[PAR] [TLE] Rankin/Bass Productions [SEP] Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. (founded as Videocraft International, Ltd.) was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop motion animation.  The pre-1974 library is owned by Universal Studios (via DreamWorks Animation/DreamWorks Classics), while the post-1973 library is owned by Warner Bros. Rankin/Bass stop-motion features are recognisable by their visual style of doll-like characters with spheroid body parts, and ubiquitous powdery snow using an animation technique called "Animagic".  Often, traditional cel animation scenes of falling snow would be projected over the action to create the effect of a snowfall. [PAR] [TLE] The Last Unicorn (film) [SEP] The Last Unicorn is a 1982 animated fantasy film directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass.  It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for ITC Entertainment and animated by Topcraft.  Based on the novel "The Last Unicorn" written by Peter S. Beagle, who also wrote the film's screenplay, the film is about a unicorn who, upon learning that she is the last of her species in the world, goes on a quest to find out what has happened to the others of her kind.
[PAR] [TLE] Rankin / Bass Productions [ SEP ] Rankin / Bass Productions , Inc. ( founded as Videocraft International , Ltd. ) was an American production company , known for its seasonal television specials , particularly its work in stop motion animation . The pre-1974 library is owned by Universal Studios ( via DreamWorks Animation / DreamWorks Classics ) , while the post-1973 library is owned by Warner Bros. Rankin / Bass stop - motion features are recognisable by their visual style of doll - like characters with spheroid body parts , and ubiquitous powdery snow using an animation technique called " Animagic " . Often , traditional cel animation scenes of falling snow would be projected over the action to create the effect of a snowfall . [PAR] [TLE] The Last Unicorn ( film ) [ SEP ] The Last Unicorn is a 1982 animated fantasy film directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass . It was produced by Rankin / Bass Productions for ITC Entertainment and animated by Topcraft . Based on the novel " The Last Unicorn " written by Peter S. Beagle , who also wrote the film 's screenplay , the film is about a unicorn who , upon learning that she is the last of her species in the world , goes on a quest to find out what has happened to the others of her kind .
Who owns the pre-1974 library of the organization that produced The Last Unicorn?
Who owns the pre-1974 library of the organization that produced The Last Unicorn ?
Universal Studios
Universal Studios