Puppetoons and Jasper – part 2
In 1943 Paramount Pictures realized that it had a popular hit character in producer/director George Pal’s animated African American figure “Jasper”.
Animation Anecdotes #387
“Even when I was very small, I used to dream of one day creating characters. Once, I saw a Disney film and I used to dream that one day my characters might be up there.”
A Light At The End of the Many Blu-ray Tunnels
A Boy and His Dog is one of my all time favorites of the Color Rhapsodies series. It’s both beautiful and incredibly cheesy at times, with a cringeworthy little boy
Animator Profiles: ARTHUR DAVIS
We’ve saved the best for last day of the month – an overview of the vast career of animator/director Arthur “Art” Davis, a favorite among many of us.
Mickey Mouse’s Scary Record Collection, Part 2
We wrap up our Halloween/Mickey salute with some strange recordings in which Mickey, Goofy, Tigger and Pooh are mixed in with some genuine audio frights.
The Exposure Sheet – Vols #15 & #16
Late August through mid-September 1939 at the Leon Schlesinger studio as production on The Mighty Hunters (aka Canyon Kiddies) has the studio excited.
Covering “Ichabod and Mr. Toad”
Ichabod And Mr. Toad was the last of Disney’s “package” features. And of course, you would expect there to be popular songs attached to both elements of this package.
The Non-Disney Mickey Mouse War Cartoons
Another book written by me has just been released: Secret Stories of Mickey Mouse: Untold Tales of Walt’s Mouse!
Animation Anecdotes #386
“I remember when he couldn’t sell his later pilots – the hilarious Fang, the Wonder Dog, Hawkear, and The Stupor Bowl – he said, ‘CBS dislikes us; NBC hates us and ABC detests us!’
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]
