![]() They returned penciled animation drawings to London, where they were inked and painted. They were also sent vocal tracks from the actors who portrayed The Beatles, who did not voice their own parts in the movie. The film was already using every available animator in London, and still needed help. Could Campbell, and his colleague Duane Crowther, lend a hand?Ĭampbell said he can't take any credit for the distinctive look of "Yellow Submarine," which belongs to art director Heinz Edelmann. Campbell said he and Crowther were sent model sheets (sometimes called character sheets) that define an animated character's appearance, poses and gestures. It was behind schedule, being written on the fly. There was turmoil on "Yellow Submarine," Brodax said. His involvement with "Yellow Submarine," he said, began with a desperate phone call to Los Angeles from producer Al Brodax in London. He also worked on The Beatles' TV cartoon series that ran in the mid-'60s. ![]() ![]() Besides "Yellow Submarine," he's worked on "Sesame Street," The Flintstones," The Jetsons," "The Smurfