Published between 1982 and 1995
Example of the Pondles stock system. Part of Grandad Stock 6. LB Body/Head (bottom level) LA, 4A, 1 LA Various arms (2nd level) 1E – 3E Standard eye blink (3rd level) (eyes front) A – G Lip/Moustache sync (top level) Standard A – 0 shapes The “T” on each drawing means that it has been … Read more
Once the film is shot, although there are certain points where it can be tightened up with editing, there is less flexibility than with live-action. “In The Puddle Town Puffer, the train looked so good when shot we decided we would gain by having it on screen longer. A whole scene was dropped and more … Read more
Flowchart from episode seven. Each episode is broken down into scenes on a modified dope sheet. From left to right: The action, scene number, footage, sections to be filled as completed (Key, animation, layout), stock number (if any), backgrounds and overlays, peg positions and any other information. This sheet is filled in by the Layout … Read more
A single record of the theme song of the series will be released to tie-in with the series. “It is not a pre-school record, it is an up-market production. We are also putting out a cassette of songs from the series for children, there will be three 40-minute videos, and four story books. Other elements … Read more
David Jefferson and Geoffrey Mackrill have been behind the scenes of TVC’s latest feature production When The Wind Blows, to reveal the process that enabled model background sets to be combined with drawn animation. The latest animated feature from TV Cartoons, When The Wind Blows, uses a clever combination of cel animation and … Read more
“In some ways the success of The Snowman worked against us. When we went to backers to raise production money they wanted us to make Snowman II. We wanted to make When The Wind Blows because it excited us and offered the possibility of delivering an important message. “Many films have touched on this sort … Read more
As soon as the papers were signed work began in earnest. The complete voice track for the film was recorded in three days. Neither Dame Peggy Ashcroft or Sir John Mills had done voice-overs before. In fact when they walked in for the recording session it was the first time they had met. “You are … Read more
Although the backgrounds are models they have the texture of a painting. “If they had been made to look like real rooms, which model maker Errol Bryant was quite capable of doing, the animators would not have been able to blend in the characters the way they did.” The background models were shot at ‘The … Read more
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“I had the camera mechanism dated by a competent camera technician, the movement was made in 1914 and the gate in 1916,” says Friswell. It was converted to single-frame work many years ago. So, although it is old its mileage is disproportionate to its age. It is a rack-over Mitchell, in other words it does … Read more