Working with the Animated Films of George Pal and “The Puppetoon Movie 2”
One of the other major side projects I’ve been working on is digital restoration/cleanup for a second volume of George Pal’s Puppetoons.
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
Finding Frames For “Flip The Frog”
Here are some frames from the beginning and ending leader of Flip prints that are amusing to see (and of course were never intended to be seen by an audience).
Eshbaugh’s “Pastrytown Wedding: The Cushman’s Flour version”
The first volume of the Rainbow Parade blu-ray is nearing completion. Let’s take a look at the first release in the series: Pastrytown Wedding – one of my favorites.
The “Odds & Ends” blu-ray – and “Why Play Leapfrog” (1948)
“Why Play Leapfrog” may be my favorite of the films produced by John Sutherland Productions. It’s still appealing and fun, and the propaganda is at least a little more tolerable in this short.
Searching For Unfindable Cartoons
I think the more you look for the odd and forgotten animation produced in the 20s,30s and 40s, the more you want to find.
Uncomfortable Violence in Famous Studios Cartoons
In “Saved By The Bell” it’s not only a good idea to have gags be violent, it’s preferable to have *every* gag involve great pain caused by another.
Favorite Character Moments in Animation
There’s a lot of cartoons I really like, but when it comes right down to it, there’s often brilliant *moments* that are especially great. Here’s my list.
“Six Legged Saboteurs” (1943)
This odd little film was produced by Cartoon Films Limited, a small commercial outfit that evolved out of the Ub Iwerks Studio after the split from Pat Powers.
“The Picnic Panic” (1935)
“The Picnic Panic” raw scan, plus the old cartoon year that was and the old cartoon future, plus some end of the year ‘Rainbows’…
“Japanese Lanterns” (1935)
Japanese Lanterns is a wonderful little short from near the beginning of the Rainbow Parade series. I think it’s one of the best of the series – and here is my latest transfer.
