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by Nick Park (Foreword), Vivien Halas (Author), Paul Wells (Author)

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Turtleback: 224 pages
Publisher: Southbank Publishing; Pap/DVD edition (21 Sep 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1904915175
ISBN-13: 978-1904915171
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 22.6 x 2.4 cm

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"Beautifully designed and richly illustrated." --"Animation World Magazine"

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This richly illustrated book is a part-history, part-tribute, part-critical analysis of the Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Studio, Britain's leading and most influential animation company for over fifty years between 1940-1995. It draws on the archives of the Halas and Batchelor Collection and looks at the key works of the studio, including "Animal Farm", Britain's first full length animated feature; "The Tales of Hoffnung", with the legendary Peter Sellers; and the cult classics "Autobahn", featuring the music of Kraftwerk, and "Butterfly Ball", with the work of Beatles illustrator, Alan Aldridge. Established writers, including Giannalberto Bendazzi and John Canemaker have contributed to celebrate the achievements of the studio, and the book features an autobiographical account by Vivien Halas, as well as critical insights by Paul Wells, Richard Holliss and Jim Walker. British animation and the whole art and culture of animation worldwide would have achieved less without the impact of John Halas and Joy Batchelor's outstanding work. This book explores their art and legacy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, 9 Oct 2006

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This is a long over due book on the work of a key British animation studio. Considering the diverse history of British animation there is a real lack of books about the history or particular studios. The book is a great introduction to the broad history of the studio and the lives of John Halas and Joy Batchelor. While the studio is best remembered for producing Animal Farm the book brings to light other films and projects they worked on. Vivien Halas chapter on her parents gives a deeper insight to the social history and background in which her parents grew up and worked in. Paul Wells chapter is excellent as is to be expected of such a key author on animation. Any animation student who has read Wells Understanding Animation and Fundamentals of Animation will find this book worth while. Jim Walker's chapter on the commercials produced by Halas & Batchelor is well researched and illustrated with well known commercials such as Murrymints. This is one area which is often neglected when discussing the work of animation studios and the chapter gives some insight into the relationship of producing commercials has with the general production history of the studio. Pat Webb's chapter is a welcomed insight to the studio from someone who worked for the studio as John Halas assistant. Richard Holliss's chapter is a joy to read through a number of times while looking back through the images in the book. It is a great read and visually stunning. I found reading the text a joy while looking through the images. The book also includes a collection of short extract papers by Karl Cohen on Animated propaganda during the Cold War, Dan Leab on Orwell Subverted: The CIA and the filming of Animal Farm and John Canemaker's paper Halas & Batchelor, A Visit with England's Leading Producers of Animated Films.

The book is well designed and full of beautiful illustrations, drawings, character designs and photographs. The book also includes a DVD of a selection of the studios film:
Magic Canvas (1948), The Figurehead (1953), The History of the Cinema (1957), Automania 2000 (1963), The Symphony Orchestra (1964), Dilemma (1981), Know your Europeans UK (1995. Know your Europeans was part of series of films produced by different Euopean animators on their own country. The UK film was naturally done by Bob Godfrey.

I hope that there will be more books like this one in the future perhaps one on Bob Godfrey next would be great

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