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ANIMATOR BREAKDOWN: "Big Top Bunny" (1951)
🕑 Added 2020-09-04 21:39:31 +0000 UTCIf you are unable to access the Google Drive embed, click here.
Previously exclusive to the $10 level, here is an animator breakdown video on Big Top Bunny, directed by Bob McKimson.
Mel Blanc lent his vocals for this production in three consecutive recording sessions on November 19, 1949, another in January 28, 1950 and the last known on February 11, 1950. The film was released December 1, 1951, and reissued under the "Blue Ribbon" banner in August 1963, the latter being the most common version seen today.
Bob Wickersham, formerly a director at Screen Gems in the 1940s, was hired at Warners in February 1950 as an animator in McKimson's unit. Meanwhile, Herman Cohen is not credited under the opening titles for his footage in the cartoon.
(Please excuse the quality of this production draft - this was culled from an eBay auction.)
