Showing posts with label Warner Brothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warner Brothers. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? (Warner Brothers, 1957)
WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? is a "Merrie Melodies" cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones. The film features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in a seven-minute parody of composer Richard Wagner's operas. The stunning background art is by Maurice Noble.
Originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on July 6, 1957, What's Opera, Doc? features the speaking and singing voices of Mel Blanc as Bugs and Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer. The short is also sometimes informally referred to as "Kill the Wabbit," after the line sung by Fudd to the tune of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries."
In 1994, What's Opera, Doc? was voted #1 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time.
You can watch WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? thanks to YouTube:
Now, savor the sumptuous details of Maurice Noble's epic background art, including several recreated pan B/Gs. The color palettes are incredible. The style is extravagantly modern. The use of perspective and lighting is nothing short of brilliant. It's a landmark film!
Originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on July 6, 1957, What's Opera, Doc? features the speaking and singing voices of Mel Blanc as Bugs and Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer. The short is also sometimes informally referred to as "Kill the Wabbit," after the line sung by Fudd to the tune of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries."
In 1994, What's Opera, Doc? was voted #1 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time.
You can watch WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? thanks to YouTube:
Now, savor the sumptuous details of Maurice Noble's epic background art, including several recreated pan B/Gs. The color palettes are incredible. The style is extravagantly modern. The use of perspective and lighting is nothing short of brilliant. It's a landmark film!
HOLLYWOOD STEPS OUT (1941)
I always loved cartoons with celebrity caricatures. Warner Brothers' "HOLLYWOOD STEPS OUT" is one of the best.
The background art does a beautiful job depicting the glamorous Hollywood nightclub scene at Ciro's, one of Tinseltown's notorious hot spots.
The pan shot of the interior is digitally recreated, giving us a view of the art we never saw in the movie. That's Cary Grant on the far right.
You can find out who all the old movie celebrities are here:
http://classiccartoons.blogspot.com/2006/02/whos-that-guy-hollywood-steps-out.html
More art from this great cartoon will follow...
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