Editing Medialab

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'''Medialab''' was a French animation studio founded in 1990. It animated the first two seasons of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[La planète de Donkey Kong]]'', and commercials for the series.

==History==
Medialab was spun off from [http://histoire3d.siggraph.org/index.php?title=Videosystem Videosystem] in 1990 to focus on 3D animation for post-production work and the production of ''Starwatcher'', a 3D animation movie done in cooperation with artist [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]].<ref name="Histoire 3D">[http://histoire3d.siggraph.org/index.php?title=Medialab Entry on the Histoire 3D wiki]. The wiki was created and maintained by the [http://paris.siggraph.org/ Paris ACM SIGGRAPH]. Retrieved October 8, 2015. </ref> Following the death of founder Alain Guiot in a car accident in 1992, Medialab was acquired by {{wp|Canal+}}, which canceled ''Starwatcher'' and focused the studio on TV animation.<ref name="Histoire 3D"/>

The company acquired the rights to produce a ''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series from [[Nintendo]],<ref name="Retrojunk">[http://web.archive.org/web/20081227060342/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/430-donkey-kong-country/ Retrojunk page for Donkey Kong Country] (August 5, 2008). Erika Strobel's comment is under the username "canuckgirl1966" (Retrieved April 24, 2016)</ref> but fired the original writers after they produced scripts that were judged terrible and featured content unacceptable for a children's program.<ref name="Retrojunk"/> Medialab contacted [[Nelvana]] for assistance in producing the show,<ref name="Retrojunk"/> and insisted it features singing and dancing sequences in each episode.<ref name="Retrojunk"/> Parralel to ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', Medialab also produced ''[[La planète de Donkey Kong]]'' for France 2, a post modern programming block for France 2's children programming. The company's work on its two ''Donkey Kong'' shows pioneered the use of magnetic motion capture in TV animation.<ref>Ron Fischer, [http://www.motioncapturesociety.com/resources/industry-history The History and Current State of motion capture]. ''Motion Capture Society''. Retrieved October 8, 2015</ref>

The company was reacquired by Videosystem in 1999, and filled for bankruptcy in 2000.<ref name="Histoire 3D"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://histoire3d.siggraph.org/index.php?title=Medialab Histoire 3D Wiki entry]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rcNu8rrLXg Promotional tape featuring Donkey Kong Country footage]

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