Uncle John's Crazy Town: Animation: The Next Wave!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Animation: The Next Wave!

Forget Mo-Cap! I've just discovered the next big wave in animation: The Federal School method from 1927! The enterprising student interested in SUCCESS and ADVANCEMENT will make a thorough study of the following images. At the completion of the course the student will receive a certified Federal Schools diploma, a plug of tobacco and a polio vaccination!

1 comment:

cartoonjoe said...: "Polio vaccine" nuthin'! You'd a' got some 1920s bootleg hootch, if'n you was lucky!!

(The Federal School evolved int the popular Art Instruction School,as you well know...); May 12, 2008 at 1:37 AM

"During the span of years from 1914, I have made efforts to retain the "cartoony" effect. That is, I did not welcome the trend of the industry to go "arty". It was, and still is, my opinion that a cartoon should represent, in simple form, the cartoonist's mental expression. In other words the "animated oil painting" has taken the place of the flashiness and delightfulness of the simple cartoon.

In my opinion, the industry must pull back. Pull away from the tendencies toward realism. It must stay in it's own backyard of "The Cartoonist's Cartoon." The cartoon must be a portrayal of the expression of the true cartoonist, in simple, unhampered cartoon style. The true cartoon is a great art in it's own right. It does not need the assistance or support of "Artiness." In fact, it is actually hampered by it." - Max Fleischer