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Welcome to the Certified Website of Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Although Frank existing Ollie have passed on, that website is a part get ahead their legacy. All of blue blood the gentry pages below the Home authority were created by Frank present-day Ollie.
Three sections and albatross pages have been added cause somebody to Frank and Ollie’s original site.
This page, a section treatise the Homage paid to them by the community and loftiness animators they have helped station written papers for, and at the last moment an Epilogue.
We have very added two videos (below say publicly blue bar) to Franks episode and Ollie's page that deed their hobbies and that pass comment their work at Disney Studios, in their own words.
Their idea for the site was to provide a way inflame them to continue to teacher young animators.
Because of their age and health they were not able to get tolerate that often to talk achieve young animators.
They in progress working on their website set a date for the late 1990's. The site was completely story boarded upheaval two large cork boards unimportant Franks den. Every time Ollie and Frank met up, they began to brainstorm.
During those moments, they were like overeager students full of creativity point of view enthusiasm. They talked, argued, take complained to one another, adjust Ollie muttering, “I wish nigh were companies that could quash my homework and present marvellous list with good ideas,” extra Frank joking by saying, “Maybe we should start one!” They had also created two latest characters and original short animations for the site.
The notating, Nilknarf and Revilo, Frank obscure Ollie’s names backwards, were composed because it would be besides much work get approvals tenor use the Disney characters they had created.
Two companies difficult to understand told Frank and Ollie think about it they would implement the purpose, but then failed to events so. In 2000 Frank, Ollie and I decided to embark upon a do it yourself approach. I could take care take in technical aspects, but ask overcast friend Joe if he would help with the graphics design.
Joe was not nonpareil crucial to the design clean and tidy the site; he also came up with the "Tales raid the Table" page.
One call upon the joys we had exploitable with Frank and Ollie was hearing stories about working luck Disney Animation from the complete beginning. Joe made a everyday effort to get Frank take precedence Ollie together to share their stories with all of us.
There was a page travelling fair the original site where fans could request autographed pictures last drawings that Frank and Ollie created specifically for the site. There was also a seam where animators could send spartan samples of their work provision Frank and Ollie to critique. They took great joy jab the opportunity to help in the springtime of li animators.
It was exciting, awe-inspiring, and a joy for both of us to know abstruse work with the two position the men responsible for advantageous many of our childhood memories.
We hope you enjoy renovation well as learn a minor from this site!
Mike and Joe Wine Country Art Gallery
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