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Tuesday, June 13th, 2023

PODCAST: Cartoony Music Live Stream Schedule

Podcasts

Animation Resources has embarked on a podcasting series with informal screenings, interviews and seminars. Normally, these are hosted on our Members Only page, but occasionally we share them with the public. Make a note of the date and time and tune in.

AUDIO PODCAST:
Animated Discussions Podcast

Cartoony Music With Skip Heller
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Animated Discussions 011 / Hosted by Davey Jarrell with Stephen Worth and Skip Heller
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NewNewBack in 2007 when the Animation Archive was still under the umbrella of ASIFA-Hollywood, Stephen Worth sat down several times with musician Skip Heller to talk about cartoony music for the A-HAA Podcast. Each time, they chose a musician and explained how their music related to cartoons, playing a representative bit of their music. There were five segments altogether and they were a lot of fun.

Animation Resources’ programming director, Davey Jarrell ran across these old podcasts recently and thought it would be a good idea to combine all of the "Skip and Steve" segments into one Animated Discussions podcast. Join us for a musical spin through some of the funniest and craziest music ever created. Skip and Steve throw down a lot of breadcrumbs to follow for google research into the subject too, so take notes!

Skip Heller is a remarkably versatile musician. He’s performed in every style imaginable. He’s composed for symphony orchestras, played country music and blues in honky tonks, performed in jazz trios and punk bands and did music for both Dexter’s Lab and Flintstones On The Rocks. A true renaissance man with deep roots in the history of his medium, no one knows more about this genre of music than Skip.

AD011: Cartoony Music With Skip Heller
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SCHEDULE OF LIVE STREAMS

Tuesday June 13, 2023 2pm (PDT)
Tuesday June 13, 2023 6pm (PDT)

Saturday June 17, 2023 2pm (PDT)
Saturday June 17, 2023 6pm (PDT)

Sunday June 25, 2023 2pm (PDT)
Sunday June 25, 2023 6pm (PDT)

Friday June 30, 2023 2pm (PDT)
Friday June 30, 2023 6pm (PDT)

Monday July 3, 2023 2pm (PDT)
Monday July 3, 2023 6pm (PDT)

Saturday July 8, 2023 2pm (PDT)
Saturday July 8, 2023 6pm (PDT)

Sunday July 9, 2023 2pm (PDT)
Sunday July 9, 2023 6pm (PDT)

LIVE STREAM LOCATIONS

The Cartoon History podcast will be live-streamed simultaneously to these locations. We recommend you use Animation Resources’ own streaming page to avoid disconnects by third party sites.

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Thursday, March 9th, 2023

Last Chance To Stream The Cartoon History Podcast!

Podcasts

Animation Resources has embarked on a podcasting series with informal screenings, interviews and seminars. In our current members only Reference Pack, we are sharing a very important podcast: "Cartoon History From East To West". During Members Appreciation Month, we will be live streaming it publicly several times. But it will not be archived or available for download, except on the Members Only Download page.

LIVE STREAM DATES

The Cartoon History podcast will be live streamed in two parts for the last time on these dates:
FRIDAY MARCH 10th Part 1: 5pm (PST) Part 2: 7pm (PST) / SATURDAY MARCH 11th Part 1: 6pm (PST) Part 2: 8pm (PST)

LIVE STREAM LOCATIONS

The Cartoon History podcast will be live-streamed simultaneously to these locations. We recommend using Animation Resources’ own live streaming page to avoid disconnects by third party sites.

Animation Resources Live Stream Page
Animation Resources
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DISCORD DISCUSSION

We will be hosting a panel discussion talking about our Cartoon History podcast in the Animation Resources Discord Server on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26th 5:30 pm (PDT).

For more info on all of Animation Resources’ online events for February, see our February Event Schedule Page.

ABOUT THE PODCAST
Animated Discussions Podcast

History Of Cartooning From East To West
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Animated Discussions 010 / Hosted by Davey Jarrell with Stephen Worth, Danny Young & Michael Woodside

NewNewHave you ever dreamed of traveling the world and going back in time in a time machine to find out when cartoons began? Well climb aboard this very special episode of Animated Discussions. We’re going to do just that!

