The first comprehensive study of animated landscapes across media.
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Through extensive studio access, interviews with many key Smallfilms collaborators, press and audience analysis, Chris Pallant provides a comprehensive and definitive historical record of the studio's work.
"The first exclusive academic study of the aesthetic, cultural and historical significance of a landmark British animated film, Watership Down"--
"Explores Coraline's technological and aesthetic approaches, its narrative and visual roots, and its impact on contemporary stop-motion filmmaking and children's media" --
In confident prose poems, "Abstraction puts on her cowboy boots" and strides into the unknown. Employing collage reminiscent of Gertrude Stein's breathless dazzle, Lewis creates landscapes where surreal meets New...
"Offers an ambitious and pioneering analysis of the role of technique, genre, humour, and sincerity in the work of Genndy Tartakovsky, exploring of the impact of his work on contemporary Western animation"--
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Into the Burning Coals(Christopher Holliday and Chris Pallant) -- Part 1: Innovation, Technology, and Style -- Chapter One -- From Caligari to Disney: The Legacy of German ...
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"Examines key works of the distinguished French animator Sylvain Chomet and their importance for the study of contemporary animation"--
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