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	Pub. Date	Title	Duration
	31 Jan 2024	Don Bluth	00:09:16
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 Server http://www.donbluthstudios.com/?fbclid=IwAR2IPiyudFJWJscivx1wXhKZRN6I_t9GpRDPPJr8KLB9eF2dyPZFsu_s9k0 https://www.cartoonbrew.com/video-essay/disney-don-bluth-animation-war-video-218414.html http://www.cataroo.com/DBbio.html https://videolibrarian.com/articles/essays/don-bluth-the-man-who-challenged-the-mouse/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089940/bio/ https://www.donbluthanimation.com/about.htm https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-08-21/don-bluth-career-secret-of-nimh-anastasia-disney
	09 Aug 2023	Toei Animation Union	00:06:29
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.html https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/hayao-miyazaki-union-man https://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_Industry https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-07-21/i-have-some-horror-stories-animator-talks-industry-problems-hopes-for-the-future/.175178 https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/2/20677237/anime-industry-japan-artists-pay-labor-abuse-neon-genesis-evangelion-netflix
	02 Aug 2023	Toei Animation	00:06:22
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/ToeiAnimation https://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-animation https://toei.fandom.com/wiki/The_White_Snake_Enchantress https://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
	06 Sep 2023	Akira	00:07:41
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_dr https://akira.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_(anime)https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Akira/Production https://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-lesson https://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-7e00d49ca56f https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/otomo_katsuhiro.htm https://akiramanga.com https://akira.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_(manga)
	07 Feb 2024	12 principles of animation	00:08:47
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 Server https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/12-principles-of-animation/ https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/animation/discover/principles-of-animation.html https://d23.com/a-to-z/nine-old-men/ https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%27s_Nine_Old_Men https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106731.The_Illusion_of_Life
	27 Mar 2024	Godzilla	00:06:51
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 Server I 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
	07 Jun 2023	Howard Ashman	00:05:48
It was interesting to learn about Ashman. I knew that he did the lyrics for Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast songs but I didn't know about Little Shop of Horrors. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039141/https://www.npr.org/2020/08/06/899642706/a-new-documentary-shines-a-spotlight-on-the-lyricist-behind-the-disney-renaissan https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Howard_Ashman https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/howard-ashman-documentary-disney-beauty-and-the-beast-little-mermaid-aladdin-alan-menken https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-irreplaceable-howard-ashman-disney-finally-tells-the-story-of-losing-its-finest-lyricist-to-aids?ref=scroll https://www.allmusic.com/artist/howard-ashman-mn0000226395/biography https://hyperallergic.com/581091/howard-ashman-documentary-disney/https://www.singers.com/bio/7192 https://collider.com/disney-howard-ashman-queerness-the-little-mermaid/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/15/obituaries/howard-ashman-is-dead-at-40-writer-of-little-shop-of-horrors.html
	05 Apr 2023	Floyd Norman - The First Black Animator	00:05:56
Floyd Norman has had a long and amazing career. I hope you all at least check out his IMDB page so you can see just how much he has done. https://societyillustrators.org/award-winners/floyd-norman/ https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/floyd-norman/ http://www.floydnormanmovie.com https://abc7news.com/floyd-norman-an-animated-life-disney-animator-black/11600985/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5507860/?ref_=nm_mv https://kids.kiddle.co/Floyd_Norman https://animationguild.org/oral_history/floyd-norman/ https://crypticrock.com/interview-floyd-norman/
	28 Feb 2024	John Whitney the father of CGI	00:06:25
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 Server https://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/403 https://www.vice.com/en/article/jpd4ky/original-creators-visionary-computer-animator-john-whitney-sr https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4011 https://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_Predictor https://computer-arts-society.com/casarchive/computerartsthesis/index117.html https://dam.org/museum/artists_ui/artists/whitney-sr-john/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1124970/
	26 Jul 2023	The first use of sound - Song Car-Tunes	00:05:09
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_Productions https://www.fleischerstudios.com/filmography.html https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/max-and-dave-thats-the-way-the-ball-bounces-chapter-1/https://www.fleischerallstars.com/oh-mabel.html https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1923m.html https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4704000 https://www.atos.org/koko-and-his-bouncing-ball
