Robert Bradbrook

Animation - Winner 2004

I started my professional career as a cartographer, but always had a passion for moving images. In 1991 I returned to college to develop this interest, taking an MA in Electronic Arts and Graphics at Coventry University. Here I created my first computer animation The Sleeper. In 1993 I was awarded an Arts Council of England Animate! grant to make End of Restriction, a 5-minute film created on a home-based Apple Mac. The story explored the claustrophobic world of a teenage boy living in an English village.
Home Road Movies was completed in 2001. This 12 minute film tells the true story of my father and our family car. Supported by Channel 4 and the Arts Council of England National Lottery, the film went on to be nominated for a BAFTA, and won some of the most prestigious awards in animation.

Between my own films, I have worked with other directors, most notably with Yousaf Ali Khan on his live action short Talking With Angels. I produced the opening animation sequence and collaborated with him on the look of the film.
In 2004 I was awarded an Arts Foundation grant to develop the animation Dead Air, a film that looks at the imaginary worlds that we all live in. For over 10 years I have worked in the field of computer animation focusing both on my own projects as well as providing creative solutions in film, video and new media for a variety of clients. I am also a regular visiting lecturer at the NFTS and Coventry University and have given talks and tutorials at colleges, galleries and film festivals around the world.