{"id":3592,"date":"2013-06-05T00:04:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T07:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2013-06-05T00:06:06","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T07:06:06","slug":"little-red-riding-hood-1925","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/little-red-riding-hood-1925\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Lantz Background Photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As long as I’m still on a Walter Lantz high from Steve Stanchfield’s latest DVD<\/a>, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at some of the photographic backgrounds used in Walter Lantz’s silent Dinky Doodle<\/em> cartoons. As you know Lantz (and Fleischer, Disney, et al) figured out a cost effective way to combine live action and animation without<\/em> optical printing. They shot live action, then printed each frame on a large background board. They animated over each photograph, then shot the character on cels over the photographic background. <\/p>\n

Super-collector Martin Almeyra has a bunch of the original photographic backgrounds to share with us. Below are frames from Dinky Doodle and Red Riding Hood<\/em> (1925). You can compare the original (at left – click to enlarge) with the final frame with animation added.<\/p>\n\"frame<\/a>\n\"frame<\/a>\n

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Here are four more – not sure what film these are from – the one below right (with the rifle) is from The Hunt<\/em> (1925) as is the close-up of Lantz above (top of post). Click thumbnails below to enlarge.<\/em> <\/p>\n\"dinky-3\"<\/a> \"dinky-4\"<\/a> \"dinky-5\"<\/a> \"the_hunt01\"<\/a>\n

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Below is an embed of an edited French print of Lantz’s Dinky Doodle and Red Riding Hood<\/em>… The full original with English subtitles and original opening titles (above) are on Thunderbean’s new DVD, Lantz Studio Treasures starring Oswald<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n