tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post6579064448779293430..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Tralfaz Sunday Theatre – The Romance of Transportation in CanadaYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-74337730412537813282016-02-29T21:47:23.387-08:002016-02-29T21:47:23.387-08:00Never heard of that one before, but good call. I ...Never heard of that one before, but good call. I just seem like for a while, the NFB couldn't commit to using cels regularly until the 1950's when UPA showed them a roadmap on how to do successful animation in a limited fashion (as they were akin to using cut-outs and other forms of animation prior).<br /><br />Seeing a clip from "Bid It Up Sucker" here, I can see how far they had to go to make that possible.<br />https://www.fandor.com/films/bid_it_up_suckerChris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-20324598995301536052016-02-29T09:12:01.840-08:002016-02-29T09:12:01.840-08:00Actually, I believe the first cel-animated cartoon...Actually, I believe the first cel-animated cartoon from NFB is "Bid It Up Sucker" by Jim Mackay, which came out in 1944. It was a wartime propaganda that warned against inflation.Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-8178261582189112982016-02-29T02:06:23.511-08:002016-02-29T02:06:23.511-08:00This was the FIRST film from the NFB to be animate...This was the FIRST film from the NFB to be animated with cels, that's one Canadian fact!Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com