The Big Picture: The Collar
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That's not the only way to do cheap animation. Rocky and Bullwinkle got by fine without that.
Of course, a bunch of the incidental characters had jowls that allowed their mouths to be animated separately, but the two main characters were just one piece for the most part. Animals were not laden with unecessary clothing.
Of course, a bunch of the incidental characters had jowls that allowed their mouths to be animated separately, but the two main characters were just one piece for the most part. Animals were not laden with unecessary clothing.
Holy Carp. You actually made an episode about a cartoon character's tie.
No, check that. You actually made an episode about a cartoon character's tie fascinating. That's an extraordinary research / writing / presentation skill you have there, sir. Bravo!
No, check that. You actually made an episode about a cartoon character's tie fascinating. That's an extraordinary research / writing / presentation skill you have there, sir. Bravo!
Great episode Bob, I always love to get a little glimpse behind the scenes, see how professionals solve problems that the public didn't even know exists.
Also, I guess I better get used to the accent everyone kept pointing out, I'm gonna be in Boston for the next 5 years XD
Also, I guess I better get used to the accent everyone kept pointing out, I'm gonna be in Boston for the next 5 years XD
I pretty much knew that's the reason they did that already, but it was cool to get some context along with it. They actually used the same technique at Aardman Animation too. For example every chicken in Chicken Run has some type of collar feature so they can swap heads easily too.
P.S - TROGDOOOOOR!!!!! BURNINATING THE THATCHED-ROOF COTTAGES!!!!
P.S - TROGDOOOOOR!!!!! BURNINATING THE THATCHED-ROOF COTTAGES!!!!
Thank you for giving me nightmares for the rest of the week, which is my week off work, bob. Also while this is WAY out of left field for a topic it's interesting just how one tine detail can change the world of television and animation. The more you know as guess. :cue NBC "The more you know" background:
He is right the Hanna Barbera canon got very weird towards the end. Then again that weirdness gave rise to Harvey Birdman Attorney at law one of my favourite shows.
Then again they did make the Herculoids. Damn hippies for not fighting in the Vietnam war...
Then again they did make the Herculoids. Damn hippies for not fighting in the Vietnam war...
First thought "collar what might this be about then"
second "wtf really yogi bears collar how the hell could that make itself interesting?"
third "o, wait that was interesting...okay did not expect that.."
final
"jees I thought some guy talking about a collar interesting, something must be wrong with me. Oh wait I'm gamer/geek/nerdy/weird no need to explain it to myself then..."
second "wtf really yogi bears collar how the hell could that make itself interesting?"
third "o, wait that was interesting...okay did not expect that.."
final
"jees I thought some guy talking about a collar interesting, something must be wrong with me. Oh wait I'm gamer/geek/nerdy/weird no need to explain it to myself then..."
It is also for this reason that certain important objects such as a door that needed to be opened would often be a different pigment than the background. I first noticed that when watching the old TMNT cartoon from the late 80's/early 90's and always wondered about it until my animation class at college recently.
I'd say most of the '50s and early '60s output was pretty solid, not really impeccably animated due to budget constraints, but they had strong designs, unique personalities, and poses and expressions custom made for the stories.The Great JT said:
Still, yeah, just about everything from Scooby Doo, right up until Dexter's Lab (or 2 Stupid Dogs, if you're being generous) was pretty atrocious, but cartoons in '70s and '80s were pretty awful in general.
Called it even before I saw the clip. Damn I'm smart <3
Edit: Looking forward to next week! Can't wait to hear the explanation for Banana Man..
Edit: Looking forward to next week! Can't wait to hear the explanation for Banana Man..
I love being highly inuititve and knowledgable about various crap. Saw this, as soon as he got started and said what the episode was about, I instantly thought to myself "oh, it's about neck seams. A trick we still see today in games." Good episode Bob, though I'm surprised he didn't actually go on the tangent of talking about neck seams in games, as they're pretty damn obvious in most games, especially Bethesda titles.
