Mark Baker (animator)
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Mark Baker is an English
animator
whose films include The Hill Farm. In 2003 he participated in the collaborative project Winter Days
.
A contemporary of Nick Park
at the National Film and Television School
in London
, Mark Baker now works for Astley Baker Davies
.
His films, Hill Farm and Jolly Roger, were included in the Animation Show of Shows
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
whose films include The Hill Farm. In 2003 he participated in the collaborative project Winter Days
Winter Days
is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based on one of the renku in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō....
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A contemporary of Nick Park
Nick Park
Nicholas Wulstan "Nick" Park, CBE is an English filmmaker of stop motion animation best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep....
at the National Film and Television School
National Film and Television School
The National Film and Television School was established in 1971 and is based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and it is located close to Pinewood Studios.-History:...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Mark Baker now works for Astley Baker Davies
Astley Baker Davies
Astley Baker Davies is an animation studio in London, England. It is owned by directors Neville Astley and Mark Baker, and producer Phil Davies. Astley Baker Davies is the producer of television series The Big Knights, Peppa Pig and Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom.- Sources...
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His films, Hill Farm and Jolly Roger, were included in the Animation Show of Shows
Animation show of shows
The Animation Show of Shows is a traveling selection of the year's best animated short films, curated and presented by Acme Filmworks founder, Ron Diamond. It began in 1998 with the aim of showing the most original, funny, intelligent short animated films from all over the world and presenting them...
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External links
- Astley Baker Davies website, including information about The Hill Farm, Jolly Roger and other animations.