Emilio Pettoruti (1892-1971), Summer Night (1956), Oil On Canvas, 120 X 250 Cm. Museo Nacional De Bellas

Visual Development from Monsters Inc

From F.W. Murnau’s Faust (1926).

I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon

The Last Man On Earth (1964)

The Owl Who Married a Goose (1974) is based of an Inuit legend.  The designs, bird sounds and dialogue were done by Inuits which the animator, Caroline Leaf, then animated with sand on a lightbox, a technique in which she pioneered.

I can’t believe I forgot about this for so long. The cinematography is incredible, I miss this kind of thing.

Nosferatu, 1922

Storyboards from the Tex Avery Cartoon “Deputy Droopy” from 1955