Published between 1982 and 1995
There was an air of incompleteness when the lights came up at the conclusion of the National Film Theatre’s programme of Animated Adverts on 8th July 1985 write Jane Henry and Charles Garvie. Although the event admitted to being only early animated commercials we were still left feeling cheated, as if we had only been … Read more
David Jefferson looks at the late night feature film programmes presented at the Cambridge Animation Festival held September 1983. A strong bunch of films were chosen for the feature section of the Cambridge Festival. Some were familiar works such as THE PLAGUE DOGS and FRITZ THE CAT, others were brand new and not yet generally … Read more
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TWICE UPON A TIME uses an animation process called ‘LUMGE’ animation. This is a development of cut out animation using backlit coloured tissue paper. It gives the colours a bright, clean look. A special rostrum camera was developed for the film that uses a system of mirrors to combine up to five levels of images … Read more
LEW COOPER LOOKS AT THE ANIMATED FILMS. I have recently returned from the mind-blowing Brussels Super 8 Film Festival. When I started making my little animated movies a few years ago, I never dreamed it would lead to events like this. Sheila Hill, who is a leading light in the International Film Federation of Super … Read more
I hope I have a fairly open mind about experimental work, I like to see people trying something new, but I have to say that I found 90% of the experimental films to be a complete waste of film-stock. Obviously there were good examples, I thought one of the very best films in the competition was an experimental film.
Along with all the routine pixillation, I had the pleasure of seeing the best example I’ve seen anywhere. It was called BONNE SOIREE. This Canadian film showed a man sitting down in front of his television. The camera was kept in one position. We saw the back of the man in his armchair and across the room in front of him was his television. A series of bizarre and very funny pixillated events then took place between the man and the television set – none of which he appears to notice. It used the technique to good effect, and was just the right length – stopping while we were still enjoying the film.
NEIL CARSTAIRS REPORTS ON THE ANIMATION SECTION OF THE EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL.
Another interesting show was the student animation, ranging from the trailer for the National Film Schools next epic “1884”, very polished, Disney type animation, to some self indulgent experimental films.
The main feature of most of the films shown at Annecy festivals is their very personal nature. Few have straight forward narrative story lines in the manner of TV animation and most contain a political social or personal statement, sometimes obscure, sometimes clearly expressed.