Who Framed Roger Rabbit is featured in this issue. There is an interview with the Director of Animation, Richard Williams, a review of the film and some pictures showing how the cartoon action was combined with the live-action film.

Roger the Lucky Rabbit
Brian Sibley reviews the Disney-Speilberg smash-hit, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Richard Williams and Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jeremy Clarke talks to Richard Williams, Director of Animation on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit – some background pictures
How the cartoon action was combined with the live-action.

Animating for Hartbeat
By Dale Hemenway.

Winsor McCay, His Life and Art
David Williams and Robin Allan have been reading a book which pays tribute to a neglected artist and animator of genius.

Perspective for Animators Part Three Cylindrical Perspective
By George Collin.

Cartoons, Computers and Antics
In Part Two Alan Kitching gives a detailed account of his own creation: Antics.

Mickey Mouse was celebrating his sixtieth birthday when this issue was published in 1988. He gave a rare interview to Brian Sibley where he spoke about his life in films and at Disneyland.

Mickey Mouse – The Mouse’s Tale
Mickey Mouse celebrates his sixtieth birthday on 18th November. He grants a rare interview to Brian Sibley.

The International Trickfilm Festival Stuttgart ‘88
David Jefferson went along as an official guest and reports on what he found.

Bob Godfrey workshop lecture
This article is based on a workshop lecture given by Bob Godfrey at the Stuttgart Animation Festival.

A great entrepreneur
Graham Clutterbuck, founder and managing director of FilmFair, was responsible for many popular animation series.

Jiri Barta and The Pied Piper
Czechoslovakian filmmaker Jiri Barta is finding wide recognition outside his own country.

The Animator’s Bookshelf
Our reviewers look at some of the recently published books by film historians.

Perspective for Animators
In part two George Collin looks at movement in perspective.

Cartoons, Computers and Antics
There are many mis-conceptions about what computer animation can and cannot do. Alan Kitching attempts to clarify things.

Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley of Klactoveesedstene Animations are featured in this issue. Oscar tells how he got started in animation and the things that have influenced his work.

Klacto – Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley
Ken Clark visits Klactoveesedstene Animations and chats with Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley.

The Bristol Animation Festival 1987
The Animation Festival was held in Bristol for the first time. David Jefferson reports.

The Great Animation Debate
A debate about merchandising held at the Bristol Animation Festival. Report by David Jefferson.

Owning part of your dream
Father Robert Murphy tells of his interest in collecting animation art.

Stowaways on the Ark
The production of a feature length cartoon in Germany. Animator Harald Kraut talks about it.

The Best of British Animation programme
Part of the London Film Festival held in London. David Jefferson reports.

Breakfast with a Blob
Paul Couvella outlines the background to the production of two amateur films.

Animating in Turkey
You really have to love your job to take all this punishment, writes Tahsin Ozaur.

Perspective for animators
In drawn animation one of the most difficult things to create is a sense of depth, writes George Collin.

Animated Pictures at an Exhibition
Pat Raine Webb takes a humorous look at an exhibition from the exhibitor’s angle.

Disney’s first animated feature, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, was fifty years old the year this issue was published. To mark the event Brian Sibley told the story behind the making of the film and Richard Holliss looked at the innovation that went on behind the scenes.

Behind the Magic Mirror
It took 750 artists three years to produce Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Richard Holliss looks at the innovation that went on behind the scenes.

Disney‘s fabulous folly
Brian Sibley tells the story behind the making of Walt Disney’s first animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

DRAW, DRAW, DRAW
Malcolm McGookin is an animator and a part-time cartoon strip artist. He offers some useful advice to the aspiring cartoonist.

My Top Ten animated films
Godfrey Jones tells us about his favourite animated films plus a few pet hates.

Annecy Animated Film Festival 1987
The biannual International Animated Film Festival, held in June in Annecy, France. David Jefferson reports.

Pondles join pre-school market
Stock animation and merchandising are important for TV series. David Jefferson discusses these points with film producer Terry Ward.

