Floyd Bishop

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You may remember a post I did the other day about the Disney short film “Lonesome Ghosts”. While doing some additional research on the short, I found that Mark Mayerson did a shot by shot animator identification for the piece. (Mark has a great blog. Add it to your bookmarks) It’s very interesting to see just how the short was broken up, and who animated which sequences.

I was surprised to find that two of the Disney greats I admire, Milt Kahl and Dick Heumer, both worked on this short.

I really like this cartoon. To me, it’s like the little prehistoric bugs that get stuck in amber. They’re locked in to that amber, and future generations can see exactly how they were. Long before Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Goof Troop, or Goin’ Quackers, there was “Lonesome Ghosts”. We get to see the characters in their purest forms, doing what they do best. The comedy comes from the characters and their reactions to the situations they find themselves in. Thanks to people like Mark Mayerson, we get to see exactly who animated what memorable pieces.

-Floyd Bishop