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Animating the Comics:

'POGO' COMES AI.IVE!

The 'Langley Punks' Exposed! Special Newspaper Props

left: Par.dl~ International Pictures presents Journe y into Terror the I.ugest production ever to gr.ce the pilgeS of ONEMAGI C's Producers' Bulledn 1l000rd. Shot ilt John Marsh-'ll High School In Portlolnd, Oregon, the production Is In blac k &. whhe Yideotape. The spedAi effecb opt!ub were shot at Jefferson High School, .Iso In Portl.nd. The SO minute fantasy .. d"enture bo.sts. 20 person technlul crew .nd. u.st of 13 . See Producers' Bulletin 1I0.;urt o n ~ge 26.

CINEMAGIC fe.tures the m.lklng of I Go Pogo. Stowm.r Enterprises' flrst fe.ture length production. Animator M.rc Chlnoy discusses his new anlmOldon technique, which he u.lls fledform . Abo"e: two Stom,u artlsb build. set for one of the scenes In I Go Pogo. left: A Stomar c.mer.m.n focuses In on Howland Owl .. nd Churchy laFemm .u.n Olnlm"'tor looks on. I Go Pogo Is the flrst feature length, COlor moYie to utilize the Flelllform technlque,.n ."Im.tlon process that Incorporates sevoeral different .nlm.· tlon t«hnlques. The story begins on p.ge 6 .

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CONTENTS Number 9

Editor's 4 FUmmakers'20 Sets On A Bench - Forum Shoe28 string Animating the Comics

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A regular department devoted to readers' comments and correspondence about fantasy filmmaking .

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_ 22 Almmaker Jeff PoIIizzotto describes his inexpensive method fO( SF set construction.

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Pogo comes to life in a ~ featurelength, color, stop-motion theatrical motion picture. By David Hutchison.

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Books for filmmakers-valuable sources of information and techniques for the filmmaker. By John Oayton.

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scene in which the psychotics (played...nth sound effects and a full orchestra behind spastic arm waving ... no Cuckoo's Nest the title song, Yes, there's a title SOIl9, '" pathos here) overpower the guard, pour lhe latest step in the filmmakers' evoIu' LSD down his throat and attach II stereo tion is Alcholics Unanimous. a oolor mus' vie\w of Peter (Hollywood Squares) Mar- ical! The Punks visit Captain Scab's bar shall to his glasses. The guard wanders off (" Best pretzels in townf') and lose the beer, aimlessly and one can hear his maniacal drinking contest to the upbeat tunes of screaming/laughing even if there is no nouse band Rudy and the Deadbeats, To cheer up, they break into a Busby Berkley dialogue. With Inlestinescame sync dialogue and rendition of 'When the Red, Red Robin " ," a new dimension for the Punks. Character complete with chorus, cho reography voices brought zany Lany Zabel and befud, among the lnIshcarlS, Mr, Red Robin and dled Bob Young out to the ford"ronl with original orchestration by Dave Nuttycombe cool Pat Carroll and Mlo brought you Ugly Things Ihal Kill People Producer: ship and returns to the year 1980 to BMD Productions. Director: M ike Meteger. Writer: Bothj take control of Earth by using his Shelden. Super·B, color. sound. Runn ing time: five m inutes. ~ of future events. He is fol· (Mike Meteger, 2440 Murre!, Santa Barbara, CA) lowed by a team of terran and alien chronooauts il a space cruiser c0nPhone: You c.n't u.U for Helpl Televerted to serve as a makeshift time vesphones mysteriously come to lifesel.. Their mission: Stop the villain before s-eeking and devouring all living flesh in he can seriously ah.er the flow of time their path. Animated phones pursue and and space. Producer: KA Films. Inc. attack their innocent victims. Comedy/ Director. ~ Hall. FX indude: rear· horror. Producer: RST Productions. screen, lasers. stop motion and exp1oDire