The above article from the December 1918 issue of Popular Science is about how a training film produced by “the Training Division of the War College, Mr. Max Fleischer, a former member of the Popular Science Monthly staff, devised for the General Staff the system that we illustrate.” During World War I Max Fleischer was [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Max Fleischer'
Max Fleischer Teaching Student Officers to Read Maps
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · American cinema, Animation history and criticism, Documentary films, Filmmakers
Tags: Bray Studios·Max Fleischer·Popular Science Monthly·U.S. Army War College·World War I
Oxymore’s Special Fleischer Issue
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Animation studios, Film history and criticism
I just got my copy of the latest issue of the nice little French fanzine, Oxymore, which is a special Fleischer issue, to which I contributed “Max Fleischer & les studios Fleischer.” The other featured piece is Leslie Carbarga’s “L’histoire des Fleischers.” In addition, there is an interview with comic artist Kim Deitch, who talks [...]
Oh Motion Capture, What Art Thou?
March 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Computer animation, Motion capture, Rotoscoping
These are wonderful times for animation bloggers, what with all the controversy raging about whether or not motion capture/performance capture is or is not animation. I have long said that it is, but would like to amplify my feelings a bit on the matter. The cause for this is a recent posting from the ever [...]
Tags: Avatar·Bill Kroyer·Brilliance (TV commercial)·Digital Productions·Max Fleischer·Robert Abel and Associates·Rotoscope