Ben Swallow Animator at Pop Paper City

Ben Swallow

Many congratulations to Escapee Ben Swallow who has recently joined Aardman Animation's "Pop Paper City" as a junior animator.

"Pop Paper City" is a new animated TV series being distributed by Aardman Animations and produced by Lovelove films.  Pop Paper City is a preschool craft TV show. The series focuses on a group of paper friends as they find ways to have fun together by creating new parts of their paper world. 

While at Escape Studios, Ben contributed to a number of award-winning short films at Escape Studios, including Hannibelle, "Explosive Love" and "Freefall". 

Pop Paper City

Pop Paper City is a preschool craft TV show. The series focuses on a group of paper friends as they find ways to have fun together by creating new parts of their paper world. 

Escapees at Pop Paper City

Ben joins the many Escapees now working at Pop Paper City:

• Ben Swallow Joins Pop Paper City
• Alex Maynard Animator at Pop Paper City
• Molly McCabe animator at Pop Paper City
• Shauna Ludgate Animator at Pop Paper City
• Gary Roche Animator at Pop Paper City
• Louis Chevis Animator at Pop Paper City
• Dave Novis Animator & 3D Generalist at Pop Paper City
• Kevin Richards, Lead Animator at Pop Paper City
• Simone Costa, Animator at Pop Paper City
• Eilin Berrio Pena, Animator at Pop Paper City

Create Craft

Pop Paper City teaches children how to craft along with the characters, encouraging ‘doing as well as viewing’. Each episode features a craft sequence, in which a live-action human hand interacts with the 3D environment, assisting the characters with the crafting process and showing the audience how to follow along at home.

Aardman Animation & Lovelove Films
The official distribution partner for Pop Paper City is Aardman Animation, creators of Wallace and Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep. "Pop Paper City" is a new animated TV series being produced by Lovelove films.

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