​Try living in a surreal world where everyone fights for survival and food. Here in this environment, Paddy; a low life scavenger finds an assorting meal which is Shell, a cute looking woodlouse whose shell protects him from anything with big teeth but maybe not hands. Hoping to find good protection, Shell finds a good spot for him to escape from any annoying predators. Unlucky for Paddy is that the chosen spot is a nest belonging to a protective and highly aggressive mother who won’t hesitate to beat up anyone approaching her brood. It’s a classic “prey and predator” game with slapstick moments in a weird animal world. Paddy won’t stop till he has a decent lunch while Shell is small enough to relax right next to the top of the food chain.

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Shell & Paddy was created by Thomas Spettel and Joseph Hill, two animation students at first back during their final year of their BA course decided to work together to create a cartoons based animation in 2D featuring crazy characters and a wacky plot. One goal in mind is to set this as a series fit for children and kids but also to express the feeling of watching the old cartoon classics when everything was hand drawn.

 

 Shell & Paddy was animated using the software Toon Boom Harmony and was first produced at University College Falmouth 2011