Jerry Beck's Cartoon Research site is a must for anyone who loves cartoons.
We are very grateful that one of the world's leading animation historians
and enthusiasts has been advising us. You will find Jerry's site informative
and may want to visit often. He's constantly adding new stuff.
Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy site covers movies of all varieties, not just animation. But, he has a soft spot for animation, and fortunately for us, is a big fan of UPA. When you visit his site go into the Links section. It's full of movie sites of all sorts, from the popular to the obscure.
John Canemaker is the animation world's version of the renaissance
man.
Not only is he an award winning animation filmmaker, but an author of
several animation books, and an educator at New York University's Tisch
School of Arts. We hope to interview him on our way to Europe this June.
Cartoon Brew is an animation blog run by Cartoon Research's Jerry Beck and Animation Blast's Amid Amidi. Amid just recently joined our effort on the UPA documentary. You will find the most up-to-date information on animation here, literally updated on a daily basis.
This site traces the animation history of Columbia Pictures, which
included the UPA theatrical shorts. Here’s one comment they make,
“Columbia agreed to let UPA produce cartoons through them, and
it proved to be the smartest decision, animation-wise, that the studio
would ever make”. The site is full of images and a monthly downloadable
short.
Toonopedia is hoping to eventually become the ultimate hypertext encyclopedia "toons". But, even now it is a treasure trove of information about cartoon characters. I couldn't find anything about UPA, but there was lots about Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing-Boing, and the Fox & Crow.
Chris Harding is an animator in the one-man-show mold, working out
of his home studio in Kansas City. He was
recommended to us by "our man in Paris", Sebastien Dabadie.
Chris recently wrote to us, "I have obviously been influenced a
lot by what UPA did. I think their work is incredible."
It was Mr. Magoo, intoduced in 1949's Ragtime Bear, that gave UPA (United
Productions of America) its first popular success. But it would be Gerald
McBoing Boing, completed in 1950 and released in January 1951 that would
solidify the studio's reputation. Gerald McBoing Boing is simple but
highly stylized with bold line drawings, understated motion, striking
color and airy design. It was a major departure from the classic Disney,
Warners and MGM cartoons of the day.
Artwork in different styles and media. Website offers a wide variety of features and services that enable customers and artists to buy and sell art.
Clickanimation.com
Animation web directory and information on the web.
If you have a link you would like us to add, or want to trade links,
contact us, we are open to any ways we can spread the word about UPA
Pictures.
