The Animation History Bibliography – UPDATE!
Welcome to the bi-annual update for The Animation History Bibliography!
In His Own Words: Frank Lloyd Wright on “Fantasia”
Walt brought in H.G. Wells and Alexander Woollcott,” Mel Shaw remembered. “He even had Frank Lloyd Wright to the studio to talk about inspiration and art”.
Be Happy, Be Healthy (1963)
Here’s a cute little educational, from a little company called Portafilm out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
We, Robots! (Part 7): To Serve Man (?)
Into the 1960s robots remained a popular subject for animation, still thought of as the cutting edge of modern technology.
Animator Breakdown: Bob Clampett’s “Porky’s Badtime Story” (1937)
One Monday morning in 1937, Bob Clampett found he now had his directorial unit – and this was his first cartoon.
Hearty Boys and The Strange Case of The Upside Down Ghost
The friendship of young animators Phil Kimmelman, Pablo Ferro and Dante Barbetta.
Walt Disney and Polo
In the 1930s, there were more than 25 polo fields in Los Angeles, and the “Mickey Mouse Team” captained by Walt Disney played at the Uplifters Polo Field.
Stop Motion Marvels Blu-ray is shipping!
…and this post gives you a preview!
We, Robots! (Part 6): Tin-Types
The advent of the 1960’s saw little change in the concept, powers, or design of robots – at least as far as the animated shorts were concerned.
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]
