Wartime Animation
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- Who is Hugh Harmon? What was different about his wartime animation? What was it called? When was it made (in relationship to US entry into the war)/
- created Peace on Earth,
- . Why did Animation Studios make wartime animation? What was the (6) main purposes of the animation?
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- To mobilize patriotic feeling into action
- To deflate anger and frustration due to rationing
- Let everyone know they wer
- What could animation do that live action could not? Why use animation. Name 3 things.
- show large armies, soldiers couldn't act.
- Animated “stars” did their bit – how did this set an example for the American public?
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showed what not to do
- . What was the most famous stateside animation? Why is it considered controversial today?
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Any Bonds Today, blackface
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Who is Private Snafu? What does SNAFU stand for? What did Snafu teach the soldiers? Who produced most of the Snafu cartoons?
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Warner, what not to do
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After the depression, but before the US entry into the war, the Three Little Pigs song, Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf took on a new meaning that was not complimentary towards the United States. What was that meaning?
- expressing the essence of the Great Depression
- Tex Avery created Blitzwolf. to entertain the troops. Why did Fred Quimby advise Avery to tone it down? What did the song, Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf symbolize in this short?
- no one knew who was going to win the war.
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Disney joined the war effort creating both cartoons and documentaries. What was the purpose of Victory through Air Power?
- Meant to send a direct message to FDR, rather than entertain
- What short did Warner produce to spoof Disney’s documentary?
- Victory through Hare Power.
- . What Disney feature films were produced during this time?
- Bambi
- Why did the pink elephant scene in Dumbo meet with success when the Film Fantasia had not?
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more story oriented
- Why was Bambi met with mixed reviews?
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irrelevent during war
- Why are there not a lot of foreign animation from the war?
- Much of the foreign war cartoons were in the form of print.
- Who is Mr. Hook? What was his role in the war?
- created by Warner brothers to now teach us how to live in peace time.