“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.
Screen Songs 1935-36: Bring on the Bands
In 1935-36 Fleischer resumed the Screen Songs “by popular demand” – according to the trade advertisements. But this time certain changes were made.
The 80th Anniversary of “Horton Hatches the Egg”
A celebration and mini-gallery in tribute to this Clampett classic.
The Marathon: Moscow Mickey
Over the decades, there have been several animated shorts featuring Mickey Mouse not produced by the Walt Disney Company. Here are a few of them.
Van Beuren’s “Red Riding Hood” (1931)
Here’s a scan I’m not sure if we’ll be using, but I’ve always enjoyed the cartoon itself.
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]
