From Best to Worst: Working With The Best Film Elements That You Have
I thought I’d pull a few examples from my projects to demonstrate some of the issues involved in trying to make the best versions of these things possible.
Tag Archives: Flip the Frog
Thunderbean New Year’s Resolutions
I have a few big Thunderbean New Years’ resolutions for the coming year 2020 – and I’m going to announce them here!
New “Old” Animation
Several new TV spots are done in retro style. I have to wonder how inspired these are from Cuphead — and I wonder what the future holds in terms of further stylistic influence.
Toons Abhor a Vacuum – Part 1
Dusting off a survey of classic cartoons featuring vacuum cleaners – yep, that’s the theme of this latest animation trail.
The Flip the Frog Project, part 2: Clean-up & the term “Restoration”
So many of the Flip The Frog master elements look really excellent, and the restoration effort on this particular set is perhaps my biggest. Here’s an update.
Anatomy of A Project: Behind the Scenes on a Thunderbean DVD
I thought I’d write a little this week about the basic stages of producing a Thunderbean title, using the Flip the Frog Blu-ray set as an example.
Finding Frames For “Flip The Frog”
Here are some frames from the beginning and ending leader of Flip prints that are amusing to see (and of course were never intended to be seen by an audience).
Flip the Frog Restored: “A Chinaman’s Chance” (1932)
As a special treat this week, here is the first restoration we’ve made public: the *almost* finished clean up of A Chinaman’s Chance (1932), with the Celebrity Pictures titles.
The Future of ‘Classic’ Animation Scanning and Restoration
There’s no cartoon this week; instead, a sort-of ‘part 1’ update on various projects, all of them
“On the Thunderbean Front”.
“Grandfather’s Clock” (1934) and Current Updates
One of the creepiest cartoons we’ve ever seen — based on the scary live action grandfather clock face. If this kind of thing scares you too, skip the live action and just watch the animation
