Why 'What's Opera, Doc?' Looks Like That
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- The newsletter covers Maurice Noble's design for 'What's Opera, Doc?' (1957), a classic Warner Bros cartoon.
- The film was more expensive and took longer than standard, with Chuck Jones drawing ~500 pose sketches and using ballet-inspired movements.
- Noble, a key designer, used experimental colors, scale, and spotlight effects to create a 'super-grand opera' style, which Jones credited for the film's success.
- The film initially received little attention but later achieved classic status, with Noble's design playing a major role.
- Newsbits include the passing of Tim Curry and Peter Cullen, Coyote vs. Acme's box office performance, a new Nizo Yamamoto book, Phil Tippett's studio closure, and other animation industry updates.
- The newsletter also shares personal reflections on the loss of great artists and the importance of collaboration in animation.