Recently I found out about these important figures in the animation world and what they contributed and I found it really interesting so I had to post something...
Nine Old Men was the name given by Walt Disney to his core team of animators (even though they were in their thirties or forties at the time) who created some of Disney's most famous works, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs onward to The Rescuers. All members of the group are now deceased.
Les Clark (November 17, 1907 - September 12, 1979)
Ollie Johnston (October 31, 1912 - April 14, 2008)
Frank Thomas (September 5, 1912 - September 8, 2004)
Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman (June 26, 1909 - May 22, 1985)
John Lounsbery (March 9, 1911 - February 13, 1976)
Eric Larson (September 3, 1905 - October 25, 1988)
Ward Kimball (March 4, 1914 - July 8, 2002)
Milt Kahl (March 22, 1909 - April 19, 1987)
Marc Davis (March 30, 1913 - January 12, 2000)
The Nine Old Men also refined the 12 basic principles of animation ( a book now on my christmas list! ):
Squash and stretch
Anticipation
Staging
Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose
Follow Through and Overlapping Action
Slow In and Slow Out
Arcs
Secondary Action
Timing
Exaggeration
Solid Drawing
Appeal
Music: John Scofield & Pat Metheny - The Red One
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