Here's the original background from the first cartoon I made in college along with classmate Sarah Hobel.
The story: a stray dog finds a magic lamp in a big pile of rubbish and gives it a lick. Then all his wishes come true.
The deli pictured in the background is
named after my professor and mentor Maury Rapf (screenwriter for Disney, among
other studios). This animated film was made for Maury's "Filmmaking 101" class.
Back in 1975-76, I made my first animated cartoon, "The Premiere of Platypus Duck," with the help of a lot of people like Parker MacDonell, Barry Braverman, Maury Rapf, Blair Watson, Tom Ropelewski, Willy Small, Gigi Jones, Glo Ruegger, Sara Hoagland, Chuck Reach, Robert G. "Boris" Fisher and the Arthur and Lillie Mayer Foundation. Below are a few random storyboard panels from the pre-production. Recently I transferred my best copy of the final film to digital and I hope to get that online sometime soon.
