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Film History: Edison, Griffith, and Babbitt – part 2

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Art Babbitt

The tall concrete building at 2826 Decatur Ave in the Bronx was owned by Edison Studios  up through 1929.  Animation director Paul Terry and top animator Frank Moser were fired from the Van Beuren animation studio [1] – perhaps because … Continue reading →

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Film History: Edison, Griffith, and Babbitt – part 1

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Art Babbitt

In 1930, while employed as an animator  at Terrytoons in the Bronx, Art Babbitt watched legendary filmmaker D. W. Griffith make a little girl cry on a movie set  … …But this all begins with Thomas Edison. The oblong, drab … Continue reading →

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“Scotch Highball” Terrytoon draft

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Art Babbitt

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 →

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“Canadian Capers” draft

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Art Babbitt

“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 →

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The First Disney Task

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Art Babbitt

When Art finally got hired at Disney Studios in July 1932, he, like countless others before and after him, was assigned to inbetween another animator’s drawings. Inbetweening is low on the animation rung, but luckily for Art, the studio had … Continue reading →

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Organized Labor vs Steamboat Willie

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Art Babbitt

Sure, Art Babbitt and Walt Disney fought on opposite sides of the union during the Disney Strike, … but Walt Disney had a run-in with union unrest before Mickey Mouse ever premiered in his first film, Steamboat Willie! In late … Continue reading →

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When Babbitt Met Tytla

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Art Babbitt

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 →

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