Chatting with Tom Baron and Dick Hall
Tom Baron and Dick Hall are not exactly names that trip off the tongues of animation historians, though parts of their careers (if only in terms of credits) are easy enough to discover.
Tom Baron and Dick Hall are not exactly names that trip off the tongues of animation historians, though parts of their careers (if only in terms of credits) are easy enough to discover.
Legendary animator Joaquin Rudolfo Zamora was, according to Shamus Culhane, “the star of the ‘New Wave’ animators” at Fleischer Studios in the early 1930s.
I will begin this new series of posts with video of animator Carlo Vinci (née Carlo Antonio Vinciguerra) whom I met on January 20th, 1984, at Sorrentino’s Restaurant in Toluca Lake.
Here’s the draft from Chuck Jones’ first cartoon as director, “The Night Watchman”. Bob McKimson, Phil Monroe, Ken Harris, Ben Washam, and Rod Scribner are on board – let’s see who animated which scenes.
Hey gang! Guess what? It’s time for another post about beer commercials. With all the spots we post about the brewer’s art, you might think I’m some kind of a…
Advertising is mainly about trying to sell you things that you don’t necessarily need. The sweet snacks and goodies that wreck your teeth, make you put on pounds, and break…
Those shoe commercials always promised that you’d be a better athlete if you purchased a pair of their wares. Magic wedges, super-arch cushions, and torsion-air ride would see to that….
Nothing goes together like eating and watching television! Except maybe eating and showering. Some of you older folks might remember what a big deal it was to make a tray…
Did Aesop ever know that his stories would be routinely used for advertising purposes? Did any of the known and unknown authors of children’s literature know? I suspect not, otherwise…
If you’re like me, you would be more inclined to take the word of a cartoon animal than a real live human being. Maybe that’s why animals make the perfect…