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ANIMAL FARM

ANIMAL FARM. Emily Knight. Animal FARm (1954). The first British feature length animated entertainment film released in 1954. Created by the Halas & Batchelor Company. Based on the 1945 novel by George Orwell. John Halas (1912 - 1995). Born in Budapest, Hungary. Studied painting.

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ANIMAL FARM

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  1. ANIMAL FARM Emily Knight

  2. Animal FARm(1954) • The first British feature length animated entertainment filmreleased in 1954. • Created by the Halas & BatchelorCompany. • Based on the 1945 novel by George Orwell.

  3. John Halas (1912 - 1995) • Born in Budapest, Hungary. • Studied painting. • Opened his own animation studio in 1932 in Hungary, but struggled for work.

  4. Joy Batchelor(1914 - 1991) • Born in Watford, England. • An experienced animator/illustrator, she began working with Halas in 1938 in Hungary. • She and Halas later married.

  5. Dustbin parade 1941

  6. Animal farm production

  7. Animal Farm • Based on the novel by the British writer George Orwell (1903-1950). • An allegory of the Russian Revolution told with animals published in 1945. It is strong critic of totalitarianism. • Released at a time of anxiety about the rise of Communism after the Second World War.

  8. Animal farm • Production took around three years. • Released theatrically in 1954. • Halas & Batchelor became the largest studio in Europe. • At the height of production 80 people worked on the film.

  9. Louis De Rochmont • The American producer • of Animal Farm.

  10. Louis De Rochmont • The American producer • of Animal Farm. • And front man for the real financial backers : • The C.I.A.

  11. The C.I.A provided $300,000 out of a cost of over $500,000towards the budget of the film.

  12. Less then Disney’s Snow White (1938) which cost $1,488,423.

  13. Or around a third less then a Tom and Jerry per minute.

  14. Production design

  15. A still from animal farm

  16. Animal designs

  17. Boxer the carthorse

  18. Napoleon the pig

  19. Background design

  20. John halas acting out the facial expressions of a pig.

  21. Japanese film poster

  22. Napoleon and squealer

  23. Uk poster 1962

  24. Boxer, Benjamin and the duckling

  25. Boxer lies injured

  26. ‘All art is propaganda’ • George Orwell

  27. But that doesn’t mean propaganda can’t be a work of art.

  28. The end Thanks for watching

  29. Biblography • Pig Brother Image: Harlequinboyz.blogspot.co.uk. 2013. . ANimal Farm animated movie ~ Me and my Words. [online] Available at: http://harlequinboyz.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/animal-farm-animated-movie.html[Accessed: 1 Nov 2013] • John Halas Image: Film.britishcouncil.org. 2013. Untitled. [online] Available at: http://film.britishcouncil.org/images/films/2012/07/JHfilmcans_1342549060229_37076242c00.jpg [Accessed: 1Nov 2013]. • Joy Batchelor Image: Blog.slurpystudios.com. 2013. Untitled. [online] Available at: http://blog.slurpystudios.com/files/2011/05/John-Halas-Joy-Batchelor.jpg [Accessed: 3 Nov 2013]. • Dustbin Parade Still, John Halas with Mirror Still: Animation Nation: The Art of Persuasion. 2005. [TV programme] • Pig Sketch Image Still, Napoleon and Squealer Still, Boxer, Benjamin and Duckling Still : Animal Farm. 1954. [film] Britain: Halas-Batchelor. • Louis De RochmontImage: Filmreference.com. 2013. Untitled. [online] Available at: http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_04_img1468.jpg [Accessed: 4 Nov 2013] • Donkey Image, Horse with Cart in background Image, Animal Film Character Scale Image, Boxer Character Design Image, Napoleon Character Designs Image: One1more2time3.wordpress.com. 2012. halas+batchelor | One1more2time3's Weblog. [online] Available at: http://one1more2time3.wordpress.com/tag/halasbatchelor/ [Accessed: 30 Oct 2013]. • Japanese Animal Farm Poster: Moviepostershop.com. 2013. Animal Farm Movie Posters From Movie Poster Shop. [online] Available at: http://www.moviepostershop.com/animal-farm-movie-poster-1954 [Accessed: 3 Nov 2013]. • British Animal Farm Poster: Michaelspornanimation.com. 2013. Untitled. [online] Available at: http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/wp-content/M/AFW.jpg [Accessed: 4 Nov 2013]. • Boxer Lies Injured Image: Flickfeast.co.uk. 2013. Untitled. [online] Available at: http://flickfeast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Animal-Farm.jpg [Accessed: 4 Nov 2013]. • Napoleon Eye Detail Image: Sirenvisual.com.au. 2013. Animal Farm Special Edition - Siren Visual. [online] Available at: http://www.sirenvisual.com.au/Product/355.php [Accessed: 5 Nov 2013]. • Orwell Quote: Leab, D. 2007. Orwell subverted. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press.

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