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Daniel Greaves ranks #127 of 330 in the Animator ranking, behind Jim Tyer, ahead of Max Fleischer.
Oscar winning Manipulation and inventive mixed-media technique give strong short animation standing.
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What actually happens in Daniel Greaves's Manipulation?
Manipulation traps a hand-drawn character on an animator's page and subjects him to increasingly cruel alterations by the unseen artist. The character eventually turns against the hand controlling his world, making the film a comic struggle between creator and creation.
Which Oscar did Daniel Greaves win for Manipulation?
Greaves won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1993. Manipulation was produced through Tandem Films and combined traditional character animation with live-action interaction.
Does Manipulation use computer animation or traditional drawing?
Its central character is rendered through hand-drawn animation, while a real human hand and physical drawing tools intrude into the frame. That mixed-media construction is essential to the joke because the animator visibly erases, redraws, and mistreats his creation.
What other Daniel Greaves films are connected to his experimental animation style?
Greaves also directed Flatworld, a cardboard-world story that won the BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His filmography includes Little Things and Speechless, continuing his interest in tactile techniques and visual storytelling.
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