Frank and Ollie by Dan Jeup
Saturday, May 31st, 2008“I’ve Never Eaten Dog Food”
Words and Images by Dan Jeup
This post care of Steve Moore at Flip Magazine
My first animation assignment at CalArts back in 1981 was to learn how to “in-between”. A large table stacked with xeroxed scenes from the Disney classic features was there for the class to pick from. I chose a scene from Peter and the Wolf featuring the star character sitting down in a huff, kicking the snow. I loved the appeal of his design, the rhythm in his poses, the elasticity of his action and the way his face squashed and stretched.
As I carefully in-betweened the scene, a waft of tobacco smoke blew over my shoulder,……Read More
