#Alan gordon animation desk series

This table was once owned by a Walt Disney Animator who had it build for his/her personal home studio. Its custom fitted with an Alan Gordon Animation Disc and Lighting Unit. To be out there and to do what Gordon does.This week I purchased a Mid-Century Anco Bilt Drafting Table. It has a strong message put over in the gentlest way, which will leave kids thinking they just want to go outside. Its all robots and wars and it is quite refreshing to have something nicer. Yes, Noggin the Nog, Magic Roundabout, they were endearing, enchanting, gentle and calming. You mentioned The Simpson’s which is a fairly sophisticated humour but its nice to see something with the awww factor. I met and interviewed Oliver Postgate and Peter Firm and they bought along their cardboard cut-outs. Never really got into The Simpson’s, but Tom & Jerry, I loved early British animation such as Captain Pugwash and Noggin the Nag. That’s been recorded! Your personal interest in animation? Oh yes, when we have the 1000 th episode, Ill pay for the party. So you are hoping that Gordon will continue on? The feedback is always aI like the Chief Gnome, they five you a smile when you talk about it. What we did keep from the pilot is that there is always a very nice introduction setting the scene.Įvery episode eases the children in and every episode ends with and everyone was very, very happy. Starts with AT narration so you know its the same person as Bernard Gibbs did with the Wombles, 10 minutes, tell story in slightly different way so that other characters to have their own voices. Two things became apparent, one was that when it went to ten minutes, if I did all the voices it would take about 5 years. When we started, I was doing it all and it was narrated throughout. It is tricky not doing the voices with them.ĭid you never at any stage feel you wanted to do a Johnny Morris and voice all the characters?

We only ever met occasionally, coming in and out. Sort of a cross between Alan Bennett and Duncan Preston from Dinnerladies. I dont think I should give him a posh voice so I thought Id make him me but more-so, flatten his vowels a little bit. We did a pilot over two years ago and I thought well theyve asked me to do it so it should be a bit me. Narrative is quite different from speech and these guys deal in speech the whole time so once they’d heard me doing one programme, one episode, theyd got the voice in their head they know how I deliver and they are very quick. They would do it without any changes.ĭid you know how Gordon would sound or did he develop? You listen for what the characters are saying and you write it down and then it comes over as speech not as written word. Its not what happens in novels funnily enough, when you are writing dialogue in novels you act like its talking dictation. When you are writing for somebody else you have to hear them in your head and then when you write it down you know they can say it because you have heard them. I also write scripts for television and there is a great difference between writing for the page and writing for the voice. I write both on the page in novels and columns. Great thing is that these guys are writers for the voice. I recorded on my own so not with the rest of the cast and need do anything up to.one sitting (or standing in fact) was 13 episodes, taking most of the day to do it. Alan carries a show as an artist rather than as a star.ĭid you approve individual scripts with Alan? His sense of humour and rhythm of speech changed what we were doing and then we started to write further scripts. In a bizarre way Alan’s input has been to double the length of the shows. It was clear that Alan was good at pure story telling and we were losing the funnier moments. We made a five minute pilot and then we sat down. When we heard Alan’s delivery, we knew we were cutting out funny scenes. They are great stories, well told and the lines are funny, so you know you get your own input in terms of timing and there are times when they get things slightly wrong horticulturally. I had a phone call, as you do! Would you be interested in? When I found out it was a cartoon to try to get tinies into the great outdoors, interested in gardens, away from Gameboys, Playstations, I thought yesthis is my purpose in life!Īpart from voice over what other involvement have you been allowed in the animation?Īs much as I thought I needed. We caught up with Alan Titchmarsh, the voice of Gordon:Ĭan we start with a little background, how you got involved with Gordon?

#Alan gordon animation desk series

Gordon the Garden Gnome is a British animated children’s television series aimed at getting children interested in gardening.