	01 Mar 2023	The Multiplane Camera	00:06:11
This is the second episode of the History of Animation. I decided to make this one about one of the most important pieces of technology in the history of the medium. Here are some links if you want to learn more. This is one that I wish I could show a picture of since to me it's easier to understand if you can see it in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-TJvNBO1fw https://www.wdwradio.com/2016/02/awesome-facts-can-learn-studying-walt-disneys-multiplane-camera/ https://nofilmschool.com/disney-multiplane-camera https://www.waltdisney.org/sites/default/files/2018-08/WDFMMultiplaneEducatorGuide.pdf
	14 Jun 2023	Sailor Moon	00:08:00
This was a lot of fun to look into. I am honestly thinking about watching all of the newer dub now. When I was younger I would have just watched the sub but since I normally work on stuff while watching tv I can't do that anymore.https://sailormoon.fandom.com/wiki/Naoko_Takeuchi https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NaokoTakeuchi https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/TheCherryProject http://sensei.takeuchi-naoko.com/interviews/kiaasamiya.html https://www.looper.com/177854/sailor-moons-entire-backstory-explained/https://www.michigandaily.com/tv/the-dangers-of-censorship-and-sailor-moon/#:~:text=“Sailor%20Moon”%20started%20as%20a,1992%20that%20ran%20until%201997.https://www.themarysue.com/sailor-moon-history-part-1/https://mangainsider.com/sailer-moon-history-and-overview/
	22 Mar 2023	Tyrus Wong - The First Asian American Animator	00:05:50
His career in animation was short but impactful so I really wanted to do an episode on him. I mention this a few times in the podcast but again if you ever get a chance to see his art then please check it out. It's amazing. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/movies/tyrus-wong-dies-bambi-disney.html https://www.waltdisney.org/exhibitions/water-paper-paint-sky-art-tyrus-wong https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/tyrus-about-the-film/8917/ https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/tyrus-wong/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939372/ https://hammer.ucla.edu/now-dig-this/artists/tyrus-wong
	12 Apr 2023	Ray Harryhausen and Dynamation	00:06:22
Dynamation is basically CGI before CGI was a thing. It was limited but it is truly amazing what they where able to make with it and there was no one better then Ray Harryhausen. https://www.metaflix.com/stop-motion-master-ray-harryhausen-and-his-jason-and-the-argonauts-creation-1963/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ray-Harryhausen http://www.unmuseum.org/dyna.htm https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/06/ray-harryhausen-set-the-world-in-stop-motion/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ray-harryhausen-the-godfather-of-stop-motion-animation-dies-54087810/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/celebrating-ray-harryhausens-centenary-10-essential-films-from-stop-motion-genius https://silverscenesblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/ray-harryhausen-and-creation-of.html
	20 Mar 2024	The Simpsons	00:06:58
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 Server https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004981/?ref_=tt_ov_wr https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flanderization https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Simpsons_Wiki https://www.gq.com/story/the-simpsons-second-life https://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-135491 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matt-Groening https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/tv-radio/simpsons-history https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/matt-groening-the-simpsons https://www.gq.com/story/the-simpsons-second-life https://www.historyhit.com/culture/first-episode-simpsons-airs/ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/groening_homer.htm
	16 Aug 2023	Cartoon Saloon	00:09:00
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_Kells https://researchoutreach.org/articles/back-future-secret-kells-brings-past-life/https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-impossible-journey-of-the-secret https://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.html https://movieweb.com/cartoon-saloon-beauty-irish-folklore/https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/embrace-the-beauty-of-cartoon-saloons-irish-folklore-trilogy https://www.screendaily.com/features/cartoon-saloon-founders-talk-wolfwalkers-future-plans-were-not-interested-in-being-giants/5156725.article
	17 May 2023	Fantasia	00:07:57
I'm including all the music here since I am sure I mispronounced it.-Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach-The Nutcracker Suite by Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky-The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas-The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky-The Pastoral Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven-Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli-Night on Bald Mountain by Modeste Moussorgsky-Ave Maria by Franz ShubertMost of Fantasia holds up really well so I recommend you all checking it out.https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2015/07/15/fantasia-sorcerers-apprentice https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/performing-arts/music-theory-forms-and-instruments/fantasia http://www.hollywoodsgoldenage.com/movies/fantasia.html http://www.justdisney.com/features/fantasia/index.html https://houstonsymphony.org/disney-fantasia/https://www.looper.com/722000/the-untold-truth-of-disneys-fantasia/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-everlasting-influence-of-disney-film-fantasia/
