St Barnabas Penny Lane Animation — sampillar

St Barnabas Penny Lane

This project centred around a powerful vision: to transform St Barnabas Church on Penny Lane—a historic building best known as the childhood church of Paul McCartney—into a vibrant, Jesus-centred creative hub. The goal was to communicate this vision in a short animated film that would capture the energy, purpose, and uniqueness of the project in a heartfelt and visually engaging way.

The animation was entirely hand drawn frame-by-frame in Adobe Photoshop, allowing for a fluid, expressive style that brought a personal and organic feel to the storytelling. Once the illustrations were complete, everything was composited and brought to life in After Effects, where I handled the timing, transitions, and motion work to refine the narrative flow.

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The film aimed to reflect both the spiritual depth and creative ambition of the project—bridging heritage with hope, and tradition with transformation. A locally voiced narration helped root the piece in its Liverpool context, while the visuals conveyed warmth, imagination, and possibility.

This animation now serves as a central piece of communication for the church’s launch—used to share the story with potential supporters, creatives, and members of the local community.

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