Monday, January 31, 2022

Fred Moore's Timothy


Blog reader Eli recently asked if I could post any Fred Moore drawings of Timothy Mouse from Dumbo. Here are copies of key drawings from the moment where Timothy re-appears from inside a wooden tub filled with champagne. This is only the first part of that scene.

I love that one fast, unpredictable move into the last pose. Here is a Youtube link to the the whole sequence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTv9bTSEzgg























15 comments:

  1. I am loving all the Fred Moore posts, thank you for sharing them.

    Also, I spotted some of your art at a Disney exhibition that is currently in Milan. Lots of pieces from the old masters as well, it was awe-inspiring to see all that beautiful art in person.
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/DSvgcTi9cZ81LNNg8

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  2. Thank you for posting sequences of drawings as you have done here and before. I am fascinated with the production aspect of animation. I remember listening to you and Glen Keane speak at “The Mouse Club” conventions. I even got Fred Moore’s autograph there, as well as yours! So you collect animation art? Are you familiar enough to identify a Mowgli & Baloo sketch I have if Frank or Ollie did them? If that’s not too much to even ask.

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    1. I'd be happy to check out the Mowgli and Baloo sketch, and tell you who drew it.

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    2. Thank You So Much! The History behind all these artifacts are important to me. Although I don’t know how to attach a pic here?

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    3. I figured out a way to do that, finally, I hope. Thank you. :)

      https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/test-only-mark-pollio/

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    4. That is a Frank Thomas animation drawing.

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    5. Oh really! That is great news and I thank you for your time. I did meet him at one of the Mouse Club Conventions and get his autograph too! One clarification if I may, you are referring to the Baloo with Mowgli, correct? I ask as I posted a drawing of Mowgli with Kaa. Thank you again! Mark

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    6. Both drawings are by Frank Thomas. Here is a link to drawings I posted from that Baloo/Mowgli scene:
      https://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2014/08/franks-baloo-mowgli.html

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    7. Oh my! You are Wonderful! Thank you so much for this information! I feel privileged to have one of his drawings in my collection. Thank You, Mark

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  4. What a stretch on 32! I know Dumbo wasn't Walt's favorite, owing mostly to its 'cheapness,' but it still looked like a ball to work on.

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  5. Thank you so much for posting these! Fred's roughs are pretty tight here. You can almost tell by the pencil strokes that animating this scene didn't take much of a sweat, which is amazing when you take into account the action on-screen. I also noticed that Fred did a lot more key drawings than usual; about one every three frames. Just looking at roughs like these really gives you a glimpse into what the animator was thinking at the time as he was drawing the scene.

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  6. I like to see Fred Moore's artwork so much! Thank you for posting his drawings! :)
    Especially his girls! :D
    I'm a fan of intensive day dreaming. I often like this kind of escapism so much more than real life! :)
    Although Moore's early death wasn't a result of...At first I don't want to write about that I can't stop thinking about bad forms of escapism .
    But to see the drunken Timothy Mouse...I hope I'm not too frank when I write: I know that it isn't helpful to be only one part of Dr. Stephen Karpman's Drama Triangle*...

    * „The Drama Triangle“ is as important as „The Hero's Journey“ by Joseph Campbell. It can be (or is?) one part of it.

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  7. Hi there Andreas. I was wondering if you do autographs (paid of course)? My best friend is a huge fan of your work and I'd truly love to be able to surprise her. Thanks. :)

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