“The Star Wars Holiday Special” which aired in November of 1978 was pretty bad. One of the better moments would have to be the animated sequence by Nelvana which introduced Boba Fett. While the animation isn’t stellar, it is pretty neat to see the characters in this style. It kind of has a “Heavy Metal” feel to it.
Have a look at this great edit of the Rankin Bass “Rudolf” films, and the audio from the trailer for the movie “Rudy”. It’s great at how well this fits the character. When you believe in yourself, you can do anything!
Misunderstood animator turned Gothic director, Tim Burton, has a new musical film adaptation coming out based on the hit broadway musical, Sweeny Todd.
Broadway World (dot) com has an exclusive peek into the animated CGI Opening Credits to everyone’s favorite Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
In the spirit of Burton’s unique brand of Holiday Melancholia, we’ve put together a list of Tim Burton’s Top 5½ Quirky Cool Animated Moments.
½ ) That one part in PeeWee’s Big Adventure
5) Stain Boy
4) Corpse Bride
3) Family Dog
2) Nightmare Before Christmas
1) Vincent
And as an added bonus, Indy Mogul’s Erik Beck received a challenge to recreate Sweeny’s demented Barber Chair of Doom for under $40 bucks.
Can he do it? Find out.
-Jeaux Janovsky
Can you smell it? The Holiday Spirit in the air? Sumo wrestlers dressed as Santa? Mechanized reindeer with light-bulb noses blinking like air traffic control towers? Or how about a gigantic Frosty the Snowman made out of radioactive snow stomping amidst tall buildings spreading joy and snowflake smiles?
Yup, you guessed it. If you felt any of these things, and perhaps slight heartburn, you indeed felt the magic of the Fredmas.
We all know that sumo wrestlers dressed as Santa are squishy, and that you should NOT touch radioactive snow, especially if it’s glowing green.
Have a safe and happy Fredmas viewing!
— Super Santa in “Naughty”, submitted by Mike Bell
Super Santa returns in yet another action packed holiday cartoon from creator Mike Bell.
It’s Ho Ho Ho time! Cue Action music.
— Christmas Night, submitted by Jim Tyer
Animation legend Jim Tyer was a rebel. He didn’t hold to models, he did quirky, eccentric actions, he [Read more…]
via American Art Archives by way of Animation Nation
Haddon Sundblom is undoubtedly the most famous unknown illustrator. He created three corporate icons: the Aunt Jemima mammy, Quaker Oats Quaker, and the Coca-Cola Santa, all ubiquitous for those companies for decades (the book to get, “Haddon Sundblom’s Advertising Paintings for Christmas, 1931-1964). Also created the Coke tag line, “The Pause that Refreshes.” In all, he did over 40 Santa paintings for Coke (Sundblom eventually became his own model for Santa) and dozens more featuring, usually, pretty girls.
Other ads for Wine Advisory Board, United States Brewer’s Association, Ford, Maxwell House, Palmolive Soap, Colgate Toothpaste, Pet Milk, and a long series for Cashmere Bouquet and FormFit. While best known for his ad work, he also illustrated Ladies’ Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Woman’s Home Companion. His last hire was a Playboy Christmas cover.
“Sunny’s” influence on a generation of artists was bountiful as [Read more…]
