News And the Next Animated Reconstruction is...

[Turtletrekker]

The animation is.. something.

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[Turbo]

The unreality of this animation style might actually work in the story's favor. They've got a lot of room to make it more surreal than the original sets would have been and the initial void with all the TV screens certainly shows the potential.

 

[Christopher]

The unreality of this animation style might actually work in the story's favor. They've got a lot of room to make it more surreal than the original sets would have been and the initial void with all the TV screens certainly shows the potential.

It does have sort of a Lewis-Carroll-meets-Rankin-Bass quality, but it's still rather crude-looking.

 

[Turbo]

It does have sort of a Lewis-Carroll-meets-Rankin-Bass quality, but it's still rather crude-looking.

I think I'm trying to talk myself into liking it more than I actually do.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I agree the crude animation could work in its favor. However, I'm not a fan of how the facial expressions don't match the articulation of the characters, particularly The Toymaker's pontificating at the end.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

That is actually not too bad, i would watch it with no issues.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Oh, man. This is not good. This is not good at all.

I'll just say it: 3D animation and missing episode of DW don't mix. This looks horrendous and totally takes me out of the story.

Makes me wish that fan who created fan-animation of the first episode all by himself was doing the other missing episodes as well. It'd certainly be my animation of choice. But this? Forget it, I'm not buying.

 

[Mr Awe]

I almost prefer the simpler 2D animation. But I'll no doubt get this and enjoy it! Love the animations!

 

[kirk55555]

I guess that the animation fits the story theme because it kind of makes the characters look like toys, but its definitely got problems, especially with characters emoting. Its bettwer to have a missing episode animated in some form then to not have it, but that might be the ugliest official Dr. Who animation that I'm aware of.

 

[Tomalak]

Oh, man. This is not good. This is not good at all.

I'll just say it: 3D animation and missing episode of DW don't mix. This looks horrendous and totally takes me out of the story.

Makes me wish that fan who created fan-animation of the first episode all by himself was doing the other missing episodes as well. It'd certainly be my animation of choice. But this? Forget it, I'm not buying.

But his was 3D too?

 

[Relayer1]

I prefer the 3D to 2D animations, but to be honest I prefer telesnap recreations to either.

I'll give this a go.

 

[Christopher]

I'll just say it: 3D animation and missing episode of DW don't mix. This looks horrendous and totally takes me out of the story.

I wouldn't put that down to 3D animation in general and more just to this particular style. Something less caricatured, and frankly better-made, could work all right. I generally prefer 2D, but there are some cel-shaded 3D shows these days that look almost as good, like The Dragon Prince and the ULTRAMAN anime.

 

[Qonundrum]

Seconding 2D animations as well. The 3D ones seem to be a bit "off", though Toymaker's is easily the best of this new style so far. Partly because of the surreal other-universely nature of the plot.

 

[Saul]

2D here also. Not just because I prefer it. Just for consistency with other reconstructed episodes.

 

[diankra]

Years ago I thought that Mind Robber and a recovered Toymaker should be part colourised. Reality in colour, rest in black and white.

 

[Christopher]

Years ago I thought that Mind Robber and a recovered Toymaker should be part colourised. Reality in colour, rest in black and white.

I thought you were going to suggest the opposite, a la The Wizard of Oz. I mean, it seems a waste not to use color for the more fanciful visuals.

 

[Turtletrekker]

The people behind the animated reconstructions are hoping to work out a deal with BBC to accelerate the process and work on multiple animations at once.

Doctor Who animation team hope to “accelerate” release of more missing stories

Could we see season boxsets featuring the animations?

www.radiotimes.com

 

[Christopher]

The people behind the animated reconstructions are hoping to work out a deal with BBC to accelerate the process and work on multiple animations at once.

I'm not sure that would do much for the quality.

 

[Saul]

The people behind the animated reconstructions are hoping to work out a deal with BBC to accelerate the process and work on multiple animations at once.

Doctor Who animation team hope to “accelerate” release of more missing stories

Could we see season boxsets featuring the animations?

www.radiotimes.com

Great. I just hope the quality remains. But that seems to depend on which team is working on it.

 

[Mr Awe]

Woot! Looking forward to more. Eventually, we'll have animations of all the missing stories!