Monday, 8 May 2023

Mutiny on the Bunny Backgrounds

Paul Julian was a master of highlights and shadows in his background paintings for the Friz Freleng unit at Warner Bros.

Here is some of his work in Mutiny on the Bunny (released in 1950). First is a long background that was panned in the opening.



A few more. Some of Hawley Pratt's layouts have the audience look up at the action.



The short was copyrighted in 1948, so you can see how long it took for some cartoons to be released.
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4 comments:

  1. Ian L.8 May 2023 at 09:48

    "so you can see how long it took for some cartoons to be released. "

    Which eventually paid off when the studio was closed in 1953. They had enough material to last them into mid-'55!

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  2. top_cat_james8 May 2023 at 14:17

    Dang, how is it I never took note of that ship nameplate before? (And, yes, more likely referring to the military euphemism rather than specifically the George Baker character).

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    1. Bart9 May 2023 at 11:45

      Dude, that's the opening gag and you've missed it all this time???

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    2. top_cat_james9 May 2023 at 14:04

      Being that my primary exposure to this was via the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, I'll blame bad prints. ;)

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