Todays plan:
Build a Fig Rig
A Fig Rig is a camera stabilization device for smaller cameras (e.g mine), the Fig Rig ’should’ allow me to get a much smoother shot.
[googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6773814407237271979[/googlevideo]
No lighting or configurations were set on the camera, I just wanted to test how it moved.
Looks pretty good when watching the source footage but google video seems to make it jerky(suspect some frames being dropped), I’ll try another recording and see how it goes.
10. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3ELKLvVyc[/youtube]
When he reveals his ‘fabulous secret powers’ and holds aloft his ‘magic sword’?…. Could something sly be lying beneath this innocent looking cartoon?
Fun fact: According to recent rumblings there is a new He-Man movie on the horizon(IMDB)
9. G.I.JOE (1985-1986)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdvbRRQynu4[/youtube]
Encourage children to be patriotic, recruit for the military and it has Starscreams voice as Cobra Commander, how can you go wrong?
8. Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers(1989-1990)
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=2e5q6ubDlZE[/youtube]
Ch-ch-ch-Chip ‘n Dale. I almost developed a stutter singing this song as kid… Ah the memories
7. Inspector Gadget(1983-1986)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKeE3saeguY[/youtube]
Maxwell Smart as Gadget, Megatron as Brain and a theme tune that still causes migraines. LOVE IT~
6. M.A.S.K(1985-1988)
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=R562_313v0Q[/youtube]
Masked Crusaders who work Overtime? I hope they get paid at least 1.5 times their standard hourly rate… Ahem, premises is pretty paper thin but that doesn’t stop it from having a rocking theme.
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(1987-1996) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0FbYe3lRE[/youtube]
How many times can you say “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” in 60 seconds and still rock! Love it or hate it you know it’s going to be stuck in your head after listening to it.
4. Ducktales(1987-1990)
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=34Sb0hGUNIQ[/youtube]
D-d-d-danger, watch behind you - Over pronunciation out to find you. Even for the folk who hated cartoons the theme tune would still ruin their spirit and lead them down the destructive path of a cartoon junkie.
3. Thundercats(1985-1990)
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Qd_IsxgAf8[/youtube]
Thunder… Thunder… Thunder! Thundercats!! HO. The second biggest rock out in cartoon theme history. Apparently they had to limit the use of the word ‘Thunder’ to a measly 25 times to stop kids from going into hysterics.
Fun fact: In June 2007 Warner Bros announced they had optioned the rights to make a CGI feature film based on Thundercats(IMDB)
2. SilverHawks(1986)
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=OMBfm3vUB6M[/youtube]
Thundercats in space, weak series but an amazingly awesome Theme.. insane guitar riffs, lyrics that rumble your adrenaline.. In one word MINDF’INGBLOWING!!
Fun fact: Many of the animators of Silverhawks would go off to join Studio Ghibli and work along side Hayao Miyazaki.
1. Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears(1989-1990) [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=loUNoy0Qub0[/youtube]
What can I say, cept “GUMMI BEARS!!!! BOUNCING HERE AND THERE AND EVERYWHERE!”
