Jones would kick off his animation career by working as a cel washer for The Iwerks Studios thanks to Fred Kopietz, who was an animator that put in a good word for Jones. This studio was owned by Ub Iwerks and he was a former Disney animator who helped with the creation of Mickey Mouse. The Iwerks Studio was not gaining the same success either Disney or Fleischer Studios. Seeing this, Jones would leave Iwerks Studios and get employed by Friz Freleng as an animator for the Leon Schlesinger Studio which would get sold to the Warner Bros. later on in 1936. There, Chuck Jones would be assigned to work as an assistant animator with Warner Bros. in 1933 working under Tex Avery, who was big name in the animation industry. Jones would direct his first
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This technique was not a technique that was used in every animation studio. During this time, Disney had revolutionized and dominated the animation industry with their feature films and animation techniques. Many animation studios wanted to distance themselves from “Disney-look” and use anything to separate themselves from them. It states on idearocketanimation.com, “animation smear depicts one quick “blur” of motion in a single frame. Instead of drawing a perfect subject moving through an action in dozens of poses frame by frame, animation smears accomplish the illusion of motion in a single frame or a short run of frames placed in between typical keyframes. The best part is that your eye doesn’t even notice the difference.” The smear animation technique demonstrates a sense of movement and speed at an exaggeratedly fast speed, just by creating a blur. This is something that careful placement of the keyframe placement could not replicate. This animation technique was first used on the animated short, The Dover Boys at Pimento University (or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall), released by the Warner Bros. in
This technique was not a technique that was used in every animation studio. During this time, Disney had revolutionized and dominated the animation industry with their feature films and animation techniques. Many animation studios wanted to distance themselves from “Disney-look” and use anything to separate themselves from them. It states on idearocketanimation.com, “animation smear depicts one quick “blur” of motion in a single frame. Instead of drawing a perfect subject moving through an action in dozens of poses frame by frame, animation smears accomplish the illusion of motion in a single frame or a short run of frames placed in between typical keyframes. The best part is that your eye doesn’t even notice the difference.” The smear animation technique demonstrates a sense of movement and speed at an exaggeratedly fast speed, just by creating a blur. This is something that careful placement of the keyframe placement could not replicate. This animation technique was first used on the animated short, The Dover Boys at Pimento University (or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall), released by the Warner Bros. in