# animate! › Films › Rabbit by Run Wrake › all › synopses › direction & collaboration › full production credits › film stills › tools & processes › format & distribution › background material Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/rabbit/all Discovery terms: 2000s animation, collage animation, hand-drawn animation, digital compositing, greed, lost innocence, nature, dark fairy tale, 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. --- **Rabbit** a film by Run Wrake [Run Wrake](https://runwrake.com) 2005, 8 min 30 sec [Film / embedded media](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Va_e3EqkQow) ![Rabbit, still: *Rabbit* front title](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/rabbit01.jpg) *Rabbit* front title ### animate! synopsis A dreamlike but dark story of lost innocence and the random justice of nature, told with curious images from a distant childhood. When an idol is found in the stomach of a rabbit, great riches follow, but for how long? ### one sentence synopsis A modern mystery film of lost innocence, greed and nature. ### short synopsis A selection of 1950s educational stickers, discovered in a provincial junkshop twenty years ago, provide the ingredients for this adult fairytale. When a boy and girl find an idol in the stomach of a rabbit, its magical abilities lead to riches, but for how long? ### long synopsis A selection of 1950s educational stickers, discovered in a provincial junkshop twenty years ago, provide the ingredients for this adult fairytale. Once, they were new, delivering a simple message to those also young. Like us, however, they have grown older and now present a more complex meaning. **Rabbit** tells a tale of lost innocence, greed and the random justice of nature. When a boy and girl find an idol in the stomach of a rabbit, its magical abilities lead to riches, but for how long? ### key credits **director** Run Wrake **assistant animator** Martin Morris Barnaby Hewlett Murray John **editor** Rich White **music** Howie B Craig Richards **dubbing editor** Craig Butters **dubbing mixer** Cliff Jones ### 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 ### image personnel **assistant animator** Martin Morris Barnaby Hewlett Murray John **editor** Rich White ### incorporated image material original illustrations by Geoffrey Higham ### sound personnel **music** Howie B Craig Richards **dubbing editor** Craig Butters **dubbing mixer** Cliff Jones ### support **primary funding** an animate! commission funded through Finetake by Arts Council England and Channel 4 © Run Wrake 2005 [![Rabbit, still: *Rabbit* front title](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/rabbit01.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/rabbit01.jpg) **Rabbit** front title - *click on image for full size still* [![Rabbit, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/rabbit02.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/rabbit02.jpg) *click on image for full size still* 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still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/rabbit33.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/rabbit33.jpg) *click on image for full size still* [![Rabbit, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/rabbit34.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/rabbit34.jpg) *click on image for full size still* [![Rabbit, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/rabbit35.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/rabbit35.jpg) *click on image for full size still* ### technical #### process summary Mixed media including ‘found’ educational stickers and hand-drawn abstract animation, compiled in After Effects. ### master copy format **format** DigiBeta **colour or black & white** colour ### video distribution format **video format** DigiBeta **screen aspect ratio** 16:9 **video standard** PAL **sound type** stereo ### film distribution format **film format** 35mm **screen aspect ratio** 1:1.85 **sound type** Dolby ### 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/) Run Wrake [info@runwrake.com](mailto:info@runwrake.com) [www.runwrake.com](http://www.runwrake.com) ### production material #### reference images **** ![Pre-production concept still](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_concept_still01.jpg) Pre-production concept still **** ![Pre-production concept still](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_concept_still02.jpg) Pre-production concept still **** ![Envelope containing educational stickers published by Philip & Tacey Limited](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_original_illustration01.jpg) Envelope containing educational stickers published by Philip & Tacey Limited Published in the 1950s, found by Run Wrake in a secondhand shop in the 1980s. The envelope contained sheets of educational stickers illustrated by Geoffrey Higham, including the couple shown immediately below. [Philip & Tacey](http://www.philipandtacey.co.uk/) is still a successful supplier of teaching resources in 2005. **** ![Original educational stickers illustrated by Geoffrey Higham](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_original_illustration02.jpg) Original educational stickers illustrated by Geoffrey Higham **** ![Original educational stickers illustrated by Geoffrey Higham](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_original_illustration03.jpg) Original educational stickers illustrated by Geoffrey Higham The image of the idol was the primary inspiration for **Rabbit**’s storyline. **** ![Sketchbook detail](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_sketchbook01.jpg) Sketchbook detail **** ![Sketchbook detail](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_sketchbook02.jpg) Sketchbook detail #### storyboard **** ![Storyboard front cover](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard00.jpg) Storyboard front cover **** ![Storyboard page 1](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard01.jpg) Storyboard page 1 **** ![Storyboard page 2](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard02.jpg) Storyboard page 2 **** ![Storyboard page 3](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard03.jpg) Storyboard page 3 **** ![Storyboard page 4](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard04.jpg) Storyboard page 4 **** ![Storyboard page 5](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard05.jpg) Storyboard page 5 **** ![Storyboard page 6](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard06.jpg) Storyboard page 6 **** ![Storyboard page 7](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard07.jpg) Storyboard page 7 **** ![Storyboard page 8](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard08.jpg) Storyboard page 8 **** ![Storyboard page 9](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard09.jpg) Storyboard page 9 **** ![Storyboard page 10](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard10.jpg) Storyboard page 10 **** ![Storyboard page 11](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard11.jpg) Storyboard page 11 **** ![Storyboard page 12](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard12.jpg) Storyboard page 12 **** ![Storyboard page 13](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard13.jpg) Storyboard page 13 **** ![Storyboard page 14](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_storyboard14.jpg) Storyboard page 14 #### design **** ![Rabbit zapped](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_design01.jpg) Rabbit zapped **** ![Fly zapped](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_design02.jpg) Fly zapped **** ![Tiger zapped](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_rabbit_design03.jpg) Tiger zapped ### first public screening **London Film Festival** 22 October 2005 **Channel 4 Television** 6 December 2005 **Rabbit** film, stills and other materials © Run Wrake 2005