Masters of Animation

I found the reading, Masters of Animation very interesting, especially the part about Frederic Back. I am film major so I have not taken a look at animation nearly as much as film. I think it shows his passion towards animation because the text talks about how he normally had a laid back personality, but when he talks about animation he becomes a very lively person. The man seemed very interesting, he taught at a furniture design school, and later at Fine arts school. He eventually learned the art of making stained glass.

            Later in his career, he worked at the CBC animation studio where he found his real passion—animation. He won an Oscar and a few other international awards. The text tells us that his films have showed the human sympathy. His Oscar and all of his awards are great, but I think what really shows how great his films are, is how much children enjoyed them. The text tells us his films were of “good-humored entertainment, which appeal strongly to children.”

An example of some of his work.