#Halas and Batchelor

[awesomesaurous]

I found the Ruddigore cartoon through your fanart (love your work btw) and can I just say that this cartoon has so much meme potential because of how topsy-turvy the plot and characters are? I mean if the Dr Livesy walk from the old Treasure Island cartoon can become a meme, so can this. But it’ll be a long time that someone picks it up and make a meme out of it on TikTok or whatever.

it's a lot to hope for but I definitely agree with you about meme potential

and thanks so much, I'm glad you liked my art (and that you found a new cartoon because of it)!

#ask #anonymous #g&s #gilbert and sullivan #ruddigore #halas and batchelor #ruddigore 1967 #dick dauntless cannot be stopped

[digitsofpie]

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#I love this damn movie man #shoutout to obscure mid century british animation studio #i wish more ppl knew about this because theyd get two babygirls for the price of one #ruddigore #ruddigore 1967 #halas and batchelor #you heard it from pie

[magicmattie]

Automania 2000

John Halas and Joy Batchelor

UK, 1963

Another married couple making excellent films, Halas and Batchelor started out by making war information and propaganda shorts for Great Britain during WW2, and later made the famous animated adaptation of Animal Farm. More on that some other time- in this post I want to show you Automania 2000.

The year 2000 has come and gone- look, some of you are Noughties Kids, but I remember the fantastic dreams and predictions for the millenium. Everyone would have flying cars! We'd live on the moon!

Unfortunately Halas and Batchelor's anti-consumerist satirical prediction turned out more accurate. Well, it's not quite as bad as they drew it...yet. But if it seemed like cars and wasteful consumption of superfluous goods were starting to become a problem back in 1963, then 2022 is so much worse.

H&B make their point about reckless supply and manipulated demand using excellent graphics. The film artfully mixes the textures of paper cut outs and painted backgrounds with the clean colours of cel animation. Every frame is a little masterpiece of graphic design.

The dystopia is horrifyingly beautiful.

#Halas and Batchelor #cut out animation #UK animation #Youtube

[spectaculardistractions]

Most traditional of the cartoon producers are Halas and Batchelor, whose Animal Farm was in the Disney tradition. Their graphic progress since then may be exemplified by the Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra, a bright, après-Punch piece spiritedly solving the problem which gave every Hollywood cartoon unit, from Disney to U.P.A., such difficulty; how to reconcile emphatic laugh gags with smartish-post-Disney graphics. Their Automania 2000 is a Tati-spirited spoof on technology and piecemeal planning, with cars enjoying a population explosion and covering the globe with a mile-high traffic jam.

Raymond Durgnat, A Mirror for England

#raymond durgnat #a mirror for england: british movies from austerity to affluence #john halas #joy batchelor #jacques tati

[screen1ne]

Animal Farm Celebrates Historic 70th Anniversary At the Brighton International Animation Festival this April

Animal Farm – based on George Orwell’s 1945 novel and the first animated entertainment feature film to come out of the UK – will celebrate its 70thanniversary this year and is honoured with a screening at Brighton International Animation Festival this April.  Animal Farm was made in 1954, and produced by British animation greats Halas & Batchelor. The first female-led animation studio in Western…

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[izmooi]

izi's Random Movie Reviews

Animal Farm, 1954 dir. Joy Batchelor and John Halas

This post contains spoilers.

"This movie is agonizing from an outsider's perspective because the farmer is just like the animals."

When I was in middle school, we had different groups in my English class to read certain classics of literature. While I wasn't in their group (and I still regretfully haven't taken the time to read the book), I was always fascinated by what the Animal Farm group was up to in their readings. I've grown to understand this literature as a means of portraying politics and the "human" condition (only put into quotes because this media is about animals and not people). To sit and watch this movie, especially during the time of America's uncertainty but undeniable corruption of politics, is eye-opening. Animal Farm has stood the test of time by always being relevant (being an animated film from the 50s also fills me with many questions about how this was received). History is doomed to repeat without proper discipline and understanding of perspectives and equity. I think that is what Animal Farm represents.

The animals started their revolution strong but eventually became what they were warned not to become (the farmer). Animal Farm became a clear visual of how important it is to keep your humility and remember what started the revolution in the first place. Animal Farm had established rules that reminded them of what they were there for and who they represented (animals, not humans). Over time, with the dictatorship of Napoleon and soon other pigs, those were rewritten. This movie is agonizing from an outsider's perspective because the farmer is just like the animals. The farmer starts the film by showing he's overworked. He then reflects the behavior he is subjected to onto the animals, and in turn, the animals do it to themselves in a vicious cycle. Despite going through so much hurt and dismay, many animals (especially poor little Benjamin) never lost sight of what being an animal and a part of that community means.

