Monday, December 20, 2004
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE!
I just got this copy from Tom Sito. I never miss this event. For the past 3 or 4 years my kids and I go together. I take notes and learn things that I can pass on to my students. It is not a sad event at all and I wouldn`t miss it for the world. * Larry Loc
IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON: parties, gifts, family- and time to plan to attend the 2005 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE! Okay, okay, I know going to a memorial is not everybody's idea of spending a fun-filled Saturday afternoon. But the Day of Remembrance was never conceived as a dreary funeral. It's a celebration of the lives and careers of some of animation`s most wonderful people.
It's not a religious service; it`s not in a church; nobody`s in black; frequently, there`s more laughter than tears. You don't have to be a family member or have some personal connection to attend. The event was created for friends and co-workers to share stories about their old friends. It`s the animation industry saying goodbye to some of its own. I`ve learned a lot over the years just by listening to old animators tell war stories of their careers. During these ceremonies, I've found it particularly interesting to hear about the things the honorees did besides animation.
In previous years we`ve heard about one animator who designed the board game Chutes & Ladders; He-Man layout man, Wes Hersenschonn, hung out one summer with Picasso and wrote a book, My Summer with Picasso; another artist was a drummer for the rock band the Turtles. Disney assistant, Dale Oliver, flew a
glider with the 82nd Airborne in the D-Day invasion. Bugs Bunny animator, Ben Washam, created the fat kid logo for Bob`s Big Boy. Still, another, had an award-winning collection of tropical pith helmets.
Among this year`s 45 honorees will be the Disney legends Frank Thomas, John Hcnch and Volus Jones; Kathrin Victor, who, when not doing the job of animation checker, starred in 60`s B movies like The Wild, Wild World of Batwoman; Dayton Allen, the voice of Heckle & Jeckle; announcer Jackson Beck who first said "Look! It`s a Bird! It`s a Plane! It`s Superman!" Mitsuteru Yokoyama the creator of Gigantor, And Donald Trumbull who was a major designer of the effects for 1977 STAR WARS and was the father of visual effects great Douglas Trumbull.
We honor all persons who were part of the animation world, from studio heads to ink & painters. The speakers are frequently the leaders of animation. Chuck Jones, Bill Stout, Arthur Davis, June Foray and many others have come to speak in the past.
At the end of the year we pause to recall those who left us and how much they meant to us. You are welcome to come to ASIFA/Hollywood, TAG 839 and WIA`s Day of Remembrance.
Tom Sito
¶ 8:04 PM
IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON: parties, gifts, family- and time to plan to attend the 2005 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE! Okay, okay, I know going to a memorial is not everybody's idea of spending a fun-filled Saturday afternoon. But the Day of Remembrance was never conceived as a dreary funeral. It's a celebration of the lives and careers of some of animation`s most wonderful people.
It's not a religious service; it`s not in a church; nobody`s in black; frequently, there`s more laughter than tears. You don't have to be a family member or have some personal connection to attend. The event was created for friends and co-workers to share stories about their old friends. It`s the animation industry saying goodbye to some of its own. I`ve learned a lot over the years just by listening to old animators tell war stories of their careers. During these ceremonies, I've found it particularly interesting to hear about the things the honorees did besides animation.
In previous years we`ve heard about one animator who designed the board game Chutes & Ladders; He-Man layout man, Wes Hersenschonn, hung out one summer with Picasso and wrote a book, My Summer with Picasso; another artist was a drummer for the rock band the Turtles. Disney assistant, Dale Oliver, flew a
glider with the 82nd Airborne in the D-Day invasion. Bugs Bunny animator, Ben Washam, created the fat kid logo for Bob`s Big Boy. Still, another, had an award-winning collection of tropical pith helmets.
Among this year`s 45 honorees will be the Disney legends Frank Thomas, John Hcnch and Volus Jones; Kathrin Victor, who, when not doing the job of animation checker, starred in 60`s B movies like The Wild, Wild World of Batwoman; Dayton Allen, the voice of Heckle & Jeckle; announcer Jackson Beck who first said "Look! It`s a Bird! It`s a Plane! It`s Superman!" Mitsuteru Yokoyama the creator of Gigantor, And Donald Trumbull who was a major designer of the effects for 1977 STAR WARS and was the father of visual effects great Douglas Trumbull.
We honor all persons who were part of the animation world, from studio heads to ink & painters. The speakers are frequently the leaders of animation. Chuck Jones, Bill Stout, Arthur Davis, June Foray and many others have come to speak in the past.
At the end of the year we pause to recall those who left us and how much they meant to us. You are welcome to come to ASIFA/Hollywood, TAG 839 and WIA`s Day of Remembrance.
The food & drinks begin at 1:00PM and the speakers at 2:00PM. There is no admission and attire is better casual. You may laugh, you may tear up, but you most certainly will learn some new stuff. For more info check the ASIFA-Hollywood or the Animation Guild websites.
It will be held on Saturday, the 29th of January 2005
at the historic Hollywood Studio Museum,
aka the DeMille Lasky Barn where the first Hollywood movie was filmed.
Across the street from the Hollywood Bowl at
2100 N. Highland Blvd. in Hollywood.
Tom Sito
¶ 8:04 PM
