Published by Chelsea Thomas
This is a podcast about the amazing history of the animation medium. We will look at the people, technology, and characters that have shaped animation till now. So if you love animation or history please join us on this inspiring look through the past.
Listen on Apple PodcastsI 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
This was a lot of fun to look up. I do think I'll do epodes on the snoopy holiday specials at some point. I'll leave my resources here along with a link to my discord channel. Please let me know what topics you want to hear about. https://discord.gg/8yyNAwk3RY https://www.peanuts.com/watch https://www.imdb.com/list/ls574103332/ https://www.peanuts.com/about/snoopy https://schulzmuseum.org/70-years-of-peanuts-online/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Peanuts https://www.onesiam.com/th/fun/the-history-of-peanuts https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2022745,00.html https://nypost.com/2021/06/20/new-documentary-why-charles-schulz-created-peanuts/ https://www.npr.org/2022/11/26/1138671852/charles-schulz-100-birthday-peanuts-legacy https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/art-and-antiques/focus-story-behind-snoopy-schulzs-beloved-peanuts-cartoon-strip-187833
Like I mentioned I took a brake for a few reasons. I got sick, I was busy with other projects and I also wasn't sure if I should make anything related to the studios that where getting striked. I feeling better and now that the strikes are over I want to release more episodes again. I started a discord server so please join and we can talk about animation history. I would love to know what you all want to learn more about. https://discord.gg/8yyNAwk3RY https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8h70jzr/ http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/559607/index.html https://animacam.tv/en/1803-2/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-Stuart-Blackton https://medium.com/@joedonan/before-disney-meet-the-father-of-american-animation-2f2e473fc9d1 https://www.victorian-cinema.net/blackton
I remembered learning about him in school but I didn't know about how we lost so many of his films. It is really such a shame. Doing research for this podcast has made me realized how important media preservation is. On another note I am going to take a brake from posting episodes for a while. I am currently working on multiple projects and so I needed to drop something. Don't worry episodes will return. http://www.frenchfilms.org/biography/georges-melies.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0617588/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm https://www.victorian-cinema.net/melies https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-Melies https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/georges-melies-autobiography
This was an interesting one to look up. I mostly did this episode cause have how often I see the recreation of the motorcycle scene from it. I had no idea that it had such a high budget but it makes sense. Some of those scenes would be hard to animate today so I can only image how much it took to animate them back then. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0960028/?ref_=tt_ov_dr https://akira.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_(anime) https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Akira/Production https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/story-behind-film-akira/ https://www.linearity.io/blog/akira/ https://row.oneblockdown.it/blogs/archive/akira-anime-sabukaru-history-lesson https://cinemadailyus.com/news/akira-manga-artist-katsuhiro-otomo-working-on-new-project/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/05/03/books/book-reviews/akira/ https://medium.com/anitay-official/katsuhiro-otomo-retrospective-akira-7e00d49ca56f https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/otomo_katsuhiro.htm https://akiramanga.com https://akira.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_(manga)
I remember loving chicken run when I was growing up. I do really recommend watching his work and supporting anyone that makes stop motion films. The style may be outdated to some but I think it has a nice charm about it. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661910/?ref_=tt_ov_dr https://www.aardman.com/film-tv-games/wallace-gromit/ https://wallaceandgromit.com/films/ https://wallaceandgromit.fandom.com/wiki/Wallace_%26_Gromit:_The_Curse_of_the_Were-Rabbit https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit https://theasc.com/magazine/oct05/curse/page1.html https://early-man.fandom.com/wiki/Early_Man https://www.aardman.com/about/people/nick-park-biography/ https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NickPark https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nick-Park https://ew.com/books/2019/01/15/making-of-chicken-run-book-excerpt/
His birth name is Emile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet. I am sorry for not being able to pronounce it. I do my best but this one was just too hard for me. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169871/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cohl_emile.htm https://makematic.com/blog/emile-cohl-father-of-animated-cartoon https://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/cohl-emile-1857-1938 https://traumundexzess.com/2015/12/28/emile-cohl-master-of-animation/ https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931794-mile-cohl?language=en-US https://artlark.org/2022/08/17/fantasmagorie-the-first-ever-cartoon/ https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/before-walt-disney-5-pioneers-of-early-animation/241448/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/12/06/the-first-fully-animated-film-ever-the-1908-fantasmagorie-was-made-by-emile-cohl/ https://animaders.com/humorous-phases-of-funny-faces/
I really recommend checking out their movies. They are all amazing. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9288748/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198068/ https://the-jh-movie-collection-official.fandom.com/wiki/The_Breadwinner_(film) https://the-jh-movie-collection-official.fandom.com/wiki/Song_of_the_Sea_(2014_film) https://gkids.com/films/song-of-the-sea/ https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/song-of-the-sea-how-an-animated-treat-was-made/ https://thesecretofkells.fandom.com/wiki/The_Secret_Of_Kells https://researchoutreach.org/articles/back-future-secret-kells-brings-past-life/ https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-impossible-journey-of-the-secret https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485601/ https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-the-book-of-kells/ https://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/about-irish-animation-studio/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/movies/cartoon-saloon-wolfwalkers.html https://movieweb.com/cartoon-saloon-beauty-irish-folklore/ https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/embrace-the-beauty-of-cartoon-saloons-irish-folklore-trilogy https://www.screendaily.com/features/cartoon-saloon-founders-talk-wolfwalkers-future-plans-were-not-interested-in-being-giants/5156725.article
This was super interesting to look into. I had no idea that they had a union until now. I do hope that they gain some power and they improve the working conditions. We need artist to be happy and healthy so that they can make great art for us to enjoy. It does seem that the VFX team behind the marvel movies has voted to unionize. I defiantly would have mentioned that in this episode but I had already finished it before I heard. I wish them the best of luck. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/why-the-anime-industry-lacks-unions-and-how-that-could-change-a-veteran-producer-speaks-212042.html https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/hayao-miyazaki-union-man https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/hayao-miyazakis-path-to-studio-ghibli/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322909809_Blood_Sweat_Ink_and_Tears_Exploitation_of_Labour_in_the_Japanese_Animation_Industry https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-07-21/i-have-some-horror-stories-animator-talks-industry-problems-hopes-for-the-future/.175178 https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/2/20677237/anime-industry-japan-artists-pay-labor-abuse-neon-genesis-evangelion-netflix
This is an amazing animation studio that has made some great shows and movies. I am sure that most of you have watched or at least heard of some of the shows they have made. https://www.latestanimenews.com/toei-animation-the-oldest-studio-animation-in-japan/ https://www.cbr.com/toei-animation-puss-in-boots-pero-mascot/ https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ToeiAnimation https://pen-online.com/culture/the-origins-of-toei-doga-legendary-japanese-animation-studio/ https://honeysanime.com/the-history-of-toei-animation/ https://www.awn.com/animationworld/inside-japans-beloved-toei-animation https://toei.fandom.com/wiki/The_White_Snake_Enchantress https://www.otaquest.com/the-tale-of-the-white-serpent-hd-rerelease/ https://immortalliumblog.com/the-fascinating-history-of-toei-animation/ https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/hayao-miyazakis-path-to-studio-ghibli/ https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/hayao-miyazaki-union-man
I honestly thought that Steam Boat Willie was the first use of synchronized sound before I looked this up. At this point I don't know why I am surprised. https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Celebrity_Productions https://www.fleischerstudios.com/filmography.html https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/max-and-dave-thats-the-way-the-ball-bounces-chapter-1/ https://www.fleischerallstars.com/oh-mabel.html https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1923m.html https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4704000 https://www.atos.org/koko-and-his-bouncing-ball