Week 8 Discussion

Since not everyone got around to posting last week, I'm reposting Week 7's discussion as Week 8's. If you posted last week, you're off the hook for this week.

Question of the week: Pretend you get to run part of class. You have up to 20 minutes to show anything animated (or partially animated) -- a whole piece, an excerpt of a larger work, or even a commercial or promo -- but just one piece. What will you show and why?

-Tim Finn

(edited 27 March 2010, 12:20pm)

Week 6 Post Game

No need to log in and comment, as I'm not posting a question for this week since I've already asked you to do normal HW reading and work on your mid-term over Spring Break. That said, here's some George Pal material, should you feel like investigating further.

Collier's article on George Pal, January 16, 1943:
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/1943-article-on-pals-puppetoons.html

The blog linked above, Cartoon Brew, is a great resource for what's new in animation, and the list of "Sites We Like" (scroll down on the right side, big brown column) is pre-approved as reference for your writing. I'll talk more about this after Break.

Photos from the making of another Pal short, Jasper Goes Hunting:







Here's today's film should you wish to view it again.
Philips Broadcast of 1938
http://www.europafilmtreasures.eu/fiche_technique.htm?ID=272

This isn't necessarily an endorsement of Pal for your writing projects, just a reminder that there's a lot of information out there on some of the directors and films we cover in class if you know where to look.

Enjoy your week off.

-Tim Finn