Old book animation by filmation

Filmation associates was an american production company that produced animation and liveaction programming for television from 1963 to 1989. Hailed as one of the fathers of saturday morning television, lou scheimer was the cofounder of filmation studios, which for over 25 years provided animated excitement for tv and film. This is a collection ive been looking forward to for years in a way. Is that book, animation by filmation still available anywhere. Pre1970 filmation collectible production art for sale ebay. In 1975 filmation created a series for cbs called the ghost busters, starring f troop veterans forrest tucker and larry storch, as well as bob burns in a gorilla suit yeah, this show was kind of odd. Im sorry to report that lou scheimer, cofounder and president of filmation studios, has passed away. In the book creating the filmation generation, the late lou scheimer explains how the company were determined to portray tarzan as the natural hero of. Nbc saturday morning 70s cartoons, classic cartoons, cartoon. I was a complete cartoon nerd and just took it for granted that cartoons were supposed to be silly, creative and fun and nice to look at.

Trouble comes when archie answers an oldfashioned telephone. In depth information about the secret of the old mill, produced by filmation associates. So dig this piece saluting filmation s dc superhero cartoons. I seen on another facebook where there was a mashup picture of star. Choosing a book, finger passes over book spines in a library. To me, the animators survival kit is one of the best animation books for beginners. Filmation, animation, cartoons collection opensource language english. I didnt grow up in the 60s or 70s i didnt even exist but filmation was very much a staple of my childhood. This history of filmation associates is an animation studio history with a difference.

Columbia pictures wanted to make a movie about a team of paranormal investigators and eliminators, which they wanted to call, surprise surprise, ghostbusters. Dec 04, 2012 scheimer cofounded filmation in 1962, and he was the only one left when the sale to loreal shut the company down in 1989. Great gif of book lying on grass, against the sunset with pages waving in the wind. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Creating the filmation generation nolenweathington, eric. When they appeared on the ed sullivan show, it was a just a clip of animation from an episode. Filmation was founded in the early 1960s by artist lou scheimer and former disney artist hal sutherland. Ghostbusters filmation ep24 dynamite dinosaurs, english. Suggested by adrev masters admin sweet victory as featured in spongebob squarepants. Filmation had attempted to work with columbia now sony to produce an animated series based on the actual movie but columbia rejected the idea. If you want to study the works of animation masters then this book is worth reading many times over. The supermanaquaman hour of adventure is a filmation. The focus of this article will be on filmation, a studio that got its big break with its very first television series, an adaptation of the worlds first comic book superhero.

Seeing this i think there should be an actual crossover between the two done in filmation style of course just like star trek was done in the animated series style from the star trek vs transformers crossover comic book miniseries from idw publishing. Disney, wb, hb, rankinbass and even kroft have had books devoted to them. Filmation cartoons were the first cartoons to ever make me feel ill. Creating the filmation generation gave me a new appreciation for scheimer, for filmation, and for some of the cartoons i grew up with.

Welcome, you are visitor free webcounter supplied by 19992008 jon hooper, steve kellener contact. It was the project that initiated filmation s founding. The mighty hercules coloring book, lowe, 1964 coloring books. Located in reseda, california, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Scheimer cofounded filmation in 1962, and he was the only one left when the sale to loreal shut the company down in 1989. Tom and jerry original production animation cel and drawing filmation. As such, this book also serves as a comprehensive history of filmation, which is best known for such cartoons as heman and the masters of the universe, fat albert and the cosby kids, and star trek.

This is a comparison video of filmation s tarzan episode tarzan and the city of gold and filmation s heman and the masters of the universe episode a tale of. Filmation associates was an american production company that produced animation and. Kmc forums comic book forums superman old filmation cartoons ob1adobe im seriously trying to see on the internet where i can view the old superman and superboy cartoons made by filmation in the late 1960s. Autobiography of lou scheimer, filmation s founder. When i first saw one on tv in the mid 60s i heaved up a big old fried bologna and bacon sandwich. Take note of the abundance of stock books on the shelves. This is old book animation by after effects project file on vimeo. When it comes to the principles of animation and body mechanics this animation book starts you off on the right track. They produced a combination of shows based on licensed characters and original material, all done inhouse, in the united states though that changed by the end.

Filmation archie sabrina the teenage witch original hand painted animation production cel original animation hand painted production cel with. Creating the filmation generation covers well over 40 years in the history of animation. Lou scheimer, who died in 20, was born 91 years ago today. Previously, lou scheimer has stubbornly refused to ship any of filmations work to overseas studios, as he wanted to keep his productions fully domestic. Batman 1968 production animation cel and background filmation batman superman. The book not only provides great inside information about filmation studios during the studios heyday 1966 to 1987, but provides series ratings info as well as politics surrounding the networks and animation industry. I much prefer their style over hannabarberas because even though both studios were working off the dollarandninetyeightcent budget that the networks gave them, filmation s character designs and overall artwork was so much more realistic and meticulously.

