The 50 Greatest Cartoons - As Selected bt 1000 animations Professionals

Jerry Beck

JG Press

1998

192 páginas

6h 24m

ISBN-10: 1572152710

More than three hundred illustrations-two-thirds in full color- showcase the fifty greatest cartoons of all time, selected by historians and animation professionals. The result is a fascinating range of a classic animated entertainment.Here are old favorite characters from Disney and Warner Bros., the imaginatively offbeat creations of the Fleisher studio, pioneering efforts from early masters like Wilsor McCay and Otto Messmer, and many more, including Walter Lantz, MGM, and others.
A portrait of each winning cartoon includes a plot summary, the production history, and a critical analysis that explores the unique qualities that have earned the cartoon a place in film history.also included are interviewswith the actual artists, as well as sidebars throughout the book that focus on individual characters, animators, directors, and studios. In addiction, major writers in the field of animation - Leonard Maltin, John Canemaker, Joe Adamson, Steve Schneider, Charles Solomon, and Leslie Cabarga-comment on their favorite fims. And hundreds of illustrations culled from private and public collections across America display every stage of the animators art, from the first pencil sketches to frame enlargements from the finished work.
For man readers, The fifty Greatest Cartoons is a long-overdue acknowlegment of an overlooked art form. Brimming with lively text and vivid images, this is a nostalgic look at old friends and childhood pleasures.