Love Over Goldfish
A fish finds himself in dire straits in this upside-down road movie.
Stopmotion puppet animation with live action from the golden age of Sheffield and Soho (Shoho?) starring Dawn Shadforth as Jayne, cinematography by Gary Wraith, sound composition by Ron Wright (with the voice of Róisín Murphy), edited by Jane Hicks at Reelworks and digitally composited on Flame at Rushes. Models and stopmotion by Jon Harrison with armatures by Spitting Image. Animated at Cairo Studios with live action sequences filmed around Sheffield. Broadcast 21 times on Channel 4 and Film 4. Written and directed by Janet Jennings and Jon Harrison.
Travelling Light Productions 1996
Residue Dolls
Challenged with completing this short film in 10 days using sustainable methods, the theme allowed me to unashamedly employ all the synthetic filmmaking shortcuts at my disposal. Voices and images were generated from recycled reality using AI. And one or two digital puppetry apps rediscovered from the early noughties (along with some sunny days in Peak District) eschewed the need for a stop motion animation studio. The puppets themselves were beautifully crafted from repurposed waste materials by Patrick Amber. Co-directed, produced and written by Paul Evans in collaboration with Prof. Tony Ryan and researchers from the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, Residue Dolls was exhibited alongside the puppets at Festival of the Mind 19 – 29 Sept 2024 at Yorkshire Artspace, Persistence Works, Sheffield.
Commissioned by University of Sheffield 2024
The Machinery at Kelham Island
This three screen video installation expresses the dehumanisation and alienation of the industrial worker - relentlessly subjected to an exhausting cycle of repetition.
Documentation of The Machinery video installation at No Bounds Festival, Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield. The Machinery is a collaborative artwork by Caroline Radcliffe (clog dancer), Sarah Angliss (composer and digital artist) and Jon Harrison (digital film maker).
November 2022
Making the Case for the Arts - A Deeper Understanding
One of a series of three films for CapeUK (IVE) making the case for using the arts and creativity in education to boost children's learning. 'A Deeper Understanding' shows how staff and pupils at St Marie's Primary School have used the arts across the curriculum.
Commissioned by CapeUK (IVE) 2015 (1 of 3)
Making the Case for the Arts - Opportunity and Experience
A CapeUK film making the case for using the arts and creativity in education to boost children's learning. This film shows how staff and pupils at Barugh Green Primary School have used the arts across the curriculum.
Commissioned by CapeUK (IVE) 2015 (1 of 3)
Imaginary Communities
A short animated introduction to 'Imaginary Communities' - Chol Theatre's unique approach to drama education. IC promotes play and imagination to aid writing and integrate theatre into the curriculum, nourishing wider learning through drama.
Illustrations by Ruth Dyer.
Commissioned by CHOL Theatre 2020
Meet the Invertebrates
Created by pupils from Ravenfield Primary Academy in partnership with Clifton Park Museum and filmmaker Jon Harrison.
The film explores Clifton Park Museum's entomology collection and looks at how insects and other invertebrates are viewed and valued in society.
Commissioned by Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham 2021
Life Game Eulogies | Festival of the Mind 2022
A series of emotional film shorts featuring five ‘future eulogies’ for endangered species.
Produced with artist Paul Evans, Professor David Edwards and conservation scientists from The University of Sheffield School of Biosciences.
A commission for Festival of the Mind 2022.
Rotherham Together Partnership
A short animated film introducing the Rotherham Together Partnership and the Rotherham Plan which brings together a number of local organisations; the Council, local NHS, Rotherham College, South Yorkshire Police, alongside representatives of the private and voluntary sectors, who work together to improve the quality of life in Rotherham.
Commissioned by Rotherham Borough Council 2023
The Wild Escape
All the 360° videos, photographs and paintings in this film were created by the children of Ferham Primary School, Rotherham, working with Jon Harrison as part of The Wild Escape workshops at Clifton Park Museum.
The Wild Escape is a major project from Art Fund that looks to engage children with the UK’s natural environment, inviting primary school children aged 7-11 to explore animals in museum collections and create stories imagining a creature’s journey to a future habitat rich in biodiversity.
Commissioned by Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham 2023
The Art & Science of Noticing
The Art & Science of Noticing is an enquiry led approach to museums and galleries learning, devised by Bradford Museums & Galleries Learning Team.
Commissioned by Bradford Museums & Galleries 2017
On Shared Ground
A short film made in collaboration with communities in Sheffield, Cardiff and Aberdeen. The film features three different hill forts, Bennachie, Caerau, and Wincobank that have varied histories of human visitation and habitation.
A film by Paul Evans and Jon Harrison 2014
CAER HEDZ
In July 2015 pupils from Glyn Derw High School and Michaelston Community College spent a day on a live archaeological dig. Working with CAER Heritage Project lead artist Paul Evans and filmmaker Jon Harrison, they made their own 'celtic heads' from clay then brought them to life in a pop-up animation studio.
This Caer Heritage Project production for the Arts and Humanities Research Council Connected Communities Festival 2015 won the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community trophy at the 2017 Times Higher Education Awards.
A film by Jon Harrison and Paul Evans 2015
The Machinery by Caroline Radcliffe & Sarah Angliss
" To anyone interested in the relationship between music and automation, The Machinery is a fascinating work. Devised by women working in the Lancashire mills, the steps of this nineteenth-century ‘heel and toe’ clog dance directly mimic the repetitive sounds and movements of cotton mill machines, Radcliffe and Angliss take it back to its industrial context, as they juxtapose it with found sounds and video fragments."
Recorded 12 November 2016 at Algomech 2016, Sheffield
Making the Case for the Arts - Creative Confidence
One of a series of three films for CapeUK (IVE), making the case for using the arts and creativity in education to boost children's learning. 'Creative Confidence' shows how staff and pupils at High Storrs School have used the arts across the curriculum. Made in collaboration with A level Film Studies students at High Storrs School.
Commissioned by CapeUK (IVE) 2015 (1 of 3)