You've probably never heard of Gene Deitch, but you were likely exposed to his work at a young age. The Czech illustrator produced episodes for the "Tom and Jerry" and "Popeye" throughout the 60s, during a time where the productions were being partially outsourced to Prague. Deitch's films for the series have been called the worst of the lot, but Deitch attributes that to his Czech style, which "had nothing in common with these gag-driven cartoons."
Now, we have an animation that's sure to get Deitch some attention from diehard fans of another series. Deitch's 1966, 12-minute "Hobbit" short film, illustrated by fellow Czech illustrator Adolf Born, has surfaced on YouTube after almost 50 years in the vaults. The short was originally supposed to be a feature-length film, according to Deitch's blog, and would have been the first full-length "Hobbit" film, he claims. The convoluted series of events that led to it...
Now, we have an animation that's sure to get Deitch some attention from diehard fans of another series. Deitch's 1966, 12-minute "Hobbit" short film, illustrated by fellow Czech illustrator Adolf Born, has surfaced on YouTube after almost 50 years in the vaults. The short was originally supposed to be a feature-length film, according to Deitch's blog, and would have been the first full-length "Hobbit" film, he claims. The convoluted series of events that led to it...
- 1/11/2012
- by Gazelle Emami
- Huffington Post
Now this is an awesome find- the very first adaptation of "The Hobbit"! Made by animator Gene Deitch and Czech illustrator Adolf Born who cranked it out in a mere 30 days in order to secure the rights for producer William Snyder, it's a unique piece of film history, for sure. Deitch has some words on his website about the production. In 1964, before anyone but some obscure Brit kids ever heard of it, Bill handed me a faded little 1937 children’s book...
- 1/9/2012
- by Alex Riviello
- JoBlo.com
Back in 1966 animator Gene Deitch got together with illustrator Adolf Born to create an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit, which is currently being made into an incredible-looking feature film. The video is only 12 minutes long, so it's a very abridged version of the story, with a ton of awful changes. Some of these changes include no dwarves, and added princess, and Smaug the dragon is renamed Slag. But, it's the first adaptation of the story ever made.
Regardless of all the weird changes, the video was still fun for me to watch. Check out the interesting vision of The Hobbit below and tell us what you think!
Regardless of all the weird changes, the video was still fun for me to watch. Check out the interesting vision of The Hobbit below and tell us what you think!
- 1/9/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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