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The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic

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An edition of Inside the Yellow submarine (2002)

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The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic

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Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic
2002, Krause Publications
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Iola, WI

Table of Contents

Dedication. Page 3
Acknowledgements. Page 4
Contents. Page 8
Dramatis Personae. A "who's who" of interviewees and other related persons. Page 11
Author's Preface. Page 14
Why This Book Was Needed Page 17
Forward. by Erich Segal Page 18
Introduction. by Sir George Martin Page 19
Notes on Some Design Problems in Yellow Submarine. Page 20
Synopsis of The Yellow Submarine. Page 22
Chapter 1. How the Yellow Submarine Disappeared into a Sea of Holes Page 25
Removed from the Shelves Page 26
The Times They Were a Changin' Page 27
Born Out of Contractual Necessity Page 28
Brodax and the Beatles Cartoon Page 29
Did the Yellow Submarine film fulfill The Beatles' Contract? Page 32
Strain from Deadline and Budget Page 33
Chapter 2. The Beatles' Hands-Off Involvement Page 35
Concerned About Being Frozen in Time Page 37
Brian Epstein's Yellow Submarine Foresight Page 39
The Beatles Were Blase Page 40
Why Voice Actors Mouthed the Beatles Page 43
How the Beatles Provided Inspiration in Absentia Page 44
Which Beatle Took the Most Interest in the Production of the Film? Page 45
Paul Wanted Yellow Submarine to Be More Like Disney Page 47
George Considered Yellow Submarine a Classic Page 49
Ringo Has Made Yellow Submarine His Theme Song Page 49
John Lennon "Remembers" Designing Some of the Meanies Page 50
The Beatles Appear Live at the End of the Film Page 52
The Beatles' Reaction to the 1999 Renovation of Yellow Submarine Page 52
Chapter 3. The Song "Yellow Submarine" Emerged from The Twilight Zone and Spawned an Empire Page 57
Out of a Dream-Like State Page 58
Party Atmosphere Page 59
The Recording Sessions Page 62
Anyone Who Was Around That Day Page 62
Spoken Passage Returns on the Anthology Page 63
Single and LP Releases Page 64
Chapter 4: Will the Real Designer of Yellow Submarine Please Stand Up?. Heniz Edelmann Deserves the Title "Father of Yellow Submarine Art" Page 66
A "This is It!" Moment Page 68
The Heinzising Unit Page 72
A Case of Mistaken Identities Page 81
Like an Albatross Page 82
Peter Max: All-American Pop Artist Page 84
Peter Max on Yellow Submarine Page 85
Milton Glaser on Max, Edelmann and Yellow Submarine Page 88
Chapter 5: All Together Now. How the Yellow Submarine's Crew Was Assembled Page 91
TV Cartoons (TVC) of London Page 92
Amended Credits List Page 95
Searching for Edelmann Page 97
All Hands on Deck Page 100
Several Months of Work Were Done Without a Script Page 102
The American King Features Contingent Page 104
The Cream of the Crop Animators in the 1960s Page 106
The Beatles Impersonators Page 110
The True Identity of the Beatles' Voices Was Squelched Page 114
Chapter 6: Drinking Everything We Could Get Our Hands On. The Daily Experience on Yellow Submarine Page 116
In the Beginning was the Idea and Brodax Said This Idea Is Good Page 117
How to Draw a Film Without a Script Page 117
A Charmed Atmosphere Page 122
Inspiration from the Father of Yellow Submarine Art Page 124
Drug Use and Stress on the Scene Page 126
Intense Use of Color to Simulate a Drug-Induced Experience Page 128
A Crew of Over 200 Page 129
Day-to-Day Memories Page 132
Which Scenes Came First? Page 143
The Rush to the Finish Line Page 147
Peculiar Challenges for the Sound Department Page 148
Playing The Beatles Page 151
One of the Parallel Tracks. The Making of the Original Yellow Submarine Soundtrack Page 152
The 5th Beatle Analyzes His Compositions. Page 153
"Pepperland" Gives You a Longing to Be There Page 153
The "Sea of Time" Uses Indian Music Page 154
The "Sea of Monsters" Uses Backwards Recordings Page 154
The Unusual Malefic Power of "The March of the Meanies" Page 155
The Inspiration Behind "Pepperland Laid to Waste" Page 155
Yellow Submarine in Pepperland Page 155
Speaking to the Generation of the 1960s? Page 156
Chapter 7: George Dunning. The "Bloody Brilliant" Director of Yellow Submarine Page 158
A True Poet and Master of His Craft Page 160
Dunning's Yellow Submarine Motives Page 160
The Evolution from the TV Cartoon Beatles to Yellow Submarine Page 161
Remembering George Dunning Page 163
Dunning's Singular Importance to Yellow Submarine Page 164
Special Project Unit: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Page 165
Dunning was "Uncle Plasma" Page 171
Questionable Health Page 175
Chapter 8. Charlie Jenkins and His Magical Bench Page 176
Unanimously Considered a Genius Page 177
The Jenkins Mystique and Jenkins Technique Page 178
Unshrouding the Magical Mystery Bench Page 179
A Postcard Trip from Liverpool to London and Out to Sea Page 180
Life After Submarine Page 181
Chapter 9: Who Wrote the Screenplay?. Ad Hoc Ad Loc and Quid Pro Quo, So Little Time, So Much to Know! Page 184
Lee Minoff, the Writer with the Beatles Haircut Page 187
Minoff Vs. Brodax Page 190
Yellow Submarine Alternate Reality #1 Page 190
