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How to Succeed in Animation
How To Succeed In Animation -- Everything you ever wanted to know about animation, but were afraid Gene might tell you -- and it’s basically all up-front in the intro stuff. So don’t miss the Motto and the governing Joke of this book, the Preview, and especially the section labeled with the main title, "How To Succeed In Animation."
How To Succeed in Animation
(Don't Let a Little Thing Like Failure Stop You!)
©2001 by Gene Deitch
genedeitch@yahoo.com
www.fortheloveofprague.com
www.genedeitch.com
Index:
1. Gene Deitch 2. UPA 3. The Jam Handy Organization 4. CBS-Terrytoons 5. Tom Terrific 6. Mighty Manfred The Wonder Dog 7. Prague 8. Czechoslovakia 9. Czech Republic 10. "For The Love of Prague" (book) 11. Munro 12. Oscar 13. Tom & Jerry 14. Nudnik 15. Weston Woods Studios, Inc./Scholastic 16. Jazz, blues 17. The Record Changer magazine 18. The Cat 19. Animation 20. Cartoons 21. Czech animation 22. Children's films adapted from picture books.
A successful American animation director uses examples of his own failures to make points as to how young animators can avoid some pitfalls on the way to success, and stirs the pot with musings on the meaning and wonder of animation.
"A successfully completed film of honest craftsmanship, artful construction, and worthy meaning is a genuine miracle."
How To Succeed in Animation
Animation Rules, And Always Has!
Animators Belong To The Ages. Where We Fit In.
In the early days of the 21st Century I was invited to be the keynote speaker at an event with the lofty title, “da Vinci Days.” I suspected it was because they found out that I’m left-handed. The theme of the affair, put on by the University of Oregon in Corvallis, was “Motion, Music, Magic.” Those were things I was supposed to know something about.
First of all, I am someone who never sits still. I drove my mother crazy, because I could never sit quietly. I had to constantly fidget and move. To this day, I always have to be doing something, going somewhere. Motion is what I am constantly in.
Secondly, there is Music. I know all about music: I cannot sing in tune. I cannot play any musical instrument. I cannot read musical notation. I cannot dance. But I got rhythm. I am an annoyingly constant hand drummer… even if I have no drum handy. In spite of these obvious bedevilments, my whole life has been bound up in music. In my animation work, I’ve had a hand in the creation of hundreds of musical scores. I constantly have music and melodies in my head. But when I try to sing them to my film composers, they tell me, “Gene, there are no such notes!” Musicians to me are magicians. They magically seem to get the idea, or stubbornly come up with a better one. And that brings me to Thirdly:
Hey, that's the greaetst! So with ll this brain power AWHFY?
thanq sir am really impressed for ur success tips and i want more tips from u please can u make it for pdf files so i can dowl the links easilly and when i want i can learn it
but as a animator am happy sir...
Thanks dear sir
Anyone who would like to reach me directly with their question, please put your email address into your comment. Thanks, Gene
Inspirational - I especially appreciate the evocation of the cave experience!
Dear Gene,
Your producer story is hilarious, and may I suggest an addition to the story in light of recent developments in animation?
Everyone MUST make EXACTLY THE SAME SOUP.
I just polled my kids.
My (13 year old) daughter's favorite contemporary 'toons: "As Told By Ginger" and "The Simpsons."
My (12 year old) son's fav's: "Invader Zim" and "Sponge Bob". "Oh dad," he adds. "They have 'Sponge Bob' characters at Burger King now, canwegoferlunch?"
His extra little question spurred me to take Mr. Deitch's analogy one step further. To wit: Not only is today's animation gobbled mindlessly like "junk food", contemporary animation and junk food make a marketing match that envies soup and crackers.
This marketing, aimed at the kids who watch contemporary TV and film 'toons, works. And results in boxes and boxes of plastic toys that are 10-for-a-buck (freebies on Sunday afternoons) at yard sales around the world. Toys that are cranked out in sweatshops in Taiwan and China by kids younger than the ones who haul them home in America and other prosperous countries.
If it were not so horrible, this whole concept in itself would make a great full-length cartoon. Funny with a social statement.
Gene Deitch is an exceptional man. I found all his comments from the piece entitled How to Succeed in Animation very special indeed. His story is also very encoruaging and informative.
He display's a true love of the craft and has a special role to play because of his approach in his vocation, and he seems tome to be a person to whom I could certainly look up to.
I am a cartoonist and humorous illustrator with aspirations to get into animation. Gene' article was really one of the first pieces I've read that beacuse of the insightful information I have gleaned I'm sure I can use it and venture into the world of animation with a little more courage.
Thanks Gene,
best wishes,
Liam
To all the producers out there who feel that the audience is morons that will except anything: My six year old son will not watch Rugrats and many other newer cartoons. Why? Because he says they are drawn poorly.
Dear Gene:
Your How to Succeed In Animation site is very informative, especially the forward and Part One. I just have one question: is it possible for a former animation student living in Canada who's a big Nudnik fan to get a Nudnik T shirt like the one you are wearing in the picture of you at your computer? I'd really love a Nudnik T shirt- Nudnik is just so cute and such a sweetie, I just love him! If you could send me a size XXXL (3X) Nudnik T shirt, that would really make my day. I'll even pay for it if need be. Please contact me at cherrycharmca@yahoo.ca about this. Thank you. Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Sincerely,
Patricia McClain
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