	30 Aug 2023	Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park	00:07:09
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_dr https://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-Rabbit https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit https://theasc.com/magazine/oct05/curse/page1.html https://early-man.fandom.com/wiki/Early_Man https://www.aardman.com/about/people/nick-park-biography/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NickPark https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nick-Park https://ew.com/books/2019/01/15/making-of-chicken-run-book-excerpt/
	03 May 2023	Snow White	00:06:44
Snow White is really important in animation history so I had to do an episode on it. No one thought a movie like this could be made until Disney did it. https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/disneys-snow-white-the-risk-that-changed-filmmaking-forever/http://www.nrm.org/snowwhite/exhibition.html https://www.dizavenue.com/2017/04/disneys-folly-making-of-snow-white.html https://theasc.com/articles/walt-disney-snow-white
	08 Mar 2023	Bianca Majolie - The First Woman at Disney	00:06:14
This is an episode dedicated to the first woman to work at Disney. Sadly most of her work goes uncredited so many don't know about her. Here are some resources if you want to learn more about her amazing story. https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/worth-much-man-cracking-celluloid-ceiling https://celebrationspress.com/2018/04/23/bianca-majolie-a-disney-pioneer/ https://intheirownleague.com/2020/04/06/animated-april-spotlight-on-bianca-majolie/ https://www.dailyhindnews.com/women-in-the-shadows-at-disney-bianca-majolie-the-studios-first-screenwriter/ https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/worth-much-man-cracking-celluloid-ceiling
	13 Mar 2024	Dragon Ball	00:07:46
Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama. Your series meant a lot to a lot of people. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://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-ball https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2023/10/13/a-new-dragon-ball-anime-series-has-been-announced/?sh=223faf794996 https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914967/dragon-ball-daima-trailer-anime-series https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Daizenshuu https://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-toriyama https://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-series https://gamerant.com/the-unusual-situation-that-led-to-the-creation-of-dragon-ball/
	10 Jan 2024	Snoopy Creator Charles Schulz	00:08:23
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/8yyNAwk3RY https://www.peanuts.com/watch https://www.imdb.com/list/ls574103332/ https://www.peanuts.com/about/snoopy https://schulzmuseum.org/70-years-of-peanuts-online/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Peanuts https://www.onesiam.com/th/fun/the-history-of-peanuts https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2022745,00.html https://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-legacy https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/art-and-antiques/focus-story-behind-snoopy-schulzs-beloved-peanuts-cartoon-strip-187833
	21 Jun 2023	Lotte Reiniger	00:06:58
I love her style of animation. It inspired a lot of my art. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/528134/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/obituaries/lotte-reiniger-overlooked.html https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/lotte-reiniger/
	28 Jun 2023	Yuri Norstein	00:07:33
The YouTube links will take you to his work. Like I say in the video I really recommend seeing Hedgehog in the Fog. It is truly an amazing piece of animation.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635956/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.cartoonbrew.com/video-essay/the-overcoat-has-been-in-production-for-40-years-and-its-not-even-close-to-being-finished-209806.html https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/09/15/on-this-day-renowned-soviet-animator-yuri-norstein-turns-80-a75056 https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-yuri-norstein-hedgehog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKDeMBzXnpg https://www.rbth.com/arts/334507-norstein-hedgehog-fog http://russia-ic.com/people/general/n/213 https://50wattsbooks.com/products/hedgehog-in-the-fog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjYxhTBhQvg
	17 Jan 2024	Ub Iwerks	00:07:57
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-technology https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/ub-iwerks/ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/iwerks_ub.htm https://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-Iwerks https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/UbIwerks https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/11/ub-iwerks-from-mickey-mouse-to-the-magic-kingdom/ https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/making-101-dalmatians
	29 Mar 2023	Astro Boy - The First Anime	00:09:18
