Ward Kimball-Escalation Film

NickO'Time · 02-12-2007, 12:29 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZBtWNxlQs

Not for the squeamish. Be advised.

SOme brief nudity.
This film protests the LBJ'S escalation of the Vietnam War.
Ward Kimball made this back in 1968.

SEE IT BEFORE YouTube possibly pulls it!

Ghoulish Delight · 02-12-2007, 12:33 AM

Wow, not sure what all to make of it, but that was an awesome find.

JWBear · 02-12-2007, 12:51 AM

Cool!

NickO'Time · 02-12-2007, 01:33 AM

I thought it was interesting, I wonder how much room Disney allowed its employees to do this. Obviously this was a couple years after Walt's time.

mousepod · 02-12-2007, 07:53 AM

I'm going to be talking about this short (a little) on the Disney & WWII podcast. It's fascinating to compare the differences between Escalation and the earlier propaganda shorts that WK worked on for Disney.

Snowflake · 02-12-2007, 08:06 AM

Well, that was very interesting. I think I may have seen that before, but i can't for the life of me imagine where.

Gemini Cricket · 02-12-2007, 08:19 AM

I liked it. Very cool.
I had heard about it before but hadn't seen it until now.
A simple piece that packs a punch.

Snowflake · 02-12-2007, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I liked it. Very cool.
I had heard about it before but hadn't seen it until now.
A simple piece that packs a punch.

It got me wondering how Ward would feel today? An unanswereable question, but it gave me pause.

Anyway, a great find and thanks for posting it before youtube takes it down.

LSPoorEeyorick · 02-12-2007, 10:08 AM

Wowsa. I've managed to see two Kimball propaganda films in two days.

Very interesting piece-- and I guess I'm not too surprised that an animator made the connection between pinocchio nose and pinocchio (cuckoo noise).

mousepod · 02-12-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Wowsa. I've managed to see two Kimball propaganda films in two days.

Y'know, I'd be interested to hear your feedback on the first cartoon, and any others you might have seen over the weekend.

(winking smilie goes here)

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NickO'Time Missed it by that much.. Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 678	Ward Kimball-Escalation Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZBtWNxlQs Not for the squeamish. Be advised. SOme brief nudity. This film protests the LBJ'S escalation of the Vietnam War. Ward Kimball made this back in 1968. SEE IT BEFORE YouTube possibly pulls it! __________________ Yeah, right.
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NickO'Time Missed it by that much.. Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 678	I thought it was interesting, I wonder how much room Disney allowed its employees to do this. Obviously this was a couple years after Walt's time. __________________ Yeah, right.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I'm going to be talking about this short (a little) on the Disney & WWII podcast. It's fascinating to compare the differences between Escalation and the earlier propaganda shorts that WK worked on for Disney. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Well, that was very interesting. I think I may have seen that before, but i can't for the life of me imagine where. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I liked it. Very cool. I had heard about it before but hadn't seen it until now. A simple piece that packs a punch.
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Wowsa. I've managed to see two Kimball propaganda films in two days. Very interesting piece-- and I guess I'm not too surprised that an animator made the connection between pinocchio nose and pinocchio (cuckoo noise).
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