Why would he (Brad Bird) honour these two old men by featuring them in The Iron Giant and The Incredibles?
Brad Bird was mentored by Milt Kahl and Eric Larson at a young age and became familiar with Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston through them as there was a group of famous animators called the "Nine Old Men". He started visiting and heckling Frank and Ollie while getting to work closly with them in later years. When Frank and Ollie retired from production on a Friday, Bird became next animator sitting in the very same desk as Ollie sat his entire career the following Monday. This left Bird was in absolute awe, even saving Ollie's old pencil shavings and putting them in a jar calling them his lucky shavings! lol
Frank and Ollie were Bird favorite of the 'Nine', and just idolized them by putting them in as characters in two of his animations with the help of Mike Venturini, leaving them both surprised and delighted.
Frank Thomas was also the directing animator in The Lady and the Tramp and was the creator of the pencil test of Lady and the Tramp spaghetti scene.
As for Ollie Johnston, he was the main directing animator for Lady and did most of her work, with the exception of the spaghetti scene (Frank).
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Animation History 'Lady and the Tramp'
How did Disney get his idea's for Lady and the Tramp?
Disney first started the idea for Lady and the Tramp in the 1930's. For a long time Disney had no idea what to do to make the movie what it was today and was intensly stuck, it just wasnt hitting the spot until he just took everyday life happenings to give him fuel for the animation. If it was eating dinner one night or giving his wife a present in a box with a puppy in it or reading a magazine, all gave Disney the kicks he needed.
Who were the main idea's people?
Jo Grant was the main influence anlong with Disney who fueled the storyline and came up with most the idea's for the animation. Unfortualty Jo Grant left after a dispute with Disney and the movie was shelved in 1943 after a bad storyboard was made. Disney, reading Cosmopolitin, saw one of Ward Greene's story's and jumped on the chance to have Greene on the animation and it kicked back into production.
What year was the film made?
The film ideas started in the 1930's and was shelved for 10 years in 1943 but after Ward Greene's join to the animation, it was completed and released on June 22 1955.
Disney first started the idea for Lady and the Tramp in the 1930's. For a long time Disney had no idea what to do to make the movie what it was today and was intensly stuck, it just wasnt hitting the spot until he just took everyday life happenings to give him fuel for the animation. If it was eating dinner one night or giving his wife a present in a box with a puppy in it or reading a magazine, all gave Disney the kicks he needed.
Who were the main idea's people?
Jo Grant was the main influence anlong with Disney who fueled the storyline and came up with most the idea's for the animation. Unfortualty Jo Grant left after a dispute with Disney and the movie was shelved in 1943 after a bad storyboard was made. Disney, reading Cosmopolitin, saw one of Ward Greene's story's and jumped on the chance to have Greene on the animation and it kicked back into production.
What year was the film made?
The film ideas started in the 1930's and was shelved for 10 years in 1943 but after Ward Greene's join to the animation, it was completed and released on June 22 1955.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Ki Ora all! Meaning hello, how are you and goodbie.
Hi and welcome to the Thunder of Scilence. I wont say much but you can bet what ever i post will be exciting none the less.
I have a very wide range of favorites and admire many types of animaion but these are a few of my favorites.
Eiichiro Oda. My favorite creator who made One Piece. The animation style is simple yet very effective. It's very raw and emotional at times and this can strike you unsuspectingly, as u think you are watching an entertaing show but it hits hard when characters are killed and Oda is realy effective at makeing you love each character he creates. Which is why its one of my favorite animes, its full of excitment, love and fantastic fight scenes.
Hayato Date creator of Naruto. A very powerful anime full of raw emotion and strong fight scences both thrilling and touching. Date really takes the time to get every episode perfect in its full detail, that time taken realy shows and is absolutly fantasic to watch and hard to keep your eyes off. Below is one of the greatest fight scenes ive ever witnessed. The origional version and sound track is unbleiveable. watch on eppisode 133.
Akira Toriyama was the illustrator and creator Dragon Ball, my first ever anime watched and i instanly fell in love. As a child I would dream of myself fighting off bad guys and saving the world flying around on a cloud and i still to this day watch all of the 500+ episodes they have.
Most loved by myslef and not loved enough by others from the ruined mess of a live action film is the cartoon Avatar the Last Air Bender, created by, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The only american made show that I think beats some popular Japanese anime.
The final battle is split into 3 episodes of insanity. Intense to watch and heart pumping stuff! Heres an example of a final battle scence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDpY_FMGOEw
Thats all for me now but please enjoy the clips and try to look up the eppisodes themselves to take in the full extent of what ive just blogged about.
Ki Ora!
I have a very wide range of favorites and admire many types of animaion but these are a few of my favorites.
Eiichiro Oda. My favorite creator who made One Piece. The animation style is simple yet very effective. It's very raw and emotional at times and this can strike you unsuspectingly, as u think you are watching an entertaing show but it hits hard when characters are killed and Oda is realy effective at makeing you love each character he creates. Which is why its one of my favorite animes, its full of excitment, love and fantastic fight scenes.
Hayato Date creator of Naruto. A very powerful anime full of raw emotion and strong fight scences both thrilling and touching. Date really takes the time to get every episode perfect in its full detail, that time taken realy shows and is absolutly fantasic to watch and hard to keep your eyes off. Below is one of the greatest fight scenes ive ever witnessed. The origional version and sound track is unbleiveable. watch on eppisode 133.
Akira Toriyama was the illustrator and creator Dragon Ball, my first ever anime watched and i instanly fell in love. As a child I would dream of myself fighting off bad guys and saving the world flying around on a cloud and i still to this day watch all of the 500+ episodes they have.
Most loved by myslef and not loved enough by others from the ruined mess of a live action film is the cartoon Avatar the Last Air Bender, created by, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The only american made show that I think beats some popular Japanese anime.
The final battle is split into 3 episodes of insanity. Intense to watch and heart pumping stuff! Heres an example of a final battle scence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDpY_FMGOEw
Thats all for me now but please enjoy the clips and try to look up the eppisodes themselves to take in the full extent of what ive just blogged about.
Ki Ora!
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