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Joseph Mann animates a bunch of rats getting pissed in a pub

Date
26 February 2015

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Remember that really racy animation about loads of people getting it on by the seaside? Well the guy behind it – 2009 It’s Nice That Graduate and now BlinkInk director Joseph Mann – is back with a fantastic new animation which is just as well-made, but maybe features less pubic hair. This time around, Joe has helped put together a music video for a band called Police Dog Hogan, featuring a crowd of ne’er do wells in a scummy old boozer, watching the band perform. In true Young Ones style, we are taken below the floorboards to where the rats live, and watch as they begin drinking the beer sloshed on the floor by the humans above. Fantastic animation by Joe, and a pretty high-quality, entertaining music video for a song that is essentially a love letter to the West Country.

A puppet of a grey, furry mouse with large pink ears looks directly at the camera with a weary expression. They hold a red lollipop in their hand against a dark, blurred background.
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Joseph Mann: Police Dog Hogan – West Country Boy

A collection of enamel pins is attached to a blue denim jacket. The pins include a blue badge that reads “Perranporth Cornwall”, a red telephone box, and a red Citroen car.
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Joseph Mann: Police Dog Hogan – West Country Boy

A stop-motion scene of two rats in a dark, industrial setting. One rat lies motionless on the floor while the other stands over them, holding a small white object.
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Joseph Mann: Police Dog Hogan – West Country Boy

A person with long hair and a full beard holds a white egg to their open mouth. In the blurred background, another person plays a guitar.
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Joseph Mann: Police Dog Hogan – West Country Boy

A small brown mouse sleeps on a thick green sponge, tucked under a yellow cloth. They are nestled in a dark space beneath copper pipes, lit by a single beam of light.
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Joseph Mann: Police Dog Hogan – West Country Boy

Two people sit at a dark wooden table in a pub, smiling as they clink glasses of white wine. In the background, a pool table sits under green pendant lights.
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Joseph Mann: Police Dog Hogan – West Country Boy

A person in a tweed jacket and flat cap sits on a stool at a pub bar. Behind the counter, another person smiles back at them under a sign that reads “Fox & Duck Welcomes You”.
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Joseph Mann: Police Dog Hogan – West Country Boy

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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