Animator. Summer 1986. Issue number 16. Front cover illustrations: Paintings from Channel Four Summer 86 titles animated by Animus Productions. Tony White, director of Animus Productions, working on Channel Four […]
#16 Summer 1986
Ken Clark chats with John Coates
George Dunning was a charismatic figure and his strong personality, humour and gentle manner were contributory factors in making him a figurehead. George Dunning was TVC! Then, quite suddenly, he […]
Ken Clark chats with John Coates – Page 2
K.C.: Do you have a favourite Dunning film? J.C.: Oh, yes! Damon the Mower – a most amazing film. We have copies of all his films here on U-matic. When […]
Ken Clark chats with John Coates – Page 3
On my desk I had a copy of the book The Snowman – I have it still -and I thought it would make a really marvellous little film. We phoned […]
Will the REAL Walt Disney…
Brian Sibley has been reading the two recently published biographies of Walt Disney. Two biographies of Walt Disney? Published in the same week? What can be so fascinating about the […]
Will the REAL Walt Disney… – Page 2
Trifling errors all, if they weren’t so numerous and if they didn’t cast serious doubt on the thoroughness of Mosley’s research. Since they are (Disney archivist David R. Smith has […]
Walt Disney’s Pinocchio – Animation Masterwork
Brian Sibley gives a retrospective view of Pinocchio as the film goes on release once more. In writing of Pinocchio, you are limited only by your own power of expressing […]
Walt Disney’s Pinocchio – Animation Masterwork – Page 2
The characters, like those in Snow White, are sharply delineated: a cast of players, humorous and dramatic, who compensate for the somewhat insipid personality of Pinocchio himself. First and foremost […]
Tony White’s Animator’s Workbook
David Jefferson went along to the Animus animation studio in London to meet Tony White, author of a new book on animation techniques called The Animator’s Workbook. David Jefferson: What […]
Tony White’s Animator’s Workbook – Page 2
D. J.: How long have you been operating as Animus? T.W.: About eight years. It has gone through various forms. It has always been my company but I started off […]
Tony White’s Animator’s Workbook – Page 3
At the same time, I had made two short films at Halas & Batchelor, one called Quartet which won first place in the Chicago Film Festival. The other one was […]
Tony White’s Animator’s Workbook – Page 4
D. J.: On your show reel all the commercials have a different style. Which one is your particular style? T. W.: We don’t have a style. That is part of […]
Tony White’s Animator’s Workbook – Page 5
D. J.: It’s nice when you see the end result. T. W.: It is if you feel you are progressing. Running a studio is a heavy responsibility. I was much […]
Micro-computer rostrum control
Thoughts on micro-computer rostrum control and still being able to afford to eat. Introduced by Mike Joyce. To some people, making animation films is about rough scribbles turning into polished […]
Micro-computer rostrum control – Page 2
There are a number of features of computer control which are extremely beneficial for the rostrum cameraman. Firstly the enormous amount of time saved by getting the computer to do […]
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 platen glass holds […]
The hard cel – collecting original animation artwork
A personal view of collecting original animation artwork from Stewart Selkirk. Collecting things, from cigarette cards to fine art paintings, can be both a strange and enjoyable business. Strange when […]
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 […]
The making of Life Cycle – Page 2
After each painting operation the cels had to be laid out to dry. It was just as well that I was back home from the far north by this time, […]