Masters of Animation

By the 1920's animation was firmly established in the United States. In this program, great animators as Chuck Jones, Barrie Nelson and Leo Salkin, discuss their work. Included are excerpts from the work of Walt Disney, the Hubleys, Will Vinton, Bob Blechman, Joanna Priestley and others.

Examples of work by the CBC-Radio Canada as well as that of independent animators. Artists presented include Frédérick Bach, Graeme Ross, Andre Theroux, Al Sens, Philippe Bergeron, and others.

Interviews with John Halas, Joy Batchelor and John Coates. Examples of works by Dunning, Godffrey, Grgic and others.

Emanuele Luzzati and Giulio Gianini discuss their fims. Includes excerpts from the work of Manfredi, Cavandoli, Manuli, Lagana and Bozzetto.

Works by Grimault, Alexeieff, Parker, Foldes, Lenica, Laguionie and the Gaumont Studios.

Works of Ivanov-Vano, Atamanov, Vinokurov, Shvartzman, Kurchevsky and Norstein.

Interviews with Vukotic, Stalter, Dragic and Dovnikovic. Includes works by Majdak and Gasparovic.

Works by Giersz, Kijowicz, Kucia, Dumala and Szczechura.

Works by Macskassy, Dargay, Nepp, Varga, Rofusz, Reisenbuchler, Jankovics and Gemes.

Works by Kinoshita, Tsukioka, Yusaki, Kawamoto, Tekuza and Kuri.

A visit to the studios of the INA - Institute National de l'Audiovisuel, in Paris, to show how computer animation was achieved in the 1980's. The medium is illustrated in works by, among others, Hourcade, Borenstein, Abel, Roberts, Whitney, Demos, Csuri, Rosendahl, Halas and Donner. Examples of how computer animation technology opened up new horizons in space research, medicine, the entertainment industry, architecture, advertising and the arts. Works by Rosendahl, Toyolinks Corporation, Sogitec Audiovisuel, Lodge-Chessman, Nakamae and Nakajima, illustrate these applications.

Norman McLaren, Caroline Leaf and Don Arioli discuss their work for the National Filmboard of Canada. Included are examples of their work, as well as that of Eugene Fedorenko, Derek Lamb, Zlatko Grgic, Co Hoedman, Geoffrey Hale and Ishu Patel.