History of Animation

This was a lot of fun to look into. I am honestly thinking about watching all of the newer dub now. When I was younger I would have just watched the sub but since I normally work on stuff while watching tv I can't do that anymore. https://sailormoon.fandom.com/wiki/Naoko_Takeuchi https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NaokoTakeuchi https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/TheCherryProj...

It was interesting to learn about Ashman. I knew that he did the lyrics for Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast songs but I didn't know about Little Shop of Horrors. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039141/ https://www.npr.org/2020/08/06/899642706/a-new-documentary-shines-a-spotlight-on-the-lyricist-behind-the-disney-renaissan https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Howard_Ashman https://www.vanityfair.com...

before looking into this I had assumed that the reason the studio wasn't around was cause there cartoons were to old fashion or something. It's so weird to know its just cause of company buy outs and stuff. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tom-and-Jerry https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/HannaBarbera https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/6/Hanna-Barbera-Cartoons-Inc.html https:...

I'm including all the music here since I am sure I mispronounced it.-Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach-The Nutcracker Suite by Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky-The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas-The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky-The Pastoral Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven-Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli-Night on Bald Mountain by Modeste Moussorgsky-Ave Maria by Fran...

This was interesting to look up. It's a shame that we lost such a great character because of the Hays Code. It's also a shame that not everyone knows the true behind her inspiration. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-evolution-of-betty-boop-180979666/ https://www.pbs.org/publiceditor/blogs/pbs-public-editor/betty-oops/ https://freespiritmedia.org/features-search/2021/2/19/pgo59xkhv7w...

Snow White is really important in animation history so I had to do an episode on it. No one thought a movie like this could be made until Disney did it. https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/disneys-snow-white-the-risk-that-changed-filmmaking-forever/ http://www.nrm.org/snowwhite/exhibition.html https://www.dizavenue.com/2017/04/disneys-folly-making-of-snow-white.html https://theasc.com/articles/walt-d...

This episode turned from being about a cute cat to uncovering it's messed up origin. https://www.thetimelinemachine.com/articles/100-years-of/100-years-of-felix-the-cat/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Otto-Messmer#ref739012 https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/felix-cat https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sullivan_p.htm https://alchetron.com/Pat-Sulliv...

Labor unions serve a very important function for the industry's that have them. The history of them is also super important. Thats why I wanted to do an episode on this. Plus the Loony Toon Lock Out is just to funny not to include in an episode. https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney_animators%27_strike https://collider.com/history-of-disney-strike-1941/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/disn...

Dynamation is basically CGI before CGI was a thing. It was limited but it is truly amazing what they where able to make with it and there was no one better then Ray Harryhausen. https://www.metaflix.com/stop-motion-master-ray-harryhausen-and-his-jason-and-the-argonauts-creation-1963/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ray-Harryhausen http://www.unmuseum.org/dyna.htm https://www.saturdayeveningpo...

Floyd Norman has had a long and amazing career. I hope you all at least check out his IMDB page so you can see just how much he has done. https://societyillustrators.org/award-winners/floyd-norman/ https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/floyd-norman/ http://www.floydnormanmovie.com https://abc7news.com/floyd-norman-an-animated-life-disney-animator-black/11600985/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5507860/?...

I will admit that this episode did go a bit more into Osamu Tezuka than Astro Boy. I was just really impressed by his work and wanted to make sure that everyone knows about it. If you want to watch the first episode of Astro Boy there is a link to it in my resources. Let me know if there is anything you want me to do an episode on. https://www.colorado.edu/ptea-curriculum/sites/default/files/attac...

His career in animation was short but impactful so I really wanted to do an episode on him. I mention this a few times in the podcast but again if you ever get a chance to see his art then please check it out. It's amazing. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/movies/tyrus-wong-dies-bambi-disney.html https://www.waltdisney.org/exhibitions/water-paper-paint-sky-art-tyrus-wong https://www.pbs.org/wnet...

This technique of animation is very important to it's history. I am sure that many animated films could never have been made with out it. So that is why I decided to make an episode dedicated to it. Here are some resources if you want to learn more. https://www.fleischerstudios.com/origins.html https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/MaxAn...

This is an episode dedicated to the first woman to work at Disney. Sadly most of her work goes uncredited so many don't know about her. Here are some resources if you want to learn more about her amazing story. https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/worth-much-man-cracking-celluloid-ceiling https://celebrationspress.com/2018/04/23/bianca-majolie-a-disney-pioneer/ https://intheirownleague.com/2020/04/06/a...

This is the first episode of the History of Animation. I decided to start off with one of the earliest animators. He invented techniques for animation that are still used to this day. I am including some links to the resources I used for this episode. If you want to learn more please check them out. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Winsor-McCay#ref739000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_o...

This is the second episode of the History of Animation. I decided to make this one about one of the most important pieces of technology in the history of the medium. Here are some links if you want to learn more. This is one that I wish I could show a picture of since to me it's easier to understand if you can see it in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-TJvNBO1fw https://www.wdwradio.com/2...

This is an episode about the first animated film ever made. I wish we could see this film. I know that we would likely not understand it at all since it is about politics in Argentina that are over 100 years old but still. I am including links to my resources in case anyone wants to learn more. https://lostmediaarchive.fandom.com/wiki/El_Apóstol_(Lost_1917_Animated_Film) https://www.awn.com/mag/is...