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The company acquired the rights to produce a ''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series from [[Nintendo]],<ref name="Retrojunk">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20081227060342/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/430-donkey-kong-country|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' {{!}} TV show|language=en|date=August 5, 2008|author=Strobel, Erika (canuckgirl1966)|accessdate=August 17, 2024|publisher=RetroJunk}}</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 feature musical numbers and dancing sequences in each episode.<ref name="Retrojunk"/> Parallel to ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', Medialab also produced ''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]'' 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>{{cite|author=Fischer, Ron|language=en|url=www.motioncapturesociety.com/resources/industry-history|title=The History and Current State of motion capture|publisher=Motion Capture Society|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref> | The company acquired the rights to produce a ''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series from [[Nintendo]],<ref name="Retrojunk">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20081227060342/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/430-donkey-kong-country|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' {{!}} TV show|language=en|date=August 5, 2008|author=Strobel, Erika (canuckgirl1966)|accessdate=August 17, 2024|publisher=RetroJunk}}</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 feature musical numbers and dancing sequences in each episode.<ref name="Retrojunk"/> Parallel to ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', Medialab also produced ''[[Donkey Kong Planet]]'' 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>{{cite|author=Fischer, Ron|language=en|url=www.motioncapturesociety.com/resources/industry-history|title=The History and Current State of motion capture|publisher=Motion Capture Society|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref> | ||
The company was reacquired by Videosystem in 1999, and filled for bankruptcy in 2000 | The company was reacquired by Videosystem in 1999, and filled for bankruptcy in 2000,<ref name="Histoire 3D"/>but reopened in 2006 as a post-production facility. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 07:28, September 14, 2024
| Medialab | |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Current president | Jacques Peyrache |
Medialab was a French animation studio founded in 1990. It animated the first two seasons of Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Planet, and commercials for the series.
History
Medialab was spun off from 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 Moebius.[1] Following the death of founder Alain Guiot in a car accident in 1992, Medialab was acquired by Canal+, which canceled Starwatcher and focused the studio on TV animation.[1]
The company acquired the rights to produce a Donkey Kong Country animated series from Nintendo,[2] but fired the original writers after they produced scripts that were judged terrible and featured content unacceptable for a children's program.[2] Medialab contacted Nelvana for assistance in producing the show,[2] and insisted it feature musical numbers and dancing sequences in each episode.[2] Parallel to Donkey Kong Country, Medialab also produced Donkey Kong Planet 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.[3]
The company was reacquired by Videosystem in 1999, and filled for bankruptcy in 2000,[1]but reopened in 2006 as a post-production facility.
References
- ^ a b c Medialab. Paris ACM SIGGRAPH (French). Retrieved August 17, 2024. (Archived September 16, 2015, 03:26:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c d Strobel, Erika (canuckgirl1966) (August 5, 2008). Donkey Kong Country | TV show. RetroJunk (English). Archived December 27, 2008, 06:03:42 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Fischer, Ron. The History and Current State of motion capture. Motion Capture Society (English). Retrieved August 17, 2024.
