Jasper and the Puppetoons – Part 3
“Jasper Goes Hunting” provided another first for George Pal – an animated short combining major characters from two competing Hollywood studios.
Animation Anecdotes #391
Composer Richard Stone used the same soundstage that Carl Stalling recorded on for the classic Warner Bros. cartoons to make the music for Animaniacs.
What is the ‘True’ Version of a Classic Animated Short?
What makes the ‘authentic’ version of a classic animated film (or any film for that matter)? What is the ‘true’ version of a classic animation short?
The Mickey Mouse “Rambler” Commercial
The commercials were produced by Walt’s niece Phyllis Bounds and her husband George Hurrell, whose company, Hurrell Productions was a separate entity from the Disney studio.
“Free to Be … You and Me” Cartoons on Records
A look at the animation that resulted from the groundbreaking children’s record that became a book and then a TV special, each setting a creative foundation for generations.
THE EXPOSURE SHEET – Vol. 2 #4&5
This week: Chuck Jones, recuperating from appendix surgery, sends a note to the staff; Cal Dalton takes bubble baths; and Michael Maltese starts a column on the History of Animation!
The Thing-umma-bob That Does The Job!
One song out of the Cinderella score did become a major hit song. That song was “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo”, subtitled “The Magic Song”.
The Other Disney Cartoons: “Squatter’s Rights” (1946)
The Mickey animation in this film is notable in itself: it’s almost entirely the work of Paul Murry, who is remembered today for his work in Disney comic books.
Animation Anecdotes #390
On the back of the Poor Cinderella sheet music, it states: “Betty Boop will be forever young. She is the only screen star who possess eternal youth”.
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]
