535215/Wallace+%26+Gromit+-+Jacobs+Crackers.jpg Work - Jacob's Crackers - 'Cinematic Snackomatic' directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   This was the first commercial in the UK that Wallace & Gromit appeared in (honoured!) Production Co: Aardmans https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a31bde6f2e1ad8e047e68/1480528027918/Chevron+-+Pizza.jpg Work - Chevron 'Pizza' One of the last 'stop-frame' Chevron commercials before we switched over to CG   Director: Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation Production Co: Aardmans Agency: Y&R San Francisco https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581b736cc534a5f634c20314/1478779535291/ Work - Monkey Boy (short film) conceived & directed by Darren Robbie / Chopsy Animation   Here's a little test film I made a few years ago. The idea was to use a style of model design I hadn't done before & to create a kind of 'flat' 3D world. I shot these characters on glass, so that they could have these huge unwieldy heads with tiny little legs & distorted arms (something that's always been easy with 2D, but maybe not so easy with models). I'm planning to expand on the technique on a bigger scale at some time in the future! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/581a2f6346c3c4492a1e6cf1/1478779535160/Chicken+Run+-+clips.jpg Work - my shots from "Chicken Run" feature film This is a selection of the shots I animated on "Chicken Run" - I was lucky enough to be a key animator on Aardman's first feature film :) Directors: Nick Park & Peter Lord Production Co: Aardman Animations https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/583f0f98e58c62ef22eb3349/1481284197651/Chevron+-+Long+Day.jpg Work - Chevron "Long Day" TVC 30" Another CG commercial I made for Chevron   Director: Darren Robbie Production Co: Aardmans Agency: Y&R San Francisco https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/583f10f615d5db2b9464b74b/1481284197651/Guinness+-+pitch.jpg Work - "Hands" Here's a little test I did for a pitch - amazing what you can do with a couple of hands! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/5818da681b631b707adda778/59f894c8e2c48368e559d1a7/1509463261685/ Work - Empathy I made a quick loop for http://www.loopdeloop.org/ on the theme of 'empathy' - a bit of clay love! https://www.chopsyanimation.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2016-11-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/t/58206628be659448b78133e9/1478518332359/Darren+Robbie+Recommendations.jpg testimonials https://www.chopsyanimation.com/about daily 0.75 2016-11-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/t/583c605e3e00be9943a61691/1480351849501/ about & contact https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5817482437c581849eb95627/t/583d926f5016e1d8b7d87324/1480430212231/ about & contact