Animating Monty Python’s Latest Chapter in Stereo 3D
In 1980, Monty Python founder Graham Chapman wrote a memoir, A Liar's Autobiography Volume VI, with just enough biographical material to hold it together and more than enough cheek to keep Python fans happy. Like the blazingly original Monty Python's Flying Circus comedy show and the iconic films it spawned after its 1969 - 1974 run on the BBC, the book is more a series of satirical skits than one linear, confessional narrative. ...
Instead, after Chapman's partner discovered the tapes in their loft and turned them over to producers Ben Timlett, Jeff Simpson and Bill Jones (who happens to be Terry Jones' son), a better, almost Pythonesque idea emerged: why not blend Chapman's narration with voiceovers from the troupe's creators, playing themselves but also key members of Chapman's family, and have 16 different animation facilities visualize that feast in 3D?
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