John Carter Of Mars

Animated test footage for John Carter of Mars project worked on by Bob Clampett in the 1930's.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• John
• Carter
• Mars
• Bob
• Clampett
• Animation
• Test

[Andybucker]

Yes, I pray that people will not forget who indeed wrote the books... :-o

[SailorBarsoom]

I know it's just a typo, but I couldn't help but grin.  There are times I've wondered if we'd have to wait until 20116 to see this.

But thanks for the info.

[sugarraykirk]

What a shame this was never completed. The books are great fun.

[jay55also]

@EuropeanAnimation With Bob Clampett's work,I think you would have to compare this stuff with the original Superman cartoons of the 1940's by fleischer ,like the Popeye cartoons and the Gulliver's Travels feature animated movie.

[daregularperson]

@EuropeanAnimation Haha, yeah, Ralph Bakshi has done some crappy rotoscoping - he usually seems focused on grittiness and double on cheapness anyway. As for this particular clip, they do at least seem to be moving fluidly, although not too lifelike.

[EuropeanAnimation]

@daregularperson I think it looks good viewed for its time period and wish that it had gotten made. When I call it crude, I'm comparing it with other sensible efforts, not crappy rotoscoped ones like Ralph Bakshi's. Bakshi should have known better by that time period.

[daregularperson]

@EuropeanAnimation Ah, ok, gotcha. Thanks for offering a clarification. :)

[EuropeanAnimation]

@daregularperson The attempts at the most realistic looking human characters in 30's and 40's animation were crude compared to later attempts. Call it demeaning if you like, they simply didn't have the experience to do it very well. Here, a 30's attempt, and the characters are rubbery, approximating people as primitive anatomy figures. Later attempts in the 40's I've seen are more distinctive with more crudely done, individualized anatomy.

[daregularperson]

@EuropeanAnimation I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean in the 30s and 40s, people looked "cartoony"? And it seems like you are demeaning 30's and 40s animation - correct me if I'm wrong, but your comment is hard for me to decipher at this late hour.

[TheHampton14]

This looks freakin awesome! Why wasnt it released?!?

[KronnangDunn]

I love this. But I understand why it didn't stick with the suits. It was waaaay to advanced for its time. Would have been LEGENDARY had it been released...