Rodger the Morris Man
(2022)
Dance partner and car sharer with The Farmer of Mossy Bottom, Rodger the Morris Man is a fully animatable Aardman-style stop motion puppet, made to fit into the world of Shaun the Sheep.
He has a ball & socket armature, grip block & foam body, silicone hands & feet, and a fibre glass head. His uniform was hand made, including hand knitted socks and tissue paper flowers. His ponytail, ribbons and eyebrows are also fully animatable, unfortunately the bells do not ring…sorry.
As well as Morris Dancing, Rodger also enjoys medieval re-enactments, Bill Bailey, beer tankards, his wife & cats.
Although made by me, Rodger was helped along with tutoring from some of industry’s finest:
-Joe Holman - Fantastic Mr Fox, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie
-Josie Corben - Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mr Fox, Frankenweenie.
-Lucy Sturley - The Clangers, Fifi & the Flower Tots, Frankenweenie.
and of course our very own John Lee - Fantastic Mr Fox, Frankenweenie, Harry Potter, Star Wars
(Just a selection of the many films/television programmes they have worked on)
With thanks to Julian Clark Studios for the armature, which was then adjusted and soldered by myself.
