Animation Artifacts 16 Jun 2006 08:01 am
On-line viewing
Thad of Animation ID has posted a number of cartoons of interest:
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- The Tex Avery short One Cab’s Family tells the story of a family of cars with a hot-rodder amongst them. This short offers beautiful design, excellent direction, good story, great track.
I often wondered which film influenced the other: this or Susie The Blue Coupe. Both done in 1952. Both look similar, though the Disney film is lusher. Those windshields for eyes.
(Susie The Blue Coupe – thanks to Cuckoocomics.)
- Larry Doyle produced a series of shorts using the Warner Bros. characters as if they were in a TV sitcom. I’m not sure that actually was the plan when they were made.
Deliciously unfunny. Completely unwatchable. You can try if you like.
Thanks to Thad for posting them. I otherwise might not have seen the minute I watched.
- There’s an interesting biography of Charles Dickens animated by the Rufflebrothers for the BBC at Bleak House. This is the site for the BBC live action drama, Bleak House, and the flash animated piece gives an idea of Dickens’ life. It’s an on-line accompaniment to the series. I think the animated piece stands up on its own, although it gets a bit dry.
Aardman animation has just sold their Big Jeff shorts to MTV2 for airing starting late June. You can get a sample of these shorts at Big Jeff.com.
on 17 Jun 2006 at 12:26 pm 1.Thad Komorowski said …
I’m don’t think either one inspired the other, I think it was just one of those weird coincidents of timing. Though Avery’s “One Cab’s Family” could have been in production as far back as 1949 for all I know.
As for those Larry Doyle shorts, read this interview my friend Matthew Hunter did with Doyle a few years ago. It’s funnier than any of the cartoons:
http://toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com/doyle.htm
– Thad
on 17 Jun 2006 at 9:47 pm 2.Ward said …
So, Michael, did you see CARS yet? I’m curious to see what you thought. I’ll be seeing it for the second time tomorrow. I’ll post my thoughts about the film on my blog soon afterwards.
on 19 Jun 2006 at 11:52 am 3.Michael said …
I did see CARS and was very disappointed. Technically is a wonder (though I had major problems with some of the design), but the story is horrible. It was a major disappointment for me after THE INCREDIBLES. I suggest you read Michael Barrier‘s review; I wholeheartedly agree with it. I’ve read at least three reivews that compare this favorably with “Thomas The Tank Engine.” That can’t be what Pixar hoped for.