Flashcards
Week 5
Cards in this deck (14)
- 1Out of the Inkwell Inc./Fleischer Studios-Started by Max and Dave Fleischer in 1921
-Started with one other employee in NYC basement
-grew to 19 employees in 1923, moved to 1600 broadway
-Partnered with Paramount in 1929 - 2Lillian Friedman-Hired by Fleischer studios in 1930 as in-betweener
-promoter to animator in 1933
-thought to be first American female studio animator - 3Betty Boop-Original Fleischer Studio character
-introduced in 1930 with dog-like traits
-Influenced by Helen kane (popular American singer at time)
-Voiced by Mae Questel
-Cartoons lasted 1930-1939
-Symbol of depression era - 4Popeye-Rights bought by Fleischer in early 30's
-Animated debut in Betty Boop film in 1933
-Moved to own series, lasted more than 20 years
-Black and white, longer specials made in late 30's
- - 5Gulliver's Travels-1939-
-Meant to rival Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
-Did well in box office and brought over 3 million - 6Mr. Bug Goes to Town/Hoppity Goes to Town-Next feature from Fleischer
-During production, brothers started feuding
-Supposed to be released Christmas 1941, delayed due to Pearl Harbor
-Released in February under different name
-financial disappointment - 7Superman--1941-
-Based on Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster comic
-brothers supervised first nine episodes before contract with paramount ran out
-17 total films made until 1943 - 8ParodyImitation with exaggeration for comic effect
- 9SatireImitation with purpose to expose or ridicule
Very popular with political cartoons or animation - 10Warner Bros.-Started distribution in 1905
-produced live action films 1910
-started animation in 1930 with Leon Schlesinger - 11Bob Clampett-Started at Warner Bros. as in-betweener
-Worked way up to director in 1937
-Directed over 80 films
-Known for exaggeration and controversial animations
-no one liked him - 12Chuck Jones-Trained in art school before industry
-Started work with Ub Iwerks before moving with Schlesinger 1933
-inspired by music for films
-known for work with Bugs On Looney Tunes - 13Tex Avery-Worked for both Warner Bros. and MGM
-Influential in making Warner different from Disney
-Pushed animator to do things you couldn't in live-action - 14Mel BlancVoice actor for
Bugs BunnyDaffy DuckPorky PigTweety BirdSylvester the CatYosemite SamFoghorn LeghornMarvin the MartianPepe le PewSpeedy GonzalesWile CoyoteRoad RunnyTasmanian DevilBarney RubbleWoody Woodpecker