A-HAA UpdateFebruary 16th, 2007 A Bi-Weekly Update On What's New At The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Quick Links Biography: Bob Clampett's Swimming Pool History: Nat Falk's How To Make Animated Cartoons History: 1938 Disney's Artist Tryout Book Illustration: Early 50s Disney Christmas Cards Meta: 2006 Annie Award Coverage Blogcast: A Quick Tour Of The Archive Illustration: Einar Norelius and John Bauer's Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1944/49) Biography: Bob Clampett's Swimming Pool Archive supporter, Mike Fontanelli stopped by to loan us a copy of the February 17th, 1962 issue of TV Guide, which features celebrity swimming pool's... including the pool of Beany & Cecil creator, Bob Clampett. History: Nat Falk's How To Make Animated Cartoons With these five posts, we complete the entire contents of Nat Falk's 1940 book, "How To Make Animated Cartoons". Part One: History of Animation: An overview of the early days of animation with a focus on the New York studios. Part Two: The Cartoon Studios: Info on Disney, Fleischer, Terry, Harman-Ising, Lantz, Warner Bros and Mintz. Part Three: How Animated Cartoons Are Made: The production process step by step, illustrated with photos of the Terry staff. Part Four: How To Draw Animated Cartoons: Fundamental cartooning principles. Walt Lantz tells how he created Andy Panda. Part Five: How To Animate: Animation techniques are discussed, with flipbooks from all the major studios. History: 1938 Disney's Artist Tryout Book We posted scans of the complete booklet given to artists interested in applying for work at Disney in the late 1930s. The book includes amazing info on the various departments and the qualifications required to work there. Don't miss this one! Illustration: Early 50s Disney Christmas Cards The family of Disney animator, Clair Weeks shares with us a collection of superbly designed Disney Studios Christmas cards from the early 1950s. Meta: 2006 Annie Award Coverage This year's Anniw Award ceremonies were among the best of all time. The Alex Theater in Glendale was sold out, and the industry was out in force to celebrate the best of the year. Part One: The complete list of winners in each category. Part Two: A selection of photos from the event. Part Three: My acceptance speech for the June Foray Award. Blogcast: A Quick Tour Of The Archive I pull out my trusty Macbook to shoot a quick and dirty video tour of the archive facility in Burbank. Illustration: Einar Norelius and John Bauer's Bland Tomtar Och Troll (1944/49) More illustrations by Einar Norelius and John Bauer from the 1944 and 1949 editions of the Swedish Christmas annual, "Bland Tomtar Och Troll". The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Stephen Worth, Director 2114 W Burbank Bl Burbank CA 91506 818.842.4691 www.animationarchive.org sworth@animationarchive.org © The International Animated Film Society: ASIFA-Hollywood. This material is protected by copyright. It is not to be copied or distributed without the prior written authorization of the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood.