"Over the years in animation, there have been a lot of great animators.
Ub Iwerks was one of those people. We know his work, but we don't necessarily know the man."
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (in 5 parts on DailyMotion:
1,
2,
3,
4, and
5) tells of the life of Ubbe Eert Iwerks, from the formation of the friendship with Walt Disney when they met at advertisement studio in Kansas City, their artistic collaborations and Ub's 20 years of animation, to Iwerk's technical creations that kept Disney animated pictures ahead of other studios.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Aug 31, 2012 -
14 comments
"Chow Hound" -
IMDB - Directed by Chuck Jones, written by Michael Maltese, voices by Mel Blanc
Classic-era Warner Bros. Generally absent (with exceptions, sometimes butchered) from the airwaves due to its connotations of cruelty, the troublesome get-up they put the mouse in at the zoo, and the ending. Quite a devious and funny cartoon. (SLYT)
posted by JHarris
on Dec 22, 2008 -
54 comments
Back in the dark days of World War II, the
man who would become
Dr. Seuss was in the business of military propaganda . One of the characters he created was
Private Snafu.
Private Snafu was an animated depiction of a bumbling soldier in military training films, whose voice sounded suspiciously close to
Bugs Bunny'
s. Warner Bros. animation studios produced the cartoons with the talents of
Mel Blanc,
Chuck Jones, and
Bob Clampett.
Private Snafu has been discussed here
previously but now you can watch some of the original cartoons on
youtube and download them
here! (unfortunately, I am still unable to locate the awesomely-titled
"Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike")
posted by elr
on Aug 23, 2006 -
9 comments
