Tamsin Parker, Artist and Animator
Marguerite de Rohan
The women of the Rohan Family are the most mysterious and intriguing in the history of aristocracy. Sadly, those in the Middle Ages did not believe women's lives were not important enough to record, so Marguerite de Rohan's story is mostly lost to history.
I Boarded The Wrong Plane
When we were allowed to travel after a year of lockdown, something strange happened, but nothing was as strange as my reaction to it.
Sweet Nothings
Following up from 'Good Vibrations', is there something more to the way the sound of snoring affects me? And how are the Disney parks special to me, in the same way the Dollars Trilogy is?
We Don't Talk About Rohan
A wild, experimental short film, inspired by a peaceful scene from the second 'Lupin the Third' series.
Good Vibrations
All my life I have had difficulty coping with the sound of snoring. Does it affect you the way it does me?
Double D and Me
Did 'Ed, Edd n Eddy' inspire you during the coronavirus pandemic?
BFI commission
Force of Habit
Autism Uncut nominee of 2017.
On the 17th of May, 2015, I, as an autistic person, had a personal epiphany in the most unlikely of places when I siezed the day and watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for the first time. I saw myself reflected in the main character and embraced that ever since. But there were still consequences to my actions.
This film tries to sum up my personality and my personal experience.
Mr Nothinggoesright
Animated music video for Mr Nothinggoesright by Oliver Onions.
Tuco in Tyopa
"The sudden screaming of women woke Tuco, who might have gone unnoticed had he lain quietly beneath the stone lip of the well."
Animation based on a scene from 'A Dollar to Die For' by Brian Fox, a novel set in the world of Sergio Leone's 'Dollars' Trilogy..
In preparation, although having drawn Eli Wallach many times before, I did preliminary model sheets for Tuco so that I could get his height and build accurate. I also filmed myself as live action reference so that his performance would be more natural.
I was also inspired by Bill Tytla's animation for Stromboli (and some of Gepetto) in 'Pinocchio', and by the pirate animatronics in 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.
This is one of my favourite animations to date because of the naturalistic acting and the sense of weight and presence that I brought in.