History of Animation

<p>This is a podcast about the amazing history of the animation medium. We will look at the people, technology, and characters that have shaped animation till now. So if you love animation or history please join us on this inspiring look through the past.</p>

Godzilla

I mostly looked into this because of the new movie but ended up having a lot of fun. If anyone knows the best way to watch all these old movies let me know. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord ServerI ended up having to many links for my sources so here is a link to the script. It has links to all of my sources at the end of it.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QaFQqf38nn3BOgamRXpDb20cZR95xreQqxu7nL8TxLQ/edit?usp=sharing

03-27
06:51

The Simpsons

It is amazing that this show is still going. I sometimes wonder if this show will out live us all.https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004981/?ref_=tt_ov_wrhttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flanderizationhttps://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Simpsons_Wikihttps://www.gq.com/story/the-simpsons-second-lifehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Simpsons#:~:text=Created%20by%20cartoonist%20Matt%20Groening,airing%20regularly%20in%20January%201990.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/simpson-family-television-debut-30-years-ago-180962482/https://www.liveabout.com/how-the-simpsons-began-135491https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matt-Groeninghttps://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/tv-radio/simpsons-historyhttps://www.biography.com/movies-tv/matt-groening-the-simpsonshttps://www.gq.com/story/the-simpsons-second-lifehttps://www.historyhit.com/culture/first-episode-simpsons-airs/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/groening_homer.htm

03-20
06:58

Dragon Ball

Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama. Your series meant a lot to a lot of people.https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttps://www.imdb.com/news/ni64043676/#:~:text=Best%20known%20for%20creating%20Dragon,on%20several%20Dragon%20Ball%20projects.https://gamerant.com/every-dragon-ball-series-watch-order-z-kai-gt-super-heroes/#dragon-ballhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2023/10/13/a-new-dragon-ball-anime-series-has-been-announced/?sh=223faf794996https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914967/dragon-ball-daima-trailer-anime-serieshttps://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Daizenshuuhttps://www.kanzenshuu.com/databook/daizenshuu/https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-series-end-plans/https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/toriyama-contributions/https://dragonballzfigures.com/akira-toriyamahttps://animeartmagazine.com/the-legend-of-akira-toriyama-creator-of-dragon-ball/https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-journey-west-explained/https://www.cultureslate.com/explained/the-history-of-the-dragon-ball-serieshttps://gamerant.com/the-unusual-situation-that-led-to-the-creation-of-dragon-ball/

03-13
07:46

Oswald the lucky rabbit

I think Oswald shows how creators need to be careful with the deals they make. The last thing that any one wants is to lose their creation. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttps://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Oswald_the_Lucky_Rabbithttps://silentfilm.org/oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-1927-1928/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/02/disney100-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-collection-now-live-on-shopdisney-and-at-disney-parks/https://oswaldtheluckyrabbit.fandom.com/wiki/Oswald_the_Lucky_Rabbithttps://thewaltdisneycompany.com/oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-stars-in-a-new-walt-disney-animation-studios-short-for-disney-100-years-of-wonder/https://www.chasingdreamswithmike.com/blogs/chasing-dreams-with-mike-1/the-drama-and-the-history-of-oswald-the-lucky-rabbithttps://www.polygon.com/23487855/disney-animation-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-new-shorthttps://www.laco.org/the-birth-of-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12750497/how-espn-traded-al-michaels-oswald-rabbit

03-06
08:46

John Whitney the father of CGI

I feel like he is a bit different then most of the other people I have covered. Still really interesting. Not many people can claim they changed a machine of war to one of art.https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttps://brightlightsfilm.com/vicious-circle-john-whitney-and-the-military-origins-of-early-cgi/http://siggrapharts.hosting.acm.org/wp/john-whitney/other/motion-graphics/https://handmadecinema.com/filmmaker/john-whitney/http://dada.compart-bremen.de/item/agent/403https://www.vice.com/en/article/jpd4ky/original-creators-visionary-computer-animator-john-whitney-srhttps://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4011https://www.stikkymedia.com/history-of-cgi-in-movies/https://worldart.news/2023/01/23/brief-history-of-digital-art/https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Kerrison_Predictorhttps://computer-arts-society.com/casarchive/computerartsthesis/index117.htmlhttps://dam.org/museum/artists_ui/artists/whitney-sr-john/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1124970/

