Set Project research - Hanna - Barbera Productions
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera are the founders of the Hanna - Barbera Productions company which famous for creating animated series such as The Flinstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs or Tom and Jerry. Their works are played on the TV and loved by people till today. Lots of ideas for movies that come from Hanna - Barbera Productions were used and were ideas for creating a huge amount of movie remakes such as Scooby-Doo or The Smurfs and more.
Hanna - Barbera Productions (1981) The Smurfs
Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures (2013) The Smurfs
We can easily see the difference between Hanna and Barbera - Bill directs and Joe draws. But it is often said that the two are one, together, they are two irreplaceable parts of one creative machine. Without their close collaboration, we probably can not see these colourful and full of comedy and unique characters animations.
In William's opinion, all of this popularity and success is thank's to good cooperation with his family - colleagues from work. They have the same aim in mind during creating these animations in an interview from 1997 which was made by Leonard Maltin, Mr Hanna said "I just hope they remember I was the creator of some very warm and loving, funny characters that made everybody happy and smile."
All I can say that this goal has been archived. Lots of generation were has been raised on these cartoons which shows that good movies or serials are immortal.
As for Set Project, I want to focus on The Flinstones - this story, the style in which was this cartoon made and the characters that are very unique and lively.
References:
Leonard Maltin (1997) William Hanna interview https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/joseph-barbera#about [16.04.2021]
The Editors of the Enciclopeadia Britanica (2020) Hanna and Barbera (Online) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hanna-and-Barbera [16.04.2021]
The Editors of the Enciclopeadia Britanica (2020) William Hanna (Online) https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Hanna [16.04.2021]
Television Academy (2017) William Hanna and Joseph Barbera: Hall of Fame Tribute (Online) https://www.emmys.com/news/hall-fame/william-hanna-and-joseph-barbera-hall-fame-tribute-0 [16.04.2021]
Pancho Doll (1994) REEL LIFE / FILM & VIDEO FILE: Music Helped ‘Flintstones’ on Way to Fame: In 1960, Hoyt Curtin created the lively theme for the Stone Age family. The show’s producers say it may be the most frequently broadcast song on TV. (Online) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-02-vl-64779-story.html [16.04.2021]
VanDerWerff, Emily (2014). In The Flintstones, Hanna-Barbera found a shameless rip-off that worked. https://tv.avclub.com/in-the-flintstones-hanna-barbera-found-a-shameless-rip-1798268522'. [16.04.2021]
Michael Barrier (2008) The Book as a Toy (Online) http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Commentary/Hanna-Barbera%20Treasury/HBTreasu [16.04.2021]
Hanna - Barbera Productions (1981) The Smurfs https://tvline.com/2020/06/18/the-smurfs-reboot-series-order-nickelodeon/ [17.04.2021]
Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures (2013) The Smurfs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs_(film)#/media/File:TheSmurfs2011Poster.jpg [17.04.2021]
There are lot of other Hanna Barbera cartoons that you could research in future posts. Consider how the animations for these cartoons exaggerate feature, the use of colour and sound (sound effects are really important to their work - have a look at Wacky Races here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1cnit1irjY), the use of fonts, backgrounds etc. The cartoons produced in the 1960's and 70's were really ground breaking (I remember them from my childhood) and very much of their time, so incorporate Psychedelic imagery as well. there is a lot you could look at beyond the research you have presented here.
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