Theatrical Cartoons pt.2
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- How was European Animation different from what was going on in America?
- heavily influenced by Abstract and Op Art with an emphasis on the relationship of formal elements.
- How was it closer to what was happening in mainstream art?
- more abstract than cute, explore abstract concepts
- What are the main goals, in general, of European Animation?
- emphasized experimentation and abstract animation set to classical music
- What, specifically, is the focus or perspective of Oskar Fischinger?
- Abstract "dance" to music
- What role does puppeteering play at this time? Who is Lotte Reiniger and who is George Pal?
- The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 1925,George Pal created amusing little puppet animations, puppet-toons, in the Netherlands
- What did Leopold Stokowski want to accomplish?
- bring classical music to the masses - to an audience that would never go to a concert hall or listen to a radio concert. He began to talk to Disney about a collaboration
- How did European animation influence Walt Disney?
- abstract animation to popularize classical music
- What role did Oskar Fischinger play in the production of Fantasia I?
- Oskar Fischinger collaborated but left
- How did Disney set up the beginning of Fantaia?
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Strakoksy conducting the orchestra
- Why did he set it up this way?
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ease audience into new style
- Why did Fantasia not meet with CRITICAL acclaim. Don’t confuse this with public response for the use of Fantasound.
- visual interpretation not respected, adapted most music
- What is Fantasound anyway?
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early stereo sound
- What was the perspective or focus of Warner Brothers?
- Irreverence, Irresponsibility, Satrical Gags, Physical Violence, Rapid-Fire Editing, Everything that Disney Wasn't
- What piece made fun of Fantasia?
- Corny Concerto
- Who started Looney Tunes (the artsts)
- Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Isadore "Fritz" Freleng
- What is the difference between a Looney Tune and a Merrie Melody?
- Shot in color starting in 1934, Looney tunes stayed Black and White until 1943.
- What techniques and philosophies of animation did Tex Avery contribute to Warner when he was there?
- developed an affininty for the visual "pun", exaggeration with "rubber hose" animation
- What caused Avery to leave Warner? Where did he go?
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killed bugs, MGM
- What are the differences between Tex Avery and Chuck Jones?
- characters "popped' from pose to pose
- What were the Warner Brothers and MGM equivalents to Silly symphonies?
- Merry Mellodies, Happy Harmonies
- Why was everyone imitating or making fun of Disney?
- cause they were the best
- How has Tex Avery influenced Roger Rabbit?
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chuck Jones
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How has Tex Avery influenced Blue Sky?
- squash and stretch
- Who are Max and Dave Fleischer?
- Made the first multiplane camera several years before Disney
- What technique Fleitscher in animation did they introduce and perfect?
- First to begin a system of inbetweening
- What was the name of the clown?
- Ko-Ko the clown
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Later – who were Fleischer's main characters?
- Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor, Superman
- What was Fleischer’s focus or perspective?
- Adult Fears and Emotions.
- Why was Betty Boop such a different character for the times?
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fist female lead, sexy for time
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What was revolutionary about the backgrounds in Popeye?
- 3d moving backgrounds
- Name all of the technical achievements that Fleischer invented and Disney got credit for…?
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- Made the first multiplane camera several years before Disney
- First to begin a system of inbetweening.Name all of the technical achievements that Fleischer invented and Disney got credit for…?
- What was wrong with Fleischer’s stories?
- lack of story
- Superman was really different. Why?
- drawn differently
- What do you remember about the Fleischer strike? Why did Fleischer move his studio to Florida? What impact did that have on his production? What did Paramount do?
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because they wanted unions, closed studio
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What is Famous Studios? What did they produce?
- created new characters, like Casper, but retained and continued to produce Popeye.
- Who is Walter Lantz?
- Oswald the Rabbit (reincarnated as an all-white bunny); Andy Panda, Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard
- Why are Famous, Ub Iwerks Studio, Van Beuren Studio considered studios that time forgot. What did they lack?
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story, memorable characters