The skeleton dance

November 4th, 2007

Directed by Walt Disney, drawn by Ub Iwerks.

Description: Another important part of cartoon animation history, Walt Disney’s dancing skeletons put together a wonderful cartoon filled with original humor, music and sound effects. Amazingly, this cartoon was created as early as 1929, and at that time could only be viewed in real cinemas, as opposed to today when cartoons and animations themselves are mainly viewed via TV or Internet, and even there good pieces have become a rarity. This is a happy playful cartoon that the kids will most surely enjoy so be sure to have them around if you’re a parent.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0020414/

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Three little pigs

October 28th, 2007

Directed by Burt Gillett and written by Boris V. Morkovin.

Description: This one hardly needs any introduction. It is the original cartoon animation of the fable of the three little pigs and it was the 36th cartoon in Disney’s “Silly Symphony” series coming just a year after “Flowers and Trees” and changing the animation industry forever by introducing the first Technicolor cartoon. Although Disney followed up with three more versions of this cartoon, none were by far as successful, which lead Walt Disney to state that “You can’t top pigs with pigs.”. This is categorically one you’ll want to show the kids and remember the days when you yourself watched it as a kid.

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024660/

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Steamboat Willie

October 22nd, 2007

Written and directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Description: Today Anapoda is featuring another important part of animation history, one of the first (third actually, and first one to have sound) Mickey Mouse animations from Walt Disney. The sound to this animation was actually added at the suggestion of Walt’s brother, Roy Disney. Some of you might already know this one from Cartoon Network specials or other videos or documentaries where it might have been sampled or featured, and while it might seem rudimentary compared to most of today’s animations, it is still funny and an undeniable part of animation history. It is also part of the evolution of a character that made my, and probably a lot of kids’ childhoods happier - Mickey Mouse. Enjoy this one and pass it along to the kids.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0019422/

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