Fmp research for my project
- 1. My research on my product By Jessie Bourke
- 4. Looking into the examples of Rotoscoping, I have come across some classic films such as the black cauldron as well as a child's classic show mickey mouse. I will be using the information that I have found to look further into the method I'm using. The main examples I'll be looking at are Koko the clown and Popeye. This being because these two examples have songs, lots of movement and quite the bit of accuracy in the drawings. I will be looking at these products Rotoscopy, how it came as an idea to create, my opinion on its style and overall analysis.
- 5. Koko the clown is a black and white animation create by Max fleischer. The method he used was to use real life method of copying the movements and tracing it. Koko came together after 2,500 traces and a year's work but did not receive his name til 1924. From this fleischer had been hired by John R. bray studios to which they starded working on "out to the inkwell" as an entry to the bray pictograph screen magazine which was released through paramount in the 1919/20. After I have perosnally watched this I'm aware of the simplicity it holds (out to the inkwell) it's quiet entertaining to say the least as well there was no narritaion s it was like watching a modern animation called gacha but this version is black and white. Fleischer had developed this 'cartoon' to a series which entitles "Max Fleischer as the creative cartoonist and 'master' of 'the clown'" as quoted. This being said, the series episodes would invole the clown slipping from the creator's eyes and causing mischievious prank on his creator. This series would have become the funniest comedy for adults and children for years to say the least our generation in modern times would have found this funny, but they would have to adapt it by using sound and narritation.
- 6. In 1921 max and dave fleischer formed their own studio called, 'Out of the inkwell, Inc' and their 'films' were distributed through a states right method which went through the Warner Brothers, Pinkler Pictures, Standard and The Red Seal Pictures Corporation. As I've mentioned the clown wasn’t named till 1924 but the character wasn’t named straight away until Dick Huemer came to be their animation superviser in which the clown for a more efficient type of animation this helped move the fleischers from relying on their normal rotoscope for fluid animation. The canine companion or a dog was also created by Huemer however he not only did this this but more imporantly set the new drawing styke and gave the series show a distinctive look which can be seen at the beginning as one of his illustrations. Well following this in the 3 years between 1924 and 1927 "KoKo the clown" name was hyphenated to "Ko-Ko"due to legal issues of bankruptcy from the fleischers partnership company, The Red Seal Pictures Corporation. When the fleischers where presented with a new paramount contract from Alfred Wiess in the mid of 1927, "Out of the Inkwell" was retitled to "The inkwell imps". In july 1929 the series ended with "Chemical Koko" due to alfred weiss being allegdly mismanaging, the inkwell studios had earlier filed bankruptcy in january 1929 which put the show to retirement for two years. After a two-year retirement for koko, the legal entanglements were resolved and returned to creen in 1931 beginning with "The Herring Murder Case" after which he became a regular in the new fleishcer "Talkartoons series" with his co- stars Betty-Boop and Bimbo hower this only lasted 3 years as in 1934 koko the clowns last performance was in the "Betty-Boop" cartoon of "Ha! Ha! Ha!" Which became a remake of an "out of the inkwell: the cure" made back in 1924.
- 7. Name: Bimbo the dog / Bimbo Appears in: 7 issues First appearance Betty Boop funnies#1 Name: Betty Boop Appears in: 53 issues First appearance De Flintstones en Andere verhalen #196304 - Wilma Tikt een Koopje Op de Kop Name: Grampy Appears in: 6 issues First appearance: Betty Boop #1 - Enter the Lizard Name: Koko the clown / Koko Appears in: 12 Issues First appearance Betty Boop Funies #1
- 8. Name: scat skellington Appears in: 5 issues First appearance: Betty Boop #1 - Enter the Lizard Name: Sally swing Appears in: 5 issues First appearance: Betty Boop #1 - Enter the Lizard Name: Mr finkle Appears in: 5 issues First appearance: Betty Boop #1 - Enter the Lizard
- 9. Name: Lenny lizardlips Appears in: 12 issues First appearance: Betty Boop funnies #1 Name: Zach platter Appears in: 2 issues First appearance: Betty Boop #3 - Quit buggin' me Name: Pudgy Appears in: 7issues First appearance: Betty Boop #3
- 10. Popeye the sailor man, an american fictional cartoon character which was created by Elzie Crister Segar. On January 17, 1929, the character made its first appearance in the daily King Features comic strip of thimble theatre. In later years popeye became the strips title and the character further appeared in theatrical and telivision animation/cartoons. In their tenth year the Segar's thimble threatre strip had the popeye debut to which this one-eyed sailor soon became the main part of the strip and became one of the Thimble theatre's king features in the 1930s. However, after had died in 1938 his assistant- Bud Sagendorf continued with the Thimble theatre including several other writers and artists. On its first-run intallments in its sunday edition the strip would continue and would be written and drawn by hy Eisman which ehere reprints of Sagendorf's