Dick Lundy’s “The Coo-Coo Bird” (1947)
Things are looking a little cuckoo with this week’s breakdown!
Category Archives: BAXTER’S BREAKDOWNS
Irv Spence and Rod Scribner, One-Shot Moonlighters
Irv Spence and Rod Scribner, both known for the unbridled energy of their animation, took a chance free-lancing their own “funny animal” stories for Happy Comics.
Disney’s “The Grasshopper And The Ants” (1934)
Oh, the world owes us a livin’ in this week’s animation breakdown! Based on the Aesop’s fable, The Grasshopper and the Ants has become a Disney classic. Click here for more information.
Moonlighting Animators In Comics: Gil Turner
In the early ‘40s, while he was animating for Warner Bros., Gil Turner was one of the first artists recruited by Jim Davis to freelance in funny animal comic books.
Bugs Bunny in “What’s Up, Doc?” (1950)
The Dissociated Press (DP) is writing an upcoming story on Bugs Bunny’s show business career! See it here on this week’s breakdown…
Jim Tyer, part 2: Terrytoons Characters and 1960s Felix Stories
Jim Tyer began drawing stories for the St. John comics in 1948. Unlike the other freelancing animators, Tyer wrote his own stories, which often led to strange but humorous ideas.
Animators In Funny Animal Comics: Jim Tyer – Part 1
In the 1940s, arguably the most prominent animator from Famous Studios to freelance on funny animal comics was Jim Tyer, at the time serving as head animator/de-facto director on Popeye cartoons.
Disney’s Silly Symphony “Woodland Cafe” (1937)
Everybody’s truckin’ with this week’s breakdown, one of my favorite Silly Symphonies! Ward Kimball animates the final montage sequence in the film – perpetuating exuberant energy.
Harman-Ising’s “The Old Pioneer” (1934)
Harman and Ising’s second cartoon for MGM is more gag-oriented than their later Happy Harmonies, where they emphasized charm and spectacle, seeking to emulate Disney’s Silly Symphonies.
Animation Breakdown for “Svën Höek” (1992)
Who animated which scene – shot by shot? Yes, that’s right – This week’s breakdown features Ren and Stimpy, you eeeediots!
