South African stop-motion animation from 1980-2005
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2010-08-05
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Haycock, Andrew
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A critical history of South African animation that focuses on the use of three-dimensional
(3D) stop-motion techniques in South Africa between the years 1980 and 2005, by three
stop-motion studios: Klaybow Films, XYZoo, and Triggerfish. The history of these
studios, as well as the technical and stylistic elements of the stop-motion they produced,
will be discussed in terms of the social, political, economic and technological conditions
that existed in South Africa during these years. Through this understanding of context,
history, technique and style an attempt will be made to suggest a uniquely South African
3D stop-motion aesthetic.