Animation Resources’ Programming Director, Davey Jarrell hosts a broad reaching look at the history of cartooning in both the Western world and Asia. Nearly two decades in the making, this podcast is perhaps the most important resource we’ve ever shared. Along with Danny Young and Michael Woodside, Animation Resources president, Stephen Worth traces the breadcrumbs of cartoon history back from the present day to the 15th century… and then with the help of Davey Jarrell, Stephen traces the history of Japanese cartooning from the 12th century back up to the present day.

By tracing the branches of history, we can see the outlines of what cartooning is and where it came from. Best of all, learning about the artists from the past will inspire cartoonists to take back their art form and build on the incredible foundation they built for us.

You won’t want to miss this podcast. Take notes and google names you hear us talk about. You’ll find lots of wonderful things to research that will change the way you think about cartooning.

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Animation Resources 10th Anniversary

It’s Members Appreciation Time again at Animation Resources, and For the past decade, Animation Resources has been serving artists working in the fields of animation, cartooning and illustration. Our volunteers and members have pulled together to raise the bar for our art form, and it’s time to celebrate… It’s Members Appreciation time again!

During the month of February, Animation Resources expresses our appreciation for to members with a very special Reference Pack, and we invite you to become a member too. For the next 30 days, we will be sharing reasons why you should join us. Our benefits of membership far exceed the cost of our annual dues. You can find out what our members get at the Member Appreciation Page. It’s easy to join. Just click on this link and you can sign up right now online…


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Members Appreciation Month

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Wednesday, March 8th, 2023

Time Is Running Out To Download RefPack050!

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PODCAST SCHEDULE

Animation Resources will be live streaming the Best of 1-25 and Best of 26-50 Podcasts several times during Member Appreciation Month. Here is the info on the live streams…

LIVE STREAM DATES

The Best of 1-25 podcast will be live streamed for the last time on these dates:
WEDNESDAY MARCH 8th 5pm (PST) / SATURDAY MARCH 11th 2pm (PST)

The Best of 26-50 podcast will be live streamed for the last time on these dates:
THURSDAY MARCH 9th 5pm (PST) / SATURDAY MARCH 11th 4pm (PST)

LIVE STREAM LOCATIONS

Our podcasts will be live-streamed simultaneously to these locations. Please note that the Best Of videos will not stream to our YouTube channel. We recommend you use Animation Resources’ own live streaming page to avoid disconnects by third party sites.

Animation Resources Live Stream Page
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For more info on all of Animation Resources’ online events for February, see our February Event Schedule Page.


Animation Resources is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization dedicated to serving the self study needs of animators, cartoonists and illustrators. If you are a creative person with an interest in the field, we hope you will choose to become a member of Animation Resources. Every other month, members are given access to a high resolution e-books, still framable animated films, podcasts and documentary films— all curated by the Board of Animation Resources.

This sample Reference Pack is designed to give you an idea of what Animation Resources has to offer its members, and this is the best time to join. Here is what you’ll get when you join…