When the Wind Blows is the main feature of issue 19. Model sets and drawn animation were skilfully combined to add an extra dimension to the Raymond Briggs story. A process that would be straight forward with today’s computer technology involved many thousands of photographic prints that were combined with cartoon animation on a rostrum camera. We went to the studio where the model sets were shot and spoke to the production personnel involved.

Blowing in the wind
Brian Sibley has been to see the British feature length cartoon When The Wind Blows.

The making of When the Wind Blows
David Jefferson and Geoffrey Mackrill have been behind the scenes of TVC’s feature production When The Wind Blows, to reveal the process that enabled model background sets to be combined with drawn animation.

My Favourite Shorts
Dr. Scratch (Paul Thomas of Tiger Trax Animation) gives us his top-ten short film choice.

Tribute to Norman McLaren
Internationally renowned animator Norman McLaren firmly believed in the efficacy of a limited budget to stimulate the imagination, writes Ken Clark.

Memories of Norman McLaren
Canadian High Commission in London pays tribute to Norman McLaren, one of the world’s great animators. Report by Brian Sibley.

A Guiding Hand
April Spencer looks at the career of David Hand, an American who influenced a generation of British animators.

GBA – A Great British Achievement
Ken Clark takes a detailed look at the animation studio where many top British animators got their start.

Make Mine Disney or the forgotten years of Disney
Robin Allan gives his reassessment of the rarely shown Disney feature length cartoon Make Mine Music.

Computer animation, special effects and film editing are covered in this issue as we speak to the professional studios involved. You can wonder at the ingenuity that was used 23 years ago to get results with what today would be regarded as relatively low power computers.

Visit to Rushes Postproduction Ltd in London
Rushes specialise in video editing and computer animation. David Jefferson met Chairman, Godfrey Pye at their London premises.

Visit to Camera Effects Ltd in London
Camera Effects Limited is an optical house dealing in special effects. David Jefferson went along to their Soho, London studio and met Director Gary Pearlman.

Sean Lenihan on Editing Animated Films
Sean Lenihan tells David Jefferson what is involved in preparing a sound- track and combining it with pictures to give a polished result.

David Hall’s Wonderland – book review
Robin Allan has been reading a newly published edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It contains previously unpublished illustrations from the Disney archives by David Hall.

The Masters of Animation collection
John Halas talks about a series of programmes which form a world-wide survey of animation. Interview by David Jefferson.

Whatever happened to Signal Film Unit?
Ken Clark has been finding out about a puppet animation unit that followed in the footsteps of George Pal.

The Video-of-the-Film-of-the-Book
Brian Sibley reviews animated film versions of three modern classics as they are released on video.

David Hand (1900— 1986)
Reminiscence by April Spencer.

Cosgrove Hall Productions is the main focus of this issue. In 1986 it was at the top of its game, producing such animation films as The BFG, Wind in the Willows and Count Duckula. A series of in-depth articles tell what it was like to work in this powerhouse of a studio.

Brian Cosgrove co-founder of Cosgrove Hall
In ten years Cosgrove Hall Productions grew from a small studio to a major animation centre, writes David Jefferson.

The design team at Cosgrove Hall
The Design Team prepare layouts and experiment with light, shade and colour. Ken Clark investigates.

Chris Randall
Chris Randall, Senior Producer/Director on future drawn production series chats with Ken Clark.

Dan Whitworth
Dan Whitworth worked on development for the Count Duckula series at Cosgrove Hall. He chats with Ken Clark.

Painting the cels at Cosgrove Hall
Lorraine Thomas, Supervisor of Paint and Trace and Roy Huckerby, Airbrushing artist talk with Ken Clark.

Rostrum camera and post-production
There are four rostrum cameras in use at Cosgrove Hall, writes David Jefferson.

Mark Hall
Mark Hall is a co-founder of Cosgrove Hall Productions. Interview by Ken Clark.

The puppet workshop at Cosgrove Hall
They can produce anything from a miniature suit of armour to a two foot high model giant, writes David Jefferson.

Nigel Cornford puppet costume maker at Cosgrove Hall
Interview by Ken Clark in the puppet workshop.

