Is There a Style in the House?
The other day in our shorts stories I referenced an essay called Limited Animation…Unlimited Imagination. It reminded me of the time we were at Hanna-Barbera and how I always felt the studio was undervalued because they’d never ‘told’ their stories to the world. I asked then-Creative Director (now cartoon creator and composer) Bill Burnett to write a series of pieces about the unique aspects of the company. I thought it might be interesting to publish some of these articles from time to time.
IS THERE A STYLE IN THE HOUSE?
Among the many amazing accomplishments of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera is the fact that, in their late forties, after years of doing Tom & Jerry cartoons at MGM, they created a new studio with a distinct house style. The vivid Hanna-Barbera color palette…
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