13 Comments »   posted in Advertising, Classic, Billy Wilder, Fine Arts Films, John Wilson

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Okay, here’s another post for the animation historians.

Animation pioneer Max Fleischer was an inventor and he was passionate about science and modern technology. When his cartoon studio became established in the 1920s he created several educational films for various clients – not to mention extra-length films devoted to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (both in 1923). Many of these industrial films are lost.

AT&T has dug into its archives an unearthed a pair of sponsored films Bell Telephone commissioned from the Fleischer studio. Fleischer actually produced four nontheatrical titles for the phone company (How the Telephone Talks, 1924; That Little Big Fellow, 1927; Now You’re Talking, 1927 and Finding His Voice in 1929), but AT&T has posted two. Both are pretty rare – I’d never seen That Little Big Fellow myself. They are meant to educate and inform, and are not as inventive (or comedic) as the Koko the Clown theatrical shorts, but are fascinating nonetheless.

So, if you want to learn a little about the science of telecommunications in the 1920s, here are two of Fleischer’s finest. Thank you AT&T.

6 Comments »   posted in Advertising, Classic, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer

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“The Girl Who Sees Movies Everywhere” by Rodrigo Leme

January 25, 2012 12:05 am

About a month ago, I posted a stylish promo for Brazil’s Telecine movie channel. Here is a gorgeous second one (of 2); both promote the channel by recalling the magic of classic movies. This one is by the incredible Rodrigo Leme.

5 Comments »   posted in Advertising, Rodrigo Leme

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Bert & Harry Piel

January 21, 2012 1:00 pm

Just for fun – and thanks to Chuck Howell, the Archivist at University of Maryland’s Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture – we are happy to show off these cool 1957 Bert and Harry Piel bar coasters. The characters were created in 1953 for a TV ad campaign by UPA New York, under Gene Deitch’s supervision. Jack Sidebotham designed the characters for the Cunningham and Walsh agency – and of, course Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding provided the voices. For more about this (and to see one more of these coasters), read Gene Deitch’s account on his blog.

12 Comments »   posted in Advertising, Cartoon Culture, UPA

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Pink Panther WTF?

January 20, 2012 6:00 pm

Pink Panther FAIL!

I have no idea what they are selling, what they are doing or who made this insanity – and maybe its better not to know. This spot for what methinks is a Russian casino is so strange I had to share. Perhaps a reader can translate and explain. Oh, and is that the co-star of Cow and Chicken at the 13-second mark?

47 Comments »   posted in Advertising, pink panther

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The Making of “Mickey’s Parade”

January 19, 2012 7:00 pm

Stop-mo animator Joel Fletcher just posted the behind the scenes tale of a long forgotten Mickey’s Parade frozen treats commercial from 1991. The advertisement was one of the most complex stop-motion spots of the era, due to the sheer number of animated puppets and props. It is also a nostalgic flashback to a Disney licensed food product that is no more. Read all about it and see the commercial on Joel Fletcher’s blog.

4 Comments »   posted in Advertising, Disney, Joel Fletcher

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“A Year of Sun with Mr. Persol”

January 13, 2012 2:15 pm

I do believe there is such a thing as over-art directing a piece of animation to the point where the message becomes buried within the polish of the artwork. Whether that’s the case with “A Year of Sun with Mr. Persol,” a glossy piece of advertising for Persol Eyewear directed by Kevin Dart and Stéphane Coëdel, is open to debate. What’s inarguable is that it’s an extremely competent piece brimming with sophisticated design and visual concepts throughout.

Credits after the jump
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23 Comments »   posted in Advertising, Céline Desrumaux, Chris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Elizabeth Ito, Jérémy Pires, Kevin Dart, Mariano Melman, Nelson Boles, Nick Appleton, Passion Pictures, Stéphane Coëdel, Winkreative

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