#Bears cartoon making out full#
Shaw expands, saying the ambition was to make “something that would be evocative of family films of yesteryear, classic children’s films like Swallows and Amazons and Whistle Down the Wind, full of children actually being centre stage and allowed to be unsupervised and to get into situations that aren’t necessarily the safest situations.” Shaw continues: “Jo and I determined right from the start that it was going to be done in a certain way.” Because once you start, there is no turning back, adds Harrison, likening animation to “a great big tanker” where it is hard to change course midway through. “I wanted to make another film like that – one that really touches people’s hearts and that you can be proud of.” Harrison began her animation career on classic 1982 animation The Snowman.
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“But books don’t translate very well into films. In many ways, she had to completely reinvent the book, expanding what is a very short tale into a script with enough story for a 23-minute animation. Harrison began developing the story last September. “We wanted it to be a totally natural animation – no cartoony stuff, no anime – so the animation didn’t get in the way of the story.” Throughout, therefore, the mantra was to “keep it simple”, says fellow director Joanna Harrison, so that the story could shine through. He compares it to an actor who might overact. “You can go completely down the wrong alley if you are not careful.” In particular, there was a risk that the animators, liberated by the technology, might put too much energy and detail into their scenes. But, he adds, it can also present difficulties. “Technology has made it easier and faster,” he says. It is a point echoed by co-director Robin Shaw, who was also the art director on Lupus’ recent feature animation Ethel & Ernest. It made the production process a lot quicker, says producer Ruth Fielding. Many of the backgrounds were painted traditionally onto paper (and then scanned in), but the animation and colouring were done digitally.
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#Bears cartoon making out tv#
Bear Hunt was not hand drawn on paper but onto computer screens using TV Paint software. Like that film, Bear Hunt is a 2D, hand drawn animation. Lupus previously produced C4’s The Snowman and The Snowdog. C4’s Christmas special has a classic, timeless and very British feel – so it comes as a pleasant surprise to find the 30-min special has been produced by a crew of up to 100 working out of producer Lupus Films’ Islington HQ. In an era when plenty of UK animation is farmed out abroad, We’re Going Bear Hunt stands out.