tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post5926062984611734860..comments2024-03-29T05:13:13.015-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Two Old ProsMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-25003574759134603022008-12-15T15:24:00.000-05:002008-12-15T15:24:00.000-05:00Thanks, Mark.(PS. My blog name, Mauricenator, migh...Thanks, Mark.<BR/><BR/>(PS. My blog name, Mauricenator, might pop up every once in a while as it did in the Dec. 14th post.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-13281920942551182742008-12-15T08:30:00.000-05:002008-12-15T08:30:00.000-05:00According to Donald Crafton's book Before Mickey, ...According to Donald Crafton's book <B>Before Mickey</B>, until 1924 all the Felix animation was done by Messmer. In 1924, the number of Felix cartoons doubled, so guest animators were brought in to help with the increased workload. Those guests included Bill Nolan, George Stallings, Raoul Barre and Burt Gillett.<BR/><BR/>As <B>Felix in Hollywood</B> was released in 1923, it should all be Messmer's animation.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-73059580562277308712008-12-15T08:10:00.000-05:002008-12-15T08:10:00.000-05:00Comment 1) I hear so much about Buster Keaton's li...Comment 1) I hear so much about Buster Keaton's lifetime of stunts and injuries and how he would shake off those injuries so professionally. I can relate to that in some ways. (At ten years old I got run over by the tire of a truck and was hospitalized for six days with broken collarbone, cracked skull, ruptured liver and bruised lung, but I remember that it barely hurt at all.)<BR/><BR/>Despite this, I've never found any of Buster Keaton's work on VHS or DVD in any video store or library, and I take everyone's word that he was one of the best, if not the best, silent comedians. Charlie Chaplin is also good, and at least his work is better circulated ("The Gold Rush" is the best silent comedy I've ever seen so far).<BR/><BR/>Comment 2) You've previously, as far as I know, only done Disney mosaics and Lantz mosaics. My question is this:<BR/><BR/>Would Hans Perk know anything about the Felix The Cat cartoons of the 1920s? Did multiple artists draw Felix, or was it just Otto Mesmer animating? (If the answer to this question varies from cartoon to cartoon, I would pick "Felix in Hollywood" as an example.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-45672945040188363372008-12-14T20:52:00.000-05:002008-12-14T20:52:00.000-05:00I don't think any animator worth knowing wouldn't ...I don't think any animator worth knowing wouldn't list silent film as an influence.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-83381908730883255662008-12-14T18:36:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:36:00.000-05:00Charming post, Mark. Did Al ever mention watching ...Charming post, Mark. Did Al ever mention watching silent film actors/comedians while he was growing up? I know many animators who came of age in that era did.p spectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937340957485668849noreply@blogger.com