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Weekend Reading: Bodrero and Hawkins Interviews
 February 15, 2008 10:48 am
Two fascinating interviews have turned up online which are a must-read for any fan of classic animation: Michael Barrier has posted a 1977 interview with Disney concept artist Jim Bodrero (conducted by Milton Gray) and Thad Komorowski has posted a late-1970s interview with animator Emery Hawkins (conducted by John Canemaker). While the Bodrero interview is more informational, the Hawkins interview really delves into his working style and offers a sense of why he was one of the most distinctive animators of Golden Age animation. The interview is accompanied by a clip reel of Hawkins’s work, put together by Komorowski. The image at the top of this post is a scene of Hawkins animation from the John Sutherland film Rhapsody of Steel. |
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Hawkins is such a great animator cartoon. As well, he’s great in “What Makes Daffy Duck?” and other cartoons at the Golden Age.
I think interviews like that is essential for show us how they like their passion! Thanks Jerry, Thad and Michael for sharing with other animations fans.
Didn’t Hawkins animate the battle of the bigger weapons towards the end of “Rabbit of Seville”?
A couple of years ago I found an old Ken Harris interview online where he named Emery Hawkins & Bill Melendez as his two favorite animators. When I told this to Bill he said that was a great honor coming from Ken.
Larry-
The battle of weapons (and the ‘marriage’) in “Rabbit of Seville” was Ken Harris’ animation.
Thanks, Thad.
Awesome work guys! Thad, you always impress me! :)
I don’t know how Thad does it – and at 19. Thad has an actual flashdrive and highspeed connection in his skull, making it possible for him to surf the net for more gems of animation-EVEN WHILE HE SLEEPS!– Thanks for sharing your spoils with the rest of us!
Thanks for the tips, Amid… :)
I am REALLY interested in the Emery Hawkins interview, especially!
In ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit,’ Richard Williams calls Hawkins
“a wonderful unsung animator.” And of course, he’s mentioned in
‘Cartoon Modern’ quite a bit! ;)
It’ll be nice to get even MORE insight into Hawkins and his work, though.
The pics of ‘Rhapsody of Steel’ look absolutely beautiful, but i have yet to see the film, and am dying too!
-thanks again!