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Walt Disney's Artists and the Making of 'Bambi' (Collier's, 1942)
For the production of "Snow White" (1938), the Disney artists had gone to great lengths in order to properly portray the manner in which young women move; these efforts were rewarded at the box-office to such a high degree that the same devotion was applied to the study of deer anatomy in their efforts to create "Bambi" (1942). They stalked deer in Maine and brought two of them back to Burbank (California) where they could be studied by the cartoonists; they dispatched writers and artists into the same New England woods to learn the world of the deer; all of this at the behest of one Maine man on the Disney team: Jake Day."We had to remember," says Day, "that Disney has a ruthless fidelity to the physical scene, to the truth of nature, even when he may seem to be distorting nature." Click here to read more articles about Disney animation.
| Hugh Harmon & Rudolf Ising (Film Daily, 1939)
A short account regarding Hugh Harman (1903 – 1982) and Rudy Ising (1903 – 1992) who were a team of Oscar winning animators best known for founding the animation studios at Warner Brothers and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
"In the last decade the animated cartoon has developed from its early grotesque form to its present lofty state and this development is really a miracle in art and achievement in entertainment... The significance of the animated cartoon can be realized only when we consider its world wide appeal and power of influence."The same year this article went to press, Harmon-Ising produced their much admired anti-war cartoon, "Peace on Earth".
| Afternoon at Terry-Toon Studios (Photplay Magazine, 1930)
Photoplay's Frances Kish spent some time with the animators at Terry-Toon studios and filed this one page report detailing all the efforts that go into the production of just one Terry-Toon film:"The major animator begins begins the work. The thin white paper he uses for his drawings has holes punched at the top, like pages for a loose-leaf note book...The figures are about three inches high. Progressive drawings, each on a separate sheet, move the action slightly forward, backward, up, down and around...I found them so jolly and fascinating that I wanted to stay and join the gang. But I changes my mind when I learned that it takes about two years to develop a good animator..."
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| Paul Terry: The Other Animator (Film Daily, 1939)
A short profile on Paul Terry, torn from the pages of a prominent Hollywood trade rag:"During Paul Terry's notable career in the film industry, he has produced more than 1,000 pictures. In October of the current year he celebrates 25 years of continuous work in the cartoon field, which he helped to pioneer." "Today, the fountain of Terry-Toons is a thoroughly modern studio in New Rochelle, employing some 130 hands, all skilled in the imparting of life, voice and voice expression to the characters created on the drawing boards."
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