THEY WORKED EIGHT DAYS A WEEK

To make Yellow Submarine, the British animation studio TVC hired Heinz Edelmann, a Czech-German graphic designer, to art-direct the film. Yellow Submarine was his first film – and his last. ‘My father had a very difficult relationship with this film,’ says the late artist’s daughter Valentine. ‘It was produced under very chaotic circumstances. If you want to write a book about how not to make a feature animation, Yellow Submarine ticks all the boxes. Don’t start without a script. Don’t start without enough money. Don’t start without an animation studio that is fully equipped for the job. Don’t do it in a very short time. It’s a miracle that Yellow Submarine was made.’