tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post1258440066900541465..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: The David Block Interview -- Part IISteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-35334401968011277752013-04-18T17:21:13.803-07:002013-04-18T17:21:13.803-07:00It's nice to see Fantasia did it for him (or e...It's nice to see Fantasia did it for him (or else he would've been stuck in another line of work). Hearing his stories of the problems he had in Chicago and at Art Center reminded me of the college I went to that didn't take animation too seriously themselves, they had the equipment (at the time an Oxberry stand with a separate aluminum animation disk and a few other nice analog relics), but just didn't have the right teachers or interest to offer the program more than a semester every two years (wasted opportunities I saw). I know if I had enrolled in such a course expecting to really learn all the ropes, I would feel left out if I surpassed all that was offered to me and wanted to go elsewhere in a hurry (my folks wouldn't have been that lenient with me).<br /><br />I do wonder what Levitow/Hanson Sesame Street segment he worked on he said he found on YouTube? This page features a couple of them such as a series of ones involving different people polluting. I remember these ones well.<br />http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Abe_Levitow<br /><br />Incidentally, Abe's partner in the business was David E. Hanson. After Levitow's death, the studio either closed or was renamed "Gallerie International Films" and continued to do commercials as well as adapt several Japanese cartoons for the western market.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-22238629136451731592013-04-11T19:14:38.749-07:002013-04-11T19:14:38.749-07:00You're very welcome.You're very welcome.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-53974283131097148732013-04-10T19:12:30.387-07:002013-04-10T19:12:30.387-07:00That's quite a tale! The early part of breaki...That's quite a tale! The early part of breaking in was fascinating! The Chuck Jones, Art Babbitt insights were really interesting. I never knew that he was a downer or that Corny was frustrated on that picture. Corny showed us the book that Canemaker wrote and didn't have anything negative to say about the picture...Thanks for the interesting interview!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611548770801885999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-35105387381014355072013-04-10T16:53:07.916-07:002013-04-10T16:53:07.916-07:00Yup, David is articulate.Yup, David is articulate.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25634840241006827892013-04-10T09:29:14.836-07:002013-04-10T09:29:14.836-07:00An interview from an artist who was inspired by Fa...An interview from an artist who was inspired by Fantasia, like me, and premiered on my birthday. Yeah! Great interview, Steve.Dan Sicilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731812393720768846noreply@blogger.com