A Comparative Analysis of the Transition from Stop-Motion to CG Animation at Two South African Studios: Sunrise and Triggerfish
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2019
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Walker, Kelly
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A critical and comparative analysis of South African computer-generated animation, focusing on the CG animation produced by two Cape Town based studios: Sunrise and Triggerfish. The history of these studios, as well as the technical and stylistic conventions that they subscribe to in the creation of computer-generated animation, will be discussed relative to each other and to their stop-motion origins. The bulk of the inquiry will take the form of a comparative analysis of four texts, with Khumba (2013) reflecting Triggerfish’s CG portfolio and their work for Takalani Sesame (2000-2005) depicting their stop-motion contributions, while Munki and Trunk (2016) and The Legend of the Sky Kingdom (2003) represent Sunrise’s CG and stop-motion animation respectively. Through a comparison of production pipelines, techniques and style, an attempt will be made to assess the impact of global markets on South African animation aesthetics.
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A Research Report submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in the field of Digital Animation by Research Report.
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Walker, Kelly Kimberley, (2019) A comparative analysis of the transition from Stop-Motion to CG Animation at two South African studios :Sunrise and Triggerfish, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, https://hdl.handle.net/10539/29348