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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
Posts
8 comments:
Oh WOW! I posted an animator breakdown for this on Thad's blog a few years ago...
http://thadkomorowski.com/2006/12/23/the-night-before-christmas/#comments
it was mostly guesswork of course, and now I see I got Gordon and Zander's animation the wrong way around! I also was unable to identify Bill Littlejohn's animation, I'll need to check if that's the same style I assumed was his in "Bowling Alley-Cat" and "Fine Feathered Friend." Finally, it's great to have a name for the "mystery animator" which had been bugging me and Mike Russo so long - Cecil Surry!
Bill Littlejohn's animation is a far cry from his work on the Charlie Brown specials, but the curved apendages are still there.
Someone made a real mess of the IMDb page for this one.
I'm stymied... So what's been ID'ed as Zander's in the past is really Gordon's, and Gordon's is Zander's?
It surprised me, too.
I think it may have all stemmed from a Gordon drawing of Jerry (from LONESOME MOUSE) identified as one of Zander's in Maltin's book. Thanks, Mark(s)!
I always love these early, "chubby" Tom and Jerry Character designs.
Wow, thank you. It's hard for me to ID animators in some of those early T&J cartoons. This definitely helped out a lot. Cecil Surry? That's a new name for me.
And I'm going to go on record as saying I loved Littlejohn's animation in the Peanuts specials. His style stood out among the stiffer animation of animators who didn't really seem to have much of an individual style. It's funny how you can see his distinct style as far back as the earliest Tom and Jerry cartoons.
Incredible that he was still animating Peanuts specials pretty much up until they starting shipping the stuff overseas.
Thanks for taking the time to do this.
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