Animator. Spring 1995. Issue number 32.
#32 Spring 1995
John Halas: an era has closed
John Halas, OBE, FCSD, Hon BKSTS, FRSA. 16 April 1912 – 20 January 1995. With the passing of John Halas an era of animation has closed. It was the golden […]
International Animation Festival Cardiff 1994
Report by David Jefferson. The International Animation Festival returned to Cardiff for the second time with St David’s Hall and the Chapter Arts centre as the main venues. It was […]
Producers – Who needs them?
Does a producer provide a helpful overview or an obstruction to genius? A creative protector or a meddler? An initiator or an exploiter? These are some of the questions a […]
Producers – Who needs them? – Page 2
Sometimes directors are also producers, sometimes they also edit their own films, they take on a variety of roles but there are always several people working on it and ideally […]
Producers – Who needs them? – Page 3
“Film-making is even more enjoyable when it is a social activity. While it is possible to do everything on your own it is incredibly gruelling,” said Mark. “It is exhilarating […]
Producers – Who needs them? – Page 4
Clare Kitson was the final speaker. She is a commissioning editor with Channel 4 and first becomes involved with any project when it is presented to her by the film-maker […]
The Pizazz scene Flock of Birds
Report by Ken Clark. In all probability, the next time you visit your local record shop a television screen will command your attention as it advertises the latest releases. One […]
The Pizazz scene Flock of Birds – Page 2
Returning from Paris, Caroline continued freelancing but became more and more attached to Pizazz. After some seven years she is now a director. Three After-Thoughts Caroline’s ‘personal’ film did not […]
ANIM-AMIGA – Part Two
Speed of development in the computer sector is such that books on the subject are often out-of-date before they appear in the shops. The same is true of magazine articles, […]
ANIM-AMIGA – Part Two – Page 2
“The initial offer to join the project is to establish a common format within the membership,” I was told, “so that we can supply Harry to all hospitals without restrictions […]
ANIM-AMIGA – Part Two – Page 3
“I am often asked to come into the school after hours to meet the teachers and set the ball rolling. Each teacher then sets his or her class a special […]
Animation:Master review
Animation:Master is a 3D computer animation program that works on the PC, Mac and Silicon Graphics platforms. David Jefferson reviews the PC version. Animation:Master is a development of Playmation from […]
Animation:Master review – Page 2
Because it is spline based modelling only a few tools are needed to create any shape you can imagine. There is a lathe tool to turn a profile spline into […]
Animation:Master review – Page 3
A technique called Inverse Kinematics can be used to animate skeletal motion. The problem with the traditional way of making skeletal motion is one of starting at the wrong end. […]
Allah v. Disney in the South China Sea
Dr. Timothy White (National University of Singapore) and Mr. Emmeff Winn (Auburn University) presented a thought-provoking paper at Farnham, which went a long way to explaining the reception of Disney’s […]