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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
SOULBOX
P.O. Box 1658
Collingwood Vic 3066
Australia
61 3 9416 0652 (phone)
61 3 9416 0346 (fax)
soul_box@hotmail.com
Contact: David Williams
Company Description: SOULBOX is a new company affiliated with Kanga Manga Studios, Australia's first fully digital stop-motion animation production facility. SOULBOX aims to provide hand-made animation for producers working in the digital realm (web-page/CD-rom/interactives). The company believes that low-budget producers in this field can benefit from the experience and artistry provided by traditional animators, and from the unique textures created by actual objects. SOULBOX is able to produce images and characters that stand apart from their more common software-generated counterparts.
Summer Kitchen Studio
(610) 286-7818 (phone)
summerkitchen@netreach.net
http://www.netreach.net/~summerkitchen/
Contact: Lynn Tomlinson
Company Description: Summer Kitchen Studio is an animation production company specializing in unusual hand-rendered techniques including clay-on-glass, a technique that has the quality of molten stained glass, or an animated fingerpainting; stop-motion; cut-outs; xerography; and an array of other styles. The studio's award-winning work has been featured in many festivals and on television worldwide. Director Lynn Tomlinson has just been commissioned by ITVS (the Independent Television Service) to create five new animated interstitial spots for kids to be broadcast nationally on PBS children's programming. These spots make language fun for 9-12 year olds. Tomlinson's five previous Kids Spots for ITVS are currently airing nationally on Public Television.
The Puppet Factory
No. 1 Constitution Hill
Clifton, Bristor BS8 1DG
England
44 (0)117 934 9466 (phone)
44 (0)117 934 9477 (fax)
Tom Brierton Animation
Brierton Productions
(773) 548-4744 (phone)
Stopmotion@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/stopmotion/webpage.htm
Company Description: Brierton Productions, an independent film and visual effects design company, offers to production and/or advertising companies services in visual effects character animation (stop-motion and computer), as well as storyboard/character design (armature machining and puppet fabrication), miniature set construction, lighting and cinematography, and music composition (both MIDI electronic and standard orchestral arranging).
Triggerfish Animation
401 Sir Lowry Studios
95 Sir Lowry Road
Cape Town 8001
South Africa
27 (21) 461 3879 (phone)
27 (21) 461 3879 (fax)
http://triggerfish.co.za
Contact: Emma Kaye, Producer
emma@triggerfish.co.za
Company Description: Triggerfish Animation produces traditional stop-frame or stop-motion animation. The company shoots on 35mm negative using the Mitchell S35R which is noted for its accurate registration. The entire process is hand-made by a few artists and animators as opposed to computer aided animation or other techniques in which many people make up a large production workforce. Although the production process is slower, the resulting visual has a unique quality that captivates and enchants its audience. Triggerfish Aniamtion specialize in plasticine animation (claymation) - a unique and highly sought-after form of animation. Some of their more well known characters include the Snappi family - South Africa's first claymated black family who teach safety in the home. The company is based in Cape Town, and with the convenience of the Internet, good local facilities and a fairly weak currency, is enjoying international interest in their animation.
Will Vinton Studios
1400 NW 22nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97210
(503) 225-1130 (phone)
(503) 226-3746 (fax)
reception@vinton.com
Publicist: Serling & Associates
sandis955@aol.com
(503) 697-0649
Company Description: Based in Portland, Oregon, Will Vinton Studios (WVS) is widely recognized as one of the foremost practitioners of dimensional character animation in the world. Their highly imaginative characters and innovative work in network television series and specials, motion pictures, commercials and music videos, have garnered international acclaim, as well as every major entertainment and advertising industry award. Will Vinton Studio's long-standing business of creating unique dimensional character animation is generating substantial growth and opening new business opportunities including original programming. It has evolved into one of the largest independent studios, employing a talented staff of over 250 individuals specializing in a wide variety of dimensional animation techniques.
Will Vinton Studios boasts a talented diverse staff of directors and creative talent whose awards including an Oscar, five Academy Award nominations, six Emmys and numerous Clios. The studio's two-time Emmy and Clio award-winning Mark Gustafson is one of the most sought after commercial directors in the country. In addition to an incredible legacy of high profile work, the studio has recently formed a partnership with Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy and Touchstone Television for the first-ever prime time stop-motion television series titled "The PJs", a new half-hour comedy for FOX which takes a satirical look at life in a big city housing project.
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