Like Me, Only Better
Synopsis
Clive tries to become a better person and to overcome his various Obsessive Compulsive disorders. The film establishes a link between his Catholic upbringing, his childhood imagination and his adult phobias and compulsions.
A hand-drawn animation in pencil, it moves between the inner and outer worlds of the main character.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 5 mins 20 sec
- Format
- DigiBeta, Beta SP
- Director
-
Martin Pickles
- Producer
- Royal College of Art
- Editor
- Martin Pickles, Tony Fish
- Screenwriter
- Martin Pickles
- Director of Photography
- Martin Pickles
- Production Designer
- Martin Pickles
- Sound
- Tom Lowe
- Composer
- Tanera Dawkins
- Principal cast
- Robin Ince, Neil Edmond, Karola Gajda
- Script Editor
- Andrew Baird
- Additional Feedback
- Kathinka Minthe
- Animation Assistants
- Aline Helmke and Edwin Rostron
- Foley Technician
- John Mark at Fonic
- Thanks to
- Joan Ashworth, Silvie Bringas, Philippe Ciompi, David Dixon, Mark Deal, Stuart Franey, Bob Godfrey, Jo Ann Kaplan, Joe King, Ellie Land, Deborah Levy, Alan MacFeely, Len Massey, Kathinka Minthe, John Pattison, Adela Pickles, Christopher Pickles, Maja Pickles, Jake Roberts & Barnaby Templer at Fonic, Christine Roche, Bruno Stucchi and Fabio Carboni of Die Schachtel, Suzie Templeton, Run Wrake & Tim Webb
Production Status
Production Company
Royal College of Art
Animation DepartmentKensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK
Sales Company
Royal College of Art
Animation DepartmentKensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK
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