Run Wrake Rabbit film, 2005
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"A trawl through a junk shop resulted in finding a collection of envelopes stuffed with 1950s educational sticker sheets which were in surprisingly good condition."
Rabbit (2005) is, in many senses, an adult fairytale using nostalgic visual treatment of vintage educational illustrations to tell a story with altogether more complex connotations. The insatiability of nature coupled with the naive images of childhood are at odds with the random violence frequently displayed through the films narrative, creating an uncomfortable and challenging viewing experience.
Rabbit (2005) was an all-consuming piece of work and Run spent a full 12 months animating the scanned stickers in After Effects. ( The full write up can be read in 'Animation in Process' by Andrew Selby.)
