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Holds – Hey Good Lookin’
ShareI almost forgot about the last scene in this sequence from Ralph Bakshi’s “Hey Good Lookin’”. There’s not too much to say. The character design is relatively classical -a little Tex Avery, a little Disney in the eyes. She comes … Continue reading
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Turn and Fall
ShareThere are 47 drawings in the old man’s animation from the “Hey Good Lookin’” scene posted yesterday. He starts here. 1. This drawing holds while the walkers make their exit. In terms of direction, he’s looking at the space cleared … Continue reading
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We’re Walking – Hey Good Lookin’
ShareThis is the second to last shot in the sequence from Ralph Bakshi’s “Hey Good Lookin’” that we’ve been examining. More interesting walks. Two. One of which -the old man’s exit -is amongst the most difficult things to execute in … Continue reading
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Buxom Walk
ShareThis is from Ralph Bakshi’s “Hey Good Lookin’” sequence posted yesterday. The walk here sticks out. For one thing, it’s not a cycle. It very well could’ve been a cycle, but it’s not. Here are three similar positions, the passing … Continue reading
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Keep On Lookin’
ShareAfter the last shots from Ralph Bakshi’s “Hey Good Lookin’” sequence we’ve been examining we come to the long middle (close to the end). Again, the difference in character design and animation styles is striking. Above, Vinnie. Cut to: Dad, … Continue reading
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Hey, Crazy
ShareThe last post of Ralph Bakshi’s “Hey Good Lookin’” showed off some of “Crazy’s” eponymous animation. This following set of scenes carries the character through the sequence, some animation is reused. Interesting in these sequence are the background characters. Above: … Continue reading
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Good Lookin’ #3
ShareHere are the next two shots in this sequence from Ralph Bakshi’s “Hey Good Lookin’”. The animation here is pretty interesting. It’s very loose and cartoony. It fits the characters’ personalities. Strike that -the animation develops the characters’ personalities. In … Continue reading
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Still Lookin’ Good
ShareHere’s the shot directly following the shot posted yesterday. The animation is tighter and loses the vibrancy of the more cartoony work shown yesterday. Look at the face of Vinnie, the lead character. It’s all hard angles -even the curves … Continue reading
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Hey, Good Lookin’
ShareThe VHS, portal to yesterday. Savior of film so forgotten there’s no money to be made on the DVD. Together with Coonskin, Hey Good Lookin’ is Ralph Bakshi’s only film not available on DVD (although the former can be found … Continue reading
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Greene Street Galleries
ShareFirst things first: People of SoHo —learn how to walk in public. Bulling through grazing throngs of Sex in the City wannabes is no way to get to an art show. Frustration by fashionistas unfurls a special sort wrath towards … Continue reading
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