For the film (and I'm assuming the book) to end just like it started, with a revolution driven for change, provides hope of breaking the cycle bit by bit, until proper rights and freedom are restored for the animals. At the end of the movie, the narrator shares that the animals don't even quite know if there's any point in doing what they're doing and how it will affect their near future or the end of their life, but they still know it's something they have to do. That is something that can be said for every generation. Generations work hard to live the life they have always wanted to live, to embrace their freedoms more than the generation could before them, and only hope to give space for the next generation to have their prosperity too.

This movie was beautifully animated (the animals were so animal-like in nature, it was very charming). The backgrounds were beautifully rendered to help set me in the space of Animal Farm. I really enjoyed the limited dialogue and the elaborate soundtrack that carried the emotion, voice, and action of the animals. It's been a long time coming for me to finally experience this narrative, and now that I'm not in middle school, I feel like I can understand it so much better. Hopefully, now I can borrow the book and read about more details that may have been missing from the film. A must-watch (and/or read) for everyone.

8/10

Check out this review and more on my Letterboxd

#izi thoughts #izi's random movie reviews #movie review #movies #movie #animal farm #animal farm 1954 #animated movie

[czardas23]

"Viejitas pero con un gran mensaje"

Rebelión en la granja (1954)

"Una antitesis de los clasicos de Disney"

Esta novela adaptada al cine animado es originaria George Orwell  en ella se nos narra la historia de unos animales que se hacen con la granja en la que estaban siendo explotados por un tiránico granjero. El problema es que el poder corrompe, y al final ellos mismos se convierten en los tiranos. Los encargados de adaptar el libro a película fueron el matrimonio compuesto por Joy Batchelor y John Halas, que ya habían trabajado para el gobierno británico en diversas animaciones propagandísticas durante la guerra y la posguerra.

Orwell en esta versión tipo Disney a modo de código animal narra la historia de la Unión Soviética y de cómo Stalin corrompió el socialismo, pero esta fábula sirve perfectamente como alegoría de cualquier totalitarismo.

Con un estilo de otra época, Halas & Batchelor presentan una especie de cuento de hadas sin príncipes ni princesas, pero con malos muy malos, como el cerdo Napoleón que se hace con la granja y acaba sometiendo al resto de animales. Lo que en principio era una utopía democrática .«Todos los animales son iguales») se acabó convirtiendo en una dictadura del terror y corrupción («Todos los animales son iguales, pero algunos son más iguales que otros»).

Dicho filme representa la corrupcion que puede presentarse en el gobierno de cualquier pais en como la corrupcion es algo que afecta el estado del pueblo y que quienes que estaba con el pueblo al pirncipio . Con el peso del poder y lo que este represnetan su juicio se puede ver nublado. Esta historia nos hace un llamado a tomar conciencia sobre a quienes elejimos como nuestros mandatarios a saber escoger y reconocer cuando nuestros derechos como ciudadanos son vulnerados.

Recuerda:La democracia debe ser el gobierno del pueblo por el pueblo y para el pueblo!

[dorothyser]

Animal Farm

Year: 1954

Writer: George Orwell

Director: Joy Batchelor, John Halas

Country: England

Music: Matyas Seiber

Award: BAFTA Award nomination

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5XZgmw-oJU

Synopsis

The farm animals’ leader, the Ol’ Major, realizes that humans are taking great advantage of them and receiving nothing in exchange, technically abusing all with no exceptions. So, the best they can do is defend themselves and stop the two-legged beings, and they start a rebellion. After taking control of the farm, the animals created laws and an entire movement called Animalism; the idea was that animals should be free and equal among themselves. They kept defending their farm and started building a Windmill. Napoleon and Snowball became crucial pigs on the farm and fought each other. Napoleon used the hounds to chase away Snowball, and another pig, Squealer, says their own kin had betrayed them. This gave Napoleon power over the other animals, and they started changing their rules. By the end, Napoleon and Squealer end up making trades with the humans and even behave like them, taking the lead and once again taking advantage of the rest of the animals.

This film critiques using allegories, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Representating communism and referencing Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky’s rivality, and even Pravda, a manipulative newspaper that had much power in people’s opinion. They had an oppressor and fought back to make their own laws and system to get a new head that would give them the same conditions.

Technique

American animation references were used. Still used the technicolour and multiplane camera. Jhon F. Reed who was a Walt Disney Studios director was hired, as well as an 80 animators crew from The Rank Organisation.

Reception

Animal Farm had the intention to tell a different version of the Russian Revolution history and make it a way that anyone could understand. It became successful after the war when the communist ideology was in a terrible spot where everyone was promoting its opposal. This film was still used as a reference during the Cold War, and opened debate on English left politics.

