“Flip the Frog” Sneak Preview and Preorder
I’ve completed the inspection of the Flip materials here, and they’re overall just beautiful. The MGM fine grains are things of beauty.
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
VIDEO: Evaluating Nitrate “Flip The Frog” Elements
Something unusual this week. A batch of original Flip the Frog nitrate film elements arrived here from UCLA archives a handful of days ago, so I’ve shot a video of my evaluating some of them.
What is Thunderbean Working On Now?
Here’s a short run down on all the current projects I can legally announce… and there is a little news at the bottom of this post that many of you will be happy to hear.
The Hunt-For and Clean-Up of Original Cartoon Title Sequences
As we were searching through the Flip the Frog materials, Dave Gerstein was kind enough to make a title card sheet showing the original title cards we have seen up to this point.
Berny Wolf’s “Nursery Rhyme Films”
Wolfe’s animation on these low budget films is a lot of fun – and it’s also fun to see him using the bouncing ball device, having animated on the Fleischer bouncing ball films in the early 30s.
Thunderbean Ramblings… Cinetopia in Michigan… and Len Lye’s “The Peanut Vendor”!
Lye’s Peanut Vendor short is unintentionally the stuff of nightmares, featuring a creepy Monkey made of pipe cleaners.
The Hunt For A Rare Original Title Card – and the 2016 “Thunderbean Thursday” Special DVD Set!
This particular Cubby Bear title card was one of the things I most wanted and, happily, it showed up at long last!
A Smattering of Spots! A Reel of John Hubley’s Storyboard, Inc Commercials
After working with 1920s and 30s materials for many weeks, sometimes it’s nice to take a little diversion and look at something else, so that’s exactly what is being presented today.
Thunderbean Is Back! New Updates, Old Cartoon Stuff, and ‘Mother Goose’ too!
I was checking sequences from various silent films this morning, when Fedex showed up with a hard drive containing some films I’ve been waiting to see for years.
Thunderbean Update: Restoring “Cubby”
Some news on Cubby, how to fix warped film, and an open forum for debating what I should work on next!
