The Periwig Maker

Malcolm Hadley Cameraman
Steffan Schaffler Director
Annette Schaffler Producer
Narration Kenneth Branagh
An animated adaptation of Daniel Defoe's 'Journal of the Plague Year'.
Oscar Nominated for Best Animated short film.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Daniel
• Defoe
• stop
• motion
• animation
• plague
• London
• Kenneth
• Branagh

[malcolmhadley]

Glad you like it. I'm pretty certain that Periwig has never been available to purchase. The best way to see it, If you ever get a chance, is to see it projected on 35mm. You can watch the whole film online at atom films.

[hedge1992]

i think it can be bought (production has stopped, so it'll have to be eBay) it could be somewhere on the net, or a fileshare program. i have asked my dad and he says he'll ask around for a copy

[noliarz]

hedge1992: how do i get the whole video????

[hedge1992]

"tim burton uses them a lot"

mckinnon & saunders i mean

[hedge1992]

i could probably get an english copy of this, my dad helped make it. he is an employee of 'Mckinnon & Saunders' animation company (seriously, check). i was at the premiere when it was first made about 1999 i think. i'll ask, and if my dad has one or can have one, i'll upload.

Mckinnon & Saunders have also worked on:

mars attacks

corpse bride

the sandman (relatively unknown, like this)

bob the builder (UK only i think)

james & the giant peach (i think)

tim burton uses them a lot.

[rcmc7004]

This is an amazing animation. I have seen it on TV. It is hauntingly captivating. One has to watch it to understand it. If I say what happens it will spoil it.

[sheep41]

it would be really good if someone posted a high english quality version of the film on youtube *cough hint*

[sheep41]

the film rate seems to be so much better on youtube then it is on atom films? thats wierd... the film looks so different lol

[bigyelsewnnoc]

If you would really like a copy, I can try to find a place to upload it for you. I have a copy.

[Seasought]

That's the way I currently watch it on a regular basis (via Atom Films). I'm just worried it's going to disappear and here I'll be - no Periwig Maker.

A friend of mine tracked down a european dvd with a collection of shorts and I *think* it's on there. I was just hoping to locate a reliable U.S. source to purchase it. Thanks for getting back to me, back to Atom Films I go :).