tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849088871048007735.post823026990476650605..comments2023-09-28T05:10:51.538-07:00Comments on THE STARTOONS ANIMATORS CLUB: The Monkey Speaks (Part One)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02071880763789850123noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849088871048007735.post-58678550015872240302007-08-10T17:41:00.000-07:002007-08-10T17:41:00.000-07:00Did you shoot it on that old Cinetron in the basem...Did you shoot it on that old Cinetron in the basement at Erie street?<BR/>What a monster. But at least it was computerized, such as it was.<BR/>I remember back at Encyclopedia Britannica we used to have to turn hand cranks and read our EW/NS numbers out loud like a roll-call every exposure. God help you if you lost your place on the X-sheet.<BR/>It's hard to believe that animation cameras are extinct. Every animator should have the experience of shooting their own work under camera. <BR/>Maybe that's why Bill Hanna cried so much.Goldskeletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808790158639839204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849088871048007735.post-4771860682452846792007-08-08T23:58:00.000-07:002007-08-08T23:58:00.000-07:00Thanks Ron - A great read. I love to see the diffe...Thanks Ron - A great read. I love to see the different stories being posted that help define the contributions that made Startoons the studio it was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02071880763789850123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849088871048007735.post-66302260811946955122007-08-06T08:43:00.000-07:002007-08-06T08:43:00.000-07:00... and then when we finally nailed it the LA edit...... and then when we finally nailed it the LA editors had a problem because we didn't shoot with the Academy Aperature in the plate! You'd never see that stuff when it was transferred to video anyway!!!!RonToonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661815158994591775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2849088871048007735.post-79219026393479821632007-08-06T08:26:00.000-07:002007-08-06T08:26:00.000-07:00Just a couple of things: Yes, Bill Hanna cried a l...Just a couple of things: <BR/><BR/>Yes, Bill Hanna cried a lot. It was weird. But he would visit us about once a year at the Sydney Australia studio, and generally, once during his visit he would call the staff together to give what amounted to a "State of Hanna-Barbera Address" ... and inevitably, he would start tearing up in the middle of his speech. Everybody would start looking at the floor or scratching their heads or whatever, feeling very uncomfortable and a little confused. We all loved him but couldn't figure out why he was getting so emotional about whatever he was talking about. <BR/><BR/>Bill really was a wonderful guy, and he was always happy to share his knowledge or connections to help somebody. There are a handful of people who helped me a LOT along the way, and he's one of them.<BR/><BR/>The Taz-Mania Opening Titles ... my gosh, I had forgotten that was 45 feet without a cut! And in those days, shooting on cels, there were quite a few technical considerations. I think we ran with 7-8 levels throughout the whole thing ... if I remember correctly, there was a point when Bull and Axl were running over the hill (an animated hill) that we had to incorporate a short (8 frames?) dissolve to cover up the hill's color pop. When the characters got over the hill the hill went from level 7 to level 5, which we couldn't avoid so we had to soften it (the trick worked).<BR/><BR/>I do remember assisting Ron (at Kinetics) on this shoot and feeling very happy that we had someone with his expertise to get this shit done and make us look good!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Ron!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796939704207478047noreply@blogger.com