Bob Clampett Hand Drawn Maps of Warner Bros. Cartoon Studio
Rob Clampett, (Bob's son) generously gave me scans of these interesting maps Bob drew of the Warner Bros cartoon studio.I haven't totally deciphered everything on them yet. I like all the little anecdotes Bob added of where funny stuff happened and what stars peered in the windows.I'm guessing Bob drew these to help Mike Barrier and Milt Grey for the research they were doing for a book about the
Ride Mickey's Ass
Here is the most beloved cartoon icon of all time.I wonder what he does with that stick. Are those gears?I like that his reproductive equipment sticks out of both sides. Very efficient.
Bags O' Fun VS Anguished Souls in Torment
Y'know, there are a lot of cartoon characters who may have been in godawful shows, yet they still make swell lookin' bags.This is a sure sign of good character design if they hold up under your own gas.I'd love to have this semi-inflated handsome Ricochet Rabbit sack. Check out his rude and inflamed olfactory unit.Aren't you dying to blow up Mighty Mouse to see what his bag looks like? He seems
Mighty Mouse Pitch circa 1994?
Here is some presentation art from a pitch we did at Spumco in the mid 90s. I wanted to get Paramount to let me revive the Terrytoons characters. I would have shown some of this stuff earlier but it had all suffered water damage. But now, thanks to Alex, Jojo and Tommy, some of it has been restored through the magic of insufferable digital technology.These guys here are "The Catnip Gang" who
Flintstone Secrets
Barney lives under a mushroom. How did I miss that in the cartoons?I also missed his handsome nostrils.This is before they warned girls about what can happen by riding dinosaurs.This must be why Flintstone's lineage stopped after one child.Coming soon...
Rojankovsky Fairy Tales
Rojankovsky combines just plain great drawing with highly stylized compositional techniques.I love the juxtaposition of his rough-hewn and ogreish Russian human characters with the highly intellectual compositions, hierarchy and stylized forms.MORE CLASSIC ILLUSTRATORS
Dialogue Wisdom
Sometimes bad cartoon writers (who write cartoons with scripts rather than drawing them on storyboards) justify their silly procedure by pretending to be above cartoons and aiming more at live action procedures.I found this next passage about writing dialogue from a screenwriting book for live action movies and television.NOT EVERYONE CAN WRITE GOOD DIALOGUEI have found this equally true in
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