new characters, script developing

To update everyone on some other work being made by members of our team, here is a short film by Emma (Johnny Cash impersonation provided by Conrad) of her installation. Great stuff.



This week at Rock Opera head office we have been mainly talking about: singing rocks, male voice choirs and a little girl called Sarah who will be the main character of our film. Little ol' Sarah goes on a day out with her Dad, who is boring her to tears with stories about the history of Salisbury Crags while she'd much rather listen to her ipod and play her Nintendo DS. (sketches below are of the characters of Sarah, her dog and her Dad).When she goes walkabout on the crags, she steps on a time machine which transports her to the time of the Scottish Enlightenment where she meets James Hutton, John Playfair and Robert Burns. Will Sarah ever make it home? Will she realise that there is more to rocks than meets the eye? Find out soon....

welcome to the rock opera blog!

Welcome to the official Rock Opera page!

Rock Opera is a 10 minute children's animated film that will be made in 2011 by Hoda Productions.

The idea was conceived by Conrad Molleson, whose passion for all things rock like spurred him to tell the story of Scottish geologist James Hutton's groundbreaking discoveries through animation, making the origins of geoscience accesible and fun for schoolchildren.

This original concept has been developed alongside Emma Herman-Smith (artistic director) and Eva Riley (producer). This blog will keep people updated on the progress of the film. At the moment we are developing our script with our screenwriter Rachael Macintyre, and looking for more funding.

The picture above is a page of Conrad's ideas for a potential courtroom scene in the film.... watch this space for more to come!