Jun 20, 2017 filmation and rca victor also came up with a solution to the archies one business setback. By 1965 lou scheimers animation studio is barely three years old. Filled with an amazing string of memories for anyone who has ever watched a cartoon on saturday morning, lou scheimer. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. A series of lecture notes by eric larson and ham luske, two of disneys old masters. This is a list of programs by dreamworks animation and its predecessors and acquisitions classic media, upa, harvey entertainment, golden books family entertainment, jay ward productions, big idea entertainment, entertainment rights, link entertainment, telltale productions, filmation, felix the cat productions, and chapman entertainment. A thoroughly intoxicating book for my generation which grew up with these childrens shows. After reading it, i felt like i had gotten to know an old friend even better. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Get the best deals on filmation collectible production cels when you shop the largest online selection at. Old testament prince of egypt the entire movie for children in english toons for kids en duration. Ghostbusters 1986 tv series ghostbusters later called filmations ghostbusters is a 1986 animated television series created by filmation and distributed by tribune entertainment, serving as the sequel to filmations 1975 liveaction television show the ghost busters. Get the best deals on filmation cel collectible production art when you shop the largest online selection at.

These filmation shorts, especially those concerning the justice league and the teen titans, can definitely be considered an important part of animation history especially regarding comic book animation, in that this was the first time these characters had been immortalised in animated form, offering viewers a sort of precursor to the upcoming. Just to set the record straight, these guys came first. Columbia had licensed the name from filmation for the movie and decided to work with dic instead to produce their own animated show. At the time ron dante himself was forbidden to reveal his identity as the reallife singing voice of archie. There was a time when some of these same episodes were on with the supermanaquaman adventure hour in the late 60s. The filmation logo was seen at the beginning of some of the greatest animated series of all time. Filmation marked its 25th anniversary in 1986 and in the process printed a rare celebrity poster, never circulated to the public. Always at the forefront, scheimers company created the first dc cartoons with superman, batman, and aquaman, ruled the song charts with the archies, kept trekkie hope alive with the emmywinning star trek. Creating the filmation generation 01 by mangels, andy isbn. The star trek animated series straddles a couple chapters, as to the other shows. Show that you are are a fan of the company that brought us the greatest cartoons ever with a filmation tshirt.

Pdf format 01 abstracting the essence 02 acting drawing is art 03 action analysis 04 anatomy vs gesture 05 angles and tension 06 action and essences 07 animation and sketching 08 a good impression 09 a simple approach 10 body language. Warm and cozy reading book by the fireplace at home. Filmation associates was an american production company that produced animation for television during the later half of the 20th century. Next, memories of the storyboard department circa 1986. Filmation s founders and principal producers were lou scheimer, hal sutherland, and norm prescott. Filmation cel collectible production art for sale ebay. Growing up watching a lot of tv, especially saturday morning cartoons and old reruns on weekdays. Filmation was one of the leading animation studios on television, from the 60s through the 80s. Filmation may not have been the most prestigious of studios, but for anyone interested in its history, or in the history of animation in the saturday morning years of 1965 to 1990, lou scheimer. Heman masters of the universe yukkers animation cell filmation with coa. If there was a filmation book, it never saw the light of bookshelf in nyc. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the filmation article.

This is an extremely rare and long outofprint historical retrospective of filmation studios. Filmations ghostbusters western animation tv tropes. See more ideas about saturday morning cartoons, cartoon and classic cartoons. If youre a disney fan then youll definitely love this book.

In 1977, dean andre wallschlaeger, a 24yearold composerrecording artistproducer. I gotta say, that growing up in the 1970s, i was a huge fan of filmation studios animation and some of their live action stuff. Shows in production at that time would have been filmation s ghostbusters and bravestarr. Jun 07, 2019 for filmation, they would eventually also revisit batman in 1977s the new adventures of batman, which reused the same character designs as the old cartoon, but this time featuring adam west and burt ward back in their roles. The new adventures of pinocchio, the first of filmation s new classics collection, is now in.

Animation by filmation by michael swanigan english paperback book free shippin 9781481225045. Kmc forums comic book forums superman old filmation cartoons ob1adobe im seriously trying to see on the internet where i can view the old superman and superboy cartoons made by filmation. Ghostbusters later called filmations ghostbusters is a 1986 animated television series created by filmation and distributed by tribune entertainment, serving as the sequel to filmations 1975 liveaction television show the ghost busters. Filmation is the trademark name of the isometric graphics engine employed in a series of games developed by ultimate play the game during the 1980s, primarily on the 8bit zx spectrum platform, though various titles also appeared on the bbc micro, amstrad cpc, msx and commodore 64 platforms. Archie funhouse hot dog production animation art cel filmation 19701971 11. Creating the filmation generation by lou scheimer with andy. When a fledgling animation studio called filmation won the license to produce superman cartoons from dc comics in the 1960s, they were all of a sudden thrust into the limelight. Oct 19, 2019 posted by dan greenfield on oct 19, 2019 10 comments.

