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Owzat
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Wikipedia article
'Owzat' is a 1997 CGI short film created by Aardman Animations.
Plot
IMDb explains: "It's Ghosts vs. Skeletons one night in a churchyard cricket match. At the outset, it appears that the Ghosts' bowler will best all of the Skeleton's batsmen. That is until one dandy steps up to bat and practically lays waste to the entire churchyard."
Production
The film's delivery format was Betacam SP. The CGI animating and modelling was done using Softimage 3D.
The film was shown at the 1998 International Film Festival Rotterdam under the theme "exploding cinema", and the 1998 Holland International Film Festival under the theme "Nieuwe media".
Critical reception
On IMDb, Owzat received a rating of 5.5/10 from 70 users.
References
Category:1997 films
Category:1997 short films
Category:1990s animated short films
Category:1990s ghost films
Category:Animated films without speech
Category:Cricket films
Category:1997 computer-animated films
Category:Aardman Animations short films
Category:Fiction about skeletons
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:1990s British films
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