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Aro Recommended Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens

 

USA 2000, 85 minutes
Dir. Margaret Selby
Rating: [G]
Genres: Documentary / Animation

Feat. Chuck Jones

 

Aroview: An in-depth look at the life and work of Warner Bros' visionary animator Chuck Jones, who began work as a low-level minion and rose to create fantastic background artwork for Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny and his own characters in the form of Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, the Grinch, Michigan J. Frog.

With the co-operation of Jones himself and tributes from the likes of Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, Matt Groening, Joe Dante, Roger Ebert, and Leonard Maltin, dir. Selby examines the intricate mechanics of animation, exploring just how hardwon technical and creative brilliance in animation can be. Better yet, this DVD contains choice samples of Jones' work, including:

- A Chuck Jones Tutorial – Tricks of the Cartoon Trade
- Mississippi Hare and the Grinch Pencil Test
- Chuck Jones Career Highlights
- Bonus Jones Cartoons: Duck Dodgers in The 24th & 1/2th Century and Feed the Kitty

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DVD Features

  • 'making of' documentary / featurette
  • extra stuff
 

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