Jigsaw (1979)

Concept and creative process

Opening titles for a children's programme that combined elements of puzzle solving and entertainment. For the titles the jigsaw pieces were hand animated stop frame under a rostrum camera to create the background for the programme title. The individual letters were spelled out and then used to introduce a guessing game of live action scenes beginning with each letter, accompanied by a mime of the letter by presenter Adrian Hedley. Finally, the jigsaw background was removed in blocks by hand animation to reveal a desert scene underneath, which in turn was swiftly animated off to reveal the live studio and presenter.