Joseph Barbera
I could write ten-to-twenty page papers on Joseph Barbera. He is a household name for many that were children during the era of the 1960’s and 70’s and still holds popularity through his animated works that have surpassed his prime and life. Some background about Joseph Barbera, he was born March 24th, 1911 to parents Vincent Barbera and Francesca Calvacca. He grew up in New York City. It is written of Barbera in Bio magazine that “In 1936, he found work at the MGM studios. In 1938, he joined forces with William Hanna. Barbera and Hanna took charge of MGM's animation division from 1955 to 1957. After this, the duo formed H-B Enterprises, which became Hanna-Barbera Productions” (Biography.com, editors).
Creative Innovations and Famous Works
Barbera is not only an animator but he is also an author. He wrote My Life in ‘toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century. As an animator, Barbera is well-known for his collaborations with William Hanna and the works they produced such as Yogi Bear, The Jetsons and The Flintstones. These cartoons include popular, well known characters whose names and faces remain in our memories from childhood. “William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were often criticized for employing cut-rate limited-animation techniques, which allowed for the speedy production of television cartoons, but …show more content…
Straight from the words of Joseph Barbera, this proves that comedy was an objective of the much of the writing that went into the animation of Hanna Barbera Productions. Barbera also said of Walt Disney’s “Mickey Mouse” - “What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character” (Brainyquote.com). Barbera was often critical of the Walt Disney productions supposedly due to incidents that had taken place between Barbera and
I could write ten-to-twenty page papers on Joseph Barbera. He is a household name for many that were children during the era of the 1960’s and 70’s and still holds popularity through his animated works that have surpassed his prime and life. Some background about Joseph Barbera, he was born March 24th, 1911 to parents Vincent Barbera and Francesca Calvacca. He grew up in New York City. It is written of Barbera in Bio magazine that “In 1936, he found work at the MGM studios. In 1938, he joined forces with William Hanna. Barbera and Hanna took charge of MGM's animation division from 1955 to 1957. After this, the duo formed H-B Enterprises, which became Hanna-Barbera Productions” (Biography.com, editors).
Creative Innovations and Famous Works
Barbera is not only an animator but he is also an author. He wrote My Life in ‘toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century. As an animator, Barbera is well-known for his collaborations with William Hanna and the works they produced such as Yogi Bear, The Jetsons and The Flintstones. These cartoons include popular, well known characters whose names and faces remain in our memories from childhood. “William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were often criticized for employing cut-rate limited-animation techniques, which allowed for the speedy production of television cartoons, but …show more content…
Straight from the words of Joseph Barbera, this proves that comedy was an objective of the much of the writing that went into the animation of Hanna Barbera Productions. Barbera also said of Walt Disney’s “Mickey Mouse” - “What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character” (Brainyquote.com). Barbera was often critical of the Walt Disney productions supposedly due to incidents that had taken place between Barbera and