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WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A TIGER (1996)
Production cel (paper cut-out on cel) from this English/German animated
short about a little kitten who fantisises about being a fearsome tiger.
Made by An Vrombaut.
Sequence A2 - Nr. B15: The tiger jumps.
Signed by An Vrombaut.
A dear friend of mine, Tjitske Muller, did the voice of the kitten who
wants to be a tiger for the Dutch dubbed version. For her birthday I
wanted to give her a cel from this short film, so I wrote a letter to the
animator, An Vrombaut. After quite some time (my friends birthday had long
passed) I got a letter back from An Vrombaut. It took her some time to
write back, because she just had given birth to her first child. Included
with the letter were two cels of the tiger from the film, one for my
friend and one for myself. She also signed them.
Apart from being an animator, An Vrombaut is also an illustrator for
childrens books.
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UNKNOWN PRODUCTION
Original hand-painted background from an unknown production.
Anyone out there who recognizes it? Tell me from what cartoon it is and
you win an original cel with matching drawing.
I matched the background with a Pink Panther cel.
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“BOUNTY
HAMSTER” (2002)
Original animation drawing of the lead character from this English
television series, signed by its director, animation guru Graham Ralph.
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UNKNOWN PRODUCTION (1950's)
Production cel of a little girl from an unknown UPA production. I'm still
searching for the title and year of production of this cartoon.
The cel is just inked and not painted; a method used frequently by the UPA
Studios to save time and money. Their backgrounds were very simple and
stylish in those days.
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THE OOMPAHS (1952)
Layout drawing from this cartoon which was released on January 24th, 1952
as part of the Jolly Frolic sries directed by Robert Cannon.
"The Oompahs" is an effective metaphor for the conflict between
parental aspirations and a child's career ambitions. It uses the theme of
classical music versus Jazz to portray tensions within a musical family of
instruments.
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THE OOMPAHS (1952)
Layout drawing from this cartoon which was released on January 24th, 1952
as part of the Jolly Frolic sries directed by Robert Cannon.
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THE SUITCASE
Hand-inked and hand-painted production cel with key production background
from this Russian animated short, designed by Nadya Mikhailova and
directed by Alexander Garlenko.
Notice the superb use of colors in this key setup. Only the suitcase is
yellow, everything else is brown.
When I bought this setup the cel was stapled to the background. Apparently
the Russians are fairly new to animation art conservation... Luckily I was
able to restore cel and background.
I know very little about the film, have never seen it and even don't know
the year in which is was made. If there is anybody out there who could
provide me with more info, I would be most grateful.
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PROVINCIAL SCHOOL (1992)
Hand-inked and hand-painted multi-cel set-up with key production
background from this Russian animated short, directed by Ivan Maximov. He
also signed his name Max on the back of the background.
I think this is one of the finest examples of Russian animation. The
characters are just so non-Disney and the image so crazy, that it has
become one of the highlights of my animation art collection.
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“FROM
DARKNESS” (2002)
Original background artwork of the interior of a tent from this wonderful
short animated Irish film by Nora Twomey.
The film is based on an Inuit legend. An angry father throws his daughter
into the sea, where she drowns. Fishermen still avoid the haunted waters.
One brave fisherman goes there to fish and the magic starts.
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“FROM
DARKNESS” (2002)
Rough animation drawing of the girl from the opening sequence of the film.
Signed and personalized by the director if the film, Nora Twomey.
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“HAIR
HIGH” (2004)
This is a layout for Bill Plympton’s film "Hair High".
Bill Plympton's short films have been seen widely around the US,
highlighting many animation festivals. All his life Bill Plympton has been
fascinated by animation. After a string of highly successful short films
("One of Those Days", "How to Kiss", "25 Ways to
Quit Smoking" and "Plymptoons"), he began thinking about
making a feature film. What came to be called “The Tune”, was financed
entirely by the animator himself. In 1998, Bill completed another animated
feature, titled "I married a strange person”. His next animated
feature, "Mutant Aliens”, the story of a stranded astronaut
returning to Earth after 20 years in space, was completed in January 2001
and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It won the Grand Prix in
Annecy and was released in theatres in 2002.
This layout is from another feature film, "Hair High”, a gothic 50's high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly bad, with
two young, murdered teens returning to their prom to get revenge. The film
was completed in January 2004.
Bill signed this layout for me when I met him at the Holland Animation
Film Festival in 2004 (see the "About Me" page to see a photo of
Bill and me.).
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov, about a saleswoman of
oranges, who falls in love with a sailor whose passion is to gamble.
Slava Ushakov began his professional career at the age of 17 as a
cartoonist for the Moscow weekly, Soviet Circus. From 1987 till 1996 he worked in various capacities for the Pilot
studio in Moscow and in 1996 established his own Nils studio. Since 1998,
Ushakov lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a director and storyboard
artist for Kinofilm.
Two cel setup on a lasercopy background, signed by director Slava Ushakov:
‘To my friend Hans’.
I saw this film for the first time at the Holland Animation Film Festival
in 2002, and immediately fell in love with it! The character designs are
just so wonderful, as are the backgrounds.
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov.
Production-cel
and matching drawing of the sailor, signed by director Slava Ushakov.
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov.
Production-cel
and matching drawing of the sailor walking, signed by director Slava
Ushakov.
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov.
Production-cel
of a boat on high water, signed by director Slava Ushakov.
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov.
Production-cel
of a four sailors in a boat on the back of a whale, together with a mouse,
signed by director Slava Ushakov.
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov.
Production-cel
and matching drawing of the woman who sells oranges, signed by director
Slava Ushakov: ‘For my best friend Hans’.
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov.
Layout
for scene 38. It shows the frame guide for the zoom in this particular
scene.
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ORANGE
(2002)
Short film made by Russian director Slava Ushakov.
Four
original hand painted backgrounds: scene 82, 103, 112 and 125.
All signed by director Slava Ushakov.
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