Dougal and the Blue Cat is the 1970 animated film by Serge Danot that features a mysterious voice and a cat named Buxton that plot to take over the world and turn it blue. The animated film is based on…
The 2D animated short Cymebelle (Oo, 2024) is a haunting psychological mystery set in a remote village where a grieving widow clings to her lifeless child. The title, derived from “cell,” “enzyme,” and “belle” for a beautiful woman, reflects abstract…
The silent penguin Feathers McGraw has become one of the most famous British animated villains thanks to Aardman’s distinct Claymation style. First introduced in The Wrong Trousers (Park, 1993), McGraw now returns more than 20 years later in Wallace and…
In general, the outsourcing of animation production leverages cost-effectiveness and specialized expertise. However, before the subcontracting of animation to Eastern Europe and Asia became a common practice, the outsourcing of Spanish animation was a cheap way for other countries such…
Unsurprisingly, József Gémes’ The Princess and the Goblin (1991), an animated co-production between Hungary, Wales, and Japan, appears to be a forgotten film. Produced and circulated during the Disney renaissance of the late 1980s and early 1990s, its comparative obscurity…
Like many filmmaking practices outside Hollywood, Turkish cinema lacks a popular sci-fi genre. The main reasons for this are insufficient governmental or private funding and a competent labor force – all essential for producing the visual effects that lie at…
Figure 1. Render of Houdini scene featuring the Utah teapot which is available as an “off-the-shelf” object in most contemporary 3D software packages. 2024 Gina Moore. Found in various industries including film, advertising, games, and visualisation, computer graphics (CG) are…
In his report from the 1964 Annecy Festival, the third edition of the oldest international animation festival, Derek Hill lamented the poor global selection but nevertheless concluded that the governments of Canada and Yugoslavia remained “the two most enlightened cartoon…
Context Virtual Production (VP) is reshaping creative industries and education [1] and is often tied to the blending of digital and physical worlds on a single stage [2]. For educational institutions training future film practitioners, integrating VP into curriculums is…
Animation, edited by Scott Curtis, is a remarkable addition to the Behind the Silver Screen series of film books. This series promises to provide a history of filmmaking rather than merely a history of films, and Animation fulfills this promise…
