# animate! › Films › Jukebox by Run Wrake › all › synopses › direction & collaboration › full production credits › film stills › tools & processes › format & distribution › background material Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/jukebox/all Discovery terms: 1990s animation, collage animation, painted animation, photocopy animation, urban life, personal experience, music video crossover, filmmaker, animator, illustrator The following is the archived page text; discovery terms above are separately sourced metadata. Archive status: restored in 2026; historical calls, deadlines and services are closed. --- **Jukebox** a film by Run Wrake [Run Wrake](https://runwrake.com) 1994, 4 min 56 sec [watch this film ›](https://animateprojectsarchive.org/films/by_date/1991_1994/jukebox) ![Jukebox, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/jukebox02.jpg) ### animate! synopsis *Street life, it’s the only life I know*. In this uptempo party piece, xerox, paint and found-sound montage in with Curtis Mayfield, moving on up into fragmented experience. ### short synopsis “Two years in five minutes… How old are you?” Employing a montage of xeroxed images, paintings and sound, **Jukebox** is a personal journey through fragmented experience. ### key credits **director** Run Wrake **dubbing mixer** Richard Armsrong **incorporated music and sound materials** _Move On Up_ written and performed by Curtis Mayfield ### Run Wrake #### short biography Run has lived in London and worked as a freelance animator since graduating from the Animation MA course at the Royal College of Art in 1990. He has produced several self-financed short films alongside commercials, titles and music videos (notably for *Howie B* and *The Charlatans*). For many years he contributed regular illustrations to NME magazine. He completed his previous animate! commission [Jukebox](https://animate.org.uk/films/jukebox/) in 1994. July 2004 #### filmography **Run Wrake** Director **Short Films** ANYWAY 16mm 1990 JUKEBOX 16mm 1994 M2 – PING BATTER PONG, PUSHAWAY, RHYTHM FILM Beta Video 1998 WHAT IS THAT Beta Video 2001 LESSONS IN SMOKING Beta Video/DVD 2002 NME GALLERY Beta Video/DVD 2002 RABBIT Beta 2005 **Music Videos** CADILLAC – GANG OF FOUR 1991 unavailable TV TAN – THE WILDHEARTS 1993 unavailable MUSIC FOR BABIES – HOWIE B 1996 35mm/Beta/DVD BUTTMEAT – HOWIE B 1996 Beta/DVD WE HAVE EXPLOSIVE – FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON 1996 Beta ANGELS GO BALD TOO – HOWIE B 1997 Beta TAKE YOUR PARTNER – HOWIE B & ROBBIE ROBERTSON 1997 Beta SWITCH – HOWIE B 1998 Beta PUSSYFOOT DVD MANIAC MELODY, I CAN SING, SHE CALLED AGAIN 1999 Beta PAPUA NEW GUINEA – FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON 2000 Beta WE BELONG IN THIS WORLD TOGETHER – STEREO MCs 2001 Beta MR BOBBY – MANU CHAO 2001 Beta TRY AGAIN TODAY – THE CHARLATANS 2004 Beta FLYOVER – ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION 2005 Beta MTV STINGS – M STANDS FOR 1992 M ALSO STANDS FOR 1995 Beta/DVD MTV ‘Musicman’ Idents 2005 **Commercials** COCA COLA ‘Falling’ 1996 30” COCA COLA ‘Easter Chicks’ 2000 30” NATWEST BANK ‘Rear Window’ 1999 40” ALIATEL PRAGUE 2000 2×30” **Television Graphics** JONATHAN ROSS PRESENTS… 1990 Title Sequence C4 MTV EUROPEAN TOP TWENTY 1999 Title Sequence & Graphic Design THE SHOWBIZ SET 2002 Title Sequence C4 GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER 2003 Title Sequence & Inserts BBC IOO GREATEST MUSICALS / SEXY MOMENTS 2003 Title Sequences & Graphics C4 **Live /Visuals** U2 POPMART TOUR 1997 BALTIMORE RAVENS Team Entrance 1998 SOUND REPUBLIC Bar 1998 OASIS GLASTONBURY 2004 U2 VERTIGO WORLD TOUR 2005 U2 / PAUL McCARTNEY LIVE 8 2005 3 October 2005 #### downloadable CV [animate_runwrake_biography01_full.jpg](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_runwrake_biography01_full.jpg) 23 September 2005 #### artist’s photo ![Run Wrake, portrait](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_runwrake_portrait01.jpg) 14 September 2005 ### animate! films by this artist [Jukebox](https://animate.org.uk/films/jukebox/) [Rabbit](https://animate.org.uk/films/rabbit/) #### artist’s website [Run Wrake](http://www.runwrake.com/) ### a film by Run Wrake ### direction **director** Run Wrake ### sound personnel **dubbing mixer** Richard Armsrong ### incorporated music and sound material *Move On Up* written and performed by Curtis Mayfield ### support **special thanks** Roystin, Sara and Julie at Instinct, Jeremy Moorshead, Royal College of Art Animation Deparment, Bermuda Shorts, CFS Sound Laboratories, Ichiban Records, EMI Music Publishing **primary funding** Arts Council/Channel Four Animate! award © Run Wrake 1994 [![Jukebox, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/jukebox01.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/jukebox01.jpg) *click on image for full size still* [![Jukebox, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/jukebox02.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/jukebox02.jpg) *click on image for full size still* ### technical #### process summary Montage of xeroxed images, paintings and sound. ### master copy format **format** 16mm **colour or black & white** colour ### video distribution format **video format** BetaSP **screen aspect ratio** 4:3 **video standard** PAL **sound type** stereo ### film distribution format **film format** 16mm **screen aspect ratio** 1:1.33 **sound type** mono ### distributor LUX [info@lux.org.uk](mailto:info@lux.org.uk) +44 (0)20 7503 3980 [www.lux.org.uk](http://www.lux.org.uk/) ### production material #### storyboard **storyboard sheet** ![*Jukebox* sample storyboard sheet](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_jukebox_storyboard01_large.jpg) **Jukebox** sample storyboard sheet **storyboard sheet** [animate_jukebox_storyboard01_full.jpg](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_jukebox_storyboard01_full.jpg) Larger downloadable JPG version **storyboard sheet** ![Second *Jukebox* sample storyboard sheet](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_jukebox_storyboard02_large.jpg) Second **Jukebox** sample storyboard sheet **storyboard sheet** [animate_jukebox_storyboard02_full.jpg](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_jukebox_storyboard02_full.jpg) Larger downloadable JPG version #### script **post-production voice script** [animate_jukebox_voice_script01.rtf](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_jukebox_voice_script01.rtf) Post-production voice script RTF format ### first public screening **channel 4** 21 November 1997 **Jukebox** film, stills and other materials © Run Wrake 1994