March 18, 2003
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MEMO TO SELF when in L.A…
Memo 1:
JIM TYER TERRYTOONS Screening at The American Film Institute/Ted Ashley Screening Room. 2021 N Western Ave, L.A. March 29th. 3.00pm.
There are some cool Jim Tyer animation clips HERE.
Jim Tyer is a manic animation legend and inspiration.
As my hero animator, Jim Tyer, used to say, “Hey Ralph, stop worrying. Everything moves, so put it down, have fun and go home.” Yeah, Jim had fun, more fun than any animator I knew at the time. He distorted, he drew off model — yes, off model, and threw shapes around like he was Jackson Pollack, the animator. He had fun. The rest of the guys stared at Disney and cried, “If we could only do that, boo-hoo.” Jim would walk around the inking department — yes, hand-inking with Crokille pens — telling the inkers, “Don’t worry about where my line is, don’t stiffen up the animation, keep it loose. The color will hold it together. Have fun. It is just cartoons.” This, compared to another guy who would scream, “You wiggled the nose on that cel! What are you doing ruining my animation that way!”
- Ralph Bakshi in “Draw What You Want To Draw”
Memo 2:
ANIME and MANGA EXHIBITION at the LA Japanese American Cultural and Community Center/Doizaki Gallery. 244 South San Pedro Street (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) Little Tokyo. April 6th – June 1st. It’s Astro Boy’s birthday celebration on April 6th, 2pm.
Memo 3:
BUY THAT GENE DEITCH BOOK! Jazzy cartoon art by Gene Deitch (Animation Blast link)
Memo 4:
Super Dragon/Revolution Pro lucha event somewhere in L.A. on April 12th. …Must get full details from KR.
That’s it for now. Anything cool we can do in L.A.? (this question is directed to the f*ak blog’s American readers) Let us know!
Comments (2)
Hmmmm, every time I go down there, it’s mainly centered around sports and eating. =)
If you’re coming up here (San Francisco Bay Area), you’re gonna have to stop in at not only Amoeba, but also Rasputin’s in Berkeley http://www.rasputinmusic.com, which started doing the whole used record business around here back in the 70′s. Amoeba has only been around for about 10 years, although their inventory is pretty massive as well. Never been to the L.A. Amoeba, but man, that looks big too.
Hey thanks again! Amoeba in LA is huge. I hope we make it to SF and Berkeley.