Illustration &SpornFilms &Story & Storyboards &T.Hachtman 06 Dec 2006 07:54 am
Gertrude’s Board I
-Back to Gertrude’s Follies, the film.
I talked last week about my excitement over the comic strip by Tom Hachtman, Gertrude’s Follies. We worked up a storyboard and script for a feature. It was a bit of a rush since I found the distributor of a low budget comedy film who asked for something similar in animation. I thought we could get him interested. I wanted to strike while the iron was hot. The guy didn’t get it, thought it wasn’t funny, didn’t even understand it. His company folded six months later. A one hit wonder.
We tried to stay close to many of the strips and found a direction.
Here are two weeklies from the strip.
(Click on any image to enlarge.)
The equivalent part of the storyboard follows. To give a short syopsis of the story thus far:
Trying to be somewhat current, we built the story around an upcoming, all-encompassing exhibit Picasso was going to have at the Museum of Modern Art. At the same time, Gertrude had just sent off a big book to her agent in NY. A party was in order, and we join them in this section of the storyboard as they prepare for the party. There’s a guided tour going on at the house as they prepare, and Hemingway arrives early.
(This is about 20 mins into the film.)
on 07 Dec 2006 at 3:04 am 1.Tom Sito said …
Mike, Pat and I LOVED THIS STRIP! What a wonderful idea! I wondered what happened to it after the East Village Other folded.
I love their dog that barks by going” Arp! Arp! Braque! Braque! and ” Bauhaus! BauHaus!”
Good luck with that!
on 10 Dec 2006 at 4:13 pm 2.Bill S said …
This is Brilliant!! It must be animated!!! Tom is a genius!!!
Investors are you listening?
Praise will be heaped on you and your ancestors if you finance this animation!!!!