- Bolexbrothers
bolexbrothers (alternatively Bolex Brothers) is an independent British
animation studio based inBristol . The studio specialises instop motion animation, producing numerous short films and commercials, as well as one stop motion feature film, "The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb " (their second feature, "The Magic Roundabout", was computer animated). Named after theBolex brand of 16mm cameras once popular with animators, the studio was established in1991 byanimator and former theatrical effects designerDave Borthwick , and colleague Dave Alex Riddett.The studio's films are often dark and
surrealistic , described by Borthwick as presenting “a reality that's just slightly sideways”. Their films often employ experimental or uncommon animation techniques such aspixilation (posing and shooting live actors frame-by-frame).Filmography
Feature films
* "
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb " (1993 )hort subjects
* "How Do You Feel" (2001)
* "Tastes Like Tuna" (2000)
* "Little Dark Poet" (1999)
* "Keep in a Dry Place and Away From Children" (1997) [http://www.razrez.co.uk/flicks_IKE.htm view the film at the director's website]
* "The Saint Inspector" (1996)References
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*External links
* [http://www.bolexbrothers.co.uk/ Official website]
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