SILHOUETTE — all episodes — Fantasy/Animation

Episode 63 - Animated Christmas Adverts (1951-2018) (with Malcolm Cook)

The Christmas spirit is finally in the air, with Chris and Alex using Episode 63 of the podcast as their annual opportunity to discuss all things seasonal - this time examining the fantasy of Christmas advertising, and the repeated role played by animation in the construction of festive commercials, television ads and brand promotions. They are joined in their Yuletide deliberations by Dr Malcolm Cook, Associate Professor in Film Studies (University of Southampton), whose numerous publications include the monograph Early British Animation: From Page and Stage to Cinema Screens (2018) and the co-edited collection (with Professor Kirsten Moana Thompson) Animation and Advertising (2019).

PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantDecember 7, 2020ADVERTISING, BRANDS, CHRISTMAS, SILHOUETTE, CEL-ANIMATION, DIGITAL, HYBRIDITYComment

Episode 38 - The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Lotte Reiniger, 1926) (with Caroline Ruddell - Live @ Cinema Museum)

Episode 38 comes to you live from the Cinema Museum in Kennington, London, as Chris and Alex take to the stage to discuss the craft and creativity of silhouette animated feature The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Lotte Reiniger, 1926). Recorded in front of a lively audience of animated fantasy fans back in October 2019, the conversation featured very special guest Dr Caroline Ruddell (Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at Brunel University London), an expert on Reiniger who has published work on the filmmaker in Fantasy/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums and Genres (2018), and the recent anthology The Crafty Animator: Handmade, Craft-based Animation and Cultural Value (2019), of which she is also the collection’s co-editor.

PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantJanuary 20, 2020CRAFT, CREATIVITY, GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM, FILM STYLE, SILHOUETTE, STOP-MOTIONComment