HIAWATHA'S RABBIT HUNT is an early Bugs Bunny cartoon. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Warner Brothers' animation division. The Disney influence was pervasive. All the studios were forced to step up their game. These are certainly among the most lavish artwork pieces I've ever seen from the infamous "Termite Terrace."
First up - a most unusual pan, which starts at the top of the waterfall, pans down and then to the left.
a stair-step waterfall...
a tranquil lakeside landscape...
And now (drum roll please...) THE LONGEST PAN B/G I'VE EVER RECONSTRUCTED!!!
Following is a series of its segments, left to right. This B/G was so big I had to divide it into six pieces to see the details!
Here's a close-up of the "rabbit stew" pot:
Now, a completely different B/G, also including the pot...
Details close-up left:
Details close-up center:
Details close-up right:
Another wonderful pan B/G:
Details close-up left:
Details close-up right:
And finally, a few choice remaining background pieces:
Monday, August 9, 2010
HIAWATHA'S RABBIT HUNT(Warner Bros., 1941)
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Mystery Art from Warner Bros.
Can anyone identify this B/G from a Warner Bros. cartoon? Daffy Duck walks in to this film vault to grab a reel in an anonymous clip.
C'mon readers... I'll bet someone recognizes this!
Monday, May 10, 2010
FAST AND FURRY-OUS! (Warner Brothers, 1949)
Warner Brothers presents...
A Merry Melodies technicolor cartoon!
FAST AND FURRY-OUS title card:
Background art by Peter Alvarado:
You've just gotta LOVE these desert backgrounds. They read funny in and of themselves! They are stylish and anabashedly cartoony. On watching this all day (while digitally assembling the B/G art), I came to realize and appreciate how important a role the Road Runner and Coyote B/G art plays in the comedy. The pans set up a gag on frame one then pans over the the punchline or beautiful set-up for a gag.
This pan B/G includes Wile E. Coyote on the lookout...
Can't you just visualize the chases across these magnificent old west B/Gs?
Here's a spectacular red rock B/G:
This pan has a gag set-up on each end!
The intersection of Road Runner Blvd. and Coyote Avenue,,,
The fabulous, infamous rocket ride...
The desert landscapes continue!
This is going to hurt...
The hand-painted train tunnel...
The frame on the left extends a previously used B/G...
Oh, boy! A classic routine - the Acme super suit!
Look at all the parts involved in this elaborate plan...
More wonderful desert landscapes...
Talk about perspective! You can almost hear the sound effects of the coyote dropping...
The infamous jet-propelled tennis shoe!
More desert landscapes!
There are even chases around the California freeways!
This sign IS a gag, in and of itself - a vertical pan up the sign!
Wile E. hides behind this sign to await his prey...
The familiar "beep-beep" he hears brings a surpring different confrontation on this landscape B/G...
A remarkable cartoon and equally remarkable artwork!
