Postwar Donald
After World War II, the Donald Duck cartoons rolled on uninterrupted, reflecting the new reality in which the artists—and humanity at large—found themselves.
The Wally Wood Animated Series That Never Was
While much of Wood’s comic book work has been reprinted, none of the work he did for animation has been captured in a permanent form.
Your Top Five Essential Films from Five Series
Here, in no particular order, are 5 ‘essential’ films from various animated theatrical and TV series. Would love to see five of yours – and why!
Happy Henfruit Pt. 3: “Eggs-ecutive Action”
I hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew in this food-related topic, as there are so many classic cartoons dealing with eggs, that I’m still in the 1930’s.
Warner Brothers’ Sylvester and Tweety on Records
Sylvester and Tweety first teamed in 1947’s Oscar-winning Tweetie Pie, then on records in 1950, where June Foray voiced Granny five years before she took over the role in films.
Walt Disney Classified: The Layout Manual, Part 5 – Sliding Cels
Disney’s use of the “sliding cel” – the rotation of artwork on a sheet of celluloid, photographed one frame at a time to produce movement.
Gene Deitch (1924-2020)
A tribute to animator Gene Deitch from his greatest fan – me.
Scoobynatural
What happens when you combine a popular, long running live-action television series with a popular, long running animated television series?
“The Doings of Turp and Tine” (c.1923-26)
This tidy little one-reeler features our two heros, Turp and Tine, animated workmen, explaining the process of creating this magical liquid with nifty animated diagrams.
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 Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
