Directed by Burt Gillett. Released 10/23/30, this FINAL draft dated 9/13/30. Animation by Dave Hand, Jack King, Charlie Byrne, Norm Ferguson, Dick Lundy, Johnny Cannon, Les Clark, Ben Sharpsteen, Tom Palmer, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Cutting and Frenchy de Trémaudan. Found on the Treasures DVD Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Vol. 2 Disk 1 or on YouTube, though in very low quality here . A cute little film, this is actually a landmark in animation history. "Can I bring Rover?" Little Rover is, of course, none other than Pluto! Fergy's scene 27 is often "quoted" when discussing the origins of this the most famous of cartoon canines. It is very interesting to see the difference in drawing styles. Fergy tries to draw a dog and mostly does a very nice job. Compare this with e.g. Palmer's attempt in the final scene. It is a "funny cartoon balloon animal," a much more simplistic and symbolic way of drawing. Palmer, Cannon and Lundy seem not to be quite up to...
Would really LOVE to go, but it's pretty hard, when I'm sitting in Denmark with a damn cheesy job...
ReplyDeleteSo enjoy Hans!:D
To quote Baghera, "just what he needs, more confidence". I am sure Milt up there is letting the other Nine know of the title of his little tribute back here on earth!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the "Animation versus story" post?
ReplyDeleteRe: Animation vs. Story, I posted that prematurely - it was a draft, and I am as yet not happy with it. It will return after a bit of work!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could, but I'm a NorCal resident.
ReplyDeleteJust dropping in to thank you for posting all this rare material. It was particularly refreshing to hear Tytla's humanizing response to the more widely known Graham Action Analysis Class.
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