tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post9221457464383710353..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: A Letter From Preston BlairMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-54606926600219918342009-01-22T09:30:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:30:00.000-05:00I never asked for one.I do have some original Blai...I never asked for one.<BR/><BR/>I do have some original Blair roughs from a commercial for The Dime Savings Bank he did at Zanders. I'll probably post a few in the future, but they are pretty rough.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-51510382448275676712009-01-22T09:25:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:25:00.000-05:00Mark,Did he ever do a clean up for you? Can we see...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Did he ever do a clean up for you? Can we see it?!Bill Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231144346597143968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-34855013871487958682009-01-21T20:49:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:49:00.000-05:00Fred, it's a certainty that the assistant and colo...Fred, it's a certainty that the assistant and colour work (which on those Freakies commercials are the same thing) were done at Zander's. Ed Cerullo definitely worked on the spots. Ed was the lead assistant at the time and an incredible artist. The spot was cleaned up with coloured prismacolor pencils on pantone paper and then cut out and mounted on cel.<BR/><BR/>Other assistants who were there at the time (though I don't know that they worked on Freakies) included Mike Baez, Joe Gray, Ellsworth Barthen and Jim Logan.<BR/><BR/>At least one of the later Freakies spots was animated by Dean Yeagle. I don't know if Blair was busy or if Zander just decided to keep the work in-house, as Dean was on staff.<BR/><BR/>You're lucky to have some of that artwork.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-13177634528903123332009-01-21T20:23:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this, Mark. Maybe you're the o...Thanks for posting this, Mark. Maybe you're the one who asked me a question on my blog regarding who actually animated the Freakies commercials. I guess you're letter makes it clear that Zander had the account and any involvement by Lee and Preston was as sub-contractor to Jack. I'm luck enough to have some original drawings (rendered in colored pencil and then cut out and glued to cels) from the first Freakies commercial.Fred Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832530610797734570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-42630701885052450882009-01-19T14:50:00.000-05:002009-01-19T14:50:00.000-05:00Priceless letter. My respect for this man(already ...Priceless letter. My respect for this man(already substantial)just increased tenfold. Thanks so much for posting it here.Jenny Lerewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668171465801333811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-55516954934358673662009-01-17T18:05:00.000-05:002009-01-17T18:05:00.000-05:00Great insight, Mark! Thanks for sharing.Great insight, Mark! Thanks for sharing.Mitchel Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645009912553755049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-4082932552757228682009-01-17T17:49:00.000-05:002009-01-17T17:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing that letter.Thanks for sharing that letter.J. J. Hunseckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067327948394872768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-37062896347388036572009-01-13T12:24:00.000-05:002009-01-13T12:24:00.000-05:00These kinds of letters warm my heart, not least be...These kinds of letters warm my heart, not least because the man took the time (two pages, single-spaced, no less) to thoughtfully answer all your questions. Then, he offers to clean up some drawings for you.p spectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937340957485668849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-7094005289034988022009-01-12T00:05:00.000-05:002009-01-12T00:05:00.000-05:00Thanks for this Mark. I was pondering the other d...Thanks for this Mark. I was pondering the other day that we might have an improper impression of Blair because of his most popular work. I used to mistake Ed Love's work in the Avery's cartoons for his. Blair's work for Avery other than Red tends to be really choppy, but it's great stuff.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-55195192010237099622009-01-11T21:46:00.000-05:002009-01-11T21:46:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.darren-shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771706840478757791noreply@blogger.com