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A recession-busting campaign from Amaze Manchester using stop motion animation and local products to help local businesses and encourage the public to visit Manchester during the Christmas period.
Speaking at the launch of the commercial, Barry Purves said: “I was thrilled to be asked to do this. I loved the concept straight away. It’s a nice funky ad and it was great to do something hands on and play around with over 200 props with no special effects and very limited technology. We’ve been allowed to go back to basics in animation terms, which is rare these days and this has allowed us to come up with something rather special. Manchester was always a centre of animation and there are so many talented animators here that I hope this high profile commercial sparks a revival.”