02-28
06:25

Anime Director Satoshi Kon

I highly recommend watching his work. It's all amazing.https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttps://union.fsu.edu/movies/blog/SatoshiKonhttps://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2022/03/28/satoshi-kon-the-illusionist-revisits-the-worlds-of-the-transformative-anime-director/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-26-la-me-satoshi-kon-20100826-story.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/aug/26/satoshi-kon-obituaryhttps://collider.com/every-satoshi-kon-project-ranked-according-to-imdb/https://movieweb.com/satoshi-kon-movies/#millennium-actresshttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/23/film/anime-classic-tokyo-godfathers-christmas-movie/https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2036477_2036995,00.htmlhttps://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3242295/who-was-satoshi-kon-japanese-animation-director-perfect-blue-and-paprika-who-influenced-filmmakershttps://www.vulture.com/2022/04/satoshi-kon-guide.htmlhttps://anilist.co/staff/99580/Satoshi-Kon

02-21
07:54

12 principles of animation

The best way to look more into these would be to buy the book but if you can't afford to there are plenty of places online that give their own explanations.https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttps://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/12-principles-of-animation/https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/animation/discover/principles-of-animation.htmlhttps://d23.com/a-to-z/nine-old-men/https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%27s_Nine_Old_Menhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106731.The_Illusion_of_Life

02-07
08:47

Don Bluth

A lot of his work didn't make a lot of money at the box office but it is all amazing and I do recommend all of it.https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttp://www.donbluthstudios.com/?fbclid=IwAR2IPiyudFJWJscivx1wXhKZRN6I_t9GpRDPPJr8KLB9eF2dyPZFsu_s9k0https://www.cartoonbrew.com/video-essay/disney-don-bluth-animation-war-video-218414.htmlhttp://www.cataroo.com/DBbio.htmlhttps://videolibrarian.com/articles/essays/don-bluth-the-man-who-challenged-the-mouse/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089940/bio/https://www.donbluthanimation.com/about.htmhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-08-21/don-bluth-career-secret-of-nimh-anastasia-disney

01-31
09:16

Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones is a true legend. It was pretty cool to look into him.https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Serverhttps://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Elmer%27s_Pet_Rabbithttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ElmersCandidCamerahttps://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Bugs_Bunnyhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005062/https://www.chuckjonescenter.orghttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Joneshttps://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Chuck_Joneshttps://achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/https://collider.com/chuck-jones-lessons-for-animators/https://www.animationartconservation.com/chuck-jones%2C-in-his-own-words.htmlhttps://www.chuckjonescenter.org/projects

01-24
06:19

Ub Iwerks

Iwerks is a very important figure at Disney. It kind of sucks that his most famous accomplishments are credited to Walt Disney but at least now you all will know.https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/ub-iwerks-master-animation-and-technologyhttps://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/ub-iwerks/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/iwerks_ub.htmhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412650/https://news.azpm.org/p/news-npr/2021/7/7/197019-walt-disney-didnt-actually-draw-mickey-mouse-meet-the-kansas-city-artist-who-did/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ub-Iwerkshttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/UbIwerkshttps://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/11/ub-iwerks-from-mickey-mouse-to-the-magic-kingdom/https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/making-101-dalmatians

