He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Prince Adam No More
Filed under: animation, 1980s, Action, Adventure, Color, Fantasy, Filmation, He-Man, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Rotoscope, Sci-fi, Superhero, U.S.A., 1983
Producer(s): Lou Scheimer
Release Date: 1983
"With only his closest comrades privy to his dual identity as both Prince and Defender of the Castle Grayskull, He-Man's double life seems an allegory for the closet. This episode, dubbed “Prince Adam No More,” is relevant to queer experience, com..."
Jiří Trnka
Filed under: people, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Bratři v triku, Czech Republic, Fantasy, Jiří Trnka Studio, Puppetoons, Stop Motion, Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu, World War 2 ( WW2 ), Animator, Artist, Cartoonist, Cinematographer, Illustrator, Painter, Puppeteer, Set Designer
"Jiří Trnka was born in Pilsen (now Plzeň), Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire on February 24, 1912. He was a Czech animator and illustrator who specialized in stop-motion puppetry animation. While he was known for illustrating children’s ..."
Kaleidoscope
Filed under: animation, 1930s, Color, Direct Animation, Dufaycolor, Experimental, Gasparcolor, GPO Film Unit, Latin, Len Lye, London Film Society, New Zealand, Painted Animation, U.K., 1935
Producer(s): Gerald Noxon
Release Date: 27/10/1935
"Premiered at the London Film Society in 1935, Kaleidoscope is an early example of experimental animator Len Lye’s pioneering direct or “cameraless” animation techniques. The film’s notable use of stencil work illustrates Lye’s textile-like ..."
Len Lye
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 20th Century Studios, Australia, Britain, Color, Direct Animation, Dufaycolor, Experimental, Gasparcolor, GPO Film Unit, London Film Society, New Zealand, Painted Animation, Samoa, Time Inc., U.K., U.S.A., Animator, Artist, Director, Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter, Sculptor, Visual Artist
"Leonard Charles Huia Lye—more famously known as Len Lye—was born on July 5th, 1901, in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was a trailblazer in early-to-mid 20th century filmmaking, best known for his development of cameraless or “direct” animat..."
Madeline
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Children's film, Classical, Jazz, Madeline, Technicolor, U.S.A., United Productions of America (UPA), 1952
Producer(s): John Hubley, Stephen Bosustow
Release Date: 27/11/1952
"An adaptation of Ludwig Bemelmans’ 1939 children’s novel of the same name, Madeline is a light-hearted animated short that follows twelve little girls attending a Paris boarding school under the care of a strict but well-meaning nun, Miss Clavel...."
Sen noci svatojánské (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Classical, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Fantasy, Jiři Trnka, Jiří Trnka Studio, Puppetoons, Stop Motion, Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu, Válclav Trojan, 1959
Release Date: 25/09/1959
"Sen noci svatojánské directed by Jiří Trnka, is a Czech animated puppetry film based on Shakespeare’s famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The film was the last feature-length film directed by Trnka, but one of the most remarkable (Osmon..."