Showing posts with label Friz Freleng. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friz Freleng. Show all posts

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

Here is one of my favorite, if somewhat less talked, about spooky cartoons, 'Pink Plasma' (1975). The cartoon's gags are a bit familiar, but that's probably due to DePatie-Freleng Enterprises being largely staffed by former WB animators. (The Pink Panther's conflict with the vampire bares a lot of resemblance to the Bugs Bunny short, 'Transylvania 6-5000' made 12 years earlier.) 

At any rate, 'Pink Plasma' is pretty entertaining. It's got a great sense of atmosphere and pleantly of fun little sight gags. It's also pretty amazing that theatrical shorts were still be made in the '70s, although not very many. The Pink Panther was really the last major character used for such a format. Enjoy!


Thursday, January 10, 2013

Caricatures of Famous Cartoonists by Animators (WB Edition)



Caricature of Friz Freleng by Chuck Jones from the 1952 cartoon 'The Hasty Hare'



Freleng drew himself on this card from from the 1930s-40s (?)





Chuck Jones's self portrait.






Model Sheets based off of Tex Avery from 1974.





Bob Clampett's drawing of himself promoting his cartoon, Beany and Cecil.