SCOT WITH AN ODD JOB

New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 486, 15 October 1948, Page 6

SCOT WITH AN ODD JOB

(continued from previous page) all types.’ In Snow-white and Bambi he used charm and fantasy as well as humour, and although back Home they used to say that that sort.of thing had had its day, I think the charm and pathos we saw in the early Disney films will always form the cartoon’s strongest appeal to the public." "Well, let’s get back to New Zealand for a moment. From what you've seen of us since you’ve been here, and speaking quite objectively, would you say that animated films produced here could show any characteristic distinct from those of the American or European product?" — ‘ "Since I’ve been here I’ve read several books of Maori legends, and I think there’s a wealth of material awaiting

the artist in them alone. I’m sure it could be worked up without .any loss of dignity to the subject. And your wild life has great possibilities too. The kiwi is an ideal cartoon character, just waiting to be done, and so are many of the other birds. There’s no reason why the moa shouldn’t be resurrected for the cartoonist’s paradise. "There is also an important future in the diagram film, which is already being used a good deal at Home. I think something along the same lines could be done in this country. Educational films, for instance, offer possibilities." (In a ‘later issue of "The Listener" an article specially written and illustrated by Mr. Morrow will describe how the film animator goes about his work and what problems he has to surmount in it.)