Published between 1982 and 1995
Martin’s puppet making commissions included a collection of Beatrix Potter animals to illustrate a Ladybird book. These were photographed against painted backgrounds. When he was making Jemima cat he studied real cats. “If you make a skeleton of the cat in wire based on the real thing, by the time you have foamed it and … Read more
Martin has a large box of oddments used in past productions. He picks out a model of the kind of iris found in a camera lens to demonstrate how replacement animation works. There are a number of models, each with the iris progressively more open. “Replacements are a brilliant method of working, it is very … Read more
Whilst cartoons do not influence Martin in the same way as puppets, they are a source of information. “I don’t get my inspiration from Roger Rabbit for instance. I have to go to see it because it’s my work. For me, the greatest animated film ever made is Pinocchio. It has been with me all … Read more
After having been assigned over the years to seven Roman Catholic parishes in Kansas City, Missouri, I was assigned one year ago to a church in St. Joseph, Missouri. Kansas City, as students of animation know, was the starting point for many animators, not the least of whom was Walt Disney. Following my interest in … Read more
“I had an old friend, Gregory LaCava. I had gone to art school with Greg. He had moved to New York and was working for the Hearst organization. Hearst was crazy about comic drawings. He had his newspapers filled with them. Somehow, LaCava, still in his 20s, convinced Hearst that he was the best animator … Read more
“I also very much admired Marc Davis. He did fine work on Snow White, and was probably the best craftsman in the studio.” After several years with Disney, where he worked on a number of short subjects, Natwick was recruited once again by the Fleischer brothers. For financial reasons, they had moved their studio to … Read more
Animation is being used in a number of ways for diverse reasons: as a therapy, a teaching medium, a hobby, for entertainment, at seminars, in workshops, and in advertising studios. Then there are the Amiga computer owners who are being told by Commodore that such things are available to them. The influence of animation is … Read more
Age no barrier. Animation is now in the hands of children, Stan Heyward tells Ken Clark. Stan Hayward’s original ambition was to become a chemist but when he received his call-up papers to do National Service he had to shelve the idea. He chose to join the Merchant Navy but when they arrived in Australia … Read more
“Using Delux Paint 3 software, colouring is a simple operation with the additional advantage of electronic manipulations. With Lux I can merge animations with live action video, and so many other tricks – a truly multi- media work station. I would like to see many more systems installed in classrooms with a wide variety of … Read more
Three lads most likely to succeed in the field of cartoon art have all appeared in Rolf’s Cartoon Club TV programmes and seem set on careers in the profession. By Ken Clark. In alphabetical order: thirteen year old Christopher Blackwell, who had an exhibition of his artwork displayed in the foyer of Wycombe 6 cinema … Read more