| Mike Jittlov | |
 Mike Jittlov in 1996
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| Born | June 8, 1948 Los Angeles, California |
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| Occupation | special effects animation |
Mike Jittlov (born June 8, 1948) is an American animator and the creator of short films and one feature length movie using forms of special effects animation, including stop-motion animation, rotoscoping, and pixilation. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An animator is an Artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called Animation when rapidly displayed The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own Rotoscoping is an Animation technique in which Animators trace over live-action film movement frame by frame for use in Animated films Originally Pixilation (from pixilated) is a Stop motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film by repeatedly posing He is best known for the 1987 feature The Wizard of Speed and Time feature-length film, based on his 1979 short film of the same name. The Wizard of Speed and Time is a 1989 low-budget feature film written directed and starring animator Mike Jittlov, as well as a 1979 16 mm
Life
Born in Los Angeles, Jittlov was a math-language major at UCLA. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Jittlov took an animation course to satisfy his art requirement. Having made a super-8 film, THE LEAP (enlarged to 16mm to participate various film festivals in the early 70s), the 16mm film made for the UCLA class, Good Grief, was entered by them into Academy Awards competition, and made it to the professional finals for nomination, the first of several of his short films to do so. Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. After that, Jittlov bought his own a 16mm movie camera, designed his own multi-plane animation system for $200, and began his career.
Some of his other original film shorts, including The Interview, Swing Shift, Animato, and Time Tripper (released separately and as a collection called Animato) won many top awards and repeat film festival screenings, bringing him to the attention of The Walt Disney Studio. Animato is a compilation of short films by Mike Jittlov, using extensive use of Stop motion, Pixilation, Kinestasis, Animato is a compilation of short films by Mike Jittlov, using extensive use of Stop motion, Pixilation, Kinestasis, Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter In 1978, Jittlov co-starred on Disney's two-hour TV extravaganza, Mickey's 50th, with the short film Mouse Mania, creating and animating the first stop-motion Mickey Mouse, along with 1,000 other Disney toys marching around a psychiatrist's office. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. The short is now featured on the Disney DVD Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two. Since Disney did not allow usually individual creators to receive credit on their television productions (preferring a generic thanks to "the many disney animators who made this possible") Mike put his and partner Deven Cheregino's name on the toys in the final production number, where they couldn't be edited out. In late 1979, he co-starred again on Disney's Major Effects television special - this time introducing the world to the 500mph Green "Wizard of Speed and Time" via the short film version. With an improved soundtrack, the short was released to 16mm film collectors in 1980, along with four of his other short films.
Jittlov also created the inaugural short film played on the cable TV Disney Channel. For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. It featured an animated satellite shaped like Mickey Mouse's head, which was later reproduced for the special features of the DVD version of Disney's 1937 film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Mickey Satellite film played to park-goers waiting in line at Space Mountain for years, and is still shown to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts employees during orientation. Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom opened on January 15, 1975. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives builds and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts as well as a variety The prop was also used in a scene in The Wizard of Speed and Time.
Jittlov is best known for his feature movie The Wizard of Speed and Time, which he directed and starred in. The Wizard of Speed and Time is a 1989 low-budget feature film written directed and starring animator Mike Jittlov, as well as a 1979 16 mm The movie did poorly in theatres but has established a cult following since its release on videotape and laserdisk.
He later worked as a special effects technician on the movie Ghost and in fan films including Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline. Ghost is a 1990 romantic Fantasy film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline is a Fan film that made its debut on the Internet on April 16, 2002, created by fans of the
Jittlov distinguishes himself in terms of appearance at science fiction conventions by wearing his traditional green jacket and green shoes like the ones seen in The Wizard of Speed and Time. He was an early Internet user, with his own website, and frequent poster to his own Usenet group, alt. fan. mike-jittlov. He is also a prolific practitioner of origami. (from oru meaning "folding" and kami meaning "paper" is the ancient Japanese Art of Paper folding.
Cultural Influences
Josh Heisie's stop-motion film Mr. Smith Makes Good[1] is dedciated to Mike Jittlov and makes a number of references to The Wizard of Speed and Time.
Gerhard Hafner's stop-motion short film The Mechanic of Speed and Time[2] is a direct parody of Mike Jittlov's film.
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