Heya Nancy! Remember how in that interview, you mentioned how you wanted to see Donald freaking out over Sir Francis Bacon showing him goose? Well, someone managed to find that scene and upload it. Here it is:
Great essay. I did not know you animated Donald waking up--terrific animation, so much fun business, I totally enjoyed this! I also enjoyed your interview at Walt's Oasis podcast. Thanks for the mention. Great interview--you are so well-spoken, and you have a fascinating history.
thank you. I was one of three animators on that film. Manny Perez, sadly, was at the end of his career and phoned it in. Dave Bennett, the director, also animated on this picture. I did about half of the animation.
Thankfully these days the NCS has come a long way from pageant sashes. The abovementioned Karen Evans is the current President and is doing great things for the Org.
I think the Gannett decision is yet another woeful misjudgement by a myopic room of dusty old morons who just want to double-down on their dwindling subscribership, ensuring the inevitable demise of the newspaper comic strip. It's very sad, but it's the way things have happened. I wish it were different.
I wish it were different, too. We need comedy more than ever, and it is being erased in mass market media. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE and BARBIE were the only two comedy films made in their respective years, the comics are being stifled and standardized, and while online publication is great, it does not pay the prestigious royalties of the newspapers.
Heya Nancy! Remember how in that interview, you mentioned how you wanted to see Donald freaking out over Sir Francis Bacon showing him goose? Well, someone managed to find that scene and upload it. Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDQrhVCnKtM&t=215s
Great essay. I did not know you animated Donald waking up--terrific animation, so much fun business, I totally enjoyed this! I also enjoyed your interview at Walt's Oasis podcast. Thanks for the mention. Great interview--you are so well-spoken, and you have a fascinating history.
thank you. I was one of three animators on that film. Manny Perez, sadly, was at the end of his career and phoned it in. Dave Bennett, the director, also animated on this picture. I did about half of the animation.
Thankfully these days the NCS has come a long way from pageant sashes. The abovementioned Karen Evans is the current President and is doing great things for the Org.
I think the Gannett decision is yet another woeful misjudgement by a myopic room of dusty old morons who just want to double-down on their dwindling subscribership, ensuring the inevitable demise of the newspaper comic strip. It's very sad, but it's the way things have happened. I wish it were different.
I wish it were different, too. We need comedy more than ever, and it is being erased in mass market media. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE and BARBIE were the only two comedy films made in their respective years, the comics are being stifled and standardized, and while online publication is great, it does not pay the prestigious royalties of the newspapers.
Loved getting to read through this and watch the beautiful animation!
Thank you!
I can't quit drawing, either...on my deathbed my hand will probably be the last thing to stop moving.
Shamus Culhane was buried with a pencil in his hand. "What, they didn't give him any animation paper?" I asked.