DIY Animation

A fair exchange is no robbery, perhaps. The Bunyip – an unknown quantity – takes the animated Mr Eppynt and Clara the Cow by surprise.

The shenanigans of Cuthbert-Tiggy, the mischievous kitty who enjoys a tipple. An intriguing combo of stop-motion animation and live action.

Part animation - part live action - part instructional film from Douglas Butcher on 'The moulding of a character in Plasticene'. Made in 1958.

Barbie dolls in pink battle khaki killing machines in a Christmas animation that cocks a snook at the “Disney Doctrine”.

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.

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.

A surrealistic animation featuring cut-out characters on a beserk bicycle ride through Sussex towards a final destination in the Brighton Dome.

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.

The clinking of the milkman doing his daily rounds turns into a moving tale of romance between the contrasting beverages of day and night.

The bare bones of how human bodies work introduced by a blobby one-celled character called Bio.

Those “things” being spiders, serpents, pre-historic monsters and God. Stop-motion clay animation inspired by the work of Ray Harryhausen.

‘Being a lad is not so bad!’ A father chides his wilful son - in rhyme.

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.

Travel on a pitch purrfect mid-winter odyssey inspired by song with a cartoon boy and his devoted cat.

The world on a grand scale, as seen through the eyes of a housefly.

The puzzle that kick-started the 1980s comes to life in this amateur animation.

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The world in stop motion: experiments with time and perception.

Petty party politics gets animated - literally - in this amateur cartoon with a message.

Learn how to speak Geordie with a riotous animation of Scott Dobsons popular vernacular lessons.

An unusual and visually sophisticated commentary on the routine drabness and drudgery of everyday suburban existence.

A big, bad, but very stylish, wolf meets his match in this model animation of a traditional fairy tale.

A stalwart of Cardiff Amateur Cine Society tries his hand at the sort of cut-out craziness Terry Gilliam created for Monty Python.

A flight of fancy, and a story of creation seen with an animator's eye.

Awesome, Beguiling and Creative: a simple but stunningly imaginative English alphabet drawn by a stalwart member of Cardiff’s cine club.

What do you mean you’ve never heard of the Ungle-Wungle bird? Take a look at this lesser spotted animated gem

After a short but flammable existence, Victor, a matchbox from Sweden, reflects on life's vicissitudes as he awaits his fate in the gutter.

Chomping alligators, a boomerang throwing kangaroo, a turkey in Turkey, and an angry lion, all mollified by a world touring, bumbling Santa.

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.

Behind closed drawers what other worlds lie? A bureau with tenants from the pleistocene (or plasticine) era offers ‘documentary’ potential.

Weathermen fighting! Ian Malcolm of Cardiff’s cine club, drew these characters on copy typing paper to illustrate a story by G Buckley.

A frog projectionist, a drunken hound, and shadow muscle men make up this Animation Cocktail of stop-motion sequences by filmmaker Jon Coley.

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.

Extra-terrestrial plantlife is discovered in the Welsh countryside causing mischief for scientist Dr Felix Ackerman, filmed in 1977.

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’.

It’s no joke – litter - even if an American, a Scotsman and an Englishman are involved!

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.

An animation stuffed full of canine cracks promotes the Home Office Good Neighbour scheme in the 1970s.

It’s all done with mirrors! Glynn Williams explores the properties of reflection in this amusing animation featuring a toy train set.

Nightmarish visions become a reality in this imaginative production that mixes live action, animation, and special effects.

Are the times a-changin', or are we getting old? This amateur cartoon delves into the dreams of the Cashworthy family.

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.

Looking for escape from the relentless drudgery of life? Don’t worry, there is a way out of the Loser’s Club

A cursed heroine chooses between two worlds in an enchanting animation of Alfred Tennyson’s enduring poem about unrequited love.

A boy and his cat make mischief in the snow at South Shields in this captivating hand-drawn childrens animation created by Sheila Graber.

A classic Christmas carol brought joyously to life in this engaging and colourful Sheila Graber animation, with help from her school class.

Look closely into the Willow pattern for a timeless tale of tragic love.

Model music men - an unusual appreciation of some legendary figures of rock.

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

A female protagonist falls prey to the ‘Shadowman’, who stalks his victim before attack. Uses stop-motion animation as well as live action.