I will admit that this episode did go a bit more into Osamu Tezuka than Astro Boy. I was just really impressed by his work and wanted to make sure that everyone knows about it. If you want to watch the first episode of Astro Boy there is a link to it in my resources. Let me know if there is anything you want me to do an episode on. https://www.colorado.edu/ptea-curriculum/sites/default/files/attached-files/twentieth-handout2.pdf http://www.robothalloffame.org/inductees/04inductees/astro_boy.html https://manga.tokyo/otaku-articles/atom-the-beginning-on-air-what-was-so-good-about-astro-boy-in-the-first-place/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpwbNYFvZy4 https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/?c=120 https://artsandculture.google.com/story/5-secrets-about-osamu-tezuka-s-creativity-tezuka-osamu/XwXxF9ZHOxZ-Iw?hl=en http://tezukainenglish.com/wp/?page_id=671
	10 May 2023	Betty Boop	00:05:42
This was interesting to look up. It's a shame that we lost such a great character because of the Hays Code. It's also a shame that not everyone knows the true behind her inspiration.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-evolution-of-betty-boop-180979666/https://www.pbs.org/publiceditor/blogs/pbs-public-editor/betty-oops/https://freespiritmedia.org/features-search/2021/2/19/pgo59xkhv7whnz9lyyhk1puj8fpoti https://www.blackhistory.com/2018/05/real-betty-boop-black-woman-baby-esther-whitewashed.html https://dustyoldthing.com/real-betty-boop/
	01 Mar 2023	Winsor McCay	00:09:45
This is the first episode of the History of Animation. I decided to start off with one of the earliest animators. He invented techniques for animation that are still used to this day. I am including some links to the resources I used for this episode. If you want to learn more please check them out. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Winsor-McCay#ref739000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animation http://animation-ua.com/en/school-animation/history-of-animation/178-history-of-animation https://www.britannica.com/art/animation https://www.artograph.com/infocus/winsormccay/ https://trettleman.medium.com/the-unsettling-allure-of-winsor-mccay-3ec643555588
	26 Apr 2023	Felix the Cat	00:13:44
This episode turned from being about a cute cat to uncovering it's messed up origin.https://www.thetimelinemachine.com/articles/100-years-of/100-years-of-felix-the-cat/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Otto-Messmer#ref739012 https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/felix-cat https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sullivan_p.htm https://alchetron.com/Pat-Sullivan-(film-producer)https://unshavedmouse.com/2021/06/11/felix-the-cat-1988/https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/100-years-felix-cat https://felixthecat.fandom.com/wiki/Felix_the_Cat https://felixthecat.com/history.html http://www.vixenmagazine.com/patsullivanandfelix.html https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/new-york-animation-felix-the-cash-cow/https://users.monash.edu/~pringle/silent/ssotm/Apr99/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19383423/patrick-peter-sullivan
	23 Aug 2023	Émile Cohl and Fantasmagorie	00:08:02
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_sm https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cohl_emile.htm https://makematic.com/blog/emile-cohl-father-of-animated-cartoon https://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/cohl-emile-1857-1938 https://traumundexzess.com/2015/12/28/emile-cohl-master-of-animation/https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931794-mile-cohl?language=en-US https://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/
	01 Mar 2023	The first Animated Film El Apostol	00:03:41
This is an episode about the first animated film ever made. I wish we could see this film. I know that we would likely not understand it at all since it is about politics in Argentina that are over 100 years old but still. I am including links to my resources in case anyone wants to learn more. https://lostmediaarchive.fandom.com/wiki/El_Apóstol_(Lost_1917_Animated_Film) https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.4/articles/bendazzi1.4.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007646/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
	03 Jan 2024	J. Stuart Blackton creator of Humorous Phases of Funny Faces	00:06:30
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/8yyNAwk3RY https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8h70jzr/ http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/559607/index.html https://animacam.tv/en/1803-2/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-Stuart-Blackton https://medium.com/@joedonan/before-disney-meet-the-father-of-american-animation-2f2e473fc9d1 https://www.victorian-cinema.net/blackton
	15 Mar 2023	Rotoscoping	00:05:18
This technique of animation is very important to it's history. I am sure that many animated films could never have been made with out it. So that is why I decided to make an episode dedicated to it. Here are some resources if you want to learn more. https://www.fleischerstudios.com/origins.html https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer https://www.masterclass.com/articles/rotoscope-animation-guide#6-films-that-use-rotoscoping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROqlhMEWA70 https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-rotoscope-animation-definition/
	12 Jul 2023	The movie that saved Disney Animation - The Great Mouse Detective	00:07:30