01-17
07:57

Snoopy Creator Charles Schulz

This was a lot of fun to look up. I do think I'll do epodes on the snoopy holiday specials at some point. I'll leave my resources here along with a link to my discord channel. Please let me know what topics you want to hear about.https://discord.gg/8yyNAwk3RYhttps://www.peanuts.com/watchhttps://www.imdb.com/list/ls574103332/https://www.peanuts.com/about/snoopyhttps://schulzmuseum.org/70-years-of-peanuts-online/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Peanutshttps://www.onesiam.com/th/fun/the-history-of-peanutshttps://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2022745,00.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2021/06/20/new-documentary-why-charles-schulz-created-peanuts/https://www.npr.org/2022/11/26/1138671852/charles-schulz-100-birthday-peanuts-legacyhttps://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/art-and-antiques/focus-story-behind-snoopy-schulzs-beloved-peanuts-cartoon-strip-187833

01-10
08:23

J. Stuart Blackton creator of Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Like I mentioned I took a brake for a few reasons. I got sick, I was busy with other projects and I also wasn't sure if I should make anything related to the studios that where getting striked. I feeling better and now that the strikes are over I want to release more episodes again. I started a discord server so please join and we can talk about animation history. I would love to know what you all want to learn more about.https://discord.gg/8yyNAwk3RYhttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8h70jzr/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/559607/index.htmlhttps://animacam.tv/en/1803-2/https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-Stuart-Blacktonhttps://medium.com/@joedonan/before-disney-meet-the-father-of-american-animation-2f2e473fc9d1https://www.victorian-cinema.net/blackton

01-03
06:30

Georges Méliès the Father of Special Effects

I remembered learning about him in school but I didn't know about how we lost so many of his films. It is really such a shame. Doing research for this podcast has made me realized how important media preservation is. On another note I am going to take a brake from posting episodes for a while. I am currently working on multiple projects and so I needed to drop something. Don't worry episodes will return.http://www.frenchfilms.org/biography/georges-melies.htmlhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0617588/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_smhttps://www.victorian-cinema.net/melieshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-Melieshttps://www.bfi.org.uk/features/georges-melies-autobiography

09-13
08:54

Akira

This was an interesting one to look up. I mostly did this episode cause have how often I see the recreation of the motorcycle scene from it. I had no idea that it had such a high budget but it makes sense. Some of those scenes would be hard to animate today so I can only image how much it took to animate them back then.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0960028/?ref_=tt_ov_drhttps://akira.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_(anime)https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Akira/Productionhttps://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/story-behind-film-akira/https://www.linearity.io/blog/akira/https://row.oneblockdown.it/blogs/archive/akira-anime-sabukaru-history-lessonhttps://cinemadailyus.com/news/akira-manga-artist-katsuhiro-otomo-working-on-new-project/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/05/03/books/book-reviews/akira/https://medium.com/anitay-official/katsuhiro-otomo-retrospective-akira-7e00d49ca56fhttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/otomo_katsuhiro.htmhttps://akiramanga.comhttps://akira.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_(manga)

09-06
07:41

Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park

I remember loving chicken run when I was growing up. I do really recommend watching his work and supporting anyone that makes stop motion films. The style may be outdated to some but I think it has a nice charm about it.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661910/?ref_=tt_ov_drhttps://www.aardman.com/film-tv-games/wallace-gromit/https://wallaceandgromit.com/films/https://wallaceandgromit.fandom.com/wiki/Wallace_%26_Gromit:_The_Curse_of_the_Were-Rabbithttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbithttps://theasc.com/magazine/oct05/curse/page1.htmlhttps://early-man.fandom.com/wiki/Early_Manhttps://www.aardman.com/about/people/nick-park-biography/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NickParkhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Nick-Parkhttps://ew.com/books/2019/01/15/making-of-chicken-run-book-excerpt/

08-30
07:09

Émile Cohl and Fantasmagorie

His birth name is Emile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet. I am sorry for not being able to pronounce it. I do my best but this one was just too hard for me.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169871/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_smhttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cohl_emile.htmhttps://makematic.com/blog/emile-cohl-father-of-animated-cartoonhttps://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/cohl-emile-1857-1938https://traumundexzess.com/2015/12/28/emile-cohl-master-of-animation/https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931794-mile-cohl?language=en-UShttps://artlark.org/2022/08/17/fantasmagorie-the-first-ever-cartoon/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/before-walt-disney-5-pioneers-of-early-animation/241448/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/12/06/the-first-fully-animated-film-ever-the-1908-fantasmagorie-was-made-by-emile-cohl/https://animaders.com/humorous-phases-of-funny-faces/

