Action Cartooning with Ben Caldwell

wolf&auror · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

I love to watch animated movies. Especially Disney movies onward from 'The Little Mermaid' and I have to say that I think Andreas Deja is the coolest. His characters are always so interesting!
But I especially love how he never seems to have forgotten what it is to be an amateur admiring the greatest.
Does anyone else have a favorite?

Philbrush · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 965 Location: Australia

not so much a favourite animator (as i don't really read the credits too closely), but i can say that the disney team have always done a great job in my opinion...I especially enjoyed Tarzan, Atlantis, Beauty and Beast and of cause Aladdin, but i enjoy all of them - I liked the Batman animated series - it really gave something to the Bat, not only the pictures, but the movement. Ummm, let me get back to ya on more later!

Rob the Badger · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:

I'm a fan of Bruce Timm's. Does that count?

ToddMann · Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 82 Location: SoCal

Bruce Timm always counts.
And Mask of Phantasm was originally a theatrical release - so he's got movie animation cred.

Bruce is one of my favs, as is Marc Davis (Sleeping Beauty).

And Steven Silver of course! (he's the character designer for Kim Possible).

DLPWillyWonka · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Chicago, IL

I like Glen Keane(Aladdin, Beast, Ariel) and Ken Harris (so many WB cartoons)

fedayee · Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 39

Glen Keane all the way

wolf&auror · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

I don't think one can watch disney without admiring glen keane, whether they know his name or not.
The beast has always been a favorite of mine and in the realm of great-looking animated guys, aladdin has to be #1
I also like the work of James Baxter.
Although, to be truly honest, how could anyone just pick one?

Slip_Lonny · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 30 Location: Georgia

Keeping in the spectrum of Disney animators (former), I've always been a fan of the Bitey films from Adam Phillips. You can check out his short animations at www.biteycastle.com.

markyboy · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 169 Location: SLC, Utah

Chuck Jones

and mask of the phantasm was ORIGINALLY going to be a video release and warners liked it so much they bumped it up to theatrical.

Bruce talks about it in the Batman:Animated book

gruntfan91 · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 20

jhonen vasques for invader zim cause i love that show.

the_batcomputer · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject:

That is a neat animation style.

DLPWillyWonka · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Chicago, IL

Regardless of the favorites. I'm jealous of everyone of them. Surprised

Samwich · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 327

Glen Keane is one of my heroes. I found an old video tape at a yard sale that had a copy of the advanced screening of Beauty and the Beast (I think Disney released it as a box set or some such thing). They entire movie was there, but it vacilated from raw story boarding to final cut throughout its entirety. There were parts of the pencil tests that I loved FAR more than the final edit. (And I loved the final edit!) He is terribly gifted.

Chuck Jones was a genius, too. When he was directing and Mike Maltese was writing and Mel Blanc was acting... I fear there will never be another union of talent like that again.

My all-time favorite, though, is Hayao Miyazaki. The stuff he's done with Studio Ghibli is so wonderful it brings tears to my eyes. A million years ago my dad brought home a back pack full of manga, and Nausicaä featured prominently in one of those crazy phone books. I was dumbstruck. It was all in Japanese and I couldn't understand a word, but I loved it all the same. I finally got to see it (along with Totoro) at an anime club meeting in junior high and I about wept. (Of course, now nearly all of Ghibli's stuff can be purchased in any ol' video store- spoiled kids!). But seriously, I have loved every single project Miyazaki-sama has been involved in. The man's sensiblities thrill me like little else.

Philbrush · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 965 Location: Australia

markyboy · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 169 Location: SLC, Utah

Spirited Away is the single most beautifully animated movie I have ever seen. I could find not one thing to complain about with that movie. And for anyone who knows me THAT is a compliment.