Animation History Special to Air on Bravo

MouseMan · #1 (**permalink**) 09-09-2003, 10:22 AM

Animation History Special to Air on Bravo
September 08, 2003-AWN

Sit back and get ready for 100 years of animation history in Bravo’s special THE ANIMATED CENTURY.

Hosted by animated teacher Professor Elderberry and his student Horace, the show presents clips from the most important animated films of all time. The special delves into all forms of animation from cel to puppet to sand.

Included in the special are works from Emile Reynaud, Winsor McCay, the Fleischer Bros., Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, Jiri Trnka, Raoul Servais, Yuri Norstein and many more.

The new animated intros were designed by Bill Plympton and directed by Konstantin Bronzit out of St. Petersburg, Russia. Rembrandt Films produced the special.

The two-hour program airs on September 26, 2003, beginning at 8:00 pm.

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DisneyDriver · #2 (**permalink**) 09-09-2003, 02:48 PM

Got my calendar marked! This should be a good one to watch.

MouseMan · #3 (**permalink**) 09-10-2003, 10:21 AM

Yes! It's rare to get a docu on animation history...and on Bravo yet!

MouseMan · #4 (**permalink**) 09-19-2003, 09:55 AM

Mark those calendars!!!

MouseMan · #5 (**permalink**) 09-21-2003, 01:40 AM

This friday y'all! (and they have a bunch of other animtion specials and films and rarities airing too!

minnie*mickey · #6 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 04:55 PM

i caught the repeat of it, and i found it pretty cool , alot of stuff i didnt know about, i was dissappointed not talking about disney as much as i thought they would, but interesting none the less

MickeysGirl · #7 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 05:10 PM

Opening day of HMH. 13 Treats in Five Frightful Weeks pins are released & the Ohana Spooktacular pin trading event are all happening that day/night. I may be able to tape it. But as long as it's on Bravo it will air again!

MouseMan · #8 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 05:19 PM

I don't want to be negative about such a positive presentation of Animation history...but it was...eh...

(IMHO)

I really don't want to offend any of the talents behind the special and the new fillers/wraparound setups. But a special of this nature came off as a school style presentational film. Something for art schools and other regular schools to teach children a smattering of animation history with some straighforward descriptions of the various styles of animation. But the setups and voice overs were grating. Particularly the turtle character. Everytime her voice came on as a VO, everyone watching it here the night of the original airing either groaned or started cursing the TV screen so as not to listen to her. There was a lot of cleverness to the filler character's antics, but it seemed like time was wasted a lot, particularly the end when the big payoff didn't really come as we watched the "cletus-type" character finally get his statue-girl to come to life. In fact, this same character mentioned something about Walt Disney not being on ice, or something to that effect. This points up the problem. Who was this for? True animation fans...animation pros...or infomational fodder for students? Too hip and knowledgable for the young wanting to get a grasp of the animation world and too wan for the professionals and fans.

For the animation fan who was looking for a substantial presentation of the history of animation...it was very lacking. Understandably, a lot of things had to be either glossed over or omitted entirely...but this is something that truly could have been stretched to at least a two night special event. (they do it with so many other subjects...why not animation?)

I truly got the impression that this was put together as a "school presentation". Or worse...an "After School Special". Something that could be used to interest and teach kids how animation is done in many different formats as well as how it's all done in a very basic and simplistic approach. As that concept, I think it worked. On any other level...not so much...

I am thankful that such a production got created and presented...but I think a lot of people were hoping for something other than what appeared to be an after school special presentation. I know the group that gathered here to see it the evening it first aired certainly felt that way.

minnie*mickey · #9 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 05:37 PM

good points, it did seem like that now that u mention it

MouseMan · #10 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 05:39 PM

There were some great clips from work around the world and all...but a different presentation stretched out as a series would have been much better!

Imagine a 5 part series airing each night of the week devoted to a different type of animation. Now that would have been a prime example of respecting the artform and presenting it as a serious work! (Heck..they do it for World War retrospectives and baseball and the like!)

MickeysGirl · #11 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 05:45 PM

So I can go to Disneyland & not worry about what's on TV?

minnie*mickey · #12 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 06:23 PM

i would if i were u, tv stinks now a days

MouseMan · #13 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 07:01 PM

It is worth seeing. There's plenty of things I'm sure you haven't seen, animation wise. But put your video recorder on timer and go have fun. Watch it when you have time.

minnie*mickey · #14 (**permalink**) 09-30-2003, 07:26 PM

well yeah animation wise do that, but everything else on tv is blah