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Lounsbery Outtakes
These are Aristocats animation drawings by John Lounsbery showing the Italian cat Peppo, as he is preparing a Roquefort omelet or something of that sort.The scene (perhaps two scenes) was cut from the...
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Cinderella in Pencil
You've got to see this...several times! At Disney Animation Twitter.Animation by Marc Davis, effects by George Rowley. Sure, it is based on life action, but...
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Milt Kahl Outtakes
These are a couple of rough animation drawings by Milt Kahl from a scene featuring the character of Frou Frou from The Aristocats. This scene was not included in the final film, perhaps the action was...
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Animators' Footage on Jungle Book
This is a beautiful scene by Frank Thomas. Milt Kahl offered some help with drawing the characters on model.And here is an interesting, rare document I received a while ago from the W. Reitherman...
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Prince Outtake
There is delicate perfection in this Milt Kahl key drawing from a scene that was cut from Sleeping Beauty. Prince Phillip is leaning against a tree in the forest, probably talking to his horse Samson...
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Honest John
That's Norm Ferguson animating the fox Honest John in Pinocchio.(I feel like telling Ferguson: Don't touch your face, and wash your hands...!)I am literally mad about this character, and I think not...
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Samson
This is a scene by Milt Kahl with Prince Phillip's horse Samson. At first I thought the drawings correspond with the film frame above, but they don't. In the color image Samson reacts to the forest...
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Albert Uderzo R.I.P.
A giant in the world of comics has died. Albert Uderzo drew the legendary Asterix comic albums that became a part of millions of childhoods as well as adulthoods. I was -and still am- in love with his...
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After You've Gone 1946
This animated short gem was part of the musical feature Make Mine Music.The song was written by Harry Creamer and Turner Leighton. It was performed by Benny Goodman's quartet, with Goodman on the...
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Peter Pan & Dalmatians BGs
A few samples of production backgrounds from Peter Pan, painted in gouache. To me everything is painted in a dreamlike atmosphere, soft and illusive. Even the sequences outside of Neverland, like the...
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Galaxy Gas
Check out this cool project that our associate producer Craig Peck plus a number of animation friends initiated. I'd love to see this film get made. Here is the link to a recent Cartoon Brew...
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Robin Hood
There has been quite a bit of traffic today around an earlier post regarding Robin Hood.Perhaps this has something to to with the recent announcement that Disney is going to produce a CG version of the...
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Ollie Johnston in Sketches Magazine
This article was published in 2001. Ollie passed away in 2008.
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Roland Dupree
I have mentioned Roland Dupree before in connection with his Peter Pan live action reference work. But only recently did I find out more about his career as a dancer and choreographer.This lovely...
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Lisa Davis II
A charming article in Sketches Magazine from 2006.Lisa Davis talks about her experience voicing Anita in Disney's 1961 classic 101 Dalmatians.Several animators were involved in designing and animating...
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What's on my Animation Desk Right Now
I am animating a bunch of short action scenes right now which will connect longer, already animated sequences. Here Sarah is trying to push her tiger Mushka over the edge of a cliff into a river. Why?I...
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Camouflage
For a while during WWII Frank Thomas joined the US Armed Forces as a member of the First Motion Picture Unit, which produced training films at the Hal Roach Studio.Frank directed this 20 min. live...
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Background Designs
A handsome article from Sketches Magazine, spring 1994.Its readership consisted mostly of Disney fans, so the information is basic. But the article does make the point that even though most people...
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The Roger Rabbit Production Process
I remember animating this scene early on in production of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.The Disney Archives recently posted these three phases of our process which combined animation with live action. It was...
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