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Medialab was spun off from [http://histoire3d.siggraph.org/index.php?title=Videosystem Videosystem] in 1990 to focus on 3D animation for post-production work and the production of ''Starwatcher'', a 3D animation movie done in cooeperation with artist [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]<ref name="Histoire 3D">[http://histoire3d.siggraph.org/index.php?title=Medialab Entry on the Histoire 3D wiki]. The wiki was created and maintained by the [http://paris.siggraph.org/ Paris ACM SIGGRAPH]. Retrieved October 8, 2015. </ref>. Following the death of founder Alain Guiot in a car incident in 1992, Medialab was acquired by [[wikipedia:Canal+|Canal+]], which canceled ''Starwatcher'' and focused the studio on TV animation<ref name="Histoire 3D"></ref>. | Medialab was spun off from [http://histoire3d.siggraph.org/index.php?title=Videosystem Videosystem] in 1990 to focus on 3D animation for post-production work and the production of ''Starwatcher'', a 3D animation movie done in cooeperation with artist [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]<ref name="Histoire 3D">[http://histoire3d.siggraph.org/index.php?title=Medialab Entry on the Histoire 3D wiki]. The wiki was created and maintained by the [http://paris.siggraph.org/ Paris ACM SIGGRAPH]. Retrieved October 8, 2015. </ref>. Following the death of founder Alain Guiot in a car incident in 1992, Medialab was acquired by [[wikipedia:Canal+|Canal+]], which canceled ''Starwatcher'' and focused the studio on TV animation<ref name="Histoire 3D"></ref>. | ||
The company acquired the rights to produce a ''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series from [[Nintendo]]<ref name="Retrojunk">[http://web.archive.org/web/20081227060342/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/430-donkey-kong-country/ Retrojunk page for Donkey Kong Country] (August 5, 2008). Erika Strobel's comment is under the username "canuckgirl1966" (Retrieved April 24, 2016)</ref>, but fired the original writers after they produced scripts that were judged terrible and featured content unacceptable for a children's program<ref name="Retrojunk"></ref>. Medialab contacted [[Nelvana]] for assistance in producing the show<ref name="Retrojunk"></ref>, and insisted it features singing and dancing sequences in each episode<ref name="Retrojunk"></ref>. Parralel to ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', Medialab also produced ''[[La planète de Donkey Kong]]'' for France 2, a post modern programming block for France 2's children programming. The company's work on its two ''Donkey Kong'' | The company acquired the rights to produce a ''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series from [[Nintendo]]<ref name="Retrojunk">[http://web.archive.org/web/20081227060342/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/430-donkey-kong-country/ Retrojunk page for Donkey Kong Country] (August 5, 2008). Erika Strobel's comment is under the username "canuckgirl1966" (Retrieved April 24, 2016)</ref>, but fired the original writers after they produced scripts that were judged terrible and featured content unacceptable for a children's program<ref name="Retrojunk"></ref>. Medialab contacted [[Nelvana]] for assistance in producing the show<ref name="Retrojunk"></ref>, and insisted it features singing and dancing sequences in each episode<ref name="Retrojunk"></ref>. Parralel to ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', Medialab also produced ''[[La planète de Donkey Kong]]'' for France 2, a post modern programming block for France 2's children programming. The company's work on its two ''Donkey Kong'' shows pioneered the use of magnetic motion capture in TV animation<ref>Ron Fischer, [http://www.motioncapturesociety.com/resources/industry-history The History and Current State of motion capture]. ''Motion Capture Society''. Retrieved October 8, 2015</ref>. | ||
The company was reacquired by Videosystem in 1999, and filled for bankruptcy in 2000<ref name="Histoire 3D"></ref>. | The company was reacquired by Videosystem in 1999, and filled for bankruptcy in 2000<ref name="Histoire 3D"></ref>. | ||