Adding Character to a Silent Cartoon with Music
If you have not had the opportunity to see silent films with live musical accompaniment, I urge to jump at the next chance you get.
Animation Anecdotes #325
Why So Many Mice in Animation? “It’s a terrible thing to say, but mice are easy to draw,” says animator Bob Kurtz.
Moonlighting Animation Artists: Comics by George Gordon and Preston Blair
This week, we look into the only known comic book work by two major MGM animators, George Gordon and Preston Blair!
Felix, Huck, Yogi & Jack Mercer on Movie Wheel Records
Its here! The Amazing New Hi-Fi Theatre that brings your cartoon favorites to fun-filled life through the modern miracle of the Dial-O-Matic Picture Tuner!
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1964
The year The Pink Panther won the Oscar race he had competition from a Terrytoon Sad Cat, a Lantz Beary family and Three Little Woodpeckers.
Sing Me A Cartoon 5: More Nuptials for Mickey
To the best of my knowledge, “The Wedding of Mister Mickey Mouse” was not published, nor recorded, in the United States. Have a listen.
The Censored 11: “Hittin’ the Trail for Hallelujah Land” (1931)
On a monthly basis, I will examine each of the notorious Warner Bros. cartoons now collectively known as the “Censored 11”.
Animation Anecdotes #323
Did Miss X ever get a name? As part of the promotion for a 1944 cartoon, Walter Lantz offered a reward to name Pat Matthew’s sexy dancing girl.
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]
