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In the meanwhile for those who missed my previous post here is my video of the Vampire Rod Puppet I made inspired by Beverley Puppet Festival‘s making video from Merlin Puppet Theatre:

: An actual original paper cut by Lotte Reiniger. If you look at the tree in the top left hand corner you can see some damage which shows that it is paper rather than a black and white print and perhaps you can just about see a shadow too.

: The original “Smash” Martians puppets from a TV commercial I remember from my childhood.

: The Wombles – of course

: Only surviving Wallace & Gromit Set as all the other were destroyed in a warehouse fire while this museum set from “The Wrong Trousers” survived because it was at the National Media museum in Bradford.

: some early optical illusion/animation toys.

The photos above are some of the exhibits from the animation section at the National Media Museum in Bradford. I had a quick look in before an artists networking meeting at Kala Sangam yesterday. Obviously the quality of my photos is not that great but if you have never been before it is well worth a visit and can see the originals properly for yourselves. It is an excellent resource, brilliant for kids and is free to get in. There is also a picnic area if you want an extra cheap day out as well as the IMAX cinema if you want to splash out a bit. For a trip down memory lane they have old computer/arcade games that you can play and also a section on TV and old TV adverts.

I used to go as a child when it was called the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television and it has lost none of its charm. In fact they constantly have new exhibitions, activities etc. and are a central part of the Bradford Animation Festival which showed Lotte Reiniger’s feature length silhouette animation film “The Adventure of Prince Achmed” with a specially commissioned live musical score back in 2014. This film with live musical accompaniment is being shown again in July this year at the Horse + Bamboo Puppet Festival (CLICK HERE for more details).

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Animation at National Media Museum, Bradford

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