Published between 1982 and 1995
BOOKS WANTED I am still a novice in the medium of animation – not having made a film. I am all for your idea of an animation newsletter. I receive the American animation magazine “Funnyworld” whenever I can and it has mentioned various books that I cannot seem to find anywhere. For example Joe Adamson’s … Read more
The Grasshopper Animators
KEN CLARK WAS A FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE WELL KNOWN AMATEUR ANIMATOR’S GROUP THE GRASSHOPPER GROUP. HE WAS A KEY ANIMATOR ON THEIR AWARD WINNING FILM ‘THE BATTLE OF WANGAPORE’. THE GROUP WAS WOUND UP EARLY THIS YEAR. KEN TELLS US OF IT’S BEGINNINGS IN THE 1950’S.
We decided we needed a President. Norman McLaren was approached and he readily agreed. A choice which influenced, the first two live-action films we made entitled TWO’S COMPANY and BRIDE AND GROOM. The stars of BRIDE AND GROOM were Bob Godfrey (KAMA SUTRA RIDES AGAIN and the TV series ROOBARB) and Gerry Potterton (who recently produced the professional feature length cartoon HEAVY METAL).
How the devil got down to Georgia
TONY SALMON, WHO’S FILM “THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA” WON AN IAC AWARD THIS YEAR TELLS US HOW HE MADE THE FILM.
My film “The Devil went down to Georgia” was made almost by accident. The character of the Devil himself had been born out of an idea for a film I was working on at the time, when the country and western record “The Devil went down to Georgia” bounced into the hit parade.
Model sheet from “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by Tony Salmon.
Diagrams of Brian Clare’s rostrum.
Making a Rostrum
By Brian Clare
Part One
“What’s that thing in your garage?” has become the catch phrase in our household over the past few months. “That thing”, I proudly reply to the butcher, the baker and the milkman, to name just a few, “is my animation stand.” “Cor Blimey! How does that work mate?”
I think a better question would be “How did you make it?”, and quite honestly it wasn’t too difficult, when you know exactly what you want and what you want it to do.
The Making of a Nightmare
By Neil Carstairs
NEIL CARSTAIRS, WINNER OF AN IAC INTERNATIONAL AWARD THIS YEAR WITH HIS FILM ‘NIGHTMARE’, TELLS US ABOUT HIS APPROACH TO CARTOON FILM MAKING.
I was brought up with painting, my grandfather was a commercial artist, and painting was my father’s main hobby. I had always felt vaguely that I would like to make cartoon films, and about four years ago I bought my first (and only) camera and started animating.
By Syd Proudlock Because my present camera includes all the standard accessories such as the single frame release, I decided to make an animated title for a holiday film. Using cut-outs, a piece of art board, and my Velbon tripod I carefully planned and began the task. The final result when projected was satisfactory, the … Read more
By Alex Bickerstaffe Visual aid mediums are now being used by many sporting bodies, not the least by my own, the British Amateur Weight Lifters Association. (B.A.W.L.A.) In the making of one of our aids we pick out of a movie film of a weight lifter, those relevant frames which will be used in the … Read more