Chatting with Chuck Couch and Bob Bentley
Both Charles Couch and Robert Bentley were journeymen animation artists whose works and/or careers have attracted, at best, only modest attention. Here are my video encounters with each.
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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.
A Chat with Rudy Zamora
Legendary animator Joaquin Rudolfo Zamora was, according to Shamus Culhane, “the star of the ‘New Wave’ animators” at Fleischer Studios in the early 1930s.
A Chat With Carlo Vinci
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.
Chuck Jones’ “The Night Watchman” (1938)
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.
Hops and Spots!
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…
Sweets for the Sweet
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…
A Really Big Shoe
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….
Eat, Drink, And Be Merry…
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…
The Tortoise and the Hare and Other Stories
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…