Yellow Submarine Alternate Reality #2 Page 192
Minoff's Conceptual Ideas Page 193
We're Not Using Your Script Page 195
An Amazing Tribute to Edelmann's Brilliance Page 196
Script Archeology by Edelmann Page 198
It's Not True? Page 199
Enter the Professor of Classics Page 200
Erich Segal Meets the Beatles Page 201
The Bulldog and Yale Page 202
Back-Up Script by Jack Mendelsohn Page 202
Sometimes It Seems More Than One Person Wrote the Same Lines Page 205
Yellow Submarine Alternate Reality #3 Page 206
Yellow Submarine Alternate Reality #4 Page 208
Mysterious Origins of the Comic Book and Paperback Revealed Page 208
Uncredited Roger McGough Page 210
Why Not Give McGough Credit? Page 211
Edelmann's Diary of How the "Script" Evolved Page 213
Chapter 10: Tension on the Set. Why Part of the Yellow Submarine Was Kidnapped Page 216
Yanks vs. Brits? Page 217
Fundamental Difference of Opinion Page 218
Dunning and Deadlines Page |222
The Attempted "Takeover" Page 223
Behind Schedule Page 224
Did They Overspend Their Budget? Page 225
The Kidnapping of the Yellow Submarine Page 227
Brodax on the "Kidnapping" and Takeover" Page 229
How the "Takeover" Attempt Was Viewed By the Crew Page 230
Chapter 11: Inspiration, Parody and Cameo Appearances. Roses, Holes and Eleanor Rigby Page 233
Roses Behind His Ears Page 234
The Sea of Holes? Page 234
Who was Old Fred? Page 234
Pepperland Based in Cape Cod? Page 235
The Boob and Erich Segal Page 236
The Dreadful Flying Glove Page 237
Ian Cowan in the Sea of Time Page 238
Martin Used J.S. Bach to Spoof Hamlet Cigars Page 238
Red Meanies, Blue Meanies, Purple Meanies, Whose Meanies? Page 239
Color Photo Spread. Page 241
Were the Blue Meanies from King Features? Page 257
"Eleanor Rigby" is Full of Snapshots of the Film's Co-Creators Page 260
Real Liverpool Landmarks Were Seen Page 264
Ringo's House, Called "The Pier," Was on Top of a Hill Page 264
Chapter 12. The Best and the Worst and the Split Personality of The Yellow Submarine
What Are the Most Successful Scenes in Yellow Submarine? Page 265
Where Are Some of the Mistakes? Page 269
The Split Personality of Yellow Submarine Page 276
For Those Yet to See the "Hey Bulldog" Version. Page 278
The Trouble Was: Where to Put It? Page 280
Why the Bulldog Was Sent to the Kennel: Anti-Climax or Artistic Preference? Page 281
Opinions of the 1999 Reinsertion Page 283
Chapter 13: Deadline Met, The World Premiere. The Co-Creators Mingle with the Beautiful People for a Flashbulb-Popping Night Page 285
The Co-Creators Become VIPs for a Night Page 290
The "Voices" Weren't Welcome Page 295
Chapter 14: Yellow Submarine Reviews and Box Office. Radically Different Receptions in the UK vs. the USA Page 297
UK Critics Page 300
USA Box Office Page 301
USA Critics Page 303
Great Notices in America Page 305
Chapter 15: The Repercussions of Yellow Submarine. How the Hurried Little Film Changed the World Page 311
Who Felt the Anti-Disney Sentiment on the Set? Page 314
Innovative in Style and Devotion Page 317
We Didn't Pioneer Anything Page 319
Most of the Innovations Came From Jenkins and Edelmann Page 321
The Yellow Submarine "Letraset" Discovery Page 321
A 2-Month Paid Holiday Turned into an 11-month Nightmare Page 322
Did the Yellow Submarine Change Your Life? Page 324
Yellow Submarine Almost Bankrupted TV Cartoons Page 329
Chapter 16: The Yellow Submarine Comes of Age. Life Since 1968 and Its Spectacular Rebirth in 1999 Page 331
1993: The 25th Year Reunion Party Page 332
1998: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary Page 334
1999: The Yellow Submarine Resurfaces in Unmitigated Glory Thanks to Bruce Markoe, the Latest in a Long Series of Yellow Submarine Heroes Page 336
Cleaning Up the Film Page 340
Enhancing the Sound Track Page 341
The Difference Between Black and White and Color Page 342
The Beatles React to the Renovation Page 343
Reaction of the Co-Creators to the Renovation Page 344
Liverpool Launches the Renovated Yellow Submarine August 30, 1999 Page 345
The Limited Theatres Release in 1999 Page 348
The Yellow Submarine Honored by the U.S. Postal Service Page 350
The Yellow Submarine Goes for a Ride in a Big Way Page 351
A New List of Credits for the Digital Age Page 353
Nothing Befits a Legend Like Animation Page 353
Chapter 17: The Comic Book and Novelization. More Alternate Realities for the Yellow Submarine Page 355
Searching the Collector's Market for Variations on the Yellow Submarine Theme Page 356
Max Wilk and the Novel Page 357
Paul S. Newman and the Yellow Submarine Gold Key Comic Book Page 360
Newman's Logic Page 361
José Delbo and the Yellow Submarine Gold Key Comic Book Page 362
Comparing the Variations in the Versions Page 363
Chapter 18. Real Life Yellow Submarines Around the World Page 367
Chapter 19: The Cottage Industry Continues. Dr. Bob's Review of the Yellow Submarine Merchandise Page 373
"You Look Like the Originals" Page 375
Dr. Bob's Review of the Yellow Submarine Memorabilia of 1999/2000 Page 376
Appendix 1.
Excerpts from the Balser/Edelmann Script Page 394
Biographies of the Yellow Submarine Co-Creators Page 397
Yellow Submarine Screen Credits Page 412
Appendix 2. Page 415
References and Bibliography Page 416
Where Beatles Fans Come Together Page 427
About the Author Page 429
Goldmine Magazine Ad Page 431
Beatles/Goldmine Collectibles Ad Page 432

