Scenes
There are 20 scenes we now have in various stages of production. For various reasons there are some scenes we will not be releasing to the public in advance of the release of the documentary, but here are 15 scenes which we have begun working on, which we’re happy to share with visitors to our site. To see who’s working on each scene click here.
Magoo Ad-libs
June Foray The Magoo Ad-libs scene is by June Foray talking about how Jim Backus was allowed, even encouraged to ad lib, how Hub had Backus read the script, then encouraged Backus to ad-lib for his character, often ending up being the best part of the Magoo character. We’ll animate John and Jim in the reordering studio, […]
UPA Goes Global
Bordo Bovnikovic The UPA Goes Global scene gets Bordo Bovnikovic talking about how Zagreb Studios discovered UPA and changed the landscape of international animation. This is an important scene, as Zagreb was by most accounts, where UPA began to influence international animation, however, it will be a challenge to make it interesting and entertaining, so, we’re knocking […]
Press Forward
Leonard Maltin The Press Forward scene is where Leonard Maltin talks about how UPA was the first cartoon studio to get the attention of the press. According to Maltin the press paid no attention to cartoons until UPA came along, then they got write ups in all the leading news outlets, Life, Time Magazine, the New York […]
Bottle Washer
Alan Zaslove The Bottle Washer scene will show how Alan Zaslove climbed through the ranks at UPA from paint bottle washer to animator to director, under the tutelage of Bobe Cannon. Alan had been selling newspapers outside Warners, where he befriended Bobe, who got him to go to art school under Don Graham and eventually ending up […]
Sweep the Floors
The Sweep the Floors scene describes how Don Graham encouraged Sam Clayberger to do anything just to get into the hottest animation studio in town … UPA. Don Graham felt that UPA was THE place to be, and if he had to sweep the floors to get in do it, and then work yourself up, […]
