Ashley Thorpe, award winning animator joins Dr Rachel Knightley at the Writers' Gym

Dr Rachel Knightley's guest at the Writers' Gym today is  Ashley Thorpe. Ashley  is a self taught Devon based animator whose early films (SCAYRECROW, THE SCREAMING SKULL & THE HAIRY HANDS) were a celebration of the neglected aspects of British folklore. His first feature 'BORLEY RECTORY' (a Carrion Film / Glass Eye Pix co-venture) with Reece Shearsmith & Julian Sands was completed late 2017and won 'Best Animated Feature' at Buffalo Dreams Festival New York and a "Special Achievement in Cinema" accolade. After being released on Blu Ray in 2019 the film is now streaming on Netflix, Prime and Talking Pictures. As a freelance animator he has provided animated titles / sequences for such varied films as the multi award winning 'WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED', Saturn award winning 'TALES OF HALLOWEEN', 'MANCUNIAN MAN', 'NEVERLAND NIGHTMARE' as well as ongoing animated title sequences and graphics for the BBC's hit show 'UNCANNY’.   Ashley's website: https://carrionfilms.co.uk   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleycarrionthorpe/?hl=en-gb