The Director's Inspiration

[joedorsey]

I find it interesting to see those who direct animation put their distinct finger print on the art.

I was watching a documentary on Tex Avery and found out he was a soft spoken kind of guy. That surprised me considering all of the zany toons he made. It must have been a release to develop characters that do things you always wanted to do, but never did. I wonder if that's why he made so many Droopy cartoons. I'm sure he could relate to the character. I heard he hated Screwy Squirrel and made only five films of him.

Chuck Jones did a toon called "Father's Day" that was a result of his hating the holiday. It's one of my favorites thanks to Junior Bear's antics. A great combination of animation and voice talent.

Does anyone have any interesting stories behind the classic cartoons?

[Diego]

I find it interesting to see those who direct animation put their distinct finger print on the art.

I was watching a documentary on Tex Avery and found out he was a soft spoken kind of guy. That surprised me considering all of the zany toons he made. It must have been a release to develop characters that do things you always wanted to do, but never did. I wonder if that's why he made so many Droopy cartoons. I'm sure he could relate to the character. I heard he hated Screwy Squirrel and made only five films of him.

Chuck Jones did a toon called "Father's Day" that was a result of his hating the holiday. It's one of my favorites thanks to Junior Bear's antics. A great combination of animation and voice talent.

Does anyone have any interesting stories behind the classic cartoons?


i saw that documental in my unversity, they put that documentary about chuck jones animations, they show a loot of tips and show he making of some main tv series .

its funny to see how the bring life to her characters.

[roxyryoko]

I find that very interesting about Tex Avery.
I can't think of any funny things right now, but I might later since my History of Animation Final is Monday.

I always find it humorous when reading biographies on Walt Disney and how he is believed to be this kind guy and then you read commentary on him by his employees and they hated how critical he was. So many quit because they thought he was mean. Another public misconception is that he actually drew Mickey Mouse. Poor Ub Iwerks...forgotten by the uneducated....