''Four-Mations'' was a regular

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

strand broadcast in the

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Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

in the 1990s. The series featured short animated films, tributes, and sometimes a documentary on animation. 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. 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 George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak; ; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after ...

- Puppetoons * Knick Knack in its uncut form * Red's Dream * Tin Toy *

Luxo Jr. ''Luxo Jr.'' is a 1986 American computer-animated short film produced and released by Pixar. Written and directed by John Lasseter, the two-minute short film revolves around one larger and one smaller desk lamp. The larger lamp, named Luxo Sr. ...

* Films by

Candy Guard ''Pond Life'' is a British animated cartoon, animated television series that was written, animated and directed by comedian and animator Candy Guard and follows the misadventures of its neurotic and self-obsessed protagonist, Dolly Pond. Two seri ...

- 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 ''Ah Pook Is Here'' was a collaboration between author William S. Burroughs and artist Malcolm Mc Neill. It began in 1970, when Burroughs was living in London and Mc Neill was in his final year of art school. It first appeared under the title ''The ...

* The Springer and the SS by Jiří Trnka * Films by

Dianne Jackson Dianne Jackson (28 July 1941 – 31 December 1992) was an English animation director, best known for ''The Snowman'', made in 1982 and subsequently repeated every Christmas on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. She had a long career as an animat ...

* Paul Driessen - Tip Top, Elbowing,

The Killing of an Egg ''The Killing of an Egg'' (Dutch title ''Ei om Zeep'', literally "Egg for Soap") is an animated short directed by Paul Driessen and produced by Nico Crama in the Netherlands in 1977. Synopsis The film starts with a bald, obese man in a bright ...

, Sunny Side Up, On Land, at Sea and in the Air etc. *

Bob Godfrey Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013),Alf, Bill and Fred ''Alf, Bill and Fred'' is a 1964 short animated film directed by Bob Godfrey and written by Stan Hayward. Summary The plot and the moral are both very simple. The three titular multi-species characters are friends who like to bounce a lot. Bill ...

Paul Klee Paul Klee (; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented wi ...

- Taking a Line for a walk * Bill Plympton - Push Comes to Shove * Phil Mulloy - Cowboys * Yellow Submarine * The Blue Gum Boy (film) (Banned Fourmation)

References

External links

BFi Film & TV Database listing for four mations
1990 British television series debuts 1998 British television series endings 1990s British animated television series Channel 4 original programming 1990s in animation {{UK-tv-prog-stub