My Dog Tulip Explained

My Dog Tulip
Music:John Avarese
Editing:Paul Fierlinger
Studio:Norman Twain Productions
Distributor:New Yorker Films
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$246,574[1]

My Dog Tulip is a 2009 American animated drama film based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by J. R. Ackerley, BBC editor, novelist and memoirist. The film tells the story of Ackerley's fifteen-year relationship with his Alsatian dog (German Shepherd) Queenie, who had been renamed Tulip for the book.[2] [3] The film  - geared toward an adult audience[4] [5]  - was written, animated and directed by Paul Fierlinger and his wife, Sandra Fierlinger.

Christopher Plummer narrated Ackerley's voice, Isabella Rossellini provided the voice of the veterinarian, and Lynn Redgrave provided the voice (in her last film performance) of Ackerley's sister Nancy.

The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 10, 2009[6] [7] and received Honourable Mention for Best Animated Film at the 2009 Ottawa International Animation Festival.[8] The film won Grand Prix – best feature film award at the World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb – Animafest Zagreb in 2011.

As with the original book, the film gives detailed descriptions of the dog's bowel movements and sex life  - received as "positively juvenile"[9] and helping the film achieve realism and avoid anthropomorphism.[10]

In 1988, Colin Gregg had filmed Ackerley's We Think the World of You (1960)  - also about Ackerley's relationship with his dog Queenie.[10]

Animation

Fierlinger and his wife divided the film into fourteen sections, making it over a two and a half year period using TVPaint, a French, bitmap-based digital animation software package. No paper was used in the production.

The film alternates between several animation styles: fully rendered scenes, simple drawings, black and white line illustrations and quick notepad sketches.[10] [11]

The Fierlingers drew and painted about 60,000 drawings for the film, which comprises about 460 scenes and about 600 individual background paintings. The film includes 116,640 frames, with every frame shot twice, making 12 original frames for each second of projection time or 720 drawings per minute. At a length of 81 minutes, the film includes 58,320 drawings.[12]

Fierlinger had earlier animated a half-hour PBS special called Still Life With Animated Dogs.

Distribution and release

In July 2010, the film's U.S. distribution rights were acquired by New Yorker Films.[13] It opened at the Film Forum in Manhattan on September 1, 2010.[14]

The film was released in the UK and Ireland by Axiom Films on May 6, 2011.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Dog Tulip Box Office. Box Office Mojo. December 15, 2017. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224222322/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl56919553/weekend/. live.
  2. Mohr, Ian. Thesp trio fetched to voice 'Dog' toon. Variety. 13-06-2006. Accessed on 27-03-2008.
  3. Levy, David B. Better Late Than Never . aNYmator (ASIFA-East's monthly newsletter). February 2008. Accessed on 27-03-2008.
  4. Ball, Ryan. Cast Goes to Dog. Animation Magazine. 15-08-2006. Accessed on 27-03-2008.
  5. Web site: My Dog Tulip . 2008-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100104112358/http://mydogtulipfilm.com/about.html . 2010-01-04 . dead .
  6. Web site: Official website - Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market. www.annecy.org. Mar 17, 2021. March 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210320085107/https://www.annecy.org/home. live.
  7. Web site: About Annecy - Welcome to TVPaint Community forums !. www.tvpaint.com. Mar 17, 2021. October 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009085627/https://www.tvpaint.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3221. live.
  8. Web site: Ottawa International Animation Festival |. 2009-10-20. 2009-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814164204/http://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=141&Itemid=775. live.
  9. Web site: My Dog Tulip': quaint and cute but not for kids . LexGo.com, Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com . 2011-05-14 . 2012-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825164223/http://www.kentucky.com/2011/05/13/1738628/my-dog-tulip-quaint-and-cute-but.html#ixzz1MKZWe200 . live .
  10. News: My Dog Tulip – review . The Guardian, Philip French, May 1, 2011 . London . May 1, 2011 . December 12, 2016 . January 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170111195808/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/may/01/my-dog-tulip-review . live .
  11. News: A Tender Love Story Between Man and Dog . The New York Times, Stephen Holden, August 31, 2010 . August 31, 2010 . February 11, 2017 . July 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120717005817/http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/movies/01mydog.html . live .
  12. Web site: About "My dog Tulip" . tvpaint.com . 2011-05-14 . 2011-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928200904/http://www.tvpaint.com/v2/content/article/community/us_fierlinger_1.php . live .
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20100721213951/http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/news/2010-07-14-new-yorker-films-acquires-my-dog-tulip New Yorker Films Acquires 'My Dog Tulip'
  14. Web site: Computer Animation, Made by Hand. Anderson. John. The New York Times. August 27, 2010. March 21, 2024.

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