Showreel 2014

All work animated by Hywel Roberts

All visuals and puppets created by Hywel Roberts, excluding the puppet with Red jumper, which belongs to Aardman Animations and the Busker puppet’s costume, which was made by Becky Berry.

Music: "You Rascal, you" Django Reinhardt

"Shaun the Sheep" Work experience!

                                                                                               Aardman Animations

In January this year, I was lucky to gain two weeks work experience at Aardman on the new “Shaun the Sheep” Movie!

During my time there I worked together with the assistant animators to make mouth sets for Bitzer and the Farmer puppets. My main tasks included; press moulding and sculpting new adjustments to the design of the farmer mouths in plasticine. I was also able to observe other tasks undertaken by the assistant animators, including the shooting of this marvellous still above by Rita Sampaio!

CV 2014

Hywel Roberts CV 2014 by Hywel Roberts

Aardman & NFTS, Certificate in Character Animation Showreel (2013)

puppet@Aardman Animations Ltd 2013

From September to the end of November 2013, I was lucky to attend the new Certificate in Character animation course, run in partnership between the NFTS and Aardman. Taught at Aardman’s studio in Bristol by Head of Animation Loyd Price and Senior Animation Supervisor Matt Rees; the course was fantastic experience, where I really got to practice my craft, improving my skills as an animator.

I would like to thank Loyd Price, Mathew Rees, Katie Daniels, Helen Nabarro and all the talented students I had the pleasure to study with on the course, for such a brilliant experience.

My thanks also to the Welsh Broadcasting Trust and the Welsh Arts Council for their kind support in  funding me, without which, this little venture might never have happened.

   

Betty Animatic Clip

Here is a short clip from the Betty animatic I'm currently working on.

This is the beginning of the second scene in the film, where after an hour of painstaking corrections, Betty finally plays the piano tune correctly.

NIHR New Media Competition!

Great news! TRANMAN the CRASH-2 Web Video has been awarded the runner up prize at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) New Media Competition.

http://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=1579

SHOWREEL 2012

Portfolio

Hywel P. Roberts Animation Portfolio by Hywel Roberts

Sketchbook drawings

Aardman 'SHOW & TELL'

In October 2012, I was chuffed to receive an e-mail to say that I had been invited along with a dozen other UWE animation graduates to exhibit in Aardman’s annual ‘Show & Tell’ exhibition. ‘Show & Tell’ is an event where Aardman folk and freelancers are invited to display their creative work from films, models to painting, sculpture and wacky inventions.

The exhibition took place in the atrium of Aardman’s Gas Ferry Rd HQ in Bristol, from the 15^th to the 26^th of October. In the exhibit, I showed the animation tests of the ‘Betty’ puppet, LSHTM ‘TRANMAN web video, as well as an A2 poster and small A4 portfolio of my work.

I popped down for the private view on the 12^th of October, which was a delightful evening. The work on display was brilliant and the exhibition had been put together with all the Aardman charm. It was great to catch up with friends and tutors from university and to meet other creatives and Aardman folk, who gave such a warm reception to us all. A big thanks to my tutors at UWE and Aardman for giving me the opportunity to take part.

Montreal Stop Motion Festival 2012

In September this year, Becky Berry, Max Martin and myself were over the moon to find our second year film ‘The Busker’ (2011) had been selected for competition in the academic category in Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival 2012.

The festival took place from the 19^th to the 20^th of October, and while we didn’t win in our category, we felt honoured to have been screened alongside such incredible stop motion films and thank the festival coordinators Erik Goulet and Chris Diaz for being so friendly and hosting a festival, which holds such enthusiasm for the animated form. 

To find out more about the festival, visit: www.stopmotionmontreal.com

Betty puppet tests

Here are some animation tests of the main protagonist Betty.

Betty Test Puppet

Betty puppet construction

Major's Dog

Major Sculpt

Miss Major

Betty sculpt

Betty

Betty sketches