HayleyyLT.

therhumboogie:

By Alexandra Zakharova, I’ve been doing some research into puppetry for a current project and this little guy was too wonderful not to post, he is called Benjamin and he has to be one of the most illustrative, beautiful figures I’ve seen. He is also a fully functional puppet for animations which makes him all the better.

‘he is at the seaside, having his shirt unbuttoned he attracts birds, covers his red hair to save it from the sun and he, young Benjamin, being so tender and dreamy enjoys spring, taking in the sweet air through his thin skin.’

Oh good grief this puppet is gorgeous! Totally what I’m aiming to do with my Final Major Project so I’m just going to leave this here for now..

therhumboogie:

In honour of the brilliant and wonderful author Roald Dahl, Royal Mail has created a series of 6 special stamps from some of his most famous children’s books. As always the distinctive illustrations of Quentin Blake which just go hand-in-hand with all of Dahl’s stories, provide the images on the stamps. As a child all of his books were stories that I would read tirelessly, I’m also thrilled that The Twits has been included as it is often forgotten about, it’s my absolute favourite. 

Oh! These are so gorgeous!

sesamestreet:

OK Go + Sesame Street = Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Today’s little fan-girlling.. thing.

Disney’s 101 Dalmatians (1961)

Things that make me love this little piece from the film:

• The little sway that Roger has when he stands at the top of the stairs at 0.17. - It’s amazing how much that little detail stands out for me. The fact that he sways a little as he walks out of the door makes it just that much more believable, he actually possesses very natural and human characteristics, and I’m sure the animator purposely did that knowing that hardly anyone will notice, but knowing that it’s those things that matter. And then the way he continues down the stairs with a slight skip/jog, that whole walk sequence is brilliant!
• The audio - the music, the voices. They’re brilliant, they’re why mid-20th Century Disney inspires me so much. They all come together to make a lovely piece.
• The chemistry between the characters. Even though they’re animated, it’s still important to feel that there is a connection and you can tell that there is between Roger/Anita and Pongo/Perdita.
• Cruella DeVille. - She’s so outrageously scary, seeing her silhouette takes me back to my childhood and reminds me of how scary I found her, she’s brilliantly done! 
• The comedic timing - Roger’s little movements that show he’s mocking Cruella, and then the fact that he goes and hides upstairs and plays Cruella’s ‘theme tune’ (essentially), rather loudly. It’s a great and clever way of explaining the source of the music and keeping the scene light-hearted. Especially when he starts with the trumpet while she’s talking. I suppose I love this part because it suits my sense of humour, - his wife is trying to have a serious talk with a rather intimidating woman and he’s cutting off the conversation with his loud and distracting music. Also, the fact that he walks back into the room when Cruella has exited, further mocking her with his singing/clothing/actions
• The smoke! - My friend sat and watched this scene with me earlier and turned and said “How do you create smoke in cartoons?” - I don’t know, but hopefully one day I’ll learn.
• The cloth movements. Especially in Cruella’s fur coat. Good gracious, the swing on that coat is so smooth and fluid. 

The sound, walk cycles, timing and textures in this scene are brilliant! The acting is awesome, particularly Roger’s. I need to get this movie on DVD!