old stories. In revelance to the "Koko the Clown' research, Max Fleischer adapted the Thimble theatre characters of "Popeye the Sailorman" into a series for Paramount Pictures in 1933. Through the 1930s this cartoon series proved to be among the most popular as well as Fleischer as well as Paramounts famous studio, continued this through 1957. These cartoon shorts are now currently owned by Turner entertainments but are also distrubuted among the sister company of Warner Bros, popeye has appeared in comic books, telivision cartoons, video games, advertisments and peripheral products from spinach which is what powers popeye to candy cigarettes as well as there being a 1980 live action film which was directed by Robert Altman and the actor of popeye was Mr. Robin Williams. The TV guide ranked Popeye number 20 in their " 50 greatest cartoon characters of all times" list as well as it being said by Charles M. Schulz that "I think Popeye was a perfect comic strip, consistent in drawing and humour". I have watched this show before and it is the best comdey act and storyline that has been created in my own opinion
- 11. The characterization and story depended on the medium such as the original "Luck" came from when popeye rubbed the head of the whiffle hen however by 1932 Popeye's "strength" came from him eating spinach. In this story there is absolutely no sence in continuity, though there are certain plots and presentation elements that remain somewhat constant this does include the purposeful conradictions in Popeyes capabilities. As the main character you would expect good manners hower Popeye berefts manners and appears uneducated but after consuming spinach and sometimes beforehand, he comes up with solutions that a police or scientific communities would deem insurmountable as he shows a "sherlock holmes" style such as investigative prowess, scientific finds and the successful & diplomatic arguments. The pipe that popeye always has especial in the animated cartoons has highly proved to be versatile, as among most things it has become a cutting torch, jet engine, propeller, periscope,musical instrument and the trademark whistle toot. Other than the highly versatile pipe Popeye consumes spinach through his pipe or by sometimes eating the contents out the can, though from the 1970s popeye is shown as sledom and depicted by him smoking tabacco from his pipe. Some of the recurring plot elements are the love triangle of Popey, olive oyl and Bluto. His endless machinations to try and claim Olive at popeyes expenses but Popeye has a near-saintly perseverance to please Olive who often replaces Popeye for Bluto
- 12. Name: Popeye Occupation: • Sailor • Treasure hunter Relative: • Great-great-grandfather • Patcheye (great-grandfather) • Granny (grandmother) • Poopdeck Pappy (father) • Unnamed mother • Aunt Jones (aunt) • Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye (nephews) • Swee'Pea (adopted son) • Popeye Junior (son) • Olive Oyl (girlfriend/wife) • Cole Oyl(father-in-law) • Nana Oyl (mother-in-law) • Castor Oyl (brother-in-law) Name: Olive oyl Occupation: • "damsel in distress" Relative: • Unnamed grandmother • Cole Oyl (father) • Nana Oyl (mother), • Castor Oyl (brother), • Ben Zene Oyl (uncle), • Lubry Kent Oyl (uncle), • Otto Oyl (uncle), • Sylvan Oyl (uncle), • Auntie Bellum (aunt), • Deezil Oyl (niece), • Sutra Oyl (cousin) • Sweet Oyl (cousin), • Swee'Pea (adopted son), • Popeye Junior (son), • Popeye (boyfriend/husband), • Poopdeck Pappy (father-in-law), • Popeye's mother (mother-in-law, • Cylinda Oyl (sister-in-law) Name: Swee'pea Occupation former prince Relative: • King and Queen of Demonia (parents), • His evil uncle, • Popeye (adoptive father), • Olive Oyl (adoptive mother), • Patcheye (adoptive great-great grandfather), • Granny (adoptive great-grandmother), • Poopdeck Pappy (adoptive grandfather), • adoptive grandmother, • Cole Oyl (adoptive grandfather), • Nana Oyl (adoptive grandmother), • Castor Oyl (adoptive uncle), • Four adoptive cousins, • Popeye Junior (adoptive brother)
- 13. Name: The sea hag Occupation: • Witch • Pirate Relatives: • Bernard (pet) Name: Poopdeck Pappy Occupation: • Sailor Pirate (formerly) Relatives: • Patcheye (grandfather) • Granny (mother) • Unnamed wife • Popeye (son) • Four great-nephews • Swee'Pea (adopted grandson) • Popeye Junior (grandson) • Olive Oyl (daughter-in-law) Name: BLUTO Occupation: • Sailor • Pirate • treasure hunter • Outlaw Relatives: • Burlo (brother), • Brutus (brother), • Unnamed father, • Lizzie (wife), • Tank (son), • Hardtack (nephew), • Many other relatives Name: J. WELLIGHTON WIMPY Occupation: • moocher Relatives: • Otis O. Otis (cousin) • Meldew (cousin) • Francis (nephew)
- 14. Bibliography 1. popeye research 2. koko the clown - out to the inkwell 3. rotoscoping 4. list of rotoscoping 5. betty boop series with koko the clown In this reserach I found that popeye and koko the clown have similarities such as both being aired in the betty boop series and being created by Max Fleischer as well as being made into a cartoon by paramount pictures who worked Max while he created his stories. These shows became very opular through til the 1950s when popeyes last show was aired and in the 1930s when koko the clowns last performance was shown however they continued to show the stories without a new episode for some years even when I was a young child, I had seen popeye until I was about 10 (2013 )that’s when I noticed that the show wasn’t showing up anymore on the tv.