The gang miniaturise a submarine and go on a fantastic journey through Vince’…

Rex the Runt is a Plasticine animated TV show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince.

A young man is in love with an image in a picture frame. To find out if the love he feels is returned he picks a flower and starts picking the petals off it. The plasticine animation movie was written and directed by Jeff Newitt and released in 1992.

Animated by Barry Bruce at Will Vinton Productions. Vinton’s studio has obtained a niche for itself as a maker of clay animation of quality and originality. The film tells of a music hall impressionist who caricatures personalities from the second world war.

The Art of Persuasion.
Extract 1.5 covers advertising from the 60s through to the 80s including Homepride Flower, the Cresta bear and the plasticine animation of Aardman Animation. Comments from Ron Wyatt – animation director and John Webster – creative director.