Influences Before the Nightmare Began
For a young Tim Burton some of his key inspirational moments came from visual effects designer Ray Harryhausen and his stop-motion animation of fantastical creatures.
For a young Tim Burton some of his key inspirational moments came from visual effects designer Ray Harryhausen and his stop-motion animation of fantastical creatures.
A series based on Revolutionary times? Here’s Popeye, Magoo, Gumby and the most “revolutionary” of all cartoon characters: Terrytoons’ Hector Heathcote.
Well, the birds have been carved, and a lucky few Thanks-givers got their wish on the big end of the wishbone. But we’re still loaded down with leftovers from last week’s bountiful feast of animated Pilgrim depictions.
Art Clokey’s stop-motion TV and movie star Gumby popped inside several read-along book and cassette sets and a CD that took a bizarre journey outside the mold.
Maurice Noble and Fresh Ideas. In a 1992 interview, animation designer Maurice Noble said, “Whatever I worked on, I tried to give freshness and make as eye-appealing as possible. Always,…