Animation Scenes Frame-By-Frame

 

I've been recently on Sakugabooru and it's been really useful for me. They label such animators who worked on particular scenes in films. It's a great website, feel free to check it out. I set it to animated, if there's any animators you respectfully admire feel free to search their work.

https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=animated

I selected some of my favorites or most likely my favorite animated characters in terms of their movement and fluidity. 

This to me is an incredible frame sequence, it's so smooth. It's only a second of actual animation. I looked into the Hans Perk drafts, this was animated by John Lounsbery. Really underrated animator. He's probably my favorite of the Nine Old Men. What I notice is that one frame looks like the original pencil sketches. I also love the intense colors of the skies.

This is one of my favorite Looney Tunes scenes. From Daffy Duck Hunt (1949). I like Porky's throat slitting gesture. I'm guessing this animation is Charles McKimson. Still fantastic nonetheless. Also like the lip-syncing.

Sir Ector is a phenomenally well animated character in my opinion except for when he head swaggles. Mostly a Milt Kahl staple. It can get repetitive, but I absolutely like when Ector points directly at Wart. It is re-used in other scenes but I liked it more without the sword, since I kinda want to study more on drawing realistically detailed hands. 

Lastly is another incredibly well-animated character, Captain Hook. I really like these scenes in particular. I absolutely adore the original movie most of the time, but something about Hook and Smee in particular gives me a little inspiration. Hook was mostly animated by Frank Thomas and Smee by Ollie Johnston and Cliff Nordberg. I really like those hand movements, like that fist. It's almost sorta live action-like.

Last December I created a post similar to this one. I would recommend you checking that out. They were animated scenes I was heavily inspired while I was still invested in animated short films.

https://sngexplorationblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/my-favorite-classic-animated-scenes.html?m=1

Also to point out, I wouldn't really say that The Wearing of Grin is dull, I kinda enjoy that cartoon nowadays. 

Easter With Bugs Bunny

 

Y'know even if I tell you I'll have another post with one of my drawings added on here, it would only be days where I feel completely lazy or don't have a fresh idea coming in mind.

Since Easter is longer than I expected this following year, I decided hey, since the clocks changed, the daytime hours rise longer, I think it's time to go deep into a sweet and nostalgic Looney Tunes cartoon.

This is a hilarious cartoon!

First of all when I first watched this cartoon, I adored the backgrounds. The yellow sky, the olive green grass, the equitable colors for the trees, ah. So peaceful for a classic cartoon.

Robert McKimson's one-shot characters were always the best. They feel like they were made to be recurring but we're perfectly fine with one cartoon and it being entertaining and interesting.

The setup to this cartoon is outstanding. At the start, it feels like your regular uncomplicated plot with Bugs talking to somebody.

Like I said, I did mention that this cartoon has a nostalgic aesthetic to the whole thing and I do stand corrected. 

It just reminds me of simpler times. The simplicity to one of these illustrations is what describe the best of appeal. It falls into the medium of perfectly exceptional. 

McKimson's design of Bugs doesn't give enough credit. It's up there with Clampett's. When it comes to directors, you can tell what they're trying to do with the characters the most. You can end up having a short film starring Bugs in a more laid-back, sensible environment like Chuck Jones, or get a more witty and intense version of Bugs with Robert McKimson's vision with the character.

Love the pie-eyed look we get here in this scene.

I love when specific beings try to act tough and fight off the misbehaved. It's my favorite trope in all of films glory.

I think seeing Bugs always chill and reserved all throughout the picture would've been nice and cute, but I like a little more of that stand up for what's right, and loud-mouthed energy with his cartoons and McKimson mastered it flawlessly.

Look at that grumpy dirty look as Bugs is skipping with his basket of eggs. I know it's an animated frame, but it's awesome nonetheless.

Color palette to this here is priceless. Feel free to copy and freely express these warm and fascinating details to the welcoming house.

More sweet wonderful scenes throughout the cartoon -

I'm willing to watch this short again once Easter comes by because it is hilarious and definitely one of the best looking Looney Tunes cartoons I ever seen. 

If your in the minority of watching all these inspiring yet charming cartoons but somewhat don't have DVDs, or chance to stream online or on TV? 

No fear. I love ToonTales. It's where I got into experiencing Classic Disney and Tom and Jerry shorts, for free.

https://www.toontales.net/

Hobo Bobo's Human Designs

 Classic Cartoons always had the best human designs in animation. 

Fantastic animated studios like Fleischer Studios, MGM and Disney has had some really solid and fun human designs from the 30s-50s.

Looney Tunes has by far made the best human designs.

They made some good designs. 

And weird designs.

There is a short film made by Robert McKimson that involves humans, lots at lots of them.

First of all..

Bobo has the cutest design in animation.

I love his two short films. 

The short film is called Hobo Bobo (1947) This isn't my favorite Looney Tunes cartoon, but I would say it's the best on terms of story and of course, human designs.

For starters, I love this simple, but pleasent nighttime background.

Bobo is currently living in a ship, and while on that meets with a minah bird similar to the bird in the Inki cartoons, I actually like his design alot.

Next he tries to paint himself pink. Back then pink elephants was seen as the fictional horror. It's used as a drunk joke in animated films, but he looks good in pink.

I like this animated bit of him tugging the wheel of the ship.

Alright now, this is where things get really funny, this where we get more of the people's reactions. 

Even having more fun looking designs!

This has to be the funniest police officer since Hollywood Daffy (1946).

This is such an amazing scene. The camera angles is perfection, and this guy is too cool. Definitely one of the best scenes in Looney Tunes history.

And as expected, more funny reactions. 

Just as we get into the territory of human designs, I don't really like the baby in this one. It's probably my least favorite design out of all of the humans featured in this cartoon.

