Incredibly Surprising History and Future of Brooklyn Animation

[David Kay, MLS]

Hi everyone,

"Long before Walt Disney, Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, The Simpsons and Pixar, American animation was born and bred in New York City.
In fact, many of the earliest and most significant innovations and inventions can be traced directly back to Brooklyn."

Many of you know that I have spent many years working as a Digital Archivist for different animation studios and at Nickelodeon Creative Resources.  A few months ago, I moderated a panel discussion with some animation superstars at Brooklyn Historical Society.  The event was very well-attended and well-received.   A few weeks later, I was invited to participate in a second panel discussion. This one will be part of the Animation Nights New York (ANNY) Best of Fest festival to be held on Friday September 29 at 2PM. 

  

The discussion will also include cartoon collector Tommy Stathes with clips, but this panel also features Aaron Augenblick. Augenblick Studios has been working in Brooklyn since 1999 and you may have seen his work on Adult Swim, Fox, Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, etc..  Attached to this notice is a) the poster and b) the press release with poster.   Film clips from NYC and Brooklyn to be screened include:

• J. R. Bray Studios: The Artist’s Dream (1913)

• Winsor McCay: Gertie the Trained Dinosaur (1914)

• Paul Terry: Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York (1916)

• Max Fleischer: The Clown’s Pup (1919)

• Walter Lantz: Dinky Doodle in Just Spooks (1925)

• Augenblick Studios: Golden Age (2006)

Please feel free to share with your friends and colleagues. 

dk
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