References

#Youtube

[jshatan]

It’s day 19 of the #7inchvinylchallenge by @dontpanicrecords and @phil_rotation: Cartoon Cover. The Clash - English Civil War b/w Pressure Drop (CBS, 1979) The cover, of course comes from the classic animated adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm by John Halas & Joy Batchelor, made in 1954. The a-side is an adaptation of an American Civil War song, updated to reflect class tensions in the UK in the late 70s. The lyric “Your face was blue in the light of the screen/As we watched the speech of an animal scream” ties in directly with the artwork. The b-side is a killer cover of the Toots & The Maytals song. At the time, a non-LP-b-side from The Clash was like gold! #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylgram #vinylgeek #vinylcollector #vinylcollection #records #vinylchallenge #vinylcommunity #julyvinylchallenge #45rpm #45rpmclub #seveninchvinyl #seveninchsingles https://www.instagram.com/p/CgNZNwygURk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#7inchvinylchallenge #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylgram #vinylgeek #vinylcollector #records #vinylchallenge #vinylcommunity #julyvinylchallenge #45rpm #45rpmclub #seveninchvinyl #seveninchsingles

[jerimystoltzcreations]

June 16, 2022 Creative Multiverse presents: Junetoon Day 16 (Ranger) The Lone Ranger is an American animated television series that ran 26 episodes Saturday mornings on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 6, 1969. The series was produced by Herb Klynn and Jules Engel of Format Films, Hollywood, and designed and made at the Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Film studios in London, England & Artransa Park Studios in Australia. #CreativeMultiverse #Junetoon #junetoon2022 #LoneRanger #CBS #art #artwork #Animated #artistofinstagram #artist #artistforhire #Custom #create #drawing #drawingaday #draweveryday #illustration #pencil #sketch #ink #colordrawing #Sketchcard #fabercastell #copic #twitchstreamer #cartoon https://www.instagram.com/p/CfBGXRsuBo_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#creativemultiverse #junetoon #junetoon2022 #loneranger #cbs #art #artwork #animated #artistofinstagram #artist #artistforhire #custom #create #drawing #drawingaday #draweveryday #illustration #pencil #sketch #ink #colordrawing #sketchcard #fabercastell #copic #twitchstreamer #cartoon

[godoflosses]

Hayvan Çiftliği Filminin Çekimleri İçin Çalışmalar Başladı

George Orwell tarafından 1945 yılında kaleme alınan ve il yayınlandığı günden bu güne hala etkisini sürdüren Hayvan Çiftliği romanı filme uyarlanacak. Hayvan Çiftliği Filmi’nin başrol oyuncusu ise, Yüzüklerin Efendisi serisinden tanıdığımız “Gollum” karakterine hayat veren Andy Serkis olacak.

Hayvan Çiftliği filminin çekimleri henüz başlamış değil ancak proje aşamasının tamamlandığı belirtiliyor. Kaliteli animasyon filmlerinde tecrübeli olan Andy Serkis’in hayat vereceği hayvanın ne olacağı ise oyuncunun hayranları tarafından tartışılmaya başlamış durumda. Andy Serkis daha önce “Maymunlar Cehennemi”nde Caesar” ve “Yüzüklerin Efendisi serisinde Gollum” karakterine hayat vermişti.

Hayvan Çiftliği filmi için proje detaylarına henüz açıklık getirilmese de filmin senaryosunu, komedi filmleri ile tanına yönetmen-senarist Nicholas Stoller yazacak. Filmi çekecek stüdyo ve karakterleri seslendirecek oyuncular ise henüz gizemini koruyor.

Geçmişten Günümüze Hayvan Çiftliği Filmi/Filmleri

Hayvan Çiftliği, etkisi ilk yayınlandığı andan itibaren ivme kazanarak günümüze gelmiştir. Yalnızca belirli bir kesme hitap etmemesi ve ezilen tüm toplumların sözcüsü olması, evrensellik yolunda emin adımlar atmasına neden olmuştur. Kitap daha önce 2 defa sinemaya uyarlanmış ve bu iki film de dönemi içerisinde büyük ilgi toplamıştı. İlk uyarlama 1954 yılında çizgi film olarak seyircinin karşısına çıktı. Yönetmen koltuğunu Joy Batchelor ve John Halas’ın paylaştığı Hayvan Çiftliği filmi, 72 dakikada bizlere domuz diktatörlüğünün diğer hayvanlar penceresinden ne şekilde göründüğü göstermeye çalışıyor. İktidara hangi fikirde ve kim gelirse gelsin daima iktidarın dogmalaşmış fikirlerine büründüğünü çok acı bir şekilde anlatıyor. İçerik bakımından her ne kadar baskılara rağmen kitaptan kopuşlar olsa da 1954 ve 1999 yapımı Hayvan Çiftliği filmi, izlemeye değer görünüyor.

