In a world made entirely out of paper, the wistful drawings in a man's sketchbook are brought to life by the rhythm of a train journey....


Train of Thought was my graduation film from The Arts Institute at Bournemouth co-directed withBen Thomas. Although we used digital compositing software, all the animation and models were done by hand, not with CGI. The film took approximately 9 months to complete, from storyboards through to the final edit. It was a team effort, and it was great working with talented modelmaking students, and a mix of professional and student actors.

Check out the film website with clips and some more information.

Here's a list of festival screenings and awards for the film.



Annecy Animation Festival
British Animation Awards
Hiroshima Animation Festival
Anima Mundi, Brazil
Melbourne Animation Festival
KROK animation festival, Russia
Bradford Animation Festival
KLIK Amsterdam
IFTS - Stuttgart Animation Festival
Skepto Film Festival, Italy
Monstra, Lisbon
Balkanima, Serbia
Les Nuits Magiques, Bordeaux
Anima - Brussels Animation Festival
CineRail Film Festival, Paris
Tofuzi festival, Georgia
Skena Up, Kosovo
Exposures Student Film, UK
London Short Film Festival
Encounters Short Films, Bristol
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival
Animated Exeter, UK
Xiamen animation festival, China
RTS southern awards
Stoke Your Fires, UK
River Run Int'l Film Festival, USA
Festival a/d Werf, Netherlands Zlinsky Pes, Czech Republic
Les e-magiciens, France
PISAF, South Korea
Anifest - Czech Republic
GoShort, Netherlands