Ub Iwerks Animation

Ubbe Eert 'Ub' Iwerks (1901-1971) was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician who is best known for working with Walt Disney during the 20's and forming his own studio during the 30's.

Iwerks' animation is masterfully crafted due to the soliloquy of the drawings and the movements of the characters are very mechanical, and yet inventive. He also does some of the most bizarre camera perspectives (i.e. Plane Crazy).

Special Thanks to Mark Kausler, Devon Baxter and Hans Perk for some of the Identifications of Ub Iwerks.

Check Out Hans Perk's Blog for the Storyboards of "The Plow-boy"
http://afilmla.blogspot.com/2008/09/p...

List of Cartoons presented (mostly Disney):

Steamboat Willie (1928)
Ozzie of the Mounted (1928)
Plane Crazy (1927)
Oh What a Knight (1928)
The Ocean Hop (1927)
Ragtime Romeo (1931)(Iwerks Studio)
The Barn Dance (1928)
The Plow-Boy (1929)
Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)
The Skeleton Dance (1929)
Trolley Troubles (1927)
Flip the Frog (1930)(Iwerks Studio)
Alice's Eggplant (1925)
Alice Rattled by Rats (1925)
The Karnival Kid (1929)
Oh Teacher (1927)
Alice's Balloon Race (1926)
Autumn (1930)
The New Car (1931)(Iwerks Studio)

Music: "Twelfth Street Rag" by Harry Roy
"Somebody Stole My Gal" and "Moten Swing" by Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra.

If I made any mistakes in this reel, feel free to point them out.

Note: For the record, NO, I DON'T OWN ANY OF THESE CARTOONS IN THIS VIDEO REEL. this video was made for "educational" and "instructional" purposes, so this would fall into the category of "fair use". these cartoons belong to their respective companies or creators. NO INFRINGEMENT INTENDED (this goes for music as well).