The story of British animation / Jez Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Jez, author.

Series:

British screen stories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animated films--Great Britain--History.

Animated films.

Animation (Cinematography)--Great Britain--History.

Animation (Cinematography).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

New York : British Film Institute, 2020.

Summary:

"Richly illustrated with unique material from the BFI archive, British Animation is the first authoritative account of the history, art and industry of animation in Britain, covering everything from the origins of animation at the end of the Victorian era to the 21st century's pioneering digital techniques. Jez Stewart tells the story of this extraordinarily fertile area of British film, from the first experiments with stop-motion to contemporary viral videos on YouTube. Animation boomed during WWI and faltered during the 1930s, when creatives turned their hands to advertising and sponsored films for survival, but there was a flourishing encouraged by the GPO Film Unit, which commissioned films by visionary artists like Len Lye, Norman McLaren and Lotte Reiniger that were then shown in cinemas. Stewart highlights the integral role of women in the industry, the crucial boost delivered by the arrival of Channel 4 in 1982, the recent evolution of animation online and much more. The book also features focused 'close up' analyses of key animators, studios and classic films, such as Anson Dyer's Animal Farm (1954), Britain's second animated feature Yellow Submarine (1968), the children's classic Watership Down (1978) and the creations of Aardman Animations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

British Screen Stories: Editors' Introduction

Introduction

1. Signing in and Signing up Close Up: Arise, Sir Lancelot

2. Dog Eat Dog Close-up: Anson Dyer

3. The Shadow of the Mouse

4. Shelter from the Storm Close-up: All Together Now: Music and Animation 1

5. Back to the Front

6. Rebuilding Close Up: Bob Godfrey

7. Never Had It So Good Close-Up: Grasshopper Group

8. Kids' Stuff Close Up: Richard Williams Close-up: Alison De Vere

9. Top of the World Close-up: Money for Nothing?: Music and Animation 2

10. OK Computer Close Up: Search for the British S impsons

11. British Animation in the 21st Century

Recommended Reading

Useful Websites

A British Animation Playlist

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781911239703

1911239708

9781911239727

1911239724

OCLC:

1255226442