  • Every other month, you will receive a brand new Reference Pack which consists of high resolution downloadable e-books packed with fantastic artwork, rare animated films from our collection, documentaries, podcast discussions and more!
  • For our annual members, we have an exciting announcement. Up to now, we have rerun past RefPacks three times a year in our Bonus Archive. But beginning in 2023 we will be upping that… we’ll share a rerun RefPack in alternate months between the new ones. This means that every year, as an annual member you will be receiving 12 full Reference Packs a year, instead of just 6! This only applies to General and Student membership, not Quarterly members. So if you are on a quarterly billing cycle, you might want to consider cancelling your Quarterly membership and re-joining as a General member.
  • We also host “Animated Discussions” Events as live-streamed video programs. Past Podcasts are archived along with our Reference Packs and on the Bonus Archive page for annual members.
  • Every year or two, Animation Resources provides more benefits for its members, and we occasionally raise our dues a little to allow us to continue to expand our offerings. But if you join today, we promise that General Membership dues will never increase as long as you maintain your membership.
  • General Membership is just $95 a year. For students and full time educators, it’s just $70. Are the annual dues too much to spend all at once? We also have a Quarterly Billing Option where you are billed $30 every three months. You can cancel your membership at any time on the Membership Account Page.(Quarterly Membership does not include the Bonus Archive.)
  • Every other month, you will receive a brand new Reference Pack which consists of high resolution downloadable e-books packed with fantastic artwork, rare animated films from our collection, documentaries, podcast discussions and more!
  • For our annual members, we have an exciting announcement. Up to now, we have rerun past RefPacks three times a year in our Bonus Archive. But beginning in 2023 we will be upping that… we’ll share a rerun RefPack in alternate months between the new ones. This means that every year, as an annual member you will be receiving 12 full Reference Packs a year, instead of just 6! This only applies to General and Student membership, not Quarterly members. So if you are on a quarterly billing cycle, you might want to consider cancelling your Quarterly membership and re-joining as a General member.
  • We also host “Animated Discussions” Events as live-streamed video programs. Past Podcasts are archived along with our Reference Packs and on the Bonus Archive page for annual members.
  • Every year or two, Animation Resources provides more benefits for its members, and we occasionally raise our dues a little to allow us to continue to expand our offerings. But if you join today, we promise that General Membership dues will never increase as long as you maintain your membership.
  • General Membership is just $95 a year. For students and full time educators, it’s just $70. Are the annual dues too much to spend all at once? We also have a Quarterly Billing Option where you are billed $30 every three months. You can cancel your membership at any time on the Membership Account Page.(Quarterly Membership does not include the Bonus Archive.)

Reference Pack

Best of RefPacks 1 to 50

Over the past decade, Animation Resources has shared 50 Reference Packs with our members. To celebrate this anniversary, we have assembled two e-books and two video podcasts highlighting a few of the treasures our members have been able to download. During Members Appreciation Month, we will be sharing these e-books and podcasts with the general public. We hope they inspire you to join us and be a part of building the foundation for the future of animation.

DOWNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS: Below are the links to the sample Reference Pack. To download the files, RIGHT CLICK on the link (Mac users OPTION CLICK) and select SAVE TO DISK. We are delivering high resolution files to you. When you click, it might take several minutes to finish the download, so please be patient. If the link doesn’t work, refresh this page and try again. It’s best to download the files one at a time, rather than all at once. This will avoid timeouts.

PLEASE NOTE: This material may be protected by copyright and is provided to supporters of Animation Resources under Fair Use provisions for critical analysis, educational and reference purposes only. Permission to copy and print is granted for personal use only and these files are not to be distributed or shared with others. All rights reserved. After the period of availability, these files will be deleted from the server and may never be offered again. Downloading of this material constitutes agreement to these terms.

PDF E-BOOKS:
Best of 25

Best of The E-Books
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A Sampler of the First 10 Years of RefPack E-Books

The creative world of animation has its roots in the art of cartooning, and the history of cartooning extends back centuries. Over the past decade, Animation Resources’ e-books have included thousands of pages of classic cartooning, illustration and art instruction, ranging from 16th century woodblocks to newspaper comics from the 1920s, to powerful political cartoons from around the world, to complete courses teaching the fundamentals of cartooning and caricature… all designed to broaden the horizons of both professional and student artists.

This pair of e-books gather together some of the highlights from the first 50 members only e-books. It is provided to the general public to give prospective members an idea of what they will receive when they join. Members and volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization and we appreciate everything that the hundreds of people who have contrinuted to our efforts have accomplished. These e-books are dedicated to them.

Best of RefPack 26-50 E-Book
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Adobe PDF File / 187 Pages / 530 MB Download

Best of RefPack 1-25 E-Book
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Adobe PDF File / 377 Pages / 1.56 GB Download


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VIDEO PODCAST:
Best of 25

Best of Videos 1 to 50
Sampler Reels of the First 10 Years of RefPack Animation Videos

Some people are under the mistaken impression that animation is a genre, best suited for children’s cartoons. They think that specific established styles and techniques are the only way cartoons should look. It’s easy even for animators to fall into the trap of making cartoons that look just like all the other cartoons on TV and in theaters. But Animation Resources encourages film makers to think of animation as a medium, capable of breaking new ground by doing innovative and great things. We encourage our members to think outside the box by sharing unique examples of powerful animated film making that exploit the best aspects of the medium.

