The people behind last year’s Gathering History Project have launched a new Gathering Heritage Animated Series, which captures the colourful and meaningful stories from a bygone Ireland on film.
It is the aim of those involved to capture and convey the life stories of people who have lived interesting lives through an animated series.
A one minute teaser has been made, which can be viewed above, but it is their long term goal to create a five minute episode to a professional level ready for both TV and the web.
The one minute animatic is a showcase of part of a life story from Eileen White, who moved to the UK in her teens and spent most of her life away from Dundalk. In the clip she talks to Harry Lee and recounts her early days in Dundalk.
A campaign has been launched to raise €11,500 to create a full five minute professional episode. You can help fund the campaign here if you’d like to bring this series to life.
According to the organisers: “We need to fund the animation process which takes a lot of time and loving care. This kind of love costs money but it’s worth it. We also need to pay to record the interviews, edit the recordings and capture the heritage digitally, but the end product is scalable, sellable and enduring, capturing Irish memories of old and giving it a permanent place in our future.”
Anyone who would like to help out can contact Jason McGee on 086 3844472 or email info@gatheringhistory.com
Further information is also available on www.gatheringhistory.com or via the Indie Go Go fund page.
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