Friday, 7 December 2012

Chuck Jones - animator


chuck Jones was born on september 21st 1912 and died february 22 2002. He was a very famous animator, cartoonist and he directed many cartoon films for companies such as warner bros. One of the most remember shows in which he created and directed was looney tunes. He is also regarded as the creator of famous cartoon icons bugs bunny, sylvester, the roadrunner and Coyote. Most notably, the roadrunner is considered his masterpiece and are today regarded as one of the best cartoons ever made.
However, unfortunately Warner bros was shut down in early 1963. So he and his staff were eventually hired by MGM productions with the incentive to create more Tom and Jerry episodes and theatricals. Again much to his displeasure, Tom and Jerry were discontinued  four years later in 1967. So he produced and directed the TV special 'How the Grinch stole Christmas'.

Chuck Jones is undoubtedly regarded as one of the founding fathers of animation and has frequently been hailed as a large contributing factor and influence towards the industry. In one of his most notable productions ' the roadrunner' it contains various laws and rules which are:

The roadrunner has the ability to enter the painted image of a cave while the coyote cannot.Sometimes the coyote is allowed to hang in midair until he realizes that he is about to fall down and get hurt, known elsewhere as the Roadrunner and Coyote moment.The coyote can overtake rocks and cannons which fall down earlier than he does and ends up being hit by them.If a chase scene occurs on a cliff, the roadrunner is not affected by gravity while the coyote is and eventually falls down.



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