It was really amazing to go to Burny Mattinson a Life Celebration. He had an amazing life and was an amazing artist.https://movieweb.com/how-the-great-mouse-detective-saved-disney/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron https://www.slate.com/articles/arts/dvdextras/2010/10/the_black_cauldron.html
	05 Jul 2023	Robin Williams vs Disney	00:07:14
This was fun to look up. I have heard about it before and thought it would make a good episode. https://www.slashfilm.com/721008/why-robin-williams-was-furious-at-disney-after-the-release-of-aladdin/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-25-ca-60882-story.html https://original.newsbreak.com/@marvie-1602363/2935877574486-robin-williams-was-once-betrayed-by-disney-and-promised-to-never-work-for-them-again
	13 Sep 2023	Georges Méliès the Father of Special Effects	00:08:54
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.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0617588/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm https://www.victorian-cinema.net/melies https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-Melies https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/georges-melies-autobiography
	19 Apr 2023	Early History of the Animation Guild	00:09:54
Labor unions serve a very important function for the industry's that have them. The history of them is also super important. Thats why I wanted to do an episode on this. Plus the Loony Toon Lock Out is just to funny not to include in an episode.https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney_animators%27_strike https://collider.com/history-of-disney-strike-1941/https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/disney-animators-strike/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/disney-strike-1941-how-it-changed-animation-comics https://animationguild.org/about-the-guild/guild-history/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-life-and-death-of-looney-tunes-producers-schlesinger-and-selzer/https://daily.jstor.org/great-animation-strike/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-revolt-1941-animation-book-1235172968/
	06 Mar 2024	Oswald the lucky rabbit	00:08:46
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 Server https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Oswald_the_Lucky_Rabbit https://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_Rabbit https://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-rabbit https://www.polygon.com/23487855/disney-animation-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-new-short https://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
	21 Feb 2024	Anime Director Satoshi Kon	00:07:54
I highly recommend watching his work. It's all amazing. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://union.fsu.edu/movies/blog/SatoshiKon https://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.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/aug/26/satoshi-kon-obituary https://collider.com/every-satoshi-kon-project-ranked-according-to-imdb/ https://movieweb.com/satoshi-kon-movies/#millennium-actress https://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.html https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3242295/who-was-satoshi-kon-japanese-animation-director-perfect-blue-and-paprika-who-influenced-filmmakers https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/satoshi-kon-guide.html https://anilist.co/staff/99580/Satoshi-Kon
	24 Jan 2024	Chuck Jones	00:06:19
Chuck Jones is a true legend. It was pretty cool to look into him. https://discord.gg/QW7UTdftFW - Discord Server https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Elmer%27s_Pet_Rabbit https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ElmersCandidCamera https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Bugs_Bunny https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005062/ https://www.chuckjonescenter.org https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Jones https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Chuck_Jones https://achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/ https://collider.com/chuck-jones-lessons-for-animators/ https://www.animationartconservation.com/chuck-jones%2C-in-his-own-words.html https://www.chuckjonescenter.org/projects
	24 May 2023	Hanna Barbera	00:07:31
before looking into this I had assumed that the reason the studio wasn't around was cause there cartoons were to old fashion or something. It's so weird to know its just cause of company buy outs and stuff.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tom-and-Jerry https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/HannaBarbera https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/6/Hanna-Barbera-Cartoons-Inc.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hanna-and-Barbera https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/hanna-barbera
	19 Jul 2023	Popeye	00:08:56
This was pretty interesting to look into. I didn't know that Popeye was based on a real person before I did the research for this.https://popeye.fandom.com/wiki/Popeye https://culture.pl/en/article/popeye-polish-roots-fiegel https://www.historydefined.net/popeye-the-sailor-man-was-based-on-a-real-person/https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/popeye-sailor-man-based-real-person/https://www.theinfographicsshow.com/the-history-of-popeye-the-sailor-man/https://archive.org/details/popeye-the-sailor-1933-to-1942-fleischer-studios https://www.retrojunk.com/t/Rm2nLD9Onl/popeye-the-sailor https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024461/

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