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Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

Sneak Peek At An Upcoming E-Book In The Works

Die Muskete

I’ve been doing research to write the introduction to Animation Resources’ upcoming members only e-book on the weekly caricature journal, Die Muskete. It’s frustrating how history is so compartmentalized. Information on the artistic culture of Vienna at the turn of the 20th century is spread all over a dozen different subjects, from architecture, to political history, to fine art and social culture. But very little is said about the hugely important part that cartooning played. That’s probably because the artists who worked for Die Muskete didn’t think of themselves as cartoonists. They designed frescos and murals, theater sets and costumes, they painted in oils and watercolors… In short, they were artists, and cartooning was just one way they expressed their artistry. But WOW! did they express it powerfully! The e-book is going to be about 250 pages, covering four months of issues starting in April of 1910. I plan to continue the run chronologically in future e-books. Very important stuff! -Stephen Worth

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Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

REFPACK012: Download Jugend & Three Rare Columbia Color Rhapsodies Cartoons


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September-October 2016

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Every other month, members of Animation Resources are given access to an exclusive Members Only Reference Pack. These downloadable files are high resolution e-books on a variety of educational subjects and rare cartoons from the collection of Animation Resources in DVD quality. Our current Reference Pack has just been released. If you are a member, click through the link to access the MEMBERS ONLY DOWNLOAD PAGE. If you aren’t a member yet, please JOIN ANIMATION RESOURCES. It’s well worth it.

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Jugend

Jugend Magazine
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January – June 1918

The late 19th century marked the beginning of one of the greatest explosions of culture in modern times. Two forces were colliding- modern industrial technology, and a revolution in hand made arts and crafts. At first, these two things seem to be mutually exclusive, but they came together perfectly in a Geman magazine called Jugend. Titled after the German word for “youth”, Jugend was at the forefront of the arts and crafts movement. In fact, in Germany, art nouveau came to be known as “jugend-stil” (Jugend style). Utilizing state of the art color printing techniques to reproduce hand drawn lettering and beautiful sketches and paintings, Jugend set a standard in graphic design that continues to be felt to this day.

This PDF e-book contains all of the major illustrations from the first six issues published in 1918, and includes an introduction by Stephen Worth. This PDF e-book is optimized for display on the iPad or printing two up with a cover on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper.

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Columbia Color Rhapsodies
Columbia Color Rhapsodies
Columbia Color Rhapsodies

Three Columbia Color Rhapsodies Shorts
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“The Kangaroo Kid” (1938) / “Midnight Frolics (1938) / “Pickled Puss (1948)

The Columbia Studios animated cartoons are rarely shown today, and their reputation has been disparaged by numerous animation historians, but that doesn’t mean they have little to offer. The premises and character designs from these films are derivative of the work of other studios. “Kangaroo Kid” might easily be mistaken for an early color Merrie Melodies cartoon, “Midnight Frolics” clearly draws upon Disney’s “Lonesome Ghosts” for its characters, and “Pickled Puss” apes MGM’s Tom & Jerry all the way down to the details of Irv Spence’s animation and posing style. But even if the ideas in these cartoons aren’t original, there’s some excellent animation and background work. An interesting side note is that the direction of “Midnight Frolics” is credited to Ub Iwerks, even if very little of it reflects his personal style. Many thanks to Animation Resources Advisory Board Member, Steve Stanchfield for sharing these three rare films with us.

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Monday, September 12th, 2016

Animation Resources Podcast: Exciting Plans With Stephen Worth and Michael Woodside

Animation Resources President, Stephen Worth and Vice President Michael Woodside discuss the exciting plans for our new Podcasting Initiative.

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