History of Animation
Season 1
Godzilla
The Simpsons
Dragon Ball
Oswald the lucky rabbit
John Whitney the father of CGI
Anime Director Satoshi Kon
12 principles of animation
Don Bluth
Chuck Jones
Ub Iwerks
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by Chelsea Thomas
I mostly looked into this because of the new movie but ended up having a lot of fun. If anyone knows the best way to watch all these old movies let me know. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server I ended up having to many links for my sources so here is a link to the script. It has links to all of my sources at the end of it. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QaFQqf38nn3BOgamRXpDb20cZR95xreQqxu7nL8TxLQ/edit?usp=sharing
It is amazing that this show is still going. I sometimes wonder if this show will out live us all. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004981/?ref_=tt_ov_wr https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flanderization https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Simpsons_Wiki https://www.gq.com/story/the-simpsons-second-life https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Simpsons#:~:text=Created%20by%20cartoonist%20Matt%20Groening,airing%20regularly%20in%20January%201990. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/simpson-family-television-debut-30-years-ago-180962482/ https://www.liveabout.com/how-the-simpsons-began-135491 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matt-Groening https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/tv-radio/simpsons-history https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/matt-groening-the-simpsons https://www.gq.com/story/the-simpsons-second-life https://www.historyhit.com/culture/first-episode-simpsons-airs/ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/groening_homer.htm
Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama. Your series meant a lot to a lot of people. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64043676/#:~:text=Best%20known%20for%20creating%20Dragon,on%20several%20Dragon%20Ball%20projects. https://gamerant.com/every-dragon-ball-series-watch-order-z-kai-gt-super-heroes/#dragon-ball https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2023/10/13/a-new-dragon-ball-anime-series-has-been-announced/?sh=223faf794996 https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914967/dragon-ball-daima-trailer-anime-series https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Daizenshuu https://www.kanzenshuu.com/databook/daizenshuu/ https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-series-end-plans/ https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/toriyama-contributions/ https://dragonballzfigures.com/akira-toriyama https://animeartmagazine.com/the-legend-of-akira-toriyama-creator-of-dragon-ball/ https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-journey-west-explained/ https://www.cultureslate.com/explained/the-history-of-the-dragon-ball-series https://gamerant.com/the-unusual-situation-that-led-to-the-creation-of-dragon-ball/
I think Oswald shows how creators need to be careful with the deals they make. The last thing that any one wants is to lose their creation. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Oswald_the_Lucky_Rabbit https://silentfilm.org/oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-1927-1928/ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/02/disney100-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-collection-now-live-on-shopdisney-and-at-disney-parks/ https://oswaldtheluckyrabbit.fandom.com/wiki/Oswald_the_Lucky_Rabbit https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-stars-in-a-new-walt-disney-animation-studios-short-for-disney-100-years-of-wonder/ https://www.chasingdreamswithmike.com/blogs/chasing-dreams-with-mike-1/the-drama-and-the-history-of-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit https://www.polygon.com/23487855/disney-animation-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-new-short https://www.laco.org/the-birth-of-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit/ https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12750497/how-espn-traded-al-michaels-oswald-rabbit
I feel like he is a bit different then most of the other people I have covered. Still really interesting. Not many people can claim they changed a machine of war to one of art. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://brightlightsfilm.com/vicious-circle-john-whitney-and-the-military-origins-of-early-cgi/ http://siggrapharts.hosting.acm.org/wp/john-whitney/other/motion-graphics/ https://handmadecinema.com/filmmaker/john-whitney/ http://dada.compart-bremen.de/item/agent/403 https://www.vice.com/en/article/jpd4ky/original-creators-visionary-computer-animator-john-whitney-sr https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4011 https://www.stikkymedia.com/history-of-cgi-in-movies/ https://worldart.news/2023/01/23/brief-history-of-digital-art/ https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Kerrison_Predictor https://computer-arts-society.com/casarchive/computerartsthesis/index117.html https://dam.org/museum/artists_ui/artists/whitney-sr-john/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1124970/
I highly recommend watching his work. It's all amazing. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://union.fsu.edu/movies/blog/SatoshiKon https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2022/03/28/satoshi-kon-the-illusionist-revisits-the-worlds-of-the-transformative-anime-director/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-26-la-me-satoshi-kon-20100826-story.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/aug/26/satoshi-kon-obituary https://collider.com/every-satoshi-kon-project-ranked-according-to-imdb/ https://movieweb.com/satoshi-kon-movies/#millennium-actress https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/23/film/anime-classic-tokyo-godfathers-christmas-movie/ https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2036477_2036995,00.html https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3242295/who-was-satoshi-kon-japanese-animation-director-perfect-blue-and-paprika-who-influenced-filmmakers https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/satoshi-kon-guide.html https://anilist.co/staff/99580/Satoshi-Kon
The best way to look more into these would be to buy the book but if you can't afford to there are plenty of places online that give their own explanations. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/12-principles-of-animation/ https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/animation/discover/principles-of-animation.html https://d23.com/a-to-z/nine-old-men/ https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%27s_Nine_Old_Men https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106731.The_Illusion_of_Life
A lot of his work didn't make a lot of money at the box office but it is all amazing and I do recommend all of it. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server http://www.donbluthstudios.com/?fbclid=IwAR2IPiyudFJWJscivx1wXhKZRN6I_t9GpRDPPJr8KLB9eF2dyPZFsu_s9k0 https://www.cartoonbrew.com/video-essay/disney-don-bluth-animation-war-video-218414.html http://www.cataroo.com/DBbio.html https://videolibrarian.com/articles/essays/don-bluth-the-man-who-challenged-the-mouse/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089940/bio/ https://www.donbluthanimation.com/about.htm https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-08-21/don-bluth-career-secret-of-nimh-anastasia-disney
Chuck Jones is a true legend. It was pretty cool to look into him. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Elmer%27s_Pet_Rabbit https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ElmersCandidCamera https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Bugs_Bunny https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005062/ https://www.chuckjonescenter.org https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Jones https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Chuck_Jones https://achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/ https://collider.com/chuck-jones-lessons-for-animators/ https://www.animationartconservation.com/chuck-jones%2C-in-his-own-words.html https://www.chuckjonescenter.org/projects
Iwerks is a very important figure at Disney. It kind of sucks that his most famous accomplishments are credited to Walt Disney but at least now you all will know. https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/ub-iwerks-master-animation-and-technology https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/ub-iwerks/ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/iwerks_ub.htm https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412650/ https://news.azpm.org/p/news-npr/2021/7/7/197019-walt-disney-didnt-actually-draw-mickey-mouse-meet-the-kansas-city-artist-who-did/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ub-Iwerks https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/UbIwerks https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/11/ub-iwerks-from-mickey-mouse-to-the-magic-kingdom/ https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/making-101-dalmatians