Flights of Fancy (Part 5): When Pigs Fly
Another batch of aerial toons from the classic thirties.
Category Archives: Animation Trails
Flights of Fancy (Part 4): Rising to the Occasion
Today’s batch of titles from the mid 1930‘s take up the subject of flying on a sometimes smaller scale – several literally scaling down the action to the world of toys.
Flights of Fancy (Part 3): Lifts from Take-Offs
This week we start to notice more frequent reuses and modifications of old material among the numerous aerial cartoons produced during the early 1930’s.
Flights of Fancy (Part 2): More First Contacts
Ready to rise above it all? Then continue with us as we soar to new heights with our overview of ‘toons about planes.
Flights of Fancy (Part 1) – Revving Up
We’ll begin an exploration of the “wild blue yonder” in this new series of posts, documenting cartoonists’ love affair with aircraft.
Back to School (Part 13)
Pencils down. Those of you who have reached this stage may consider yourself as achieving a passing grade. Class dismissed!
Back to School (Part 12)
The era of the theatrical short is coming to an end, as are most short ventures into the venues of learning as subject matter for stories.
Back to School (Part 11)
Get set for an all-superstar overview of four separate series, going down the memory lane of many of our senior readers’ childhoods.
Back to School (Part 10)
By now in our study of education in animation, television was firmly entrenched, and could no longer be relegated to the category of a passing fad.
Back to School (Part 9)
This week, we continue in our survey of the 1950’s, beginning with an Academy Award winner and more ventures into stylistic limited animation.
