Stanley Pickle
Stanley’s life runs like clockwork, until a mysterious girl turns his world upside down
Stanley Pickle Poster (2010) by Courtesy of Victoria MatherNational Film and Television School
Synopsis
Stanley never goes outside. He likes to play with his clockwork toys and every night his mother kisses him goodnight. Stanley is twenty. The trouble is that Stanley thinks this is all quite normal, until an encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down.
FILM FACTS
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2010
LENGTH: 11 mins 20 secs
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: Stop-motion and pixillation
COLOUR OR B&W: Colour
Stanley PIckle Original Concept Drawings (2010) by Victoria MatherNational Film and Television School
Concept Drawings
Director Victoria Mather's original concept drawings for Stanley Pickle.
Stanley Pickle Bedroom Design Process (2010) by Luke HullNational Film and Television School
The Look of Stanley Pickle
Colour palette tests, concept drawings and miniatures were all prep for the actual build of sets for Stanley Pickle.
Stanley Pickle Build Process (2010) by Luke HullNational Film and Television School
The Build Process
The build process from miniature cardboard to sets on the main stage at The National Film and Television School, for Stanley Pickle.
Stanley Pickle Kitchen Design Process (2010) by Luke HullNational Film and Television School
More colour palette tests, concept drawings and miniatures for Stanley Pickle. The production designer on Stanley Pickle was Luke Hull.
Stanley Pickle On Set (2010) by Luke HullNational Film and Television School
Stanley Pickle Set
The final dining room set for Stanley Pickle. Ready to shoot.
Stanley Pickle Make Up Test (2010) by Julie Burnett & Anayanzi L’eplattenierNational Film and Television School
Make Up for Stanley Pickle
Make up tests on Nadia Morgan who plays the Mother in Stanley Pickle.
See below for an Interview with Stanley Pickle cinematographer John Lee, the trailer for film and the film in full.
Drew Caiden as Stanley enjoying the view of his world, in Stanley Pickle (2010) by John LeeNational Film and Television School
Awards and Screenings
Stanley Pickle is winner of 33 International Awards including:
McLaren Award for New British Animation, Edinburgh Int Film Festival
Best UK Short, Raindance International Film Festival
Best Experimental, LA Shorts Festival
Best Animation, Chicago International Film Festival
Best Student Film, ECU Paris
Best Short Film, Dinard Int Film Festival
Outstanding Achievement in Short Filmmaking, Newport Beach IFF
Officially selected for 100+ International Film Festivals & screened for a year on Virgin Atlantic Flights as part of inflight entertainment
Drew Caiden as Stanley, at work in Stanley Pickle (2010) by John LeeNational Film and Television School
Selected Cast and Crew
Drew Caiden - Stanley
Haruka Abe - Bluebell
Nadia Morgan - Mother
Gareth Brierley - Father
Director
Victoria Mather
Producer
Justine Watson
Writer
Orhan Boztas
Cinematographer
John Lee
Production Designer
Luke Hull
Editor
James Griffiths
Sound Designer
Dario Swade
Composer
Jean-Marc Petsas
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