Animation Series, The (4 Parts)

Synopsis: Animator David Johnson uses animated hosts to demonstrate the techniques of animation using models, puppets and pixillation.
Language: English
Country: Australia
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 15, 16, 8, 12 min.
Year of production: 1980
Availability: Sale
Uses: Beginners in radio and those wanting to improve their practical knowledge.
Subjects: Media studies
Keywords: animation films

Writer

David Johnson; Eric Halliday

Cast

David Johnson

Title: Animation game, The
Synopsis: 1: Introduces the techniques of animating in film. Covers drawn, model, cutout and pixillation animation techniques.
Title: Puppet animation
Synopsis: 2: Examines and demonstrates the many possibilities of puppet animation, looking in detail at the techniques of making and animating a wide variety of puppets.
Title: Cutout animation
Synopsis: 3: Explains the techniques and tricks of cutout animation and demonstrates the variety of visual styles available, including conventional drawn figures, collage surrealism, montage and silhouette.
Title: Professor Bunruckle’s guide to pixillation
Synopsis: 4: A light-hearted approach to the techniques involved in the animation of people in which the professor character reveals his secrets for filming movement frame by frame.

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