The Ship - Channel 4 Random Acts

After successfully pitching an idea, Producer (and film graduate) Tash was granted a production fund to make a three minute short, as part of The Channel 4 Random Acts Project, a platform for films made by a variety of both established and debut artist filmmakers.

Tash was one of the First Acts filmmakers, a collection of 16 – 24 year olds who are funded through an initiative with The Arts Council England. The team then worked on creating this unusual style of animation.

The Ship, is a short animation that tells the story of an incidental fault line right on the border of Devon and Cornwall, that causes Cornwall to break off and sail away. Dripping with satire and embedded with a political undertone, the lighthearted film is set to the tune of a sea shanty.

The unusual origami style was almost entirely made in CGI, though some environments and props were created from real life photos of Cornwall using the Autodesk 123D Catch software.

Since being premiered on the Channel 4 Random Acts website, The Ship has won multiple awards and nominations, including:

NOMINATED : TMC LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER : AUDIENCE AWARD PLYMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER : BEST ANIMATION PLYMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER ; GOLDEN CHOUGH AWARD CORNWALL FILM FESTIVAL

NOMINATED : SOUTH WEST ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARDS - FLYING FUTURES

NOMINATED : PEOPLE’S CHOICE BRITISH ANIMATION AWARDS

It is also now featured on Aardman’s “Aardboiled” YouTube Channel.