Thank you for this! I knew some of these like Gerald and Magoo, but didn't link them together. Thanks for the links, I have great things to watch now....
Wow, for sure watched some of these on TV replayed when I was a child in the ‘70s (for the longest time, regular TV programming featured a lot of older stuff from way before I was born, including animation). Hadn’t seen the James Mason narrated The Tell-Tale Heart though - thanks for the link to that, loved it!🖤
Ah, that's one of our favorite films! Happy to share it. And really cool to hear that a chunk of these were re-running on TV in the '70s -- it's not something we've heard much about before, and very helpful to know.
My Animation Origins class was given a lecture on UPA a few weeks ago, so I had to revisit this. Great jumping off point for the studio, Robert Cannon's shorts definitely left the biggest impression on me.
Thanks very much -- this is great to hear, especially more than a year (!) after we published it. We really wanted it to be there long-term as an entry point for anyone looking to explore the studio's work. Glad you've gotten use out of it!
Mesmerizing and insightful look at UPA's history! I've long had an appreciation for their filmography and have seen some of their most famous ones, but this write makes me want to watch more of their cartoons.
Thank you, Samuel! Happy to introduce you to the studio's wider catalog -- there's even more than this hiding out there, but these films are some of the essentials, classics and must-see oddities for us.
Thank you for this! I knew some of these like Gerald and Magoo, but didn't link them together. Thanks for the links, I have great things to watch now....
We're big UPA fans -- it's a pleasure to share the studio's work! Hope you find a few new favorites among them.
...Have you ever seen "La Linea" by Osvaldo Cavandoli? 😊
We have! We even wrote a little bit about it back in 2021 in a paywalled issue. Its design is very cool.
Those UPA backgrounds are so distinguished.
Incredible overview! Thank you!
Happy to share this stuff! (And sorry it took us so long to reply -- we've been swamped!)
Wow, for sure watched some of these on TV replayed when I was a child in the ‘70s (for the longest time, regular TV programming featured a lot of older stuff from way before I was born, including animation). Hadn’t seen the James Mason narrated The Tell-Tale Heart though - thanks for the link to that, loved it!🖤
Ah, that's one of our favorite films! Happy to share it. And really cool to hear that a chunk of these were re-running on TV in the '70s -- it's not something we've heard much about before, and very helpful to know.
https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/a-lost-upa-cartoon-brics-stew-1959/
https://carta-de-ajuste.blogspot.com/2024/11/la-upa-y-la-tv-animacion-intelectual.html
My Animation Origins class was given a lecture on UPA a few weeks ago, so I had to revisit this. Great jumping off point for the studio, Robert Cannon's shorts definitely left the biggest impression on me.
Thanks very much -- this is great to hear, especially more than a year (!) after we published it. We really wanted it to be there long-term as an entry point for anyone looking to explore the studio's work. Glad you've gotten use out of it!
LOVED getting to read through this and watch these incredible animations. Thank you so much for sharing this.
So happy you enjoyed -- thank you!
Mesmerizing and insightful look at UPA's history! I've long had an appreciation for their filmography and have seen some of their most famous ones, but this write makes me want to watch more of their cartoons.
Thank you, Samuel! Happy to introduce you to the studio's wider catalog -- there's even more than this hiding out there, but these films are some of the essentials, classics and must-see oddities for us.
You are doing an amazing job! Thank you so much!
Thank you for the kind words! Happy to hear you're enjoying the newsletter.
This is a pretty great documentary (in 3 parts) on the history of UPA from formation to end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-09DbxHBU
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMF2i6WTqHo
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2jg1RrneJ4
Thanks for the links!
Great link this, thank you.
❤😁