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About QuickToons¬..
Sequential drawings were made by early caveman and numbered
drawings by later civilizations. Early in the 1800s, "persistence of
vision" was discovered and devices using this principal developed
quickly. In 1892 using mirrors and lenses, Emile Reynaud projected
his "pantomimes lumineuses" onto a screen. The images were hand
painted on long strips of celluloid. Also popular in this era were
"flip-books." The pioneers of animation were influenced by the "flip-
books" more than the mechanical devices. Early animators used the
widely published motion-study photographs of Muybridge and
Marey to create movement.
Emil Cohl and Windsor McCay
Emil Cohl embodied the intellect, imagination, patience and love of
drawing that would define the animator's personality. His animation
was a cast of stick figures, drawn in white against a black
background. Their lines were made of clay so that they could be
reshaped between shots.
Windsor McCay represented himself as a modern technician, rather
than a nineteenth century stage magician. He believed that
animation should be an art form. His animation used exact
perspective and his characters always moved true to their form.
The Silent Era
The first animation studios, Raoul Barre, Hearst International, and J.
R. Bray, started in New York. Although all three were gone by 1920,
they provided the training ground for the future. Usually, animators
had to produce a film a week. This intense production schedule led
to the simple black-and-white line gag cartoons. Their humor was
aimed at adults, rather than children. As with film, sound brought a
new direction to animation.
Before 1908, animated films were concerned with camera tricks and
special effects which made objects appear to move with a life of their
own. Between 1908 and World War I, animation was defined
as a cinema genre by Emil Cohl and Winsor McCay. Each gave future
animators a unique path to follow.
About Porky Pig
The creation of Porky Pig started with Friz Freleng when he left the
Disney Studio and went to Warner Bros. Studio in 1927. "Porky" was
the name of a boyhood friend. In 1937, another Warner
producer/animator, Bob Clampett redesigned Porky. He downplayed
his stammer, and made him cute, snappy, wide-eyed, eager and
naive. Porky's character declined during 1940s. He was just too
innocent for the War years. Porky's permanent place in history was
determined when he was chosen to be the character to stammer
"That's All Folks."
About Daffy Duck
Tex Avery at Warner introduced Daffy Duck soon after Porky Pig.
Daffy's bezerk antics and wild "WOO-WOO" were a new direction for
Warner characters. Daffy's antics were matched by his physical
abilities and unstoppable energy. In the 1940s his character
acquired a sophistication and mental agility to match his physical
agility.
About Betty Boop
Betty Boop was created by Max Fleischer. With the conversion to
sound, she was a replacement for his KO-KO the Clown. Betty was the
perfect flapper of the 1920s. She flirted and teased, but remained
innocent and pure. When the Production Code limiting verbal and
visual indecency in Hollywood films passed in 1934, her character
had to undergo major revisions. She was clothed more modestly.
Gone was her garter! Her new partners were a cute nephew and a
dog. Her songs were even changed. Betty Boop was retired in 1939.