Warner’s success proved that aggressive archiving, public-private partnerships (UCLA, Library of Congress, Academy Film Archive), and fan communities could reverse decades of neglect. The “looneytunesalmostcompletes1929s20111086of” phenomenon is now a case study taught in film preservation courses.
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1929-1969) : r/looneytunes looneytunesalmostcompletes1929s20111086of
The Looney Tunes series did not begin with Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck. It began with a one-off short starring a proto–Bosko, a jazz-singing inkblot character. Produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, financed by Leon Schlesinger, and distributed by Warner Bros., Sinkin’ in the Bathtub was Warner’s answer to Disney’s Steamboat Willie . Warner’s success proved that aggressive archiving
Should it be a where the characters from 1929 meet those from 2011? public-private partnerships (UCLA