In depth information about the old sea dog, produced by filmation associates. In 1977, dean andre wallschlaeger, a 24yearold composer recording artistproducer. May 21, 2008 this is a fun, factfilled memoir by lou scheimer, one of the founders of filmation. Creating the filmation generation, by lou scheimer with andy mangels. Great dvd for any old filmation fans or superhero fans. Digitally enhanced from an original and reprinted on a 2ft x 3ft glossy white paper, this poster contains every one of the 175 characters illustrated by filmation. Aug 15, 2018 the most complete book ever written on the subject, this is a fascinating inside story both within the disney studios and in the world of animation in general. Rescue a scientist and his son must be rescued from an alien tribe high in the mountains. Filmation found the situation too difficult, and decided to stick to the old policy, but the result of the japanese studios effort was a beautifully animated series that proved that japanese animation houses could compete with the american studios and for relatively cheap production costs. Filmation was an american animation studio founded in 1963 by lou scheimer and norm prescott that, along with hannabarbera, dominated the american saturday morning cartoon market throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, particularly in the genre of actionadventure cartoons. This is old book animation by after effects project file on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. This first ran in 2017 but it holds up perfectly as a tribute to the major domo of kitschy animation house filmation. The stories are fairly corny the concluding morals even more so and the animation isnt topnotch, so this series really isnt recommended to those whove never seen it in any way, shape or form.

The promo 812 by 11 posters have some pin holes and fading. Animation by filmation by michael swanigan english paperback book free shippin 9781481225045 vintage cartoon cartoon tv dc comics superheroes saturday morning cartoons favorite cartoon character tv ads animation old tv shows classic cartoons. Filmation, a division of group w, has announced movies based on classic childrens stories. A detailed assessment of my favorite animation company from my youth.

A four issue comic book series and some toys were released. Dec 02, 2017 in the book creating the filmation generation, the late lou scheimer explains how the company were determined to portray tarzan as the natural hero of the novels with no enhanced superpowers. Filmations aim to acquire an animated batman series had actually began as early as the production of the supermanaquaman hour of adventure in 1967, as batmans name had come up as a potential superhero to be featured in the show. According to the book animation by filmation, it was also notable for leading to the studios closure. The characters, setting and unique aspects of the storyline were completely unrelated to the filmation series, but well into production, columbia learned that filmation already held a trademark on the name. Our childhoods were all better thanks to lou scheimer and his crew of animators and actors. The bowery boys 1946 film spook busters was made under the working title of ghost busters. Creating the filmation generation will be indispensable. Get the best deals on pre1970 filmation collectible production art when you shop the largest online selection at. Few single animated features parallel the early history of a studio like journey back to oz. Volume 1 is strictly aimed at fans of 1980s animation who can take their cartoons with a grain of salt. Books all about animation history score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The illusion of life by frank thomas and ollie johnson.

Animation by filmation by michael swanigan goodreads. Filmation superman handinked production cel 19661967 rare over 50 years old. Super rare filmation promotional material with folder, book, bio, and color promo 8 12x11 promo poster material for fraidy cat, isis, hero high,waldo kitty,mush, and freedom force and production photo from filmation s snow white special. Posted by dan greenfield on oct 19, 2018 11 comments. And this book covers many of disneys oldest animation secrets, all of which come from the 2d animation boom in the mid 20th century. Filmation associates was an american production company that produce d animation and liveaction programming for television from 1963 to 1989. Animation by filmation, by michael swanigan and darrell mcneil. Plus, filmation is the only american animation company that tried to keep all their work in house, while other companies were shipping their work to cheaper animators in korea and other overseas destinations. If any of the filmation shows you grew up with are still meaningful to you as an adult, odds are youll find lou scheimer. Please subscribe to my channel, and press like for more great videos. The supermanaquaman hour of adventure is a filmation animated series that aired on cbs from. Offering notes from professional animators, downloadable dope and model sheets, opinions, animation facts, recommended books and links. A cover gallery for the comic book little iodine old comic books, vintage comic books.

Filmation trade ad 1968 filmation cartoons, classic cartoon. Written by two of the nine old men who defined the disney style, this book takes you retraces all the steps it took them to discover and research the 12 principles of animation. The filmation adventures, i started to remember back in the day when they first came out mind you, i was 3 or 4 years old at the time. Hardy boys episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists.