Dad's Dead
- Studio
- animate!, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Slinky Pictures Ltd.
Synopsis
Through a series of ghostly reminiscences, a young man tries to piece together fragmented moments from the past, memories being triggered by admiration for his best friend Johnno. As the story unfolds, hero worship turns to revulsion as the web of deception and violence that Johnno creates is revealed, pulling narrator and audience in its destructive wake.
Characters
Johnno, Johnno's Mum, Johnno's Dad, Children's Book Lady, Children's Book Boy, Children's Book Dog, Old Man's Mother, Hand Artist, Newsreader
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chris Shepherd
Producing
- Producer
- Maria Manton
Writing
- Writer
- Chris Shepherd
Voices
- Voice
- Ian Hart (Narrator), Chris Freeney (Johnno), Dallas Messias (Johnno's Mum), John (Spud) Murphy (Johnno's Dad), Charlotte McDougall (Children's Book Lady), Joe Robson Rutherford (Children's Book Boy), Goldie (Children's Book Dog), Dave Kent (Old Man), Kay D'Arcy (Narrator's Mother), Thomas Sturges-Allard (Hand Artist), Julie Maisey (Newsreader)
Music
- Music
- John Moore
Animation
Visual Effects
- Live Action FX
- Denis Russo
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Peter Ellmore
- Additional Photography
- David Clapham
- Camera Operators
- James Lewis, Neil Riley, Mark Swaffield
- Gaffer
- Dean Ford
Editing
- Editor
- Seb Duthy
- Inferno Editor
- Giles Cheetham
Sound
- Sound Mixer
- Andy Humphreys
- Sound Design
- Andy Humphreys
Casting
- Casting
- Lin Cordoray
Production Management
- Production Assistants
- Emma Hutchkison, Anja Nicolas
- Video Post-Coordinator
- Matt Adams
Crew
- Runner
- Katrina Mernagh
- Prop Makers
- Andy Gent, Maria Manton
- Film Grade and Transfer
- Gary Brown
- With Special Thanks to
- Moving Image Development Agency, North West Arts Board, Liverpool Housing Action Trust, Liverpool City Council, Sanctuary Sound, Video Europe, Cutting Edge, Sandra Harris, Bob Warmingham, Dave Groundsel, Roger Hagon, Xpression, Denis Russo, Suzanne Deakin, Michelle Yu, Sarah Peacock, Jeff Goldner, Jake Shepherd, Debra Harding, Jane Hicks, Simon Wilson
- With Very Special Thanks to
- Yvette Burrows, Chris Manton
- Primary Funding
- Arts Council England
Companies and other credits
- Producer: Slinky Pictures
- With Special Thanks to: Ealing Film Office
- With Special Thanks to: Pupils from Mission Grove Primary School London
- With Special Thanks to: Les @ Corinth Tower
- Primary Funding: Channel 4
Production notes
Manipulated live action mutates and combines with digital animation.
Filmed in various locations in Liverpool: Cornith Tower, Everton (old man's flat); Letterstone Close, Everton (Johnno's estate); Stanley Park, Anfield (The Park).
Kajagoogoo and Osmonds stills appear courtesy of Redfern Photo Library. Doctor Who cards appear courtesy of BBC Worldwide.
Filmed in various locations in Liverpool: Cornith Tower, Everton (old man's flat); Letterstone Close, Everton (Johnno's estate); Stanley Park, Anfield (The Park).
Kajagoogoo and Osmonds stills appear courtesy of Redfern Photo Library. Doctor Who cards appear courtesy of BBC Worldwide.
Awards
Best Short Film, British Animation Awards, London 2004.
Best Film at the Cutting Edge, British Animation Awards, London 2004.
Best Short Film, British Independent Film Awards, London 2003.
Nominee Best Animation Short, BAFTA Film Awards, London 2004, Maria Manton, Chris Shepherd.
Quantel Animation Award, Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, London 2003.
Metropolis Prize, L¹Isola Del Cinema Festival, Rome 2003.
Grand Prize, Cabbagetown Annual Film & Video Festival, Toronto 2003.
Encouragement Award, Fantoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland
Best Film at the Cutting Edge, British Animation Awards, London 2004.
Best Short Film, British Independent Film Awards, London 2003.
Nominee Best Animation Short, BAFTA Film Awards, London 2004, Maria Manton, Chris Shepherd.
Quantel Animation Award, Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, London 2003.
Metropolis Prize, L¹Isola Del Cinema Festival, Rome 2003.
Grand Prize, Cabbagetown Annual Film & Video Festival, Toronto 2003.
Encouragement Award, Fantoche International Animation Festival, Switzerland