Jumping Joan


With the dark resonance of the nursery rhyme from which it is drawn, this river story probes isolation and imagination, all painted directly onto hard plaster.


Credits

Director Petra Freeman
Writer Petra Freeman
Animator Petra Freeman
Editor Mark Farrington
Producer Lisa Beattie


Synopses

This animated film was inspired by the old children’s rhyme:
'Here am I, little Jumping Joan,
When nobody’s with me, I’m all alone'.

With the dark resonance of the nursery rhyme from which it is drawn, this river story probes isolation and imagination, all painted directly onto hard plaster.


Technical information

The images were created by painting on a hard plaster slab, directly under the rostrum camera.


Full credits

Director Petra Freeman
Writer Petra Freeman
Lighting and Camera G+M Productions
Animator Petra Freeman
Editor Mark Farrington
Producer Lisa Beattie
Special thanks to G+M Productions and Technicolor

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