Director: Lizzie Oxby
Production company: Finetake
Commission: Channel 4 Television
Extn.21 is a short film about one man’s desire to be heard. The film uses an innovative blend of atmospheric stop-frame animation, live action performance (a live action head on a stop-frame puppet) and digital effects to create a dark world of uncertain reality (9 mins).
The film won several awards, including a British Animation Award and a nomination for a British Independent Film Award. Broadcasts include: Channel 4 Television, Arte France/Germany, CBC Canada, Canal+ Poland and Universal Italy.
Cast: Lizzie Oxby and John Taylor
Tags: Lizzie Oxby, Stop Frame, Animation, Miniatures, Live Action, John Taylor, Compositing, British Animation Awards, BIFA, Johnannes Konecny, Richard Leaf, Atmospheric, Surreal, Award Winning, Channel 4 and Extn.21
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