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Tag Archives: Jerry Shields
“Scotch Highball” Terrytoon draft
Below are the animators drafts for the Terrytoon cartoon “Scotch Highball,” released November 16, 1930. Special thanks to Jerry Beck who noted that each Terrytoon short took three weeks to animate, and was released ten weeks later. We can infer … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons, Animation, New York
Tagged 1930s, Carles Sarka, cartoon, Ferdinand Horvath, Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Paul Terry, Scotch Highball, Terrytoons
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“Canadian Capers” draft
“Canadian Capers” was produced by Terrytoons and released on August 23, 1931. Uniquely, this was assigned to only four animators: Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and Art Babbitt. (UPDATE: Scroll Below for scene-by-scene mosaic) Frank Moser was the man … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons, Animation, New York
Tagged 1930s, Art Babbitt, Bill Tytla, cartoons, Farmer Alfalfa, Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Paul Terry, workdrafts
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When Babbitt Met Tytla
Art Babbitt (here at 23) and Bill Tytla (here at 26) are credited for being two of the greatest animators and Disney innovators of all time. Bill Tytla especially was given enormous credit in various Disney books, including The Illusion … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons
Tagged 1930s, Animation, Art Babbitt, Bill Tytla, Connie Rasinski, Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Jose Carreon, New York, Paul Terry
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Terrytoon Layouts
When Art Babbitt was a young man at Terrytoons in the Bronx, he worked his way up to the esteemed position of animator. He was at the bottom of the totem pole, but at least he was animating. This means … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons
Tagged 1929-1932: Terrytoons, 1930s, Animation, Art Babbitt, Frank Moser, Jerry Shields, Layouts, New York
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