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When you work in animation, there’s just no avoiding those Pink Slip Blues
Floyd Norman
It was late summer 1958 and things had been going well. The mad rush to wrap the animated feature film, “ Sleeping Beauty ” was finally succeeding, and the film was well on its way to completion. Taking a break from the drawing board, I headed up to the second floor of the Animation Building...
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1 Mar 2010
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Toon Thursday: When Dad's a Disney Legend, that's a tough act to follow
Floyd Norman
The sign on their office door at the Walt Disney Studio read “KKK.” Now before you get your knickers in a knot, let me first explain the meaning behind this silly sign. You see, back in the 1960s, there were very few young people joining Disney’s animation department. Unlike today, animation was still...
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5 Nov 2009
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Toon Thursday : Mermaids, donuts and musical concrete
Floyd Norman
Hey, folks -- Jim Hill here. Before this month's Floyd Norman column officially gets underway, I thought that I'd take a moment to let JHM readers know that Mr. Fun recently launched his very own blog. Appropriately titled Mr. Fun's Blog . So if you want more than just the usually once-a-month dose of...
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16 Apr 2008