The Memory Dealer

Mayfest is coming! It's nearly time again for Bristol's annual celebration of contemporary theatre. And making its Bristol debut as one of this years' events is the show which I have spent the last few months working on the installation and set design for; 'The Memory Dealer', directed by the brilliant Rik Lander. The show will be running the weekend of 24th-26th May - if you're in the city, come lose yourself in the mem-head subculture that is taking over the city's underground...

Tickets go on sale 22nd April and you can book them >here<

Here's a few behind the scenes photos to whet your appetite...

A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Animation Sequence

Allow me to present to you the tale of two hedgehog brothers as they journey through insanity to rediscover the meaning of family. Narrated by Simon Pegg. Designed, built, animated, shot and edited in Bristol x

Bear Moves // Just Jack

Check out this nice little promo video the lovely gals and guys at Bear Moves have put together, featuring myself and others from our circus crew, for the recent Just Jack night at Motion, Bristol. You can catch us performing more stilts shenanigans in the UK this summer at Sunrise Festival, Secret Garden Party, Nozstock, Boomtown Fair and Shambala. See you in a (sunny) field soon! x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m07sbskX5Cs

Admiral Fallow, 'The Paper Trench'

Latest collaborative work on the music promo for Admiral Fallow's 'The Paper Trench'. I worked on the design and making of the tree costume, as worn in the video by actor Jez Hellion, also known as Hagrid's body double in Harry Potter! That's a big tree suit.

'The Paper Trench' is the new single taken from Admiral Fallow's brand new album 'Tree Bursts In Snow'.

Director: Gregory Davenport
Producer: Licia Shirin Conn
1st AC: Emilio Schlappi
2nd AC: Alistair King
Gaffer: Raz Khamehseifi
Grade: Toby Tomkins
Costume Design: Ashley Clarke
MUA: Sammm Agnew

A Fantastic Fear of Everything

Here it is folks; the trailer for A Fantastic Fear of Everything is out, featuring the animated hedgehog puppets I designed and made for the film! This is the secret film project I may have mentioned that I was working on last summer.
Release date is set for June 8th in UK cinemas, we can't wait! x

link to the IMDb page
Hollywood Reporter review ("disturbing-looking hedgehog"!)

Bound

Filming the music video for US band Mindless Faith's new single 'Bound'. Underground caverns seem to be my thing right now. And Jack Daniels. Well, it was cold down there.

Photos by www.joe-clarke.com

Dead Bees

Graham Coxon - Dead Bees
(click for full screen)

Last year in July I had my first taste of animation experience working with director Chris Hopewell and Ben Foley at Collision Films, who produce really exciting and memorable music videos and animated films - their animation for Radiohead's 'There There' being one of my all-time favourites! This video is the product of camping out in the woods for four days, drinking beer and getting creative with nature ..... "an ominous stomp across a forest floor..."

The Listener

A screen narratives/animation project created in collaboration with media students at university, The Listener is a short film about an estranged and slightly mad inventor who lives in a ramshackle old 'listenarium' on a hill far above the industrialized city he despises. Music has been outlawed and has since seemingly slipped from existence in the city, but the inventor is determined to find its last remaining hiding place. One day, he finds himself moved to venture down the mountain in search of song...

Directed by Rob Hayward
Compositing/Post-production by Luke Fleming and Simon Ennals
Art Direction, Model-making and Casting by Ashley Clarke