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D.T.Finn

D.T. Finn is a dilapidated animation creative, exhausted and sometimes cynical after years of TV production and commercial work.

A pious Christian Brother education encouraged D.T.Finn to have a profound and uncynical empathy with national public figures. Finn currently expresses these empathetic feelings through his reverent and respectful, though seemingly satirical pseudo-political animations

.D.T.Finn firmly intends to become an overnight success, even after 30 years in the business. D.T.Finn delusionally expects to spend the last decades of his life wealthy, comfortable, world-famous and secluded in a fortified dwelling house, on top of a hill, in the middle of nowhere, far from the dubious benefits of broadband.

D.T.Finn has written numerous novels, alas all unpublished (largely due to their lurid, slightly science fictional content). Disgracefully, Finn has abandoned more short films than he cares to remember. He is working on an animated feature.

But first... A cutbacks short film - completed in June 2010...

epitaph: 'sacrifices must be made'

Craig Starkie

Craig Starkie studied ModelMaking for Film and TV in IADT, graduating in 2006. He subsequently went on to complete a BA Hons in Animation in 2007. While in college, Craig produced two very successful stopmotion films ‘A Drop in The Ocean’ and ‘The Ballad of Elmore Mc Curdy’. Since 2007, Craig has worked in a variety of modelmaking and set construction roles, before becoming a Scenic Artist and more recently a Prop Master in The Abbey Theatre from February of 2008. Craig has lectured in stopmotion animation for IADT’s Modelmaking Course since 2007.

craig's @A Drop In The Ocean'

Craig Starkie 'A Drop In The Ocean'

Since 2007, Craig has worked in a variety of modelmaking and set construction roles, before becoming a Scenic Artist and more recently a Prop Master in The Abbey Theatre from February of 2008. Craig has lectured in stopmotion animation for IADT’s Modelmaking Course since 2007.

Jason Watts

Jason Watts graduated from the BA Hons in IADT in 2009. While in college, Jason produced a number of stopmotion films, including Chicken Surprise (2008) and Tawny Woods. Tawny Woods was screened in the 2009 Galway Film Fleadh.

Jason Watts 'Tawny Woods'

Jason Watts - 'Tawny Woods'

Jason also worked on a stopmotion advert for 2fm and has assisted on the setting up of the ‘cutbacks’ internet series.

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