Adam

I must confess that if I had been Peter Lord's ''Adam'', I think I would also be a bit narked that he had plonked me, stark naked, on a celestial ball of mud with only his hand appearing now and again to try to ensure I performed like a trained monkey (even if they hadn't been invented by this point in the evolution of the planet). To liven things up he is given a napsack and sent on a trek around his world, but given this entire film lasts but six minutes that isn't likely to satisfy his curiosity. I know, thinks his creator, let's give ''Adam'' some company. He gets all excited. Puts on his bow tie and somehow procures some flowers - but is he prepared to meet the second species to inhabit his world? This is a very simple claymation feature that showcases the moulding skills of Lord well enough, but it also has some humour to pull the story along in the same way that his ''Morph'' creation did on the television a decade earlier. I think hand-crafted animations take some beating, and though this isn't perhaps the most complex you will ever see, it is an enjoyable glimpse at what someone can do with some plasticine, some imagination and a little bit of the biblical licence.