Comments on: Ray Favata (b. 1924) http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/ The official blog of the new Chronicle book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:38:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Amid http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-849 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:41:20 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-849 <b>Enzo</b>: I think Ray was born in the US, but his parents might be from Italy. I'll ask when I call him in the next couple weeks and will let you know. Enzo: I think Ray was born in the US, but his parents might be from Italy. I’ll ask when I call him in the next couple weeks and will let you know.

]]> by: Enzo Favata http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-847 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:01:22 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-847 I need know if Ray Favata is from Sicily and were. I'm Jazz musician very know in Italy an i'm curious of this cartoon master with the same name. best from Sardinia Island Italy Enzo Favata www.janaproject.com www.musicasullebocche.it www.voyagensardaigne.it I need know if Ray Favata is from Sicily and were.
I’m Jazz musician very know in Italy an i’m curious of this cartoon master with the same name.
best from
Sardinia Island
Italy
Enzo Favata
www.janaproject.com
www.musicasullebocche.it
www.voyagensardaigne.it

]]> by: Amid http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-681 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:09:02 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-681 I agree Steve. Golden Books are a great source for inspiration. I think a lot of it boils down to how you use them though. Too many people copy the designs, but then don't think about how to move the characters in a way that complements the style. In TV animation nowadays, I don't think there's generally a lot of communication between the designer and the animation director, and regardless of how pretty the designer makes his stuff, characters still move in the same formulaic ways that all TV animation moves. There's no excuse for that, especially with the increasing use of Flash which allows directors more control over the animation. Anyway seems like I'm going off on a tangent. Back to Ray's work... I agree Steve. Golden Books are a great source for inspiration. I think a lot of it boils down to how you use them though. Too many people copy the designs, but then don’t think about how to move the characters in a way that complements the style. In TV animation nowadays, I don’t think there’s generally a lot of communication between the designer and the animation director, and regardless of how pretty the designer makes his stuff, characters still move in the same formulaic ways that all TV animation moves. There’s no excuse for that, especially with the increasing use of Flash which allows directors more control over the animation. Anyway seems like I’m going off on a tangent. Back to Ray’s work…

]]> by: Steve Lambe http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-680 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:42:23 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-680 Such charming designs. Reminds me a lot of the Pay Patin commercials. Interesting to see the design changes between the final Tempo commercial and the two storyboard panels. Wish they had kept the brush stylings from the boards. Nice layout and posing in the Tide commerical as well. I think it's great that people at CN and Nick are influenced by the early golden book artists. It's much better to learn from these long forgotten greats than to just rehash the animated styles of the last 10-20 years. Such charming designs. Reminds me a lot of the Pay Patin commercials.

Interesting to see the design changes between the final Tempo commercial and the two storyboard panels. Wish they had kept the brush stylings from the boards. Nice layout and posing in the Tide commerical as well.

I think it’s great that people at CN and Nick are influenced by the early golden book artists. It’s much better to learn from these long forgotten greats than to just rehash the animated styles of the last 10-20 years.

]]> by: Amid http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-679 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:26:34 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-679 Glad you enjoyed them Ward. One funny thing I forgot to mention: when I asked Favata about who he was influenced by during the 50s, he mentioned a lot of the same people that folks today admire, like Harry Diamond, Hank Ketcham, Robert Osborn, etc. And he said this about Golden Books: "Aurie Battaglia was one of the artists that we all dearly loved. Aurie was doing some fantastic Golden Books at the time. We thought he was THE guy to go to when we had to go for reference. Like if we had to do a cowboy thing, you'd go to him for reference. There were a couple of guys that we used to do that...the Provensens, Mary Blair, J.P. Miller. All of them were doing Golden Books. We'd call them our Bible." Heh, he sounds like somebody who works at Cartoon Network or Nick nowadays. Glad you enjoyed them Ward. One funny thing I forgot to mention: when I asked Favata about who he was influenced by during the 50s, he mentioned a lot of the same people that folks today admire, like Harry Diamond, Hank Ketcham, Robert Osborn, etc.

And he said this about Golden Books: “Aurie Battaglia was one of the artists that we all dearly loved. Aurie was doing some fantastic Golden Books at the time. We thought he was THE guy to go to when we had to go for reference. Like if we had to do a cowboy thing, you’d go to him for reference. There were a couple of guys that we used to do that…the Provensens, Mary Blair, J.P. Miller. All of them were doing Golden Books. We’d call them our Bible.”

Heh, he sounds like somebody who works at Cartoon Network or Nick nowadays.

]]> by: Ward http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-678 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:21:39 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/04/25/ray-favata-b-1924/#comment-678 What wonderful character designs. Simple, elegant and very effective. Oh, and very charming, too. Thanks for shining the spotlight on this great artist, Amid! What wonderful character designs. Simple, elegant and very effective. Oh, and very charming, too. Thanks for shining the spotlight on this great artist, Amid!

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