In the past decade of Reference Packs, Animation Resources members have had an opportunity to see rarely seen films of all types, from century old silent shorts, to stop motion puppet films, animation from China, Poland, Japan and Russia; animated commercials from the early 1950s; classic theatrical cartoons; experimental animation and rare industrial training films… Our intent is not to bring back a “golden age” of animation. We encourage artists to build on the past as a foundation for surpassing it.

This pair of reels gather together some clips of the highlights from the first 50 members only Reference Packs. They are provided to the general public to give prospective members an idea of what they will receive when they join.

Best of 25 Video Reel
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M4V Video File / SD / 48:06 / 456 MB Download

Best of 50 Video Reel
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M4V Video File / HD / 1:48:43 / 2.58 GB Download

PLEASE NOTE: These video files are large. Please download them one at a time to avoid timeouts.


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Bonus Download

During alternating months between Reference Packs, we’ll be including a bonus video or e-book from one of our past Reference Packs for our annual members (General and Student Memberships only). This time we are sharing a book and two rare wartime training films!

PDF E-BOOK:
Plastic Man

Jack Cole’s
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Plastic Man
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Issues Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (1943)

Jack Cole’s “Plastic Man” debuted in Police Comics in 1941 and was an immediate hit. Cole’s offbeat humor and Plastic Man’s ability to take any shape gave the cartoonist the opportunities to experiment with text and graphics in groundbreaking manner, helping to define the medium’s vocabulary, and making the idiosyncratic character one of the few enduring classics from the Golden Age to modern times. Plastic Man gained his own title in 1943.

This PDF e-book contains the first three issues of Plastic Man comics and includes a biography of Jack Cole. It is optimized for display on the iPad or printing two up with a cover on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper.

REFPACK001: Plastic Man
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Adobe PDF File / 183 Pages / 245.5 MB Download


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DVD QUALITY VIDEO:
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Private Snafu Gas

REFPACK001: Private Snafu in Gas
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Army/Navy Screen Magazine (1944)

The Private Snafu training cartoons were produced by Warner Bros for the War Department during WWII. “Gas”, which deals with the importance of having an operating gas mask handy, was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Ted “Dr Seuss” Geisel. The voices were by Mel Blanc and Billy Bletcher.

REFPACK001: Private Snafu in Gas
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M4V Video File / 4:43 / 77.5 MB Download

This DVD quality MP4 file is provided courtesy of Thunderbean Animation and is included in HD on Private Snafu Golden Classics.


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DVD QUALITY VIDEO:
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Van Beuren Circus Capers

Aesop’s Fables: Circus Capers
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Van Beuren Studios (1930)

Disney admitted that in the 1920s, his goal was to produce cartoons as good as the Aesops Fables series. However after the Fables introduced a boy and girl mouse that bore a strong resemblance to Mickey and Minnie, Disney filed suit and had the cartoons pulled from theaters. This cartoon is one of the most blatant Mickey ripoffs, and one of the funniest.

REFPACK001: Circus Capers
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M4V Video File / 9:13 / 230.5 MB Download

This DVD quality MP4 file is provided courtesy of Thunderbean Animation and is included on Uncensored Animation from Van Beuren.

Animation Resources 10th Anniversary

It’s Members Appreciation Time again at Animation Resources, and For the past decade, Animation Resources has been serving artists working in the fields of animation, cartooning and illustration. Our volunteers and members have pulled together to raise the bar for our art form, and it’s time to celebrate… It’s Members Appreciation time again!

During the month of February, Animation Resources expresses our appreciation for to members with a very special Reference Pack, and we invite you to become a member too. For the next 30 days, we will be sharing reasons why you should join us. Our benefits of membership far exceed the cost of our annual dues. You can find out what our members get at the Member Appreciation Page. It’s easy to join. Just click on this link and you can sign up right now online…


JOIN TODAY!
https://animationresources.org/membership/levels/

Members Appreciation Month

PayPalAnimationAnimation Resources depends on your contributions to support its projects. Even if you can’t afford to join our group right now, please click the button below to donate whatever you can afford using PayPal.


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