Giotto and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
by John Canemaker
Animators (and filmmakers in general) can learn from studying Giotto’s communication techniques and applying them to their films, which is what I believe Albert Hurter did in Walt Disney’s first feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). An excellent draftsman, Hurter (1883-1942) arrived at the Disney studio in 1931 at age 48 with an extensive background in fine arts training and study in Europe....
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Jeff Smith opens up about the upcoming Bone film
by John Canemaker
For more than 10 years, Hollywood has been interested in putting Jeff Smith's epic Bone on the marquee. The cartoonist talks about the process of going from the page to screen and his various cinematic techniques. The character-driven, Tolkien-esque narrative reveals itself through witty and dramatic draftsmanship, particularly the way Smith interweaves cinematic techniques throughout his visualizations, especially animation. He explained the different ways he manipulates the reader. “I don’t have motion at my control like I would in film. I have to slow you down, so if someone talks, you will read that, which takes time.”...
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