The 90th Anniversary of “Somewhere in Dreamland”
The first Fleischer “Color Classic” in full 3-strip Technicolor and a showcase for their patented 3D Stereoptical Process.
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Fleischer’s “Mr. Bug Goes to Town” A Partial Animator Breakdown – Part 2
Here’s part two of the partial animator breakdown for Mr. Bug Goes to Town!
Sequence direction study: “Mr. Bug Goes to Town” (1941)
This week I talk specifically about a sequence from a feature film from a direction standpoint.
“Buzzy Boop at the Concert” (1938)
Unseen for decades, a rare 35mm print of Buzzy Boop at the Concert was found in Russia in 2019. The UCLA Film & Television Archive premiered its restoration in May…
Universal-International’s “The Snow Queen” on Records
A winter sound trek with the animated feature that inspired Miyazaki, captivated the Cannes Film Festival and became a Decca album with the voice of Gidget.
Network Status Reports 1956-1964
These internal memos – I believe from the files of CBS – I post for no other reason than they’re just a few more pieces in the jigsaw puzzle of animation history.
Animation In Universal Trailers
This week let’s look at some Universal animated sequences in trailers (and a title you’ve likely seen). Dave Fleischer likely had a hand in these various Universal sequences.
Forgotten Animation Studio: Kling Film Productions
This is a studio I’d like to research much further! They were one of many industrial film companies producing promotional and educational films in the 40s through the 60s.
Animation Anecdotes #218
Dave Fleischer On Screen. In the low budget Republic live action movie Trocadero (1944), actor Eddie Bartell introduces several minor celebrities in the audience at that famous nightclub including “The…
Fleischer Promo Art #30: “Gulliver’s Travels”
“Hey, did these include ones for Gulliver?” “Are you going to get to Gulliver?” “Where’s Gulliver?” Right here, man. Starting in October 1939, Paramount Sales News started to heavily promote…
