Four-Mations Explained

Four-Mations was a regular animation strand broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in the 1990s.^[1] The series featured short animated films, tributes, and sometimes a documentary on animation.^[2] The series was notable for co-financing some films and broadcasting animated films from around the world. The series was first broadcast in 1990 and finished in 1998.^[3]

In 2008 a website made for people to upload, view and share animated films and games 4mations, borrowing the 4 Mation title.

Notable animations

Notable animations broadcast as part of 4 Mations:

• George Pal - Puppetoons
• Knick Knack in its uncut form
• Red's Dream
• Tin Toy
• Luxo Jr.
• Films by Candy Guard - Fatty Issues, Hair, Alternative Fringe etc.
• Nick Park - Creature Comforts
• Daddie's Little Piece of Dresden China
• Films by David Anderson such as Deadsy and The Door
• Ah Pook Is Here
• The Springer and the SS by Jiří Trnka
• Films by Dianne Jackson
• Paul Driessen - Tip Top, Elbowing, The Killing of an Egg, Sunny Side Up, On Land, at Sea and in the Air etc.
• Bob Godfrey - Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit, Henry 9 To 5, It's a square world, Alf, Bill and Fred
• Paul Klee - Taking a Line for a walk
• Bill Plympton - Push Comes to Shove
• Phil Mulloy - Cowboys
• Chage and Aska - On Your Mark
• Yellow Submarine
• The Smurfs - I've Got a Little Puppy
• The Blue Gum Boy (film) (Banned Fourmation)

External links

• BFi Film & TV Database listing for four mations

Notes and References

1. Web site: A press pack published in November 2002 to mark Channel 4's 20 year anniversary. Thompson. Mark. November 2002. Channel Four. 16 April 2013. 4–5. autumn 1992 highlights ... Four-Mations, Channel 4’s animation strand, continued in this period..
2. Web site: The History of Channel 4 and The Future of British Animation. Kotlarz. Irene. September 1999. ISSUE 4.6. ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE. 16 April 2013. umbrella packaging ... called Fourmations. ... showcasing commissioned and bought-in shorts, and sometimes even documentaries about animation, ... tributes to international animation artists like Yuri Norstein and Norman McLaren.
3. Web site: Channel 4 at 25. Duguid. Mark. Screenonline. 16 April 2013. regular Four-Mations (1990-98).