Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
John Canemaker lent us a copy of an article he wrote for an exhibit of artwork by Bill Tytla. Tytla was a giant among animators, known for his solid, dimensional drawings and convincing depiction of weight and mass.
Here is the complete article…
Thanks to John Canemaker for sharing this with us.
Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources
This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Animation.
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
Carlo Vinci and Connie Rasinski
Bill Weiss, Paul Terry, unknown, Larry Silverman, Carlo Vinci
Recently, the family of the legendary animator, Carlo Vinci lent us two 8mm films to transfer for the archive. I’ll post about the other one soon, but today I have a special treat for you… a color film outlining the animation production process from Terrytoons in 1939!
Here are frame grabs of most of the people appearing in this short. If you can identify anyone, please let us know in the comments below.
Animator Carlo Vinci
Story Man Larry Silverman
Story Man Tommy Morrison
Music Director Phil Scheib and Director Connie Rasinski
Animator Jim Whipp and his assistant
Makin’ Em Move (Terry/1939)
(Quicktime 7 / 30.7 megs)
Here is the cartoon we see the artists working on in this film…
Harvest Time (Terry/1940)
(Quicktime 7 / 13.8 megs)
Mike Fontanelli shares this great collection of Terry-Toons lobby cards with us…
Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources
This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Animation.
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I’ve long thought that the Gandy Goose cartoons are underappreciated. They’re funny, well animated and have a great deal of variety. The early ones, in particular "Doomsday", have lavish production values. "Aladdin’s Lamp" is a typical wartime short featuring the duo, and it includes a great jitterbug dance sequence by Carlo Vinci. Vinci’s hand is evident throughout this short.
Gandy Goose & Sourpuss in
Aladdin’s Lamp (Terry/1943)
(Quicktime 7 / 14.5 megs)
Many thanks to John Kricfalusi for donating this great cartoon to our archive.
Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources
This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Animation.
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