http://www.benwheele.com Ben Wheele Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:58:08 +0000 http://www.benwheele.com en http://www.benwheele.com/HER-LOVELY-FEARS http://www.benwheele.com/following/benwheele.com/HER-LOVELY-FEARS Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:58:08 +0000 Ben Wheele 2160158 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2160158/Her_title2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="50" width_o="640" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2160158/Her_title2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2160158/her_synopsis2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="200" width_o="640" height_o="200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2160158/her_synopsis2_o.jpg" align="left" /> Official Selection: Annecy Festival International du Film d'Animation 2008, Melbourne Intl. Animation Festival 2008 London Intl. Animation Festival 2008, Australian Intl. Animation Festival 2008 AURORA Intl. Animation Festival 2007, BANG! Short Film Festival 2007 http://www.benwheele.com/PLASTIC-DRONE-CHAMBER http://www.benwheele.com/following/benwheele.com/PLASTIC-DRONE-CHAMBER Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:42:48 +0000 Ben Wheele 2141637 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2141637/Plastic_title1.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="50" width_o="640" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2141637/Plastic_title1_o.jpg" align="left" /> A relic from my 'assault your senses!' period of animation. It was my degree show piece at Nottingham Trent, and was intended as a big loud installation. Let's say a poem about it: <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2141637/Viscera Poem4.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="292" width_o="640" height_o="292" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2141637/Viscera Poem4_o.jpg" align="left" /> So anyway (good poem), I liked the name 'Plastic Drone Chamber' so much, that I made a print with the same title. Further, I also created a 'penis' variation. In many ways superior: http://www.benwheele.com/VIRTUAL-BOYFRIEND http://www.benwheele.com/following/benwheele.com/VIRTUAL-BOYFRIEND Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:14:57 +0000 Ben Wheele 2141251 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2141251/Virtual3.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="50" width_o="640" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2141251/Virtual3_o.jpg" align="left" /> I was lucky enough to direct and animate this music video for X-ray Spex singer 'Poly Styrene'. I thought it'd be cool to somehow fuse the 'day-glow' visuals of Poly's early punk years, with a sort of social-networking-chic... ...and lots of things getting eaten! Sadly Poly passed away around a month after the video was completed. Her vibrant music really lives on though, and her last album is definitely worth checking out. http://www.benwheele.com/TROPICAL-CAKE-EXPERIENCE http://www.benwheele.com/following/benwheele.com/TROPICAL-CAKE-EXPERIENCE Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:25:07 +0000 Ben Wheele 2140644 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/TropicalTitleLive2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="50" width_o="640" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/TropicalTitleLive2_o.jpg" align="left" /> You know when a joke goes a bit too far? Well... Last summer I was very kindly invited to create a live installation at The Woodmill studios in London. It was one of the bestest/weirdest experiences of my life. A talented actress (Maddy Carrick), played the role of 'tropical cake salesperson', and attempted to sell home-made tropical cakes to the public, like an estate-agent. It's amazing how people reacted to this. Someone called it a cult. Meg Tait of Merrimaking also played the role of a 'mute' cashier. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide1.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide2b.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide2b_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide5.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide5_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide4c.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="853" width_o="640" height_o="853" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide4c_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide8c.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2140644/Slide8c_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://www.benwheele.com/TROPICAL-CAKE-BOUTIQUE http://www.benwheele.com/following/benwheele.com/TROPICAL-CAKE-BOUTIQUE Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:41:12 +0000 Ben Wheele 2139952 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2139952/TropicalTitle1.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="50" width_o="640" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2139952/TropicalTitle1_o.jpg" align="left" /> Universally given the cold-shoulder by film festivals worldwide, here is 'Tropical Cake Boutique', the short animation I made in my first year at RCA in 2010. (I wish they'd given it the hot-shoulder... the tropical-shoulder). Anyway, I possibly went a little bit too far with this one...It's about a guy who hates disabled people, (alarm bells...) but because of equal opportunities, he is forced to interview them for a job at a tropical cake shop... sounds good right? I really like anti-heroes, you see, and I thought it would be a good chance to introduce a bit of pathos at the end. Pathos within absurdity – it's my nectar. The lip sync is a bit 'uncanny-valley-weird', but that was probably the point. I think.....? <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2139952/Tropi_Synops_with.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="200" width_o="640" height_o="200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2139952/Tropi_Synops_with_o.jpg" align="left" /> Also, check out the Tropical Cake Boutique 'Live Experience' I did last summer! http://www.benwheele.com/DECORATION http://www.benwheele.com/following/benwheele.com/DECORATION Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:42:38 +0000 Ben Wheele 2136498 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen 2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen 2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen1_reformat.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="368" width_o="640" height_o="368" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen1_reformat_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen 3.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen 3_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen 4.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Screen 4_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Title Worker4.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="50" width_o="640" height_o="50" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/Title Worker4_o.jpg" align="left" /> My latest film 'Decoration' (2011) will be released online in full soon, depending a little on festivals and things. In the meanwhile, my showreel contains some extracts from it. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/synopsis.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="200" width_o="640" height_o="200" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/158713/2136498/synopsis_o.jpg" align="left" />