From beautiful downtown Gondwanaland!
Posted by Shannon
The Gary Owens / Eric Boardman dinosaur documentaries that aired on the Disney Channel during the 80s were a big part of my childhood. When I recently found them on YouTube (via Laelaps) I discovered that I could almost recite them from heart. These things are wonderful. Enjoy them in their entirety after the jump.
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Brad Bird on Ollie Johnston
Posted by Shannon
When Frank and Ollie retired from production on the same Friday I was the next animator on Ollie’s desk the following Monday; the very desk he had used for decades to create so many indelible animated moments. I was properly awed as I sat down in Ollie’s chair, at his desk.
As I was checking it out and getting the feel of it I noticed the pencil sharpener was full of shavings. Instead of throwing them out I poured them into a glass jar, labeled it and set it atop the desk. Good luck shavings… a simple reminder of the hard work required to create magic. My own jar of real Disney dust. The last jar.
Read on. [via Waxy.org: Links]
Tags: Animation, brad bird, disney, history, ollie johnston