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Walt Disney's Pinocchio - Animation Masterwork
Brian Sibley gives a retrospective view of the movie.

The Perils of Plasticine
Lewis Cooper gives us some tips on making plasticine puppets for animation.

Siriol and SuperTed
In just three years Siriol Animation grew into one of Britain's largest animation studios. Frank Baker looks at their background.

How to build a Zoetrope
Ever thought of building a Zoetrope? David J.M. Coleman tells you how.

Art Babbitt by Richard Williams
One of the great artist-animators from the golden years of the Disney Studios, Art Babbitt, was at the Richard Williams Studio in London running an animation course.

Barry Leith at FilmFair Animation Studios
Director of animation Barry Leith describes his method of animating Paddington Bear.

Wolfgang Reitherman remembered
Brian Sibly recalls the veteran Disney animator, Wolfgang Reitherman, who worked on the 1934 Silly Symphony Funny Little Bunnies, and remained with the Disney studio for 48 years.

D.I.Y Rostrum
The Filmcraft 80 Rostrum is suitable for 8mm cameras and light 16mm cameras. David Jefferson tells you how to build it.

The Art Babbitt Classical Animation Course
Art Babbitt's course outline contains lots of helpful advice to the budding animator and much food for thought. The notes could also be used as a guide to self study.

Ken Clark chats with Bob Godfrey
A good character animator should also be a good actor, and inside Bob Godfrey is a true thespian struggling to be seen and heard.