Manoman

Simon Cartwright (NFTS)
2015, UK, 10'43''

When Glen attends primal scream class, he releases something from deep within him that knows no limits.

Ko Glen obišče tečaj prvinskega krika, sprosti nekaj globoko v sebi, kar ne pozna meja.

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Recommended for children under 14 years old: No 
Technique: Puppet animation, puppeteering, CGI

Team

Director, writer: Simon Cartwright 
Producer: Kamilla Kristiane Hodol 
Script consultant: Matthew Jankes 
Cinematographer: Steven Cameron Ferguson 
Production designer: Sara Taddei 
Editor: Paco Sweetman Composer: Terence Dunn 
Sound designer: Dayo James 
VFX lead, animator: Robert J. Rankin 
Online editor, colourist: Alexander Peters 
Art directors: Vicky Humphris, Katie Lenton 
Costume designer: Lex Wood 
Puppet makers: Stephanie Bolduc, Simon Cartwrgiht, Emily Christman 
Additional photography: Sverre Finest Sordal, David Pimm 
Production manager: Ed Dilnott-Cooper 
Costume assistant: Helen McGinley 
Assistant puppet makers: Victoria Smith, Ellie Rowlands, Nick Ives Compositors: Robert Rankin, Victor Almela, Eloise Thomlinson, Luke Hardisty, Saruta “Puff” Pisanwalerd 
Puppeteer trainer: Michael Brett 
CG artist: Stevie Gill 
Special effects: Chris Dubock 
Art department assistants: Damian Galan Alvarez, Helen Ashley, Stephanie Bolduc, Louisa Brooks, Lenka Dobranska, Vicky Humphris, Jen Killick, Katie Lenton, Eillie Rowland, James Story, Emily Suvaneg 
Foley artist: Gareth Rhys Jones 
Voice acting (Manny and Glenn): Gordon Peaston 
Puppeteers: Stephanie Bolduc, Emily Christman, Katie Lenton, Hedley Roach, William Davies, Terri Matthews 
Scream chorus: Daniel Montanariki, Simon Cartwright, Florentin Tudor, Doug Templeton, Paco Sweetman, David Winstone, Shady El-Hamus, Dan Artherton, Allistair Little, James Gardner, Miles Ridgway, Chris Dubock, Terence Dunn, Jacob Thomas, Mark Hammil, Phil Sheerin, Steve Warne, Rob Szeliga, Rob Malone, Rob Turner, Adam Watts, Dayo James, Stevie Gill, Dave Pimm, Guy Hake

Simon Cartwright

since he was just a boy Simon has been consumed by a burning passion. A singular dream which drove him every day to become better, to hone his art and strive towards his ultimate goal; to become the best slap bass player in Leeds. For 6 years he toiled, earning tendonitis in both wrists from furious slapping and popping of heavy steel bass strings, calluses so thick he no longer could feel anything and a stiff neck from grooving so hard. Then, one cold and stormy night while watching a funk band perform live he had an epiphany, a realisation so devastating he knew in that instance life would never be the same again... nobody likes slap bass. Panicked and in a haze of regret at wasting the best years of his life, Simon buried his bass beneath the town’s old oak tree, vowing never to pick it up again. He needed a new role in life, something so simple it would require no training or experience. Something even an idiot could do. Thankfully he had a back up plan. Having once seen an episode of The Clangers which was “alright” he decided to become an animation director. So he moved to London and did an MA at the National Film and Television School and became a director and storyboard artist. Now he makes films in a variety of mediums such as hand drawn, stop motion and cut out animation. More recently he’s been mixing animation with live action puppetry to combine the worst of everything, bringing him once again to the undeniable truth that he’s wasted his life. Simon’s next move is to buy a metal detector.

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