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 416-426).

Copyright Date
2002

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/72
Library of Congress
PN1997.Y37 H54 2002

Contributors

Foreword
Erich Segal, Ph.D.
Introduction
Sir George Martin
interviewee
Al Brodax
interviewee
Tony Barrow
interviewee
Bruce Markoe
interviewee
Charlie Jenkins
interviewee
Tony Cuthbert
interviewee
Anne Jolliffe
interviewee
Antal Kovacs
interviewee
John Coates
interviewee
Mike Stuart
interviewee
John Williams
interviewee
Jack Stokes
interviewee
Alan Ball
interviewee
George Harrison
interviewee
Paul McCartney
interviewee
Heinz Edelmann
interviewee
Alsion de Vere
interviewee
Millicent McMillan
interviewee
Dave Livesey
interviewee
Bob Godfrey
interviewee
May Pang
interviewee
Ringo Starr
interviewee
Mark Lewisohn
interviewee
Denis Rich
interviewee
Geoffrey Loynes
interviewee
Chris Miles
interviewee
Corona Maher
interviewee
Dick Horn
interviewee
Norman Kauffman
interviewee
Peter Max
interviewee
Milton Glaser
interviewee
Bob Balser
interviewee
Ellen Hall
interviewee
Ron Campbell
interviewee
John Clive
interviewee
Paul Angelis
interviewee
Geoff Hughes
interviewee
Lance Percival
interviewee
George Dunning
interviewee
Cima Balser
interviewee
Lee Minoff
interviewee
Roger McGough
interviewee
Roy Carr
interviewee
Richard Lester
interviewee
Max Wilk
interviewee
Paul S. Newman
interviewee
José Delbo

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
432 p. :
Number of pages
432

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3958980M
ISBN 10
0873493605
LCCN
2001096273
Library Thing
682025
Goodreads
484179

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