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June 13, 2018 Animation - The Forum

Bob Zemeckis developed a real appreciation for vintage cartoons. The very early animators knew that their films would only ever be viewed on a theater screen for a period of weeks… and likely never seen again. Film rolls by at 24 frames per second and a single frame cannot be perceived consciously. …

Gag Drawings 3 – Tom Sito

May 16, 2018 Animation - The Forum

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Jacques Muller – 40 Years of Animated Cartoons

May 10, 2018 Animation - The Forum / The Story Continues

Jacques Muller grew up in France and, after doing his compulsory military service, got a job doing storyboards on the France 3 television series, ‘Il était un fois… l’homme’ (‘Once Upon a Time… Man‘) from 1978. Later in 1981, he became friends with Alain Costa who was working at Paul Grimault. …

Gag Drawings 2 – Tom Sito

May 2, 2018 Animation - The Forum

see previous post: https://pullingarabbitoutofahat.com/animation-the-forum/gag-drawings-chr…ife-at-the-forum/ There was a wonderful camaraderie amongst the crew at The Forum in London, although for much of the production the press was ‘on’ and they rarely left their floor during the workday. The animators were on the 5th floor of The Forum building – …

Annie Elvin

April 25, 2018 Animation - The Forum

Annie Elvin had a rich film pedigree. Her father was a film editor at Gainsborough Studios and her husband worked in the live-action film industry in Britain. Annie started off as an actress – even working with Bob Hoskins in the theatre. She also did some voice-acting. She got involved …

‘Smile, Darn Ya, Smile’ at The Barbican

April 11, 2018 Animation - The Forum / Wrap Up

In the finale of the film, the denizens of Toontown sing ‘Smile, Darn Ya’, Smile!‘ as Eddie Valiant, Roger, and Jessica walk off through the broken Acme Warehouse wall. The producers wanted the London crew to do the singing of ‘Smile, Darn Ya’, Smile!‘ and set up to do the …

Chef-in-a-Box meals at The Forum

April 5, 2018 Animation - The Forum

People love to share a wonderful dining experience, but nothing really brings people together like complaining about food – whether it be food in a school cafeteria, hospital food, or food at the workplace. Early in the production in Camden Town, the crew would go out for a pub lunch or …

Gag drawings – chronicling life at The Forum

April 3, 2018 Animation - The Forum

Gag drawings are an outlet for frustration, a tip of the hat to colleagues, and a chronicling of life during the production of any animated film. Who framed Roger Rabbit was no different – and on its crew was the master of the gag drawing, Tom Sito.

SFX Crew at The Forum

April 1, 2018 Animation - The Forum / Effects Magicians

The Effects crew at The Forum in Camden Town had a wonderful respect and affection for its Department Supervisor, Chris Knott. These caricatures of the crew were drawn by Lily Dell as part of a birthday card for Knott.

Edinboro Castle – a Roger Rabbit crew watering-hole

March 24, 2018 Animation - The Forum / The Story Continues

Pubs were a part of the London culture and the Roger Rabbit crew had several favorite pubs in Camden Town. The Edinboro Castle is located on Mornington Terrace, about a ten-minute walk from The Forum. It was the location of a Roger Rabbit crew reunion held on September 25, 2015.