tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post2224708072938514151..comments2024-02-25T05:24:24.948-05:00Comments on Beyond Easy: Animation April: Rooty Toot Toot (1951)Patrick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410016566636603639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-66741425176385137172017-04-30T08:26:51.181-04:002017-04-30T08:26:51.181-04:00Oh hadn't seen that one! But it reminded me of...Oh hadn't seen that one! But it reminded me of another Chuck Jones classic, where he took form abstraction as far as it can possibly go with the Dot and the Line. I imagine you've seen it?<br /><br />Thinking about it, another direct recipient of this stylistic influence would be the old Pink Panther shorts. Maokunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459710218366288832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-88835263725846241092017-04-30T02:40:56.463-04:002017-04-30T02:40:56.463-04:00Yeah! That's a really good one, and the UPA in...Yeah! That's a really good one, and the UPA influence is obvious. I'm also a big fan of Chuck Jones' "Now Hear This." I'm gonna guess you've seen it before, but it's worth looking around for if you haven't. Patrick Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410016566636603639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972120889629675714.post-7380352345173683672017-04-25T11:20:02.856-04:002017-04-25T11:20:02.856-04:00Thanks for sharing this. It was reminiscent in sty...Thanks for sharing this. It was reminiscent in style (and as you suggest, RTT may have been a direct inspiration) for a favourite short of mine, the animated version of The Bear that Wasn't (1967).Maokunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459710218366288832noreply@blogger.com