Tom & Jerry: Produced in Prague
Not all Tom & Jerry cartoons were produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. Gene Deitch tells how a full dozen were made in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Gene Deitch's Recent Posts
Deitch on Pintoff
Gene Deitch recalls Ernie Pintoff and a character named Flebus from his Terrytoon days.
Make Luck Happen!
You need a lot of luck to make it in the movie business, but how do you get lucky? Is success really just a matter of luck -- chance? Or can you lure luck your way? Gene Deitch gives us a few tips on tempting lady luck.
Hobbit-alized: The First Attempt At Animating The Hobbit
We were first with this, but it became our most ignominious and unnecessary failure. Please weep with me as you read this. I coulda bin a contendah...
The Terry-fying Challenge
Terrytoons. Here was my locale that most interests the animation historians. So now I finally have the chance to tell it like it really was. I name names -- all the names, and print the pix. I tell you what I did and what I tried to do -- a "renaissance" -- a total make over... and I tell you why it failed.
The Premise: Get It Right!
No story - no movie. Gene Deitch explains the importance of premise.
Animation - What The Heck Is It?
Gene Deitch tackles the shifting definition of animation in this excerpt from his book, How To Succeed In Animation, (Don't Let A Little Thing Like Failure Stop You!), published exclusively on AWN.com.
Part One: How You Should Do It
Bill snyder, who played the pivotal role in the 2nd stage of my career.
