West Pier Animation

Made at the Royal College of Art, 2001, this piece is a personal reflection on the history surrounding Brighton's famous former pier, filmed on 16mm & animated in mixed media.
The animation has been screened on TV and Festivals: ITV, BBC, Curzon Soho, Abbeville, Bilbao, Brighton, Espinho, Edinburgh, Hannover, Melbourne, Ottawa, Sydney & LIAF
Further information on the real West Pier can be found on its trust website: www.westpier.co.uk

[@bodleiano]

Thank you for this beautiful art. It gives me a new perspective on a much-loved building. The West Pier comes from an age where more people were sensitive to beauty, craftsmanship, and the relationship between a building and its environment. We have lost this in our brave new modern world. the new "i360" tower that is going to be erected is nothing more than a mechanistic, unnatural imposition on the landscape of brighton's splendid regency seafront. Long live the West Pier...

[@jamesknezetic]

I agree with Leanne, this interesting little animation video was like a pleasant dreamlike look into the past that artistically and whimsically caught the essence of the time/yesteryear as it subtly and historically documented the chronological time lapse of the beloved and forever relevant West Pier.

[@GabzAndCo]

i really like this piece dude. i've seen it before because i worked with lucy (very talented girl).. i like your animation style and the bit of 16mm at the end is a good touch.

[@nobodyshome4633]

One of my favourite vids I’ve come across here on KZbin… words can’t describe how this animation made me feel. Simply breathtaking x

[@aytoizzard]

Thank you! Made it 20 years ago this year 🙂

[@nobodyshome4633]

@@aytoizzard - it was simply fantastic. I didn’t know what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. Truly marvellous. Wish I got to experience the West Pier. I was born in January of 2002 so I never knew what it was like. Wish I did, much like how I wish I got to experience visiting the World Trade Centre❤️

[@gazlayden]

Gorgeous!

[@colmaster]

Superb , long live the West Pier!!

[@hoppetosse8]

wow! so well done! thanks a lot! love it that you cut this little scene of real film in in the end. Makes a special and round ending!

[@gaffIain]

Excellant film:)

[@xxleannebabyxx]

wow it was like being in a dream =-o