It was speechless! His characters has and always will have the power of giving laughs and fun to millions around the world. God bless you guys, Mr. Barbera and Mr. Hanna.
I found it fascinating to listen to having as a child watched the Flintstones cartoon most weeknights before the BBC’s main evening news. The only improvement I could suggest for wider distribution would be to remove the WNYC announcer at the beginning and end and have Joe voice a better intro. Yes the sound isn’t perfect in some places, but location interviews can be tricky things to record. On spec interviews as this sounds to be are the trickiest, you have to take pot-luck on location and background noise. That being said, the human ear is the most adaptive filter, I still think this is a fantastic piece. I only hope Joe has more material with other animation pioneers in his archive. I would certainly be interested to hear it.
This is a meat-and-potatoes Q & A about the production and marketing of the Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. The audio on the cartoons is of much higher quality than the audio of the interview. Unfortunately the interview is the bulk of the segment.
I love behind-the-scenes pieces. They are some of the most interesting things, and I've been a big enough fan of the cartoons that I can associate some of the stuff that was talked about.
This piece works very well because of the access to not only Barbera, but to all the footage of the cartoons, so it wasn't just a dry interview. It's much different, but it reminds me of those behind-the-scenes DVD extras at how they made Star Wars or The Matrix. Now that I think about it, it might be even better to hear those, than see them, as I did.
This piece could air at Babera's death -- I hope that's a long way off, but it is inevitable. Otherwise, it's just a fun interview, and it could go anywhere you want to inject a little lightness, a little fun.
Barbera talks about the creative process, and his points are well-illustrated by carefully chosen excerpts from a host of favorite cartoons. The interview starts approx. 2 mins into the piece and ends at 21.30; as the producer alludes above, it might be more easily incorporated into a show without the host intro/outro as the sudden appearance of a WNYC voice may confuse listeners! It could provide historical perspective for a show about animation, or excerpted for a show about the creative process.
Even reveals the origin of the cry "yabadabadoo" from the flintstones! HW.
Comments for An Interview with Joe Barbera
This piece belongs to the series "Joe Bevilacqua Short Features"
Produced by Joe Bevilacqua
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5 comments
Jim Palmer
Posted on October 07, 2009 at 12:21 AM | Permalink
Voice of a cartoon icon
It was speechless! His characters has and always will have the power of giving laughs and fun to millions around the world. God bless you guys, Mr. Barbera and Mr. Hanna.
Chris Frear
Posted on February 07, 2005 at 01:41 AM | Permalink
Review of An Interview with Joe Barbera
I found it fascinating to listen to having as a child watched the Flintstones cartoon most weeknights before the BBC’s main evening news. The only improvement I could suggest for wider distribution would be to remove the WNYC announcer at the beginning and end and have Joe voice a better intro. Yes the sound isn’t perfect in some places, but location interviews can be tricky things to record. On spec interviews as this sounds to be are the trickiest, you have to take pot-luck on location and background noise. That being said, the human ear is the most adaptive filter, I still think this is a fantastic piece. I only hope Joe has more material with other animation pioneers in his archive. I would certainly be interested to hear it.
Richard Paul
Posted on December 29, 2003 at 01:15 PM | Permalink
Review of An Interview with Joe Barbera
This is a meat-and-potatoes Q & A about the production and marketing of the Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. The audio on the cartoons is of much higher quality than the audio of the interview. Unfortunately the interview is the bulk of the segment.
Hans Anderson
Posted on December 29, 2003 at 09:10 AM | Permalink
Review of An Interview with Joe Barbera
This piece works very well because of the access to not only Barbera, but to all the footage of the cartoons, so it wasn't just a dry interview. It's much different, but it reminds me of those behind-the-scenes DVD extras at how they made Star Wars or The Matrix. Now that I think about it, it might be even better to hear those, than see them, as I did.
This piece could air at Babera's death -- I hope that's a long way off, but it is inevitable. Otherwise, it's just a fun interview, and it could go anywhere you want to inject a little lightness, a little fun.
Transom Editors
Posted on December 05, 2003 at 11:08 AM | Permalink
Review of An Interview with Joe Barbera
Barbera talks about the creative process, and his points are well-illustrated by carefully chosen excerpts from a host of favorite cartoons. The interview starts approx. 2 mins into the piece and ends at 21.30; as the producer alludes above, it might be more easily incorporated into a show without the host intro/outro as the sudden appearance of a WNYC voice may confuse listeners! It could provide historical perspective for a show about animation, or excerpted for a show about the creative process.
Even reveals the origin of the cry "yabadabadoo" from the flintstones! HW.