Walt Holcombe: “The Courtship of Sniffy LaPants
Ahh, what a better way to conclude our Valentine’s Day episode than with a good old fashioned love story…What struck me most about The Courtship of Sniffy LaPants was how well the music flowed with the mood of the piece, and how poigniantly Walt Holcombe animates love scenes.
Elaborating on his inspiration behind making the film, Holcombe says, “My friend Lance Myers was making his brilliant Flash short, ‘The Astronomer’ (you can see Lance’s amazing work here), and my own childish sense of competition was riled. I wanted to make a cartoon that was mostly pantomime, since I think cartoons are generally too talky. My intention was to make something with a nice, strange atmosphere and pleasant visuals. I’m mostly happy with it, although it was my first attempt at character animation. The voices and music (composed by Erik Grostic, performed by Erik and three other members of Tosca - the Tango orchestra from ‘Waking Life’) are incredible, at any rate.”
Thanks Walt!
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On February 14th, 2006 at 12:00 am
The music and the color palette of this film are wonderful. But my two favorite parts are when Sniffy rides his unicyle at the beginning and how Sniffy’s hat stays with him while he swims.
On February 16th, 2006 at 12:00 am
come now Walt….this is drivel, the music and art direction are mediocre at best and Dr. Hubertuse’s character is obnoxious and jarring. i did NOT enjoy this short.
On February 16th, 2006 at 12:00 am
I remember seeing this premiered with the astronomer in Austin. My favorite part of the evening was being introduced to the awesome work of musician Erik Hokkanen…
Anyone with a love for the type of music that plays on a Pixar film needs to hear this man and pick him up for thier soundtracks. absolutly brilliant.
On February 18th, 2006 at 12:00 am
i forgot how great your cartoon is walt! but i won’t forget this time, i’m writing it on a post-it.
On February 24th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Isnt that.. a MALE robot?? :O -Steve