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Morph - Episode 1: Twin Decks

DJ's Morph & Chas are in the house.

It's almost twenty years since there were any new episodes of Morph, but in October 2013, Peter Lord (Aardman co-founder and Creative Director) launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign aiming to raise £75,000, which would be matched by the studio and used to create 12 new one minute episodes. The target was reached just eight days later, and it ended up raising over £110k, allowing for 15 new episodes to be made. Above is the first, with more to follow.
Peter Lord says: "Morph is one of the first characters we created and we all love him at Aardman! I'm amazed and humbled that even though it has been close to 40 years since his creation, the little guy still has such a passionate following, especially on Facebook and YouTube. We've had so many people over the years asking for him to make a comeback and it's been hugely exciting to work with his fans to bring Morph back in some brand new short films which we will release online for everyone to enjoy."
The new episodes show Morph and his mischievous sidekick Chas in their home on an artist's desk in a quiet corner of the Aardman studios. They are surrounded by familiar objects like paint pots, stationery and cotton reels but also modern-day props and artefacts including smart phones and digital cameras. A handful of the themes of the episodes have been based on suggestions by fans.
"I was very keen on keeping the humour, slapstick and surrealism of the original Morph episodes, whilst at the same time bringing Morph slightly more in line with the modern world. What's great is that many of the original viewers of Morph are now parents themselves, so it will be brilliant to introduce Morph to a whole new generation of fans via Morph's YouTube channel" says Peter.

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Morph - Episode 1: Twin Decks

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