Cosgrove Hall Productions
Of Mice and Toads
Will be published approx. on 13. February 2025
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-5013-7671-9 (ISBN)
Description
This open access book uncovers the untold story of the making of Cosgrove Hall Productions' most successful works, bookended by the many others that, together, shaped an animation company which generated a ground-breaking and lasting impact like no other.
Any British child of the 1980s will remember Danger Mouse - 'the world's greatest secret agent' - and The Wind in the Willows, a series produced using stop frame puppets that faithfully recreated the world of Kenneth Grahame's Edwardian story in remarkable detail. What they may not realise is that these acclaimed series, seemingly so different in style and approach, were made simultaneously under one roof: that of Cosgrove Hall Productions, in the modest suburb of Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester. As the first substantial academic study on this company, this book explores the history of Cosgrove Hall Productions by delving into the pipelines behind its two most successful properties.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
Any British child of the 1980s will remember Danger Mouse - 'the world's greatest secret agent' - and The Wind in the Willows, a series produced using stop frame puppets that faithfully recreated the world of Kenneth Grahame's Edwardian story in remarkable detail. What they may not realise is that these acclaimed series, seemingly so different in style and approach, were made simultaneously under one roof: that of Cosgrove Hall Productions, in the modest suburb of Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester. As the first substantial academic study on this company, this book explores the history of Cosgrove Hall Productions by delving into the pipelines behind its two most successful properties.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
78 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5013-7671-9 (9781501376719)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Richard Keith Haynes is Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Animation Production course at Arts University Bournemouth, UK. His animation credits include The Pirates!: In an Adventure with Scientists (2012) and Shaun the Sheep Movie (2014).
Content
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Granada Years
Chapter 2: Cosgrove Hall Productions is Born
Chapter 3: A New Animated Mouse
Chapter 4: Adaptation of a Classic Story
Chapter 5: Limited Drawings and Sophisticated Models
Chapter 6: Breathing Life into
Chapter 7: Toad of Toad Hall Lives
Chapter 8: Bringing the Shows Together
Chapter 9: Post Mice and Toads
Conclusion
Endnotes
Episode Guides: Case Studies
A Guide to Further Research
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Granada Years
Chapter 2: Cosgrove Hall Productions is Born
Chapter 3: A New Animated Mouse
Chapter 4: Adaptation of a Classic Story
Chapter 5: Limited Drawings and Sophisticated Models
Chapter 6: Breathing Life into
Chapter 7: Toad of Toad Hall Lives
Chapter 8: Bringing the Shows Together
Chapter 9: Post Mice and Toads
Conclusion
Endnotes
Episode Guides: Case Studies
A Guide to Further Research
Bibliography
Index