Making A Character A Star: What Ingredients Do *You* Think Are Most Important?
I thought it might be fun to list off some of your favorite (or most hated!) cartoon characters and why they have (or don’t have) appeal.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 5)
It is said that everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it. Not so of our toons.
Famous Studios: Noveltoons 1948-50
The songs used as the studio launched its own stable of characters to compete with the Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry.
“When’s Your Birthday?” (1937)
More specifically, when is Bob Clampett’s birthday? Today would mark his 110th, so to honor Clampett’s anniversary, here is a special treat!
Cold Comfort: Celebration of the First “Ice Age”
Surpassing all expectations when released in 2002, becoming a surprise hit and launching a franchise that’s still going strong.
The Little King in “Jest of Honor” (1934)
This is one of my favorites of the series, and absolutely one of the hardest to find a decent print on.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 4)
Animation was growing in sophistication, with many of these downpours depicted quite elaborately – some even in color.
My Top Five Favorite Fleischer Popeye Cartoons
…and I also ask you: What are yours?
The Disney WWII U.S. Navy Aerology Series Film Pamphlets
It seems like an appropriate time to write about the Disney WWII weather films and associated pamphlets.
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]
