Comments on: ‘Pat’ Ventura’s George & Junior. http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2005/11/02/pat-venturas-george-junior/ Original Cartoons since 1998. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:22:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jeff DeGrandis http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2005/11/02/pat-venturas-george-junior/#comment-240 Jeff DeGrandis Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2005/11/02/pat-venturas-george-junior/#comment-240 Oh Yeah!; I gotta tell ya. Pat's one of the funniest, energetic guys I know. Pat was one of the first people i met at Cal Arts in 1982. (He showed me how to animate smoke efx.) But besides that, Pat does take cartoons to the edge, and sometimes beyond. That's the beauty of a Pat Ventura cartoon. Less is more with Pat. But, less is harder to do and still retain a strong story and rythm. I agree that the classic seven minute format was the way to go. Just like the classics! Pat and I worked together developing the Woody Woodpecker Show at Universal in late 1996 into early 1997. Pat was already there. Then I showed up to work with him. We did it our way, but somehow it later took a left turn at the K-Mart and kept going. It was a great experience.<br />Anyway, I'm a big Pat Ventura fan and share the same phylosophies in regard to cartoon making.<br /><br />(And forget about my first comment, where I didn't say anything. I was tired last night and hit the enter key by accedent. Heh! Heh!) Oh Yeah!; I gotta tell ya. Pat’s one of the funniest, energetic guys I know. Pat was one of the first people i met at Cal Arts in 1982. (He showed me how to animate smoke efx.) But besides that, Pat does take cartoons to the edge, and sometimes beyond. That’s the beauty of a Pat Ventura cartoon. Less is more with Pat. But, less is harder to do and still retain a strong story and rythm. I agree that the classic seven minute format was the way to go. Just like the classics! Pat and I worked together developing the Woody Woodpecker Show at Universal in late 1996 into early 1997. Pat was already there. Then I showed up to work with him. We did it our way, but somehow it later took a left turn at the K-Mart and kept going. It was a great experience.
Anyway, I’m a big Pat Ventura fan and share the same phylosophies in regard to cartoon making.

(And forget about my first comment, where I didn’t say anything. I was tired last night and hit the enter key by accedent. Heh! Heh!)

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