Dynamation is basically CGI before CGI was a thing. It was limited but it is truly amazing what they where able to make with it and there was no one better then Ray Harryhausen.

https://www.metaflix.com/stop-motion-master-ray-harryhausen-and-his-jason-and-the-argonauts-creation-1963/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ray-Harryhausen

http://www.unmuseum.org/dyna.htm

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/06/ray-harryhausen-set-the-world-in-stop-motion/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ray-harryhausen-the-godfather-of-stop-motion-animation-dies-54087810/

https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/celebrating-ray-harryhausens-centenary-10-essential-films-from-stop-motion-genius

https://silverscenesblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/ray-harryhausen-and-creation-of.html

Floyd Norman has had a long and amazing career. I hope you all at least check out his IMDB page so you can see just how much he has done.

https://societyillustrators.org/award-winners/floyd-norman/

https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/floyd-norman/

http://www.floydnormanmovie.com

https://abc7news.com/floyd-norman-an-animated-life-disney-animator-black/11600985/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5507860/?ref_=nm_mv

https://kids.kiddle.co/Floyd_Norman

https://animationguild.org/oral_history/floyd-norman/

https://crypticrock.com/interview-floyd-norman/

I will admit that this episode did go a bit more into Osamu Tezuka than Astro Boy. I was just really impressed by his work and wanted to make sure that everyone knows about it. If you want to watch the first episode of Astro Boy there is a link to it in my resources. Let me know if there is anything you want me to do an episode on.

https://www.colorado.edu/ptea-curriculum/sites/default/files/attached-files/twentieth-handout2.pdf

http://www.robothalloffame.org/inductees/04inductees/astro_boy.html

https://manga.tokyo/otaku-articles/atom-the-beginning-on-air-what-was-so-good-about-astro-boy-in-the-first-place/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpwbNYFvZy4

https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/?c=120

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/5-secrets-about-osamu-tezuka-s-creativity-tezuka-osamu/XwXxF9ZHOxZ-Iw?hl=en

http://tezukainenglish.com/wp/?page_id=671

His career in animation was short but impactful so I really wanted to do an episode on him. I mention this a few times in the podcast but again if you ever get a chance to see his art then please check it out. It's amazing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/movies/tyrus-wong-dies-bambi-disney.html

https://www.waltdisney.org/exhibitions/water-paper-paint-sky-art-tyrus-wong

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/tyrus-about-the-film/8917/

https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/tyrus-wong/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939372/

https://hammer.ucla.edu/now-dig-this/artists/tyrus-wong

This technique of animation is very important to it's history. I am sure that many animated films could never have been made with out it. So that is why I decided to make an episode dedicated to it. Here are some resources if you want to learn more.

https://www.fleischerstudios.com/origins.html

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/rotoscope-animation-guide#6-films-that-use-rotoscoping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROqlhMEWA70

https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-rotoscope-animation-definition/

This is an episode dedicated to the first woman to work at Disney. Sadly most of her work goes uncredited so many don't know about her. Here are some resources if you want to learn more about her amazing story.

https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/worth-much-man-cracking-celluloid-ceiling

https://celebrationspress.com/2018/04/23/bianca-majolie-a-disney-pioneer/

https://intheirownleague.com/2020/04/06/animated-april-spotlight-on-bianca-majolie/

https://www.dailyhindnews.com/women-in-the-shadows-at-disney-bianca-majolie-the-studios-first-screenwriter/

https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/worth-much-man-cracking-celluloid-ceiling

This is an episode about the first animated film ever made. I wish we could see this film. I know that we would likely not understand it at all since it is about politics in Argentina that are over 100 years old but still. I am including links to my resources in case anyone wants to learn more.

https://lostmediaarchive.fandom.com/wiki/El_Apóstol_(Lost_1917_Animated_Film)

https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.4/articles/bendazzi1.4.html

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007646/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0