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Reflections on the art and business of animation.
About Me
- Mark Mayerson
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- I've worked as an animator, writer, producer and director in TV animation for 29 years. I created the cgi series Monster By Mistake. I hold a Masters degree from York University in Cinema and Media Studies.
Links
- A. Film L.A.
- Academy of Art Animation Notes
- Al Eugster
- Alan Cook
- Animation Guild blog
- Animation Podcast
- Animation Scoop
- Apatoons
- ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
- ASIFA-Hollywood blog
- Bob Jaques
- Canadian Animation Resources
- Cartoon Brew
- Cartoon Research
- Chris Walsh
- Cinematech (Scott Kirsner)
- David Nethery
- Dean Yeagle
- Disney History (Didier Ghez)
- Floyd Norman (Mr. Fun)
- fps magazine
- Hans Bacher
- Harvey Deneroff
- HEAL EMRU
- James Caswell
- James Wood
- Jenny Lerew
- John Canemaker
- John Celestri
- John K
- John Lei
- Keith Lango
- Kevin Koch
- Kevin Langley
- Larry T
- Mark Achtenberg
- Mark Kausler
- Mark Kennedy
- Michael Barrier
- Michael Sporn
- Nancy Beiman
- Oswald Iten
- Paul Spector
- Peter Emslie
- Scott Caple
- Seward Street
- Sheridan Animation Alumni
- Sheridan Animation Students
- Thad Komorowski
- Tom Sito
- Ward Jenkins
- Warren Leonhardt
- Will Finn
Mosaics
- 101 Dalmatians
- All the Cats Join In
- Donald's Lucky Day
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
- Dumbo
- Lonesome Ghosts
- Mickey's Birthday Party
- Mickey's Delayed Date
- Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
- Mr. Duck Steps Out
- Pinocchio
- Plutopia
- Symphony Hour
- The Autograph Hound
- The Bandmaster
- The Brave Little Tailor
- The Little Whirlwind
- The Nifty Nineties
- The Night Before Christmas
- The Pied Piper of Basin Street
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Thru the Mirror
- Wacky Bye Baby
Major Article Categories
Blog Archive
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2008
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June
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- There and Back Again
- Vacation
- Animating for the Concert Hall
- Eric Goldberg Book
- Animation and Theatre
- 101 Dalmatians: Part 12A
- 101 Dalmatians: Part 12
- 101 Dalmatians: Part 11A
- The Animator's Survival Kit DVD Set
- An Alternate Feature Production Model
- 101 Dalmatians Part 11
- The Pixar Touch
- 101 Dalmatians: Part 10A
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June
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3 comments:
Hi Mark.
I've been following this post with a lot of interest as Dalmatian's is one of my favorite Disney films. On this last seq. I noted the animation credits read "McCrea". I suspect this (and you may already know this) is Bob McCrea.
I knew him - post retirement from Disney's when he was assistant dept head of the Character animation program at Cal- Arts. At that time (1977) Jack Hannah was the head of the department and I'm not clear as to if Bob had been with him from the beginning of the program or came in at the start of the second or third year. He was recruited during the time of Don Graham's 1936 country wide talent search and spent years as a assistant animator - as I understand it- primarily to Ollie Johnston - although he did in-between for Frank Thomas notably on the "Dwarfs grieving" sequence in Snow White. (Hollywood Cartoons page. 227). Over the course of his time at Disney's he worked up to animator thru work on television, shorts - "Donald in Math Magic-land" and was credited as Character Animator on "The Rescuers". As a Teachers assistant I dropped into his office routinely during my time at Cal Arts and had many end of day chats. He was always accessible, friendly and I can recall great many stories about individuals and projects he worked on during his career. After Jack Hannah's retirement in 1983 or 84 Bob became department head and remained as such till the late 1980's. His name does not come up that often, Floyd Norman mentions Bob in an article he posted on Jim Hill media about the Disney Night Classes in the 1950's and while I can't say much about his work he was very supportive and supplied me with a much needed shot in the arm confidence wise when I needed it. Certainly Martha Baxton.. the longtime secretary of the character animation program, spoke glowingly of him.
Hey, Bill. Nice to hear from you. I suspected that it was Bob McCrea and was going to ask for confirmation when I wrote up this section, so thanks for supplying the information.
One of the byproducts of this and other blogs is that lesser known animation people are finally getting some attention. Thanks for supplying some background information for Bob McCrea. I appreciate it and I'm sure readers of this blog do, too.
There's a caricature of Bob McCrea on the Animation Guild Blog by John Sparey :
Bob McCrea by John Sparey
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