A relaxed place to share and discuss lesser known media. Marvs black hula is being featuring at the vancouver art gallery as vancouvers lone artist represented in the krazy show. It played before godzilla 1985 during its theatrical run and on home video. The academy film archive preserved bambi meets godzilla in 2009 original. Search, discover and share your favorite bambi meets godzilla gifs. My frameforframe recreation of marv newland s 1969 short film bambi meets godzilla, with newly restored picture and sound. Marv newland is legend in the world of animation and we are lucky enough to have him living in vancouver. As selected by 1,000 animation professionals, and is the. Giant monster, animation, black comedy, absurdist comedy.
Not much to say about it without spoiling it only that for some reason godzilla seems to be blind and not able to hit bambi while in the original it looked quite frankly as if he was not really aiming for bambi, but merely stepped on him because he was so much larger. In the tradition of marv newlands bambi meets godzilla, there is far too much rom space spent on credits, which are smoothscrolled horizontally on the bottom of the screen. Marv newland is an americancanadian filmmaker, specialized in animation. Fan remake of the classic animated short, bambi meets godzilla. Hardware wars, closet encounters of the nerd kind, bambi meets godzilla and others. Less than two minutes long, the film is a classic of animation. Industry vet marv newland curates evening of animation at. Bambi meets godzilla simple english wikipedia, the free. Bambi is nibbling the grass, unaware of the upcoming encounter with godzilla. Hardware wars, star wars starring home appliances, so hokey its funny. Bambi meets godzilla 1969 directed by marv newland.
Do you love bambi meets godzilla, or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever. Bambi meets godzilla is considered a classic piece of animation, although some find it in dubious taste. But a clash that sticks out from the rest came in the short 1969 animated film bambi meets godzilla by marv newland. Bambi meets godzilla 1969 is an animated short film created entirely by marv newland. Son of bambi meets godzilla and bambis revenge plot. Bambi meets godzilla wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. Originally scheduled as a liveaction film newland abandoned the idea when he lost an essential magic hour shot and settled for an animation version instead. Coda shetterly created this faithful remake of marv newlands humorous 1969 animated short bambi meets godzilla. Unfortunately it looks like a poor quality print was used for the videotape source. Fan restoration of bambi meets godzilla boing boing. His recognizable work can be found in the classic, bambi meets godzilla, black hula, as well as production work on lupo the butcher and much much more. Marv will provide the audience with a short introduction to each film, explain his selection and offer some context.
Based on marv newlands nowclassic 1969 student film, the new short features something the latest feature length remake of godzilla didnt. Frogadoodle part 4 bambi meets the farm animals the quest begins. Bambi meets godzilla is a notorious unlicensed parody of disney cartoons and the godzilla franchise, a cartoon short written and directed by marv newland. In addition to marv newlands incomparable and mustsee bambi meets godzilla, the tape i got includes the way low budget spoofs. A student film created by marv newland in 1969, bambi meets godzilla above runs only 90 seconds. The continuing popularity of bambi meets godzilla birth. Marv newland is an animation director, and founder of international rocketship, whose films include bambi meets godzilla, anijam, black hula, postalolio and cmyk. His animation has been screened in festivals all over the world and has won prizes including the grand prix at the annecy international animated film festival in france. As soon as the amusing opening credits are finished, bambi gets stomped on. Not until the end will we learn what shall result of their meeting. In addition to marv newland s incomparable and mustsee bambi meets godzilla, the tape i got includes the way low budget spoofs. For dvd format choose add to cart button click here for streaming option. Bambi meets godzilla marv newlands nowclassic 1969 student film just might be one of the most famous short animated films ever. Only two minutes long, the cartoon was made in 1969 by marv newland.
Part of the reason bambi meets godzilla works as well as it does is the opening and closing credits take most of the 5 minute run time. The bulk of the movies running time is consumed in the opening credits, all of which name marv newland, including crediting newlands parents for. What the gif and those part 24 clips above miss is the credits. An extremely short cartoon from 1969, less than two minutes in length, written, animated, and directed by marv newland, with costumes and setdressing by marv newland.
Of which, 48 seconds are devoted to the opening credits, and 27 seconds to the closing credits, leaving only 12 seconds of action, which is mostly stillness. I doubt marv newland then in his early twenties ever imagined this. After a moment, the closing credits scroll over the image of godzillas foot on top of a squished bambi. Unaware of the big lizards approach, the little deer happily munches on grass. Marv newlands first film, this was completed as a term project for animation school. When he found himself unable to complete it, he created bambi meets godzilla instead. There is a lot of film jitter in the first few minutes, and a few of the sequences seem washed out or overexposed, making it difficult to see much, as with newlands famous bambi meets godzilla. Despite my general resistance, for this piece, an investigation into the ongoing popularity of marv newlands bambi meets godzilla, a comment section seemed like the best place to start. Bambi is contentedly nibbling the grass, seemingly unaware of his impending encounter with godzilla. We gratefully acknowledge the city of tokyo for providing godzilla for this film godzillas toes move up and back down at the very end. Bambi meets godzilla is a 1969 90second cartoon made by marv newland. The animation is something of a cult classic, but surviving copies are in seriously degraded condition. He then designed and animated television commercials until late 1970 when he moved to toronto, ontario, canada.
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