Felix the Cat is 100 years old! Happy Anniversary!
As Felix turns 100 (on Saturday, November 9th), I think it’s important to consider the major stepping stones of character performance that started with this cartoon cat.
Tag Archives: Thunderbean Animation
A Little Spring Stop Motion
As we’re pulling up the new scans of material for the two Stop Motion Marvels sets, I’ve been enjoying taking a look back at these unique animated shorts.
Nitrate Unboxing, April 17, 2019
Forget the Mueller Report! Today Steve Stanchfield received a box of nitrate cartoons from UCLA and we are there to watch him unbox them!
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.
Searching For Unfindable Cartoons
I think the more you look for the odd and forgotten animation produced in the 20s,30s and 40s, the more you want to find.
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”.
How Do You Make a DVD or Blu-ray (especially in service to classic animation!!)?
A question I get pretty frequently is ‘How do you make one of those DVDs?’ Here’s a handy little guide to what I do.
Updates, “Flip” Animated Kickstarter and “Rainbow Parade” Pre-Order!
Summer has me longingly looking outside and taking little breaks as I attempt to catch up with everything here! I’ve been lucky to have a good crew the last handful…
Oswald Rabbit in “The Keeper of the Lions” (1937)
I’ve always liked this cartoon, where somehow Oswald’s lip-sync didn’t manage to get on the exposure sheets – or for some other reason wasn’t animated.
From “Abbott & Costello” to “Insect to Injury”
I’m always impressed when I see a Famous Studios cartoon in 35mm Technicolor. Insect to Injury is worth taking a second look at. While not the top of the 50s Popeyes, it’s still a lot of fun.