Christine Walker model shop supervisor at Cosgrove Hall
Interview by Ken Clark.

Jackie Cockle
The Director of Wind in the Willows at Cosgrove Hall chats with Ken Clark.

Francis Vose, director
Francis Vose is a puppet animation director at Cosgrove Hall. David Jefferson spoke to him on the set of Creepy Crawlies.

John Hambley Chief Executive Cosgrove Hall
Interview by Ken Clark.

Great Mouse – Great Movie
Brian Sibley reviews Disney’s animated feature, Basil – The Great Mouse Detective.

Issue number 16 - Summer 1986

Ken Clark chats with John Coates
John Coates talks about the TVC animation studio and how it survived after the loss of its founder George Dunning.

Will the REAL Walt Disney…
Brian Sibley has been reading two biographies of Walt Disney; Leonard Mosley ‘s Real Walt Disney and Richard Schickel’s The Disney Version.

Walt Disney’s Pinocchio – Animation Masterwork
Brian Sibley gives a retrospective view of Pinocchio as the film goes on release once more.

Tony White’s Workbook
David Jefferson went to the Animus animation studio in London to meet Tony White, author of a book on animation techniques called The Animator’s Workbook.

Micro-computer rostrum control
Thoughts on micro-computer rostrum control and still being able to afford to eat by Mike Joyce.

D.I .Y. Rostrum – Part Three
The Filmcraft 80 Rostrum is suitable for 8mm cameras and light 16mm cameras. In the final part David Jefferson describes the construction of a glass platen.

The hard cel
A personal view of collecting original animation artwork from Stewart Selkirk.

The making of Life Cycle
If you have an idea for a film but never have the time to make it, Neil Carstairs can recommend a two year posting to a remote part of Scotland to get you started.

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.

A He-Man leads the U.S.A. $yndication War$
Syndication is the red hot TV cartoon trend of the 1980s says George W. Woolery. He tells us how big dollars are made by the right packages.

Newfeld seek new toys
David Jefferson visits a toy manufacturer who is looking for an idea for an animated film they can back. A clever concept could make a fortune in royalties.

Disneyland – the greatest walk-thru cartoon ever drawn
Brian Sibley visited Disneyland in 1985, during its thirtieth year celebrations and discovered that the Magic Kingdom was created along the lines of a living animated film.

Cambridge Animation Festival 1985
Neil Carstairs and David Jefferson report on the films and discussions.

Animation stew from The Black Cauldron
Brian Sibley takes an objective view of Disney’s feature cartoon that was ten years in the making.

D.I.Y. Rostrum Part Two
The Filmcraft 80 Rostrum is suitable for 8mm cameras and light 16mm cameras. David Jefferson tells how to make the base.

Cameras might fly – Beowulf in Plasticine
David J.M. Coleman describes a way of adding visual interest to a Plasticine puppet film with camera movement.

George Pal Puppetoons – the early years
Ken Clark pieces together a portrait of George Pal – in his ealy days – as seen through the eyes of a number of star witnesses.

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.

Annecy Animation Festival 1985
Then in its 25th year and with the prestige of being the birthplace of ASIFA which was also 25 years old, the Annecy Animation Festival had something to celebrate, wrote David Jefferson.

Early Animated Adverts programme at the NFT
Jane Henry and Charles Garvie review a National Film Theatre programme of animated commercials.

Computer animation at Lucasfilm
David Jefferson reports on a talk about the work of Lucasfilm’s Computer Division given by William Reeves and John Lasseter at the 1985 Annecy Festival.

Inbetweening by home computer
The general principles of inbetweening are given in a programme that can be adapted for most home micro computers. David Jefferson explains how it works.

Arthur Humberstone senior animator
Arthur Humberstone was involved with the feature films Animal Farm, The Yellow Submarine, Watership Down and The Plague Dogs. David Jefferson asks him about his approach to animation.

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 housing that Jerry built
Amateur film maker Cohn Pain tells what encouraged him to try his hand at cartoon animation.