Sunday, November 17, 2024

Post 707 - Mid November Sketch Dump - More TV Avoidance!

No idea

Ethereal moment

Obedient inflatables

Perspective/horizon/eye frame test



No idea here - testing pencils



Alternate to reel to reel tape?  Reel to reel acetate strip?






For Sfumato #5 background

Benny pose for Sfumato #4

The perpetual ribbon sketch

In a mood - or a need - for a smile

Self-caffeinated

Establishing shot for Sfumato #5 - "Toll Sud" - ongoing storyboard sketching
 All Images (c) 2024 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

Post 706 - The New York World's Fair in 1939 - A Decadence of Deco!

Also made available at the time as postcards - these images were in a collector packet and have been relatively unscathed by the USPS in all their Art Deco glory.





















Post 705 - Cinema Program Pages from 1918

Billie Burke - 20 years before she was a "Good Witch" she was a divorced debutante!  And silent movies? Pfah! This one featured a live singer!