Kaynak: https://www.filmdiziyorumlari.com/hayvan-ciftligi-filmi/

#hayvan çiftliği #george orwell #film önerileri #film önerisi #film repliği #netflix dizileri

[awesomesaurous]

When did you find out about Ruddigore and what do you think of Sir Ruthven?

I found the Halas & Batchelor cartoon version in late 2019 via the animation obsessive twitter. My sister actually forwarded it to me and then we watched it. A few minutes in I realized they were singing actual opera, then I looked into it and discovered it was Gilbert & Sullivan - though like most of the general public I only knew about The Mikado and Pirates of Penzance - and I literally only knew anything about H.M.S. Pinafore because of the Cape Feare episode of the Simpsons.

So I had no idea what Ruddigore was, but of course I looked into it, I learned that actual D'Oyly Carte players were voicing the cartoon, and that led me to finding the gsarchive.net/ website, which had more information than I knew what to do with, until now I've listened to all of them and I can never go back to how I was before. Whoops!

As for Sir Ruthven - as a character I like that he tried to run from an inherited curse but it caught up with him, and I like even more that he used semantic logic, trolling if you will, to dispel his family's curse. And the fact that no one before him ever came up with the same solution, and even more so that it worked, I think he's a special bean. None of the G&S characters have an immense amount of depth, with the possible exception of the ones in the Yeoman of the Guard (and Iolanthe, though that's more my doing than Gilbert's), but it's fun to expand on them - who's going to complain, the dead composer and lyricist?

I still like the Robin design from the Halas & Batchelor cartoon, but I really don't like their version of Ruthven. I know it's supposed to look "horrid" and everything, because now he's a bad baronet, but what's with the hair? It's mostly the hair, I hate the hair.

I don’t have much of an interest in adapting this, because it’s already been done, but there is a bit from the end of act 1 that wasn’t used in the cartoon that kind of intrigues me, and that would require a Robin/Ruthven under duress. I mean, we’ve seen Robin has a temper. It’d be funny if for all his claiming to be a “timid youth,” he’s still a bit of a bastard. I mean, he did fake his own death and leave his little brother to helm the curse. I’ve actually wondered if the only reason he didn’t die, as per the witch’s curse, was because he was committing a crime in perpetuity by living with a false identity. But that might be reading into it too much.

Regardless, I like Sir Ruthven, and I’ll always like Ruddigore because it was the jumping off point for my discovering this whole wonderful collection of music and stories.

#ask #anonymous #gilbert and sullivan #gilbert & sullivan #G&S #ruddigore #sir ruthven #sir ruthven murgatroyd #robin oakapple #halas & batchelor #kvhart

[weirdlandtv]

Halas & Batchelor stop motion short, THE FIGUREHEAD (1952).

(These images come from HERE.)

#animation #stop motion #stopmotion #halas and batchelor #halas #batchelor #films #animated #ships #sea #mermaids #1950s #50s #vintage

[spectaculardistractions]

Animal Farm is probably his slightest book; one can't expect too much from an allegory in which the masses are represented by animals and their betters by man. The cartoon is competently handled, but tells us nothing that we don't know already: Freedom, good, Stalinism, bad.

Raymond Durgnat, A Mirror for England

#raymond durgnat #a mirror for england: british movies from austerity to affluence #george orwell #animal farm #joy batchelor #john halas

[chrisshepherdfilms]

I was interviewed today by the amazing Richard Shaw for a new film about Halas and Batchelor. Here's the guys - thanks for having me. AND i got to handle some of the original cells!!!!

#Halas and Batchelor #Richard Shaw

[everyanimatedmovie]

277. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

7/10

Sorry for the late update, everyone! My air conditioner broke yesterday, and I ended up collapsing in exhaustion from the heat in the afternoon. By the time I woke up, I’d completely forgotten about everything I was supposed to do!

At any rate, in this Asterix movie, he and Obelix must complete twelve impossible tasks set for them by Caesar. This is supposed to prove the rumors among the Romans that they are actually gods, and therefore cannot be successfully invaded.

A solid movie in every way. There's no bad musical numbers, and the animation quality is a big step up from the last two Asterix movies.

#277 #1976 #the twelve tasks of asterix #les douze travaux d'asterix #dargaud #les productions rene goscinny #studios idefix #halas and batchelor #paramount #asterix #cel animation #french #belgian #Rene Goscinny #albert uderzo #pierre watrin #henri gruel #don jurwich #1970s