Pencilvanya
Count Macula is a member of an influential Pencilvanyan family of fountain pens. Their cosy world turns upside down when a horde of brutish biros swarm the city and force him to flee. During his exile, an eccentric old man helps Macula to develop powerful dark arts but when he returns, he discovers that the biggest change is yet to come.
Alex Amelines said: “I have been incubating the idea behind Pencilvanya for years. It’s so exciting to see sketches long sitting on my bedside table finally come to life!”
Every character was shot individually on a small green screen stage. When the footage was edited and keyed out, it was treated to look like stop-motion. Pens were mounted on mini-rigs made out of Lego, which made easy to repeat takes while keeping hands out of shot.
Pencilvanya is a collaborative project between Sally Bailey, a versatile over artist based in Bristol; talented composer Chris Harrington, who also goes by the moniker North Arch Rising; sound designer Nick Harrison, audio director at Stratosphonic; and Alex Amelines who operates as Studio Tinto Ltd.
