It's great when you are able to recover an item like that that is intact. Some folks will sell off individual pages to net more profit (since some are satisfied with being able to frame just a single sheet). Note the references to Klein, Stokes, Ward, Grim, Natwick, Campbell and Patterson.
"Mother Goose Goes Hollywood" (1938) - Layout Script
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From “Mother Goose Goes Hollywood” (1938). A complete 10-page copy of the final draft of the layout script for the film dated 7/15/38. Marked: “RS 6”. References to animators: Klein, Stokes, Ward, Grim, Natwick, Campbell and Patterson. Describes the characters each is responsible to animate. [Item: 8.5”W x 14”H] SeqID-1190 8/15/2005 “Mother Goose Goes Hollywood” (SS 1938) [Wilfred Jackson]
What you call a Layout Script, at Disney's was called the "draft," as it has the info, scene by scene, of who was in charge of the scene (as animator), and the footage of the scene. It often also contains background info (New, Pan, field size). As I always say, the drafts were never meant historically, only as a means to find a responsible person to go to. That is why often the directing animator, who may have posed the whole thing out, is not credited. This is more the case for features, though...
ReplyDeleteThe description "animator draft" is also quite accurate. The first iteration was originally just the names of the animators scribbled on Ub Iwerks' story drawings. Then, in the 30s, they prepared lists in pencil showing which animator did how much footage, and his start and end dates. And all with description, of course. Not much later, they looked like this.
By the way, as I wrote in my own quick posting of this draft: Directed by Wilfred 'Jaxon' Jackson, caricature designs by T. Hee, music by Ed Plumb, released 12/23/1938.
Hans- Thanks for the information. Be sure and check out the "quick posting" in Hans' comment!
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