Toonhound - Snip and Snap (1960)

   "Snip the magic scissors that go snip, snip, snip..."

    This pioneering stop-motion series from Halas & Batchelor stars a "magic"
    pair of scissors called Snip, and an eager origami puppy dog called Snap.
    Snip can bring things to life by cutting round them. He even has a hand in
    Snap's creation, as we witness the pup's assembly during the opening credits.
    Snap then heads off to explore a sublime blend of household and papercaft
    landscapes, encountering a host of card characters and animated everyday
    objects who confound and amuse him. Snip's never too far away, mind,
    so he's ready to cut in and save the day with some more papercraft
    magic, when required...

    Oh, hang on. Did we attach a gender to Snip in that previous paragraph?
    The series doesn't define those scissors as being male or female!

    Gender specifics aside, this is a brilliantly simple premise for a series and
    it spotlights some super papercraft, courtesy of the Danish origami and
    kirigami master, Thoki Yenn. We meet Thoki in that opening sequence,
    wielding Snip and creating his puppy pal for real. John Halas first met
    Thoki - or "Thok" - whilst visiting Copenhagen for a lecture. Thok was
    attempting to animate some of his paper sculptures in a series of short
    film strips, so John Halas invited him to London to develop the project
    and in time, Snip and Snap came to life.

    Snip, Snap, Snarl and Sniff

    There's Snip and there's Snap, but we mustn't forget there are two more
    card canines in the series, in the form of Snarl and Sniff. Snarl is an
    overbearing bulldog, whilst Sniff is a super-competitive pooch. Sniff
    and Snap's feud in the episode "Top Dog" was good enough to earn
    them First Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

    Snipping Free

    Notice the name of Elisabeth Beresford on the series credits, several years
    before she found acclaim via the Wombles.

     Awards

    1960 Venice Film Festival - First prize for "Top Dogs" episode
    1961 Venice Film Festival award for "Ice Cake Island"
    1961 Vancouver festival award for "Ice Cake Island"

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			Snip and Snap (1960) producers: Halas & Batchelor for ABC Television animation: stop-motion animation episodes: 26 x 6mins
		"Snip the magic scissors that go snip, snip, snip..." This pioneering stop-motion series from Halas & Batchelor stars a "magic" pair of scissors called Snip, and an eager origami puppy dog called Snap. Snip can bring things to life by cutting round them. He even has a hand in Snap's creation, as we witness the pup's assembly during the opening credits. Snap then heads off to explore a sublime blend of household and papercaft landscapes, encountering a host of card characters and animated everyday objects who confound and amuse him. Snip's never too far away, mind, so he's ready to cut in and save the day with some more papercraft magic, when required... Oh, hang on. Did we attach a gender to Snip in that previous paragraph? The series doesn't define those scissors as being male or female! Gender specifics aside, this is a brilliantly simple premise for a series and it spotlights some super papercraft, courtesy of the Danish origami and kirigami master, Thoki Yenn. We meet Thoki in that opening sequence, wielding Snip and creating his puppy pal for real. John Halas first met Thoki - or "Thok" - whilst visiting Copenhagen for a lecture. Thok was attempting to animate some of his paper sculptures in a series of short film strips, so John Halas invited him to London to develop the project and in time, Snip and Snap came to life. Snip, Snap, Snarl and Sniff There's Snip and there's Snap, but we mustn't forget there are two more card canines in the series, in the form of Snarl and Sniff. Snarl is an overbearing bulldog, whilst Sniff is a super-competitive pooch. Sniff and Snap's feud in the episode "Top Dog" was good enough to earn them First Prize at the Venice Film Festival. Snipping Free Notice the name of Elisabeth Beresford on the series credits, several years before she found acclaim via the Wombles. Awards 1960 Venice Film Festival - First prize for "Top Dogs" episode 1961 Venice Film Festival award for "Ice Cake Island" 1961 Vancouver festival award for "Ice Cake Island"
		episode titles Bagpipes Treasure of Ice Cake Island Spring Song Snap’s Rocket Snakes and Ladders In the Jungle Lone World Sail Thin Ice Magic Book Circus Star Snapshots		Moonstruck Snap and the Beanstalk Goodwill to all Dogs In the Cellar The Grand Concert The Beggar's Uproar The Birthday Cake Snap Goes East The Hungry Dog Top Dogs
		ABC presents a Halas & Batchelor Paper-dog film directors: John Halas, Thoki Yenn (Thok) producer: John Halas music: Matyas Seiber, Jack King story: John Halas, Elisabeth Beresford and Roger Manvell design: Thok animation: Thok, Vic Hodges and Johnny Morris editor: Jack King sound & fx: Jack King On the web Halas & Batchelor The official studio site... Animation Research Centre The Surrey-based centre have an extensive Halas & Batchelor collection, with lots of info online... The Clouds of Thoki Yenn This is Thok's own convoluted web site, archived after his death for our perusal... Lost Continent And here's Neil's super Snip & Snap blog entry... index » previous » next »
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