The Animation Swiss Army Knife
My good friend Lance Falk has just launched his website, here. Lance is known as Animation’s “Swiss Army Knife.” Why? Because he’s talented in nearly every facet of animation production. He’s handled the jobs of being a writer, prop designer, production assistant, model cleanup artist, model designer, series model coordinator, post production associate producer, post-producer […]
Chris Sanders Talks About “Big Bear”
When Cartoon Brew called attention to The Big Bear Aircraft Company, written and illustrated by Chris Sanders, a number of readers responded including Sanders himself. “Golly, ” Sanders wrote, “I never thought I’d see that thing on the internet. I really wish I could re-do those drawings right about now. “I read some of the […]
Eyrie
Eyrie, a CalArts student film by David Wolter. Marvelous.
Mark Hamill and the Deleted Lightsaber Scene
Here are some scenes deleted from Return of the Jedi which depict Luke Skywalker constructing his lightsaber: And a 2009 interview with Mark Hamill talking about it:
The Big Bear Aircraft Company
In 1989, Chris Sanders–who would later direct Lilo and Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon–wrote and illustrated a story that served as a metaphor for the animation industry. Read it here.
Gary Kurtz: The Audience is Everyone
In researching for my Star Wars book, I find interesting comments all the time. Here’s an observation from producer Gary Kurtz. Interviewer John Brosnan asked how difficult it had been to make a movie that would appeal to both children and adults. Kurtz’s reply: “Well, it never used to be difficult at all. In fact, […]
Life After Dudley
Although production ended for Dudley the Dragon, showbiz life continued for his creators and producers. Peter Williamson and Ira Levy‘s company, Breakthrough Entertainment, expanded its television production to an impressive degree. Today, according to their website, they have produced over 2600 half-hours of programming, licensed to broadcasters in over 200 territories. Their digital media division […]
A New Beginning?
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon ceased production in 1997. No DVDs have been released. For fourteen years, the property languished, existing only in reruns. In 2008, Breakthrough licensed the series for broadcast on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) in Canada, and in 2009, through Ameba.tv for the internet. Will the duh-ragon and his friends […]
Surprise!
A visitor arrives. “Excuse me, have you seen another dragon? I’ve been looking forever.” What do you know? Dudley’s wish does come true. A happy ending! For the viewers, not-so-happy. The adventures of Dudley the Dragon were over. Photo © Breakthrough Entertainment Inc.
Finale
In the denouement, our friends relax at a campfire, with Sally wrapping up her story. “And while it was true that Dudley never actually saw a dragon, he did find out who his true dragon friends really were.” They look at the moon, and see the faces of Dudley’s true dragon friends that he’s had […]
