tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post114900214585123066..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: More on Mr. Duck Steps OutMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-61914716988258276152016-08-19T06:06:56.583-04:002016-08-19T06:06:56.583-04:00It would be great if "Anonymous" could s...It would be great if "Anonymous" could send Mark or Hans Perk at least one image (of an entire sheet) from among those thirty animation drawings so that it can be posted ... and even better, supply his or her father's name ... to help give credit where credit is indeed due.<br /><br />As Mark so aptly put it, "I think that we’re just beginning to understand the contributions of individual animators." <br /><br />It' s high time we moved beyond the Nine Old Men and shed more light on their many predecessors, assistants, and the in-betweeners who worked under or collaborated with them.Garry Apgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411550872695550547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-3641265934474051672015-12-25T18:17:04.717-05:002015-12-25T18:17:04.717-05:00My father worked at Disney in the late 1930s to ea...My father worked at Disney in the late 1930s to early 40s and then went to fight in ww2. He left me 30 some production cel drawings and his employment card. They are sequential of the first part of Mr. Duck steps out. His experience of working there was his dream, but the way the artist were treated was the bad memories. These cel drawing have never been seen by anybody and my hope is someday they could be shared with the puplic and give credit were credit is due, to the unknown artists at Disney!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1149168146265373282006-06-01T09:22:00.000-04:002006-06-01T09:22:00.000-04:00Quick note: in July 1945, "Emory Hawkins" sort of ...Quick note: in July 1945, "Emory Hawkins" sort of sat by himself in the Disney animation building in room 1F-15.Hans Perkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707924880609997693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1149019442459184652006-05-30T16:04:00.000-04:002006-05-30T16:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for the compliment, Jenny. I struggle to m...Thanks for the compliment, Jenny. I struggle to make useful observations. I'm sure that there's interesting material in this cartoon that I'm missing.<BR/><BR/>Thad, I'm glad to hear that Alberto's site is accurate.<BR/><BR/>My problem isn't with Daisy. She wants to dance and with the popcorn-powered Donald, she gets a better partner than ever. My problem is with the nephews. They're motivated to mess up Donald so they can get to Daisy, they don't accomplish it and they don't seem to care.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1149016899579967062006-05-30T15:21:00.000-04:002006-05-30T15:21:00.000-04:00Great analysis, Mark; detailed and still a pleasur...Great analysis, Mark; detailed and still a pleasure to read--no mean feat.<BR/>I especially perked up at this:<BR/><I>"Because the Disney studio moves the camera so freely, there's the implication that there's a larger space beyond the frame and we're just seeing a portion of it. Cartoons from other studios move the camera less and in more restricted ways, giving the impression that the characters are confined in an enclosed space."</I><BR/>I'm ashamed to say I've never articulated that, but I can visualize various cartoons and realize that it's true...you really hit on a fascinating filmmaking observation. Thanks!Jenny Lerewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668171465801333811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1149016753122407002006-05-30T15:19:00.000-04:002006-05-30T15:19:00.000-04:00Mark,Alberto's site is one of the most accurate so...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Alberto's site is one of the most accurate sources you'll find on the internet. He really knows his artists and gets his facts straight! He helped me identify a few favorite comic book artists of mine (some turning out to be former animators).<BR/><BR/>BTW, the one problem you have with the short, Daisy going nuts for Donald after his 'dancing', is my favorite part! It's the same sort of twist Barks would put in his later comic book work.<BR/><BR/> - ThadThadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1149011576427098922006-05-30T13:52:00.000-04:002006-05-30T13:52:00.000-04:00I would love to know where Alberto got his informa...I would love to know where Alberto got his information. His site is a great resource if the information is accurate.<BR/><BR/>However, as good as it is, more needs to be done. Paul Allen is just a name unless we can point to specific scenes that he did. And the quality of the assistant work is so high on the Disney shorts that we can't identify work by Hawkins or Muse by their drawing styles, as we can with their work at other studios.<BR/><BR/>I think that we're just beginning to understand the contributions of individual animators, though I'm encouraged that we seem to be building up some momentum.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1149010561437448912006-05-30T13:36:00.000-04:002006-05-30T13:36:00.000-04:00You are very right, of course, Mark. It is interes...You are very right, of course, Mark. It is interesting, though, that on <A HREF="http://www.immaginariofiorentino.com/albertopage/amimatorsa-z/animatorsa.htm" REL="nofollow">Alberto's Page</A> are a LOT of credits for the animators, including Paul Allen, whom I also didn't know anything about until I was able to purchase these drafts.<BR/><BR/>Go to the bottom of the page for more links. I do not know Alberto, or how he got his data, but there is a lot there... Not ALWAYS totally all-inclusive, but still, more than I have seen anywhere else.Hans Perkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707924880609997693noreply@blogger.com