How the “The Pogo Birthday Special” was Made with Chuck Jones and June Foray
Views of the TV special that didn’t satisfy anyone, particularly Walt Kelly.
In His Own Words: Dave Tendlar on Superman
Tendlar worked not only on the Fleischer Superman cartoons, but on the character for Filmation and Hanna-Barbera. Here’s what he said about that.
A Kinex Studio’s missing link: “Down in Mexico” (1929)
Down in Mexico provided an interesting missing link in how Kinex was animating and techniques being used.
Flights of Fancy (Part 26): Disney in the Modern Era – To Insanity, and Beyond!
From Mickey Mouse in “Plane Crazy” to Ludwig Von Drake, the Rescuers and the Disneytoon “Planes” – Disney never gave up on its characters in the air.
“it’s a small world” and the happiest records that ever spinned
A voyage through just a few of the recordings based on the happiest cruise that ever sailed and the catchiest song ever sung.
New York Animation: A Tour of Bray Studios – Part 2
Continuing the story of Bray Studios – from their entertainment shorts in the 1920s through its later reorganization devoted to educational and industrial films.
The Sweatbox Documentary
In 1997, musical performer and composer Sting was asked by the Walt Disney Company to write the music for a new animated feature. What happened next was fully documented.
Thunderbean progress and Terrytoons “Squirrel Crazy” (1951)
This was one of my favorites, with some of the funniest Jim Tyer shots to watch frame-by-frame.
Flights of Fancy (Part 25): More Airwave Air Traffic, and Flight in a New “Format”
Hanna Barbera, Format Films, King Features and other independent animation studios had pretty high flying characters during the 1960s.
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]
