A compilation of animated films transferred from 16mm film to video, using
newly restored prints and electronic dirt-concealment techniques. There is
a longer pause between items 7 and 8, to allow an interval to be taken, if
desired.
| 1. |
THE WEDDING Rob Stevenhagen (Netherlands)
Long before the end, you will be almost crying with laughter at this superb
plasticine animation film, which is just a 'face' in close-up, set to an
extremely humorous record by Spike Jones. Winner of three major prizes at
the 1987 Festival de Mons, France.
Transfer from lib. no: 1337.
UNSUITABLE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN |
Animation
2.mins |
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| 2. |
THE INVENTOR Ted Rockley (London)
A Stone Age inventor finds it difficult to impress his companion despite
the marvellous range of his creations (each of them ahead of its time). Although
drawn on white paper, the background is black because it was shot on colour
reversal stock which was used as a negative.
Transfer from lib. no: 3109.
Ten Best Oscar, Best Sound 1975 |
Animation
6.mins |
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| 3. |
RED TYPE Albert Noble (London)
An allegorical portrayal of the East-West conflict. A single sheet of paper
acts as the only setting for this simple, but effective, piece of animated
story-telling. The maker typed 25,000 characters onto 500 sheets of paper
to make this film (1,000 characters were used for the opening credits alone).
A dope sheet was prepared from a master optical sound-track and the visuals
were shot to match this.
Transfer from lib. no: 1052. The sequel Black Type is available on film as
16mm lib. no: 5063.
Ten Best Oscar 1962; IAC 1st Experimental and Abstract Class 1963 |
Animation
3.mins |
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| 4. |
LOVE IN STRING Rose and Stuart Dabbs (New York, USA)
A delightful 'boy-meets-girl' love story in which the central characters
are simple outlines made from short pieces of string, brought to life by
stop-frame animation. Set in a tropical paradise, the lovers are destined
to have only a brief time together.
Transfer from lib. no: 1072.
IAC International Award; Best North American 1967 |
Animation
5.mins |
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| 5. |
THE THREE MOVIE MAKERS James Martin Smith (Bury, Lancs)
A cartoon about three cine camera owners who each believe his own model is
the best: a proud owner of a 'Bolegs', an enthusiast with his 'Eumog' and
a novice with a simple little 'Kodeg'. The drawings were made in pencil on
paper and then cut out and stuck onto background cels. Shot on Standard 8mm
film.
Transfer from lib. no: 1265.
Top 8 winner 1968; Ten Best Gold stars 1968 |
Animation
3.mins |
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| 6. |
SHORT SPELL Stuart Wynn Jones - Grasshopper Group
An animated alphabet in which each letter resolves itself into a matching
picture. Made without camera or recording equipment by drawing both the picture
and the sound-track with Indian ink direct onto 35mm clear film.
Transfer from lib. no: 1294.
DONATED 16mm REDUCTION PRINT
Ten Best Oscar 1956 |
Animation
b&w
2.mins |
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| 7. |
MOVING ON Sheila Graber, FACI (South Shields)
A jazzed-up version of Eine Kleine Nacht Musik suggested to the maker the
chugging of trains and the swooping of aircraft, so this cel-animation film
emerged as an illustrated history of transport through the ages - on land,
sea and in the air. Made in 1977.
Transfer from lib. no: 1200.
DONATED BY THE MAKER |
Animation
4.mins |
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| 8. |
PRIVATE BEETHOVEN Martin Funnel (London)
A soldier draws musical inspiration from the sounds of battle and, in so
doing, brings order out of chaos. The cardboard cut-out characters were about
100mm high, backed with tin and plastic foam to stop them slipping on the
glass working surface of the animation rostrum.
Transfer from lib. no: 1123.
Ten Best Oscar 1974; IAC Very Highly Commended 1974 |
Animation
4.mins |
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| 9. |
T' BATLEY FAUST Tony Hall (London)
This witty and stylish cut-out animation film is about a stocky, unpleasant
businessman who sells his soul to a Yorkshire accented Mephistopheles in
exchange for his lost youth. The style of work is somewhat reminiscent of
a Lowry painting and perfectly captures the atmosphere of the North country
industrial town in which it is set. Made on the animation rostrum at Leeds
University while the maker was studying for his MA degree; fellow student
Graeme Miller created the main characters.
Transfer from lib. no: 1228.
HUMOROUS BAD LANGUAGE (e.g. 'Daft Bugger')
Ten Best Oscar 1979 |
Animation
7.mins |
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| 10. |
HATUPATU AND THE BIRDWOMAN Fred O'Neill (Dunedin, New Zealand)
While hunting in the woods, a Maori boy is kidnapped by a grotesque winged
creature - the Birdwoman. In her cave he finds his tribe's missing Maori
(a talisman that protects them from evil). Brave Hatupatu resolves to make
good his escape and to return it to its rightful place. This plasticine animation
film re-creates one of the best-known legends about the boy who was to become
the greatest of New Zealand's Maori Chiefs. Hatupatu's Rock still stands
near Lake Taupo in the North Island.
Transfer from lib. no: 5056.
UNSUITABLE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Ten Best Oscar 1961 |
Animation
Story
7.mins |
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| 11. |
THE GREATER COMMUNITY ANIMAL Derek Phillips (Hounslow,
Middlesex)
This audacious cartoon consists almost entirely of words and phrases jumping,
gliding and re-arranging themselves on the screen. The theme is the tendency
of Society as a whole to swallow up the individual and suppress original
thought.
Transfer from lib. no: 3067.
Ten Best Oscar 1967 |
Animation
6.mins |
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| 12. |
THE BECKET BUSINESS Peter Ryde, FACI (Spalding, Lincs)
An animated version of the story of Thomas à Becket's assassination
in 1170, with chess-men representing all the characters in the drama. The
excellent narration is a model of clarity, making this a very polished and
highly-entertaining history lesson.
Transfer from lib. no: 1110.
Ten Best Gold Star 1972; IAC Highly Commended. 1972 |
Animation/
Documentary
6.mins |
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| 13. |
SAND DANCE Richard Quade (USA)
A lively little man performs a dance to the Duke Ellington classic The Mooche.
An exhilarating, short cartoon produced in 1988 at the UCLA (University of
California at Los Angeles) animation workshop, using stop-frame techniques
on drawings made in coloured sand.
Transfer from lib. no: 1360.
IAC International Award (Open) 1990 |
Animation/
Visual
4.mins |
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