Looney Tunes 1939-40: Keep On Keepin’ On
By the 1939-40 season, a new pattern had now been established – and the use of Warner songs in the cartoons became much more sophisticated.
Donald the Educator
Short-tempered, selfish, vengeful, mischievous – and yet, beginning in the 1940s, Donald Duck found himself cast in the role of an educator. How did this happen?
Disney’s “Off His Rockers” (1992)
“Off His Rockers” evolved into an approximately five-minute animated short created entirely at Walt Disney Animation Florida over a two-year period by people working in their spare time.
From Best to Worst: Working With The Best Film Elements That You Have
I thought I’d pull a few examples from my projects to demonstrate some of the issues involved in trying to make the best versions of these things possible.
Happy Henfruit Pt. 7: “Eggs-istentialism”
Origin stories are a dime a dozen for superheroes. Having multiple such tales for a barnyard fowl is a bit rarer. This post, as Rod Serling might say, is submitted for your approval…
Classic Cartoon Greeting Card Records by Buzza-Cardozo
Before e-cards, cardboard records festooned with favorite animated characters and laminated with specially produced voice and music recordings sent magical messages.
Walt Disney Classified: The Layout Manual, Part 6 – Camera Ops
One of the more fun aspects of creating visual effects animation, outside of actually animating, is enhancing that animation using camera operations.
The Online 16mm Cartoon Carnival: May Edition
A black and white Terrytoon? Sure. Willie Whopper? You’ve got it! I’ve put together a nice cross-section of early 1920s favorites of mine, as well as a few Golden Age goodies thrown in for good measure.
Neverland Tribe
Today, the exaggerated stereotypes of Native Americans in Disney’s Peter Pan spark outrage. Let’s take a closer look at what was supposed to represent a young boy’s impression, in 1953, of “Indians”.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of CalArts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
