Despite a common belief, the industrialization of Spanish animation studios took place only a decade later than in the United States. However, the first experiences happened at the beginning of the 20th century. We can claim that Segundo de Chomón…
Animation Studios in Europe
The hidden nature of the puppet film as a collective work: the Polish ‘Se-Ma-For’ Studio of Small Film Forms
by Ewa Ciszewska and Agata Hofelmajer-Roś • April 22, 2024 • 0 Comments
Puppet films are often described as the work of a single author. The focus on the puppet featured in the film helps reveal the puppet filmmaking’s collaborative nature. A study on the collective mode of puppet filmmaking will be presented…
How the Valley Became International: Animation Labor Divisions in Moomin TV Productions
by Roosa Hirvela • April 17, 2024 • 0 Comments
Many animation productions are international efforts, though the creative control often comes from studios in the US or Europe, while the studios in Asia end up performing the actual animation work. I will explore how the creative control in animation…
Hidden In Plain Sight: Aardman’s American Dream
by Markus Beeken • April 11, 2024 • 2 Comments
While the trademark thumbprint pressed into Gromit’s snout is the archetypal giveaway of British animation studio Aardman’s distinct material style, I was always more preoccupied by a splodge of jam. In several scenes of The Wrong Trousers (Nick Park, 1993),…