A Quick Look At Quartet Films
Quartet Films was one of the hottest commercials studio in Hollywood for many years. Here’s a quick overview of their work and personnel.
Tag Archives: Mark Kausler
Hugh Harman Rareties
Once again we are back in Mark Kausler’s film closet – digging through decades of accumulated film prints acquired through a lifetime of collecting. Today some Hugh Harman rarities.
Christmas Eve with The Kausler Collection
For Christmas Eve, I’ve asked Mark Kausler to pull some seasonal cartoons we might not have seen. Here are two from the Soviet Union and one from the Czech Republic.
Thunderbean Thursday Thanksgiving 2018
I don’t know why, but it seems like there’s always a Thunderbean Thursday post on Thanksgiving!
Animation Anecdotes #258
Talented animator Mark Kausler did the Bugs Bunny sequences in Joe Adamson’s independent short “A Political Cartoon” (1973). Mel Blanc recorded the voice while he was in the hospital with a broken leg.
A Stop-Motion ‘Camel’ Cigarettes Work Print
Way back when they used to produce animated commercials for cigarettes, all manner of animation techniques were employed lure the consumer. Today, an bizarre stop motion promotional spot you need to see.
Hugh Harman’s “Winky the Watchman” – and How to Do a Great Commentary Track
I really wish Hugh Harman had made a feature film instead of the educational films his studio produced over the years. The production values in their mid-40s productions are quite…
Seein’ Psychedelic Spots
The Beatles animated movie Yellow Submarine may not have been the first animation to employ “Pop-Art” in it’s design, but it was an early and successful example. Despite it’s profitability…
