Budapest-born Peter Foldes was one of a number of Hungarian artists (another was the film's composer Mátyás Seiber) who ended up working with fellow countryman John Halas on the latter's animated films after he moved to Britain in 1946. After leaving Halas, Foldes made a number of animated films in collaboration with his British wife Joan (b. 1924), starting with the allegorical Animated Genesis (1952), On Closer Inspection (1953) and A Short Vision (1956).[1]
A Short Vision became one of the most influential British animated films ever made, when it was screened on US television as part of the popular Ed Sullivan Show. Although children were advised to leave the room while it played, it still caused outrage and alarm with its graphic representation of the horrors of nuclear war. In the film, wild creatures flee in terror as a strange missile flies overhead. As it passes over the sleeping city, the world's leaders and wise men look upwards. The missile explodes, destroying humans, wild creatures and the Earth itself. It caught the mood of the times, since the mid-1950s was the height of both the Cold War and nuclear paranoia.[1]
Foldes later moved to Paris, where he became an early pioneer in computer animation.[1] Foldes was one of the first animators to use the Tweening method. In the 1960s, he worked for the Research Service of the ORTF. He is one of the pioneers of computer animation with his film Hunger, which received the Jury Prize in the "short film" category at Cannes Film Festival as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 47th Academy Awards in 1975. In 1997, scientists Nestor Burtnyk and Marceli Wein earned an Academy Award for their technical achievement in computer animation with Foldes for their "pioneering work" on Hunger.[2]
^"Retired NRC Scientists Burtnyk and Wein honoured as Fathers of Computer Animation Technology in Canada". Sphere (National Research Council of Canada) 4. 1996. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
^This short animated film is Peter and Joan Foldes' second and last film together. Its bleak subject - the end of the world caused by a nuclear apocalypse - reflects a widespread preoccupation in 50s Britain which would soon lead to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).The film is composed mostly of still drawings, creating a terrifying effect amplified by a sombre commentary spoken in the style of the Bible. The film had a very strong impact on audiences, in particular across the Atlantic, where it was shown on primetime television to millions of American viewers and reportedly produced one of the biggest reactions since Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' broadcast in 1938. (Christophe Dupin)
^Reproduction in "Beaux Arts magazine" n°72, October 1989, p. 20
peter, foldes, august, 1924, budapest, march, 1977, paris, hungarian, british, director, animator, born, 1924, august, 1924budapest, hungarydied29, march, 1977, 1977, aged, occupation, film, director, producer, contents, biography, filmography, paintings, refe. Peter Foldes 22 August 1924 in Budapest 29 March 1977 in Paris was a Hungarian British director and animator Peter FoldesBorn 1924 08 22 22 August 1924Budapest HungaryDied29 March 1977 1977 03 29 aged 52 Occupation s Film director producer Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Paintings 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBudapest born Peter Foldes was one of a number of Hungarian artists another was the film s composer Matyas Seiber who ended up working with fellow countryman John Halas on the latter s animated films after he moved to Britain in 1946 After leaving Halas Foldes made a number of animated films in collaboration with his British wife Joan b 1924 starting with the allegorical Animated Genesis 1952 On Closer Inspection 1953 and A Short Vision 1956 1 A Short Vision became one of the most influential British animated films ever made when it was screened on US television as part of the popular Ed Sullivan Show Although children were advised to leave the room while it played it still caused outrage and alarm with its graphic representation of the horrors of nuclear war In the film wild creatures flee in terror as a strange missile flies overhead As it passes over the sleeping city the world s leaders and wise men look upwards The missile explodes destroying humans wild creatures and the Earth itself It caught the mood of the times since the mid 1950s was the height of both the Cold War and nuclear paranoia 1 Foldes later moved to Paris where he became an early pioneer in computer animation 1 Foldes was one of the first animators to use the Tweening method In the 1960s he worked for the Research Service of the ORTF He is one of the pioneers of computer animation with his film Hunger which received the Jury Prize in the short film category at Cannes Film Festival as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 47th Academy Awards in 1975 In 1997 scientists Nestor Burtnyk and Marceli Wein earned an Academy Award for their technical achievement in computer animation with Foldes for their pioneering work on Hunger 2 Filmography edit1952 Animated genesis animated short film 1953 On Closer Inspection animated short film 1956 A Short Vision animated short film 1 3 1964 Appetit d oiseau animated short film 1965 Un garcon plein d avenir animated short film 1965 1971 Dim Dam Dom television series 1966 Plus vite short film 1967 Eveil short film 1968 La Belle cerebrale short film 1969 Je tu elles 1971 Metadata animated short film 1971 Narcissus Echo animated short film 1974 Hunger animated short film 1977 Reve animated short film 1977 Envisage animated short filmPaintings edit Histo Art N 1 1962 oil on canvas 161 x 129 cm 4 References edit a b c d Brooke Michael Short Vision A 1956 BFI Screenoline Retrieved 2011 04 20 Retired NRC Scientists Burtnyk and Wein honoured as Fathers of Computer Animation Technology in Canada Sphere National Research Council of Canada 4 1996 Retrieved 2011 04 20 This short animated film is Peter and Joan Foldes second and last film together Its bleak subject the end of the world caused by a nuclear apocalypse reflects a widespread preoccupation in 50s Britain which would soon lead to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament CND The film is composed mostly of still drawings creating a terrifying effect amplified by a sombre commentary spoken in the style of the Bible The film had a very strong impact on audiences in particular across the Atlantic where it was shown on primetime television to millions of American viewers and reportedly produced one of the biggest reactions since Orson Welles War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938 Christophe Dupin Reproduction in Beaux Arts magazine n 72 October 1989 p 20External links editPeter Foldes at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Foldes amp oldid 1220453171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
