The Tantalizing Fly - 1919 - with Max Fleischer

[DjOxymoron]

the moves look like made in flash, but it's from 1919! and the painting is interacting with his enviroment, did't know this dramaturgy is THAT old!!! whoa, great! :o

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Man, now that was some really smooth animation; for a second I thought he was about to start break dancing.

Ha ha.

[saikkussu]

THIS IS EPIC. You can tell the animation is well detailed. It almost looks like they drew over a film of a real person... and then... the fly! OMG its hard enough to get domestic animals on film correctly. My mind is blown. STANDING OVATION!

[TheTwillerZone]

must have been a lot of work to get the fly land on the right spots and stuff.

[frtw4428]

Amazing piece of work - the Fleischer Brothers were brilliant artists and filmmakers! Look at Betty Boop, Koko, or Popeye cartoons that they made with only a handful of animators: the characters' movements are fluid and lifelike. Compare them to the cheap Saturday morning cartoons (with an army of people in the credits!) and you see just how vastly superior in quality the Fleischers' works are.

[MasterWaveXL7]

even back in the late 10's flys were still annoying!

[metalheadjake7]

LOOKS LIKE HITLER



[cavegames]

Whatever happened to rotoscoping? The quality of animation is above almost anything seen in the 90 years since.

[MissMelancholyblue]

what is that piece of artwork on the door?

[RayPointer]

@MissMelancholyblue A little thing with boxes assigned to the days of the month called a "calendar." And this one might be considered the great-grandmother of pinup variety--pre-swimsuit edition.

[dxjohncenacaz]

At first, I thought Max Fleischer was Hitler.

:P

[RayPointer]

@dxjohncenacaz That's because that style of mustache was common in Austria in the Victorian era. Hitler was an Austrian as well. When Hitler came to power and we were on the verge of being taken into WWII, Max grew it out fuller to avoid the Hitler look.

[jvusich]

Wow, excellent upload! Thanks very much for posting this.

[medamine39]

Great, I'm big fan of Fleischer Brothers, It's a pleasure to watch them in person then to share.

[RayPointer]

@medamine39 With regards to "the Fleischer Brothers," "they" are not seen here.

That's Max Fleischer and Roland "Doc" Crandall." Dave was not as largely active in these early films made at Bray. If you are interested in more from this landmark series, look for MAX FLEISCHER'S FAMOUS OUT OF THE INKWELL from Inkwell Images. It is a two disc set of superior picture and sound quality.

[medamine39]

@RayPointer Thanks very much partner for this info, I'll try to check out MAX FLEISCHER'S FAMOUS OUT OF THE INKWELL from Inkwell Images.

[Penguillion]

@RayPointer But if you think about it, Dave IS in this animation because he was the rotoscope model for Koko. :-)

[RayPointer]

@Penguillion That's like giving credit to Marge Champion for being in SNOW WHTE simply because she was the live action reference for the dancing. There isn't much of Dave's actions Rotosoped here. Would you like to pick out those scenes? As I said, Dave was not as largely active at this time. That came after the brothers went into business together in 1921.

[Penguillion]

@RayPointer Dude, I'm not trying to strike up an argument, I'm just trying to have a conversation because I just learned about this animation in my class. Don't worry, I won't comment on anything again if I'm not an expert on the matter.

[RayPointer]

@Penguillion Indeed! Then why the defensive response? Regardless of your approval of the response, this happens to be the truth, like it or not.  There is no arguement to be made, and please don't refrain from commenting. You don't have to be an "expert." This is how you learn beyond the classroom.

[medamine39]

I'm glad you liked it. I agree that cartoons carry a huge interest for Human History, Thank you very much, Pal.

[imoanki]

Thank you for posting this. I'm studying for an History MA and this has come in really useful!

[RayPointer]

@imoanki The OUT OF THE INKWELL series ran for 10 years. First as OUT OF THE INKWELL from 1919 to 1927 and under the new name of INKWELL IMPS from 1927 to 1929 under Paramount. A two disc set of four programs is available through Inkwell Images in superior versions to what is displayed here.

[vacillateallday]

Thanks for posting this rare superb piece - Rob

[medamine39]

I'm glad it pleased you, thank you very much Rob.

[nagypicture]

Grandiose! - Thanks for posting!

[medamine39]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it. C U L8R.

[GTbooster]

I don't know about this particular cartoon, but Davd Fleischer, Max's brother, often modeled the clown. The film was shot with the actor, then drawn onto cels one frame at a time. This made for some realistic action.

[medamine39]

Frankly, I didn't notice this point, thank you for this information.

[BlasingEco]

I always wanted to know how they do that... make cartoons interact with humans...how does it work and what is it called? But I like these videos, their some of the many roots of cartoons and artist... hahaha 5 stars because I'm an excellent artist (15 years old hhehe) myself and this video is interesting, thanx for uploading it!

[medamine39]

Thank you for this gentle comment, it's my pleasure to post cartoon containing their performers, and I'm glad you like it, concerning your artistic path, I wish you good luck.

By the way, Happy New Year's eve.