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Animation Cel

1978-1979 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Cucumber Studios (producer)
Jankel, Annabel (maker)
Morton, Rocky (maker)

Two cels and a background sheet, part of a sequence for the animated film, 'Accidents will happen'. Each cel sheet is inscribed with a sequence number etc and the backing sheet is inscribed ‘this way up’. It has been made with poster colour and ink on acetate sheeting, each cel is pierced with peg holes for registration on the lower margin, and the backing sheet is on irregularly squared paper.

Object details

Categories
Film and Cinema
Moving Image
Drawings
Object type
Animation cel
Materials and techniques
Acetate Film
Poster Colour
Ink
Drawing (Image-Making)
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
‘Scissors’, two cels and background for the music video of Elvis Costello's Accidents will happen,poster colour and ink on acetate, by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton, 1978-9
Physical description
Two cels and a background sheet, part of a sequence for the animated film, 'Accidents will happen'. Each cel sheet is inscribed with a sequence number etc and the backing sheet is inscribed ‘this way up’. It has been made with poster colour and ink on acetate sheeting, each cel is pierced with peg holes for registration on the lower margin, and the backing sheet is on irregularly squared paper.
Dimensions
  • Overall size height: 27.6cm (Note: Measurements taken from departmental register.)
  • Overall size width: 35.3cm (Note: Measurements taken from departmental register.)
Object history
From the sequence made for the animated film entitled Accidents will happen, made to accompany the music of the same name by the pop musician Elvis Costello. Produced by Cucumber Studios, 1978-9.
Association
Costello, Elvis
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.553-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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