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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3.11 - February 1999
A Roster of
Stop-Motion CompaniesCompanies A-D | Companies E-P | Companies Q-Z
Elm Road Productions
Unit 1, Elm Road
Horfield, Bristol BS7 8RJ
England
44 (0)117 923 2324 (phone)
44 (0)117 923 2325 (fax)
Famous Flying Films Ltd.
Unit 122
31 Clerkenwell Close
London EC1R 0AT
England
44 (0)171 608 1977 (phone)
44 (0)171 608 1973 (fax)
Flying Gherkin International
303/267-71 Cleveland Street
Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012
Australia
Postal address: PO BOX 720
Darlinghurst, NSW 1300
Australia
61 29 699 6299 (phone)
61 29 699 6286 (fax) f
lyinggherkin@ozemail.com
Contact: Nick Donkin
Company Description: Flying Gherkin International has inhabitated a variety of dusty roach-infested inner-city warehouses around Sydney since 1993. The house specialty is tradional dimensional stop-motion puppet animation. It kicked off with "The Junky's Christmas", a half hour cable special written and narrated by William S Burroughs. FGI produces commercials (1997 saw the creation of "Doppleganger", a 5 min cinema ad for Reebok), music videos (Alice in Chains) and short films, mostly too challenging and controversial for commercial or theatrical release.
JA Film
Vestergade 13A 1. sal
8800 Viborg.
Denmark
45 40 34 79 29 (phone)
mail@jafilm.dk
http://www.jafilm.dk
Contact: Jesper Fleng
jfleng@jafilm.dk
Company Description: JA Film specializes in character animation with clay and puppets. The company primarily does television commercials and humerous gags. However, JA Film has also worked on many short films and pixelation as well.
John Wright Modelmaking
Workshop 1
Bristol Craft & Design Centre
6 Leonard Lane
Bristol BS1 1EA
England
44 (0)117 927 2854 (phone)
44 (0)117 929 7890 (fax)
Krell Wonders
7746 Clybourn Ave.
Burbank, CA 91352
(818) 768-7260 (phone)
(818) 768-7520 (fax)
sususudio@worldnet.att.net
Contact: Ken Walker
Company Description: Krell Wonders, located in the heart of Burbank, California, specializes in animatronic special effects for film and TV, as well as the design and creation of custom-made stop-motion animation armatures. Since 1985, the company has been making full and partial armatures for many well-known characters in both films and TV commercials--including the Pillsbury Doughboy before he went digital! Zero ball drift and smooth, jerk-free movement are the hallmarks of Krell Wonders‚ armatures--that's why professional and amateur animators on both coasts rave about their quality. The company engineers armatures from stainless steel and aircraft aluminum, for strength and durability, and with great attention to detail. They're reusable and practically maintenance-free. All of their work is done in-house, to guarantee the high quality they're known for.
Parkville Productions
England
44 (0)122 225 0620 (phone)
http://www.parkville.co.uk
neville@motion66.freeserve.co.uk
Company Description: Aside from doing stop-motion animation on their own productions, Parkville Productions provides production services for a variety of clients. The company utilizes 4 broadcast video cameras linked to 4 perception camera systems. The studio runs its own motion control rigs and makes its own puppet armatures. They have an inhouse Avid Online System, plus 35mm and 16mm animation cameras with up to 20 seconds per frame exposures for greater depth of field or special visual effects.
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