![]() ![]() Paul Astell brings us thorough reviews of animated features. Top ex-Disney animator Andreas Deja’s own blog.Įsteemed Disney historian Didier Ghez on the latest books on Disney history. Jessica Pickens reviews classic Hollywood films, especially musicals. Michael reviews films of 100 years old and older, roughly in chronological order.Ī similar blog featuring many stills and comic strips. THE site on classic animation research, hosted by cartoon historian Jerry Beck.įrank Beef analyzes classic cartoons. ![]() Topical blog on animation film, led by animation historian Amid Amidi.Īmid Amidi’s blog on modern design cartoon art from the forties, fifties and sixties. Kept until 2016.Īnimation historian Jerry Beck’s animation film news blog. Kept until 2011.Ī blog dedicated to background paintings from animation films. Watch ‘The Merry Circus’ yourself and tell me what you think:Ī great blog on Disney’s top animators, old and new. ‘The Merry Circus’ may not be Trnka’s best film, but it’s only the high quality of some of his other films that makes this one second-rate. Even though some of the shown tricks are quite improbable, the only truly surrealistic act is the fish on the slack-rope.ĭespite the lack of story, the film is an enjoyable watch: its visual design is beautiful and poetic, its animation fluent and convincing, and its circus atmosphere well-captured. We watch circus artists perform, among them two sea lions juggling, a girl on a horse, three trapeze acrobats and an acrobat bear balancing on a chair on a bottle on a glass. Unfortunately, the film’s subject is not that interesting. Moreover, the cut-outs seem to float in mid-air, casting wonderful shadows on the background. The film shows that Trnka was a master in this technique as well: the animation is superb: the sense of weight, muscular tensions and balance is nothing less than stunning. ![]() ‘The Merry Circus’, is puppet-animator Trnka’s try at cut-out animation. ![]()
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