ANIMATION SPOT
By Howard
Beckerman
There is a fascination about animation. Even animators can't
shake it. When they meet on the street, the topic dominates their conversation.
When they flip through the pages of Back Stage they seek out those bits and
pieces of information that relate to the goings on in the field. So why not
have a page devoted to the fascination of animation, the techniques, the
economics, the good times, the bad times, who's doing what, where and how?
Well, here it is, a corner, a place, a spot...an animation spot to turn to each
week to see what's happening. If you're fascinated by animation, this is your
spot.
ASIFA-East
Screening
On June 18th at 6 p.m. at the Rizzoli Screening Room, 712
5th Avenue, stop-motion director Jon Gati will be presenting an evening of
films devoted to the art of animating three dimensional objects. Sharing the
spotlight with Gati will be other experts in 3D motion, including Lou Bunin,
Jimmy Picker and Robert Grossman. Here is a chance to see some of the best
examples of a technique that has not truly been exploited. If you are an agency
art director, you might get some ideas for a way to enhance a visual that has
been going nowhere. You don't have to be a member to attend.
A New Reference
Work
Animation, A Reference Guide, is a 386 page rundown on
thousands of items that have appeared on the subject of animation from 1906 to
the present. Written by Thomas W. Hoffer, an associate professor of
Communication at Florida State University in Tallahassee, the book covers a
broad range of topics and includes a listing of available animated films on
16mm and Super-8. This work, which is the most complete of its kind, can be
obtained from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, Connecticut 06881.
The price is $35.00.
"Cartoozdays"
The Thalia Theater at 250 West 95th Street (phone 222-3370)
is once again scheduling one evening a week this summer to screen classic
animation. Every Tuesday, beginning June 1st and continuing until August 24th
you will have 13 opportunities to view such classic examples of animation as
Gertie The Dinosaur, Betty Boop, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Daffy Duck, Mighty Mouse
and Mr. Magoo. The presentations are part of this theater's annual hot weather
festival that features a new film every day. The "Cartoozday"
showings as they call them, each highlight a different aspect of the old great
days of animation theatrical shorts. A complete listing can be obtained by contacting
the theater.
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