It's not exactly film, it's not exactly a still, it's a tilt and shift mini movie. Think 'Wallace and Gromit' but with Roller Girls and less cheese and killer penguins. 28,000 frames processed, tweaked and edited in a marvel of modern film-making.

I had gone to Manchester to shoot the last of the Kodachrome. It had been decided that the Christmas market, with all its bright gaudy colours would be an excellent place to shoot the last ever rolls of this magnificent film. It brought back childhood memories and a chance to eat German sausage and get paralytic on Gluewein. On the same day Leeds Roller Dolls were taking on the Rainy City Rollers. The sports hall was a stones throw from the friend's house I would be staying at and so I suggested that after our fill of mulled wine, and before the inevitable curry we should all go. Everyone was up for it. They had heard rumours about the sport and were curious, and this seemed to be an excellent opportunity to introduce them to Roller Derby.

Several weeks later, late one night I got a phone call from one of the friends I had taken to the Roller Derby bout. He had been looking at some stop motion tilt and shift movies and thought that Roller Derby could benefit from the same treatment. A plan was hatched. As a fellow photographer he had been playing around with tilt and shift lenses for a while and we discussed the possibilities. Gear would need to be purchased or borrowed and a suitable venue found for the shoot. Luckily the Lincolnshire Bombers were hosting a bout at Newark in the new year. I had shot there before and the venue was perfect. I had also been invited back to photograph the event so it seemed a great opportunity to produce a tilt and shift movie at the same time.

What you have seen on the home page is what we believe to be the first ever stop-motion tilt and shift Roller Derby movie. I hope you enjoyed it.

Also in the pipeline.... Roller Derby - The Silent Movie and What the Butler saw..........

Roll Call

With thanks to…
Mark Scholey, Photographer and instigator of the project and for editing the final cut.

Lincolnshire Bombers, Central City Rollergirls and Black and White for the days entertainment.

And a special thanks to Minx A’matosis for helping out with some bizarre requests and organising the moveable tower contraption at Newark Showground.

And thanks to Dwayne for processing my Kodachrome. We'll never see those colours again.