tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post114770593622198526..comments2024-03-24T16:25:05.751-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Anna and BellaMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-25766394889980497362011-12-23T04:19:43.838-05:002011-12-23T04:19:43.838-05:00Linda Ravenswood, the animation you are referring ...Linda Ravenswood, the animation you are referring to, with the guy playing scrabble while his wife shakes her eyes and bombs explode everywhere, is called "TheBig Snit" by Richard CONDIE? (years of release 1986)Jorjinasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1149701591179855652006-06-07T13:33:00.000-04:002006-06-07T13:33:00.000-04:00I recall seeing this wonderful film in Los Angeles...I recall seeing this wonderful film in Los Angeles in the 1980's, as a young girl, fiddling about at home on a Saturday afternoon, on the old Z channel. What a lovely programme director must have been at Z channel, they also introduced me to the film Crac! ... and so many others ... the one from Canada with the nuclear family playing scrabble, the chap stuck with a shelf full of " e's ", his wife squeaking, and his hysterical line " you're always shaking your eyes " .... when I was at CalArts, my professor William Moritz stunned me one day when I said, "Say sir, do you recall that Italian short, two sisters, a wheel spinning, ning a ning a ning ning.... " ( I thought AnnaBella was made by Italians then, I suppose because it is so Fellini-esque and rich ) and he said " hmm...yes, by Borge Ring, wait, I'll go get it .... ". Lovely memory. Professor Moritz is also the authority on another fabulous film by a German artist, Lotte Reiniger. His article about The Adventures of Prince Achmed is a worthy read. Thanks to people like Bill Moritz, and Lotte and Borge and Frederic Back, and you for posting !! all the best !!<BR/><BR/>Linda RavenswoodThe Ravenswoodjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188338386587344132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1148319450271511312006-05-22T13:37:00.000-04:002006-05-22T13:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing the video and for the insights ...Thanks for sharing the video and for the insights and thanks rdms for your additions (and for your work), as well.Lee-Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258513229576666386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1148165114899110642006-05-20T18:45:00.000-04:002006-05-20T18:45:00.000-04:00Now everyone seems to think that Børge won ...Now everyone seems to think that Børge won the Oscar with this film, as well he should have. But it is on the mantlepiece of our pretty much useless producer. Børge never got it, as she apparently did not ask for a 'duplicate oscar' but for 'one more', which the Academy thought was a strange request.<BR/><BR/>The actual daily staff on this film were Børge and his assistant (me) for three years inbetween other jobs. As I had invited Frank and Ollie to lecture in the Dutch town of Haarlem in August 1984, and the film was finished just days before this, we premiered the film in the intermission.<BR/><BR/>To give you a clue as to why I am still a bit irritated with our dear producer: she ordered cels without the protective tissue. She got a painter who wanted to be an artist, so he painted the cels too thinly, making it look like a thunderstorm. Then she got the same guy to be cameraman, and he didn't want to use my field guides: 'How can you be so arrogant giving me those stupid squares ('lullige vierkantjes') - I'm an artist, and I decide where the camera looks!'--well, we used half the budget to get a brilliant painter/cameraman (Rem Laan) - so I worked for free (inbetweened, animated a bit, cleaned up on cel, edited, assistant-directed, painted heaps of cels, made mixing lists, etc)--and the producer has the Oscar.<BR/>I seem to recall that this incident changed the Oscar from a being a producer's to a director's award. Too late for Børge, though.<BR/><BR/>Anna & Bella was released on a DVD called 'The World's Greatest Animation' quite some time ago...Hans Perkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707924880609997693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1147970410363226392006-05-18T12:40:00.000-04:002006-05-18T12:40:00.000-04:00Hey Mark!Gee, I haven't seen this in years. I forg...Hey Mark!<BR/><BR/>Gee, I haven't seen this in years. I forgot how great it is. I had the pleasure of meeting Borge at an animation festival in '86. He was going around handing out original cels from the film - he didn't want them taking up closet space :) I have one - autographed even!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1147875373575214702006-05-17T10:16:00.000-04:002006-05-17T10:16:00.000-04:00Börge Ring! I love their animations, they are so w...Börge Ring! I love their animations, they are so well narrated!<BR/><BR/>It's inspiring how far can one go with a good understanding of character appeal and story telling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1147754092391124482006-05-16T00:34:00.000-04:002006-05-16T00:34:00.000-04:00Wow Mark,That's also one of my favorite shorts! So...Wow Mark,<BR/>That's also one of my favorite shorts! So where'd you get to see it? (I myself got it from my friend, as a going away gift)S. Stephani Soejonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736543686467812023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1147733759739894902006-05-15T18:55:00.000-04:002006-05-15T18:55:00.000-04:00I love this cartoons as well.Good characters desig...I love this cartoons as well.Good characters design and concept art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1147716933749640062006-05-15T14:15:00.000-04:002006-05-15T14:15:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing this, and your very insightful ...Thanks for sharing this, and your very insightful comments.Emily Howhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317735963162153544noreply@blogger.com