The Professor and Horace also demonstrate different animation techniques, including pin screen, pixillation, rotoscope, and cutout and puppet animation. They discuss the most significant animated films of the past 100 years - everything from Emile Reynaud and Winsor McCayís early works, to Fleischer, Disney and Warner Brothers in the United States, to historically important films from every continent. Trnka, Svankmajer, Ocelot, Plympton, Aardman, Servais - they are all included. Professor Elderberry and Horace were created by Bill Plympton, America's most prolific, most successful independent animator. They were animated by Konstantin Bronzit, winner of numerous awards including the 1995 Grand Prize at the Annecy Animation Festival and three major prizes at the 1999 Festival.

"A terrific, entertaining, intelligent history of the animated film. From the earliest scratchings to the latest computer graphics, this fascinating story tells it all." - Ken Burns, director of PBS documentaries such as "The Civil War," "Baseball" and "Jazz"

"Amusing as it is informative. It shows snippets of 160 films from 26 countries, sweeping through a long history - from Disney to Japanese anime - and a wide variety of techniques with skill and humor." - Christian Science Monitor

"The producers have been remarkably successful in securing very rarely seen international animation and contextualizing it both culturally and historically. Highly sophisticated technical information is simplified for the average viewer and entertainingly presented." - David Ehrlich, Professor of Film and Television Studies - Dartmouth College

"A rare visual delight: an inspired, inspiring history of animated film." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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