Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 16: The Music of Hoyt Curtain

For those of you tracking this documentary - I was searching for information on composer Hoyt Curtain, and I stumbled onto this entire affair.  What a treasure trove of actiony-goodness!  This part of the documentary includes actual recordings of the sessions that provided us with the pulse-pounding themes found in so many of those H-B shows.

Enjoy.

Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 15: Hi-Tech Jonny and James Bond

Please note Doug Wildey's philosophy in incorporating science into the show.

Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 14 : Dr. Benton Quest

Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 12 & 13 Secrets About the Show

Jonny Quest Documentary pt. 11: Race Bannon License to Kill

Jonny Quest Documentary Pts. 9 &10

Locales, Animals and Jezzebelle Jade:



The writers of Jonny Quest:

Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 8: Hadji Joins the Quest Party

Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 7 : The Process of Animation

This is a chapter of the documentary that I feel will be of help to not only animators but to VFX artists... the backgrounds used on Quest set the tone for much of the limited animation action. Note the staging of the background which follows the classic "foreground / midground / background" design.

Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 6 - The Show Gets In Big Trouble

Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 5 Spiraling Costs and Artist Trouble

The plot thickens and the stakes are raised as JONNY QUEST behind-the-scenes becomes as dramatic and hurried as the action onscreen.

And at the end of this episode we get a clue as to how Wildey and co. started using their budgetary and design restrictions to their advantage and create some new visual storytelling motifs.

Jonny Quest Documentary Pts. 3 & 4

Hi gang,

Got tied up yesterday with work and didn't have time to post the Jonny Quest documentary chapter so today you get a double feature!

Enjoy.

Jonny Quest: The Documentary Pt. 2 H-B Becomes an Empire

Continuing our screening of this fantastic look behind-the-scenes at one of my favorite television programs of all time.  In this episode we learn the foundations of the Hanna Barbera cartoon empire that paved the way for the creation of JONNY QUEST.




Stay tuned.

Jonny Quest: The Documentary

There are a lot of amazing things on the internet wedged between the layers of ... well, you know Sturgeon's law and all that.

I happened upon this home made documentary on the origins of one of my all-time favorite television shows  JONNY QUEST.  Made with a degree of scholarship and affection for the series, the mediamaker used readily available Mac tools and a lot of effort to create something you should see.   In fact, I'm pleased he used those simple tools because as he states in a later chapter - the restrictions often led to unique solutions.




The entire film is broken down into 27 chapters - each one a glimpse into the creative process and history of television cartoons as we know them today.  I'm going to post them a chapter at a time - one a day - for the month.  Please feel free to share these videos and come back every day around this time to get the  next chapter.