Castle Films – Of Color
Castle Film’s distribution of cartoons to the home-viewer market helped African American parents to entertain their children in comfort for years.
Tag Archives: Ub Iwerks
Comi-Color Materials Exploration: The First 11 Films.
The preservation work on Ub Iwerks ComiColor cartoons continues. Here’s a little report on the state of the master film elements for the earliest films.
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.
“The Caveman” (1934) starring Willie Whopper
I thought it would be a nice thing to share this jaw dropping restoration of The Caveman with Willie Whopper, from the Willie Whopper Blu-ray project a few years back.
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.
Disney’s “Frolicking Fish” (1930)
The premiere of Frolicking Fish occurred on July 19th, 1930 with prints of the cartoon printed on green stock to produce an effect appropriate for the setting.
Fireworks, “A Busy Day” and the usual Thunderbean Updates!
A Busy Day (1940), the second in a series of Gran’Pop cartoons from Cartoon Films, Ltd – the studio Ub Iwerks owned after parting with Celebrity Productions.
Iwerks “Comi Color” Pre-Order – and A “Rainbow Parade” Preview
This week: ComiColor Vol. 1 Blu-ray pre-order – plus more lost Van Beuren title cards, some clips – and more!
Scanning Animation You’ve Never Seen or Heard Before
I’ve begun to look forward to new surprises as I scan original title sequences from various 35mm master elements. Here are a few from my recent Rainbow Parade and ComiColor scans.
