
Overview
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, Joanna Quinn, and Bristol’s world-conquering Aardman Animations.
Cast
Peter Lord
Self
David Sproxton
Self
Walter R. Booth
Self (archive Footage)
Jez Stewart
Self
Walt Disney
Self (archive Footage)
Len Lye
Self (archive Photos)
Osbert Parker
Self
Lotte Reiniger
Self (archive Photo)
John Halas
Self (archive Photos)
Joy Batchelor
Self (archive Photos)
Louis De Rochemont
Self (archive Photo)
Bob Godfrey
Self (archive Photos)
Stan Hayward
Self
Stanley Kubrick
Self (archive Footage)
Joanna Quinn
Self
Mike Mort
Self
Emma Calder
Self
Sarah Ann Kennedy
Self (Narrator)
Capturing Avatar
Avatar
The Gendarme Takes Off
Jack the Giant Slayer
A Good Day to Die Hard
Avatar: Scene Deconstruction
The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Thor: The Dark World
Nerve
Oz the Great and Powerful
Deadpool
A Maine Movie
Trash
Iron Man 3
Skyfall
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Marvel One-Shot: Item 47
Paranormal Activity 2
Dolemite Is My Name