Comments on: 101 Begins http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1421 A site to feature the art, animation, work and some of the thoughts of the artists working at Michael Sporn Animation. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Floyd Norman http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1421#comment-43622 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:56:34 +0000 http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1421#comment-43622 I remember shooting 35mm color slides of Ken Anderson's early art direction on "Dalmatians." We were all so excited about this new film. The fact that I was even able to do this is pretty amazing. Something like that could never happen today. Things have sure changed. Nowadays, animation development is treated like a national security issue. I remember shooting 35mm color slides of Ken Anderson’s early art direction on “Dalmatians.” We were all so excited about this new film. The fact that I was even able to do this is pretty amazing. Something like that could never happen today.

Things have sure changed. Nowadays, animation development is treated like a national security issue.

]]> by: Ray K. http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1421#comment-43581 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:33:51 +0000 http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1421#comment-43581 John, Michael, these are an absolute treasure. Bill Peet was a genius, and 'Dalmations,' for some reason, feels to me more like a direct, unvarnished, translation of his drawing style than just about any other Disney picture. Peet had a natural, unmatchable gift for staging both elegant (and often funny) action sequences and perfect still tableaux, as well as for knowing exactly which was right for each moment of the story. (I always think of the beautiful and very funny hold of Pongo, leash in mouth, starring goofily out the window at the landing--to see which way Perdita and Anita are walking--which looks as if it may as well have been drawn by Peet right on the screen. This shot--like so much from this film--could not be simpler or more perfect.) John--what do you suppose are the odds of Disney's agreeing to let you do a book of just the annotated storyboard from this film? John, Michael, these are an absolute treasure.

Bill Peet was a genius, and ‘Dalmations,’ for some reason, feels to me more like a direct, unvarnished, translation of his drawing style than just about any other Disney picture.

Peet had a natural, unmatchable gift for staging both elegant (and often funny) action sequences and perfect still tableaux, as well as for knowing exactly which was right for each moment of the story. (I always think of the beautiful and very funny hold of Pongo, leash in mouth, starring goofily out the window at the landing–to see which way Perdita and Anita are walking–which looks as if it may as well have been drawn by Peet right on the screen. This shot–like so much from this film–could not be simpler or more perfect.)

John–what do you suppose are the odds of Disney’s agreeing to let you do a book of just the annotated storyboard from this film?

]]> by: Stephen Macquignon http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1421#comment-43578 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:26:44 +0000 http://www.michaelspornanimation.com/splog/?p=1421#comment-43578 Like always these are wonderful, and an inspiration to keep working hard Thanks Like always these are wonderful, and an inspiration to keep working hard
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