08-23
08:02

Cartoon Saloon

I really recommend checking out their movies. They are all amazing.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9288748/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198068/https://the-jh-movie-collection-official.fandom.com/wiki/The_Breadwinner_(film)https://the-jh-movie-collection-official.fandom.com/wiki/Song_of_the_Sea_(2014_film)https://gkids.com/films/song-of-the-sea/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/song-of-the-sea-how-an-animated-treat-was-made/https://thesecretofkells.fandom.com/wiki/The_Secret_Of_Kellshttps://researchoutreach.org/articles/back-future-secret-kells-brings-past-life/https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-impossible-journey-of-the-secrethttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485601/https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-the-book-of-kells/https://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/about-irish-animation-studio/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/movies/cartoon-saloon-wolfwalkers.htmlhttps://movieweb.com/cartoon-saloon-beauty-irish-folklore/https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/embrace-the-beauty-of-cartoon-saloons-irish-folklore-trilogyhttps://www.screendaily.com/features/cartoon-saloon-founders-talk-wolfwalkers-future-plans-were-not-interested-in-being-giants/5156725.article

08-16
09:00

Toei Animation Union

This was super interesting to look into. I had no idea that they had a union until now. I do hope that they gain some power and they improve the working conditions. We need artist to be happy and healthy so that they can make great art for us to enjoy.It does seem that the VFX team behind the marvel movies has voted to unionize. I defiantly would have mentioned that in this episode but I had already finished it before I heard. I wish them the best of luck.https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/why-the-anime-industry-lacks-unions-and-how-that-could-change-a-veteran-producer-speaks-212042.htmlhttps://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/hayao-miyazaki-union-manhttps://www.denofgeek.com/movies/hayao-miyazakis-path-to-studio-ghibli/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322909809_Blood_Sweat_Ink_and_Tears_Exploitation_of_Labour_in_the_Japanese_Animation_Industryhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-07-21/i-have-some-horror-stories-animator-talks-industry-problems-hopes-for-the-future/.175178https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/2/20677237/anime-industry-japan-artists-pay-labor-abuse-neon-genesis-evangelion-netflix

08-09
06:29

Toei Animation

This is an amazing animation studio that has made some great shows and movies. I am sure that most of you have watched or at least heard of some of the shows they have made. https://www.latestanimenews.com/toei-animation-the-oldest-studio-animation-in-japan/https://www.cbr.com/toei-animation-puss-in-boots-pero-mascot/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ToeiAnimationhttps://pen-online.com/culture/the-origins-of-toei-doga-legendary-japanese-animation-studio/https://honeysanime.com/the-history-of-toei-animation/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/inside-japans-beloved-toei-animationhttps://toei.fandom.com/wiki/The_White_Snake_Enchantresshttps://www.otaquest.com/the-tale-of-the-white-serpent-hd-rerelease/https://immortalliumblog.com/the-fascinating-history-of-toei-animation/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/hayao-miyazakis-path-to-studio-ghibli/https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/hayao-miyazaki-union-man

08-02
06:22

The first use of sound - Song Car-Tunes

I honestly thought that Steam Boat Willie was the first use of synchronized sound before I looked this up. At this point I don't know why I am surprised.https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Celebrity_Productionshttps://www.fleischerstudios.com/filmography.htmlhttps://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/max-and-dave-thats-the-way-the-ball-bounces-chapter-1/https://www.fleischerallstars.com/oh-mabel.htmlhttps://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1923m.htmlhttps://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4704000https://www.atos.org/koko-and-his-bouncing-ball

07-26
05:09

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