bolexbrothers (alternatively Bolex Brothers) was an independent

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

studio founded by Dave Borthwick and

Dave Alex Riddett David Alexander Riddett (born 25 November 1954) is a prominent English people, English cinematographer mostly known for his work at Aardman Animations. Early life and education Riddett was born in Harborough, England.Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

, UK. The studio specialised in

stop motion Stop-motion (also known as stop frame animation) is an animated filmmaking and special effects technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exh ...

and

pixilation Pixilation is a stop motion technique in which live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames. This technique ...

animation, producing numerous short films and commercials, as well as two feature films, ''

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb ''The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb'' is a 1993 British independent stop-motion/pixilation adult animated science-fantasy dystopian adventure horror film directed, written, shot and edited by Dave Borthwick, produced by bolexbrothers stud ...

'' (1993) and ''

The Magic Roundabout ''The Magic Roundabout'' is an English-language children's programme that ran on BBC Television from 1965 to 1977. It used the footage of the French stop motion animation show '' Le Manège enchanté'' but with completely different scripts a ...

'' (2005). The studio was named after the

Bolex Bolex International S. A. is a Swiss manufacturer of motion picture cameras based in Yverdon located in Canton of Vaud, the most notable products of which are in the 16 mm and Super 16 mm formats. Originally Bol, the company was founded ...

brand of 16mm cameras once popular with animators and was first established as a collective of artists in the 1980s before becoming a company in 1991 and running to roughly 2008. The studio's films were often dark and

surrealistic Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ...

, described by Borthwick as presenting “a reality that's just slightly sideways”. Their films often employed experimental or uncommon animation techniques such as

(posing and shooting live actors frame-by-frame).

Filmography

Feature films *''

'' (1993) Dir. Dave Borthwick *''

'' (2005) Dir. Dave Borthwick *''

Grass Roots A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or continent movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from volunteers at the local level to imp ...

'' (Unfinished) Dir. Dave Borthwick Short films *''The Biz'' (1994) Dir. Darren Walsh *''The Saint Inspector'' (1996) Dir. Mike Booth *''Keep in a Dry Place and Away From Children'' (1997) Dir. Martin Rhys Davies *''Little Dark Poet'' (1999) Dir. Mike Booth *''Tastes Like Tuna'' (2000) Dir. Mike Booth *''How Do You Feel'' (2001) Dir. Paul B Davies *''The Day of the Subgenius'' (2001) Dir.

Chris Hopewell Chris Hopewell is an English music video director. He has directed videos for Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Scissor Sisters, Run the Jewels, Louis XIV, The Knife, The Offspring, Avenged Sevenfold, and several others. His video for Radi ...

Commercials *

Nestea Lim Jae-Duk (), known by the pseudonym of NesTea, is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy game '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. He has won $246,963 in tournament winnings over the course of his ''StarCraft 2'' care ...

- ''Closed'' (2000) *

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- ''Aroma'' (1999) *

Budweiser Budweiser () is an American-style pale lager, a brand of Belgian company AB InBev. Introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, Budweiser has become a large selling beer company in the United States. Budweiser is a filte ...

- ''Pick Me Up'' (1999) *

Chupa Chups Chupa Chups () is a Spanish brand of confectionery found in over 150 countries. The brand was founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat, and is currently owned by the Italian- Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle. The name of the brand comes from the Spanish ...

- ''The Jungle'' (1998) *Chupa Chups - ''Barcode'' (1998) *Nestea - ''Kwikimart'' (1998) *Scotland Against Drugs - ''Animates'' (1998) *

Lego Lego (, ; ; stylised as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. Lego consists of variously coloured interlocking plastic bricks made of acrylonitri ...

- ''Canteen'' (1997) *

Carlsberg Carlsberg may refer to: Places * Carlsberg (district), a district in Copenhagen, Denmark ** Carlsberg station, its train station * Carlsberg, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Carlsberg Fjord, Greenland Other uses * Carlsbe ...

- ''Snowman'' (1997) *

Fanta Fanta () is an American-owned brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland under the leadership of German businessman Max Keith. There are over 200 flavors worldwide. Fanta originated in Germany as a Co ...

- ''The Colour of Friendship'' (1994) *Fanta - ''Big and Orange'' (1994) Music videos *''Lost at Sea'' -

Startled Insects Startled Insects, later known as The Insects, are an instrumental English pop-jazz band. History Startled Insects began around 1983 in Bristol, England, as a collective of three producers/multi-instrumentalists, Tim Norfolk, Bob Locke and Rich ...

*''Igors Horn'' - Startled Insects *''Grass Grow'' - *''Creatures'' - Startled Insects *''Vikings Go Pumping'' - Loggerheads

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References

External links

Official website
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