Howard Beckerman

Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia.

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Secrets of New York is the all time most recognized television program in the history of the New York Tri-State television market, having won 16 Emmy Awards since 2006 on top of over 50 Emmy nominations. It traditionally dominates the Emmys in the categories of writing, videography, editing and graphics, and to many television production professionals, the series has emerged as the new benchmark for local television production in the United States.

Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to Oz. The Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion (using the names created for the nearly-abstract television series, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, from which this was derived) have had their MGM gifts destroyed by the restored Wicked Witch, and the four proceed to the Wizard for help, who is ineffectual as usual.

"The Adventures of the Maltese Cat" is an adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling short story. Producer Larry Spangler had just produced a documentary feature film about polo and he thought having a cartoon proceeding it would add a little something! So he came to Buzzco Associates to produce this very ambitious short.

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue pre-sound cartoons from obscurity and screen them to new, appreciative audiences.

A documentary about the early days of animation.

For half a century Harvey Comics characters ruled newsstands, television screens, and the imaginations of children across the United States. While the names Casper the Friendly Ghost, Richie Rich, Little Audrey, Dick Tracy, and The Green Hornet live on, Harvey Comics has been largely forgotten. This film will bring together stories from family members, artists, historians, and celebrities to reveal the untold story of a company that changed comic books and pop culture forever.

Little Billy and Isabel catch Red Lantern, the Magic Fish. He takes them to the Land Of The Lost to meet King Find All, Rosita Wristwatch, and Wally Pocketwatch.

The senior thesis film of Elyssa DiGiovanni

Sir Blur was Famous Studios' answer to Mr. Magoo in that he was another nearsighted fellow who mistakes something or someone for something else.

Cousin Maggie goes away on a trip and leaves Honey Halfwitch with instructions on how to make rain to water their garden, on the account that the city has been suffering a drought for weeks. Honey successfully creates a raincloud, which catches attention of a cloud-seeder. He makes Honey the official rainmaker and successfully refills the city's water supply. Unfortunately Honey doesn't know how to stop the rain and the city starts flooding.

An office drudge goes on a cruise and winds up a castaway on a tropical island. He soon meets his man Friday in the form of a friendly ape.

Hard Hat trains Fall Guy how to build a bridge, but keeps getting distracted by a flower with a mind of its own.

A documentary about the early days of animation.

Sir Blur stumbles into a kingdom. A king is having trouble getting someone to marry his daughter because she's, to put it mildly, ugly. Guess who stumbles into the contest? Sir Blur was Famous Studios' answer to Mr. Magoo in that he was another nearsighted fellow who mistakes something or someone for something else.

The extemporaneous musings of an actress about her career provide the springboard for an imaginative fantasy on the fragility of fame.

The half-blind Sir Blur, who is both knight and mailman, torments a blacksmith with his bumbling.

Lonesome Honey Halfwitch draws a friend and bewitches the paper so that her drawing comes to life.

A diverse compilation of short animations from NYC's popular festival, Animation Block Party. Various genres and narratives. A great mix-tape of student and professional work, featuring old-school and new-school animations of varied genres.