The Lambton Worm

Synopsis

"This video was copied from an animated cartoon film which I shot on standard 8mm ciné film. The project was started in 1961 (when I was 12) but, because of exams and girlfriends, I only managed to finish it in 1969. I was not able to add sound to the 8mm film. The soundtrack was added to this video in 2013, using the 1960 Owen Brannigan recording with my own voice overdubbed. In the 1960s I could not find a supplier of proper Celluloid "cels" so I had to paint each character image on sheets of thin cellophane bought from the local butcher. These sheets often became distorted and difficult to register accurately. There are many unwanted reflections due to the ripples in the cheap cellophane sheets."