http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/19/magpies-in-the-face/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/19/magpies-in-the-face/#comment-296 tom_w Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/19/magpies-in-the-face/#comment-296 I think that more credit has to be given to the animators who often stayed for a short time at a studio and moved on, especially during the depression. Cartoon historians (I'm thinking Barrier here) consider Iwerks cartoons to be sloppy until Grim Natwick came over from Fleischers. Other artists probably followed Natwick and raised the quality of Iwerks cartoons. I think that more credit has to be given to the animators who often stayed for a short time at a studio and moved on, especially during the depression. Cartoon historians (I’m thinking Barrier here) consider Iwerks cartoons to be sloppy until Grim Natwick came over from Fleischers. Other artists probably followed Natwick and raised the quality of Iwerks cartoons.

]]> http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/19/magpies-in-the-face/#comment-295 Dave Pruiksma Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/19/magpies-in-the-face/#comment-295 I missed the credits for today's Willie Whopper Cartoon entitled "Statos Fear" but I could tell right away, from the well above average animation and solid drawing that someone really good had worked on the short. Later I went back to see that the short was credited to Ub Iwerks. Of course that made perfect sense. Really nice, inventive stuff. Loved the clever vocals from the alien mad scientist and the fun visals like the telescope man and the nail and hammer birds. From what I am seeing, Ub's animation seemed to really transcend the mediocre material he seemed to always be mired in. Thanks from letting us see what might have become forgotten cartoons. They still inform and entertain. I missed the credits for today’s Willie Whopper Cartoon entitled “Statos Fear” but I could tell right away, from the well above average animation and solid drawing that someone really good had worked on the short. Later I went back to see that the short was credited to Ub Iwerks. Of course that made perfect sense. Really nice, inventive stuff. Loved the clever vocals from the alien mad scientist and the fun visals like the telescope man and the nail and hammer birds. From what I am seeing, Ub’s animation seemed to really transcend the mediocre material he seemed to always be mired in. Thanks from letting us see what might have become forgotten cartoons. They still inform and entertain.

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