Animation Artifacts &Independent Animation 09 Apr 2011 07:17 am
Ends and Odds
- Here’s a little tidbit I thought I’d share. It’s the top of a film can for a 16mm print of a William Tytla Productions studio commercial: Hostess Twinkies: Knight
side view of the can top.
Overhead view, including the studio address:
40 West 57th Street, NYC 19, NY
Back in the day (before video) 16mm prints of commercials were sent out to the tv stations to air the commercials. All studios had hundreds of these film cans in storage.
This artifact was given to me by John Canemaker.
- Bill Plympton will have a book signing/party in New York for his book Independently Animated: Bill Plympton the Life and Art of the King of Independent Animation. The event will take place on April 27th at the NY Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street. There will be live music by Nicole Renaud, world premiere short films, and an illustrated talk by Bill Plympton.
TICKETS
$15 non-members, $10 members, $7 students
RSVP@societyillustrators.org or
call Katie Blocher 212 838 2560
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- And speaking of the Society of Illustrators, they’re currently hosting an exhibit retrospective of the art of R. Crumb. Entitled Lines Drawn on Paper, the show can be seen for free at 128 East 63rd Street and will run through April 30th.
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- John Schnall (Quality Schnallity) has another wonderful video on his site. I Trust You. Take a short trip via click and watch it; the man has a unique sense of humor.
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- Emily Hubley will host a showing of some of her films this coming Monday eventing, April 11th, at the Big Screen Project, 6th Avenue between 29th and 30th. (Look for the “Food Parc” on the west side of the street. Enter and keep going back until you hit the bar/with seats. Look up and outside.)Admission is free.
The films to be screened include:
One Self: Fish/Girl
Enough
The Tower (made w Georgia Hubley)
Set Set Spike
Delivery Man
Octave
Blake Ball
The films of Jeff Scher will follow at the same venue, same location on Wednesday, April 13th.
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The ASIFA East Animation Festival will be held on Sunday, May 1st.
Tishman Auditorium, The New School. 66 West 12th Street.
As always, admission is free. So is the party after the show.
on 09 Apr 2011 at 11:55 am 1.Eric Noble said …
That film from Bill Tytla definitely has me intrigued. I would love to have a 16 mm projector to screen that. Anyway, I want to get that Bill Plympton book. I need to find more of his films, but my options are limited. I’d also like to see Emily Hubley’s work.
on 11 Apr 2011 at 6:24 am 2.Stephen Macquignon said …
Going to the ASIFA last year was fun I’m looking to forward to going again.
I always enjoyed Robert Crumb’s artwork I don’t work to far away from the Society of Illustrators so it would not be hard for me to go see it.