I love this guy's design the best. His reactions as well I didn't expect after coming back watching this cartoon after a year.

Heck, we get colorful backgrounds of these appealing humans as well as another cop doing another hat spin. This just keeps getting better and better.

Until, Bobo gets sent to the police and gets arrested. I always liked the back view of the police car.

It reminds me of the Speed Demon music video. I think it's one of the best claymation films I ever seen.

Even without the police car I still love it with other driving vehicles.

I feel sorry for Bobo in this cartoon. He really didn't do this to be mean, he was kinda left alone in the dust, and everyone was in shock.

His tears are also lively to look at. I might not like crying in cartoons, heck even in films in general, but you can tell back then animators were trustworthy and real and crying can sometimes be reasonable I mean Bobo isn't crying like a spoiled brat or anything, he really doesn't want to be left in bars.

But just in a matter of seconds, Bobo is instead sentenced to a circus. 

Feels like he's excited about that. 

Good for him. The ending was hilarious. 

A true classic.

I love Robert McKimson's cartoons so much.

He doesn't get talked about at all anymore which is kinda sad. I truly understand people not liking his 60s cartoons, but his 40s and 50s cartoons were like shimmering gold, they were fantastic.

I have an entire post I made a few days ago talking about him. You should check it out. 

Animation Legend - Robert McKimson

 A Looney Tunes director no one ever talks or cares about is Robert McKimson. He's one of my favorite directors out of all the directors working at Warner Bros. 

He needs more recognition and he's been a main influence on me.

He has made so many amazing characters like Tasmanian Devil, Barnyard Dawg, and obviously Foghorn Leghorn which I grown to love the more I watch him. Foghorn Leghorn is becoming one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. Probably Top 3. Up there with Porky Pig and Bugs Bunny.

He's just so funny, factual and well animated.

If you hate this character, I don't know what the heck is wrong with you honestly.

Robert McKimson also handled work on animating the shorts Bob Clampett and Tex Avery directed and he by far made the spotlight alongside Rod Scribner.

His cartoons were utterly underrated for alot of reasons. His 40s cartoons, were the best things I ever watched, the extremely manly looking designs are expressive and absolutely memorable to me, and every character had the best personalities Looney Tunes had to offer.

Daffy Duck Hunt (1949) for example shows this.

His first cartoon he directed in the classic Looney Tunes era was an absolute hit, at least in my own words. Daffy Doodles (1946) is what I call a true masterpiece. 

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend you watching it. It's as funny as Duck Amuck (1953)

His last cartoon was....

Not really that good. It was actually the final classic Looney Tunes cartoon ever made.

Injun Trouble (1969) while I like Cool Cat and the animation and color palette isn't too bad, I can really tell the gags and sound effects were not that amusing. 

Let's clear all the worst shorts and talk about my favorite shorts by McKimson. I can list over 100, but that will take up the entire page on the website version of my blog. 

I really loved the cartoon Wild Wife (1954). It had a pleasent cast of characters. In fact I really like the human like short films in cartoons. 

There Auto Be A Law (1953) reminds me of this, and that's also a really funny cartoon.

The Windblown Hare (1949) is hilarious. I love the fairytale comedy cartoons. Classic Disney and MGM do these extremely well, and so does Warner Bros. You can look at these animated frames with Bugs and The Wolf and tell me that I have been influenced by these drawings.

Hot Cross Bunny (1948)

I ADORE this cartoon. Bugs's laughing is too good, and the acting and animation is extremely rubbery and hilarious. I never get sick of some of the scenes.

Including this animated frame. One of the best frames I ever seen.

Bugs Bunny has had alot of potential in the 40s to 50s and his cartoons were always smart and reliable. I love Rebel Rabbit (1949) alot. 

French Rarebit (1951) is also one of my favorite Looney Tunes cartoons. Everything in this was hilarious. I adore the two chefs, and Bugs Bunny's acting is at it's best here.

What's Up Doc? (1950) is my favorite Bugs and Elmer shorts for alot of reasons. I love the part where Bugs and Elmer are doing a short act and Elmer is squirting water and throwing pies at Bugs like he deserves it.

This cartoon also has the best celebrity cameos sequences in a Looney Tunes short. I like how Elmer doesn't care about all 4 of them. The designs are spot on and appropriate.

When it comes to the classic hollywood celebrities in cartoons, these designs don't  really help.

Robert McKimson's cartoons back in the late 50s to 60s were kinda poor, he still made some good cartoons there and then, but the budgets really started to cut off and wasn't that expressive.

But no matter the low budget, it isn't absolutely terrible and at least the humor and characters are still immortal, well except for Daffy Duck.

Recently I drew these cats that are based off my party cats I made, but they're more hip and serious.

I called them Northern Alley Cats. 

You can see the detailed expressions that I sense with the McKimson cartoons.

Now that you know my taste with Robert McKimson you might like this director even more than you think. You may not like his late 50s-60s cartoons, but before he truly made Looney Tunes great, adding characters like Foghorn Leghorn, and the rubbery, wrinkly animation were the best things about his cartoons.

BONUS 💥 

I'm back on the animating block once again, promise me I will be animating on Digicel Flipbook when I feel confident enough.

Brush Ninja feels like the beginning process.

One of my created characters, Henry Jetsy has showed off some facial movements. 

The first take he's absolutely stressed out and worried.

The 2nd take he says "Sheesh!"

and his 3rd take, well..

Watch it yourself.

Also the finale take is my two farm characters. 

Valerie Cow and Jack Donkey.

Valerie was hit by a home-made frying pan and her face is all squished, her eyes and lips are gigantic within her face and her nose is missing, she ends off saying "Kiss Me".

Enjoy!