![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIS6OAc2dQLY8_DdfkB_6CNBtNK-vKITPVWp4iLyZTRNv-tPgr3mG7pN1U3vuEy1_c2TRxGPIoARaeLJkUdROzaVk_tkYjxIdnvzX4bUhj_5pDOHaIUOLuqKiuqZF89lb05ImjJaKoAMBN/s400/DonaldvacaPoster.jpg)
Here's a perfect cartoon for the week of July 4th - DONALD'S VACATION (1940). Above is the original theatrical release poster. Below, the cartoon's title card:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S8fdJmZtkEDJ9Jl4fAa3pnpEtXPgYFozbaZgrLtMaob2IsvqTUDxwMniMG3PjVx5ZA1JmsbgI9tyw7j1UVXaOMUV74FRjuRjOORRpOXkkbgsN9czTqvIQVt72-jggX-NrmvCeSZFFnIz/s400/DDvacation01.jpg)
The cartoon has lavish background art. Disney artists had reached their peak - SNOW WHITE and PINOCCHIO were done, FANTASIA was in production. It's astonishing this level of artwork was created for a short!
DONALD'S VACATION had one of the most difficult pan backgrounds I've ever digitally re-assembled. The camera followed a twisting arc, as well as including a zoom, pan and a multiplane tree! It took two days - but I managed to finish this intriguing piece of art. Here's the whole pan B/G:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOpJRW77SxedSxO4w-qyTz1rzw2lhLEghtXQM5yiPcfyumFHeKSvZnpmf9l0HfR2MLi5En_RSEr50bMoXWTGw6vd4qN6-pT0mNsJktb4vmuilfJLT82vlIDWw353bX3GU9orPV48rg2-D/s400/DDvacation06panSM.jpg)
Here's the left side:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgDus7Eqj7jECdYYEiV3DBrGSINDIEcOQQ31jswaFVCEtQ0UZbxUUbbLA_oVC_Ve6IGQJspmEke4D1jCeLAN5EDB2g1qGYXt3VlbM_eYSKi6Qgi-iDWd5BzlaV49dnpOh_rO2GXX4yQqO/s400/DDvacation06Left.jpg)
The right side:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFAzf-cVYGxwOuT6jdorxOsSE9DnTNW33QG39-l4YxavW1h6-oN1-5x3FGMiC8TIdIbM7RbiCl2TZTQV1nQplvTlkOEVTz41KViyNzxyrd2Xmuv7lkZR4ZzzLynycijS3qbSrgRKDweoh/s400/DDvacation06right.jpg)
Just for kicks, I adjusted the B/G to nearly level, to give us another view:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFfsF4Ucf4Io5tVHo-tHBvgG9uPV7lHifmUnHz9cRDxI46m0rv5ZnEya0uW_1KU7mPDK2sjUUEUpuH0g09Tihl7U-ovQJZmo0kjw_IABmzPQEXQXPeyrHvaDgnEcKdM8rTyqaX00eNhUD/s400/7.jpg)
Here are several additional pieces from the film:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1PE0UbkX-YmkF9s60YpvtrpLc1dM97_XywIS-jieRAwJThHxSO96Ji0sVT2QAuRBd5I-FAJnlL5o2s2YT3hOwvNUsF8wto4uYgOeORV1h-PFs6tf2ghleg8Mx9VUMqyGZ3R1U2YtDtal/s400/DDvacation02.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwKzQXtkOjBq4bDKjaTkfQVMmmWvLfeeW4fZshXscurHon9tfo7qTHsWgMg81q30Jm6GNTxcRSN23eKe4LTkUGvNQ26AMYH0VqLtzqJIb1pMbGqEF4eRtBzH7K8mSpSj3Cm2qZxSQ1kzN/s400/DDvacation03.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn03UISyGJ2or6lGSe5mKAny6MhY_QGMiZ4gCHg1PuNT9WOMv2wwJqUltKdAge4cSPzPmUMVITdno-wM9hEBbu_Y8Q6MMWgw_3C3IhgdhktQHlkGjoo5aaDGCZ1op7z3pPLExqhEStnnW/s400/DDvacation04a.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEben4sft7XwL5iuC2nBSuc3wEQJPsRgPfT1wcl7cWaH_-E2kE3Ry4DAwr-Do3V4tIIvroTm5AynxyYVD-FEgdzvZgl0CLawBMbu7biRJB2DZ7lLloTlbPgKsqfU3uJX1MPpZ86dIZXKRq/s400/DDvacation07sm.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHIDiRHJKK1czGsWAOC_UkxbMI53s1CYgFt4vejyWFaJPFfyYCkLkkg0z_cwNhzVBqPrhP9VPywaL6N1Rf7QcUYYxAAiKyaoQnZQzA5B97THIHf_VQpQn6mSvUMYEL-JebEhYhOzSksm5/s400/DDvacation08.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Sd8YV5z6RT33tdJbZx_8uY25wt41cAZUHkKyB4vBOftFcwDaHKmoWGzqaUPtztsCTU7WrpGn6SJ43n63Epm-Df6bqdiaIhahle_9iq2KP4nbVENZ1m2RL0Ao0H9glBMHXzigSB2sK82u/s400/DDvacation09a.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT02sp9sgkGN8Lf5YsBCMgn9cXidNNjptnL5uiOOaNT8G9sgtUJzx1z-VcdRqNbuBHf_TapvrzIF4_5ZpG6QIiiBHiMy-GvQIh0IE011FIk7QKjj88IUOomGo_zxIksENh1cquV3vw0OY/s400/DDvacation10sm.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtF5q4fK97C8otV8_TGwmS1YIdm4wOMwhcoFKyymgCc3G_RkJDMyZY02DIvRX9uJoIvWLTbjKEnPSYq8hFv931AWtOg6k1q8d1gVDkN77Me8s6c2CZXdyMEW7VgIF_vtWT3h6DuzMdeXeC/s400/DDvacation11sm.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcgMogZmjPpCxUp22FMVOhNAXKzxivFJy6x-EthyphenhyphentVpGGH1cOOQAuBOIb0MOU02djri4kIGJKNw_qUWPmtuJMkbydDwP8H1KEEzIZsGZIz6cVn1WOCWcC-LxNg1KO4fTItdoEe77r_PY_/s400/DDvacation12.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4adOMElMt0r_0WigaIweAUuCaBKMShSxm-wPqgt6ypLTYtC7yyuRLiWOmxUQkecNmqCOv51Bir3ox-HNs8IbpQhc5QBHBLo6cBfGaAnzeTScVWzvnribZ09M82PyYo0qxCQf6L8dhYBg/s400/DDvacation14.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yYkFk-MuP68KgceKJXgIrX4yP0ey14_mey6MJgDQcwSCoWOnY9OxrThPBzb95NftfFJuLnlVvn8BPBbEMn5zOkf8SpwuRC5biO6bntu9IBCtqcyCYd36_4f0-I8fZ8AANttQS5wu0_IL/s400/DDvacation15.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW9Lla2zZCBygYjx9CpXh7_sGMYEaO5Orm9fCU8WJ7D9F60BT0a2cSx64PcPmX9AFp4DQmvBwR7TdQmoObygnOgXYnqDrMv33e4NjAMemu6uvxYS-RYJCGGOHCanr7OlyoUV9S1SMOfM5/s400/DDvacation16.jpg)
Spectacular!
No comments:
Post a Comment