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Saturday 13 April 2019

The Halas and Batchelor Short Film Collection (2015)

Best known for their adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm (1954), the husband and wife team of John Halas and Joy Batchelor created a huge number of animations in their lifetime. Inspired by a wide range of artistic sources, including poetry and music, their works were made primarily in traditional 2D animation, but also 3D stop motion, and more.
The pictured collection has eighteen such works, ranging from 3 to 12 mins (both approx.). There's a startling amount of variety on display, but what they each have in common is a staggering level of creativity; and you can feel the love invested in the work in every pen and brush stroke. If you're a fan of animation and haven't heard of the duo, then you're in for a treat.
My personal favourite is the video for Kraftwerk's masterpiece, Autobahn.

4 future cars out of 5

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