Malcolm Collett
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Malcolm Collett is a Canadian animator.
Early life and education
Collett started his career at the
Soon after Collett moved to Alberta to work on a series of documentary films at the
Documentary film production
In 1975 Collett was hired to work as an associate producer with
The paintings were photographed at the Glenbow Museum using an 8x10 Linhoff Camera producing 8x10 colour transparencies. Each transparency was backlit on an animation camera stand and photographed using animated pans, zoom and effects.The film was narrated by Christopher Plummer with a score by Kenyon Hopkins.
The film's debut aired on
Animatoon exhibition
After completing his contract with the Devonian Foundation, Collett began organising an animation exhibition in the Banff Centre's
Some of the early animation imagery was produced based on early designs by Collett and Tapani Knuutila, while other samples were submitted from studios around the world. Collett spent months requesting contemporary animation works from international animation companies to display some of their recent work. The final exhibit included submissions from Richard Williams, Halas and Batchelor, and Atkinson Film Arts.
Marmalade Animation
In 1979 Collett incorporated his company Marmalade Animation Ltd. in Canmore. He landed projects with the Alberta Government and various other animated projects, but found it difficult to produce animation in a small town and moved his company to Vancouver.
Collett was contracted by Alberta Culture to produce and design eight 60-second vignettes for television distribution throughout Alberta, to mark Alberta's 75th centennial celebrations in 1980. The vignettes told stories of events in Alberta's over the past 75 years, and included:
- Wop May: Short story about the Canadian ace pilot who saved a community from diphtheria
- Lost Lemon Mine: Story of prospectors who claim "there was gold in them hills!" Only to discover fools gold.
- Calgary Stampede: Story about how the Calgary Stampede started, using cut-out animation.
- City of Edmonton: Story of how the city panicked when a herd of elephants escaped from the circus.
- Lethbridge, Alberta.
- Jack Bowlen: Story of a well known Calgary rancher and his love for horses.
- Athabasca Tarsands: Story of the discovery of the Athabasca oil sands of northern Alberta.
- Milk River Canyon: Story of the provincially designated protected area in the south-eastern corner of Alberta.
In November 1981, Collett received a contract to produce a segment of animation for a documentary film entitled The Snow War, produced by
Collett was commissioned to produce a 7-minute animated film for the United Nations pavilion at Expo 86 in Vancouver. His film depicted the history of inventions and weapons over the years, including the wheel and the printing press.
Collett produced the first Canadian independent animated half-hour for television in Western Canada, Tales of the Mouse Hockey League.[5] The film aired on CBC National in April 1987 and received an 80% viewer rating.
References
- ^ http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/riveredge.cfm#series5[dead link]
- ^ "Search Results - Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives - Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity". archives.banffcentre.ca.
- ^ "Animatoon: A History of the Animated Film by Malcolm Collett". www.surrey.ca. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "The Snow War". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ http://www.estellesalata.ca/?page_id=267[dead link]
- Collett, Malcolm (6 December 2021). "Elliot Lake City Banner Project". City of Elliot Lake.
- Collett, Malcolm. "Tales of the Mouse Hockey League". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023.
External links
- Malcolm Collett at IMDb
- Malcolm Collett Artist
- Malcolm Collett Behance
- Tales of the Mouse Hockey League. Lavanguardia
- Canadian Film and Video Bibliography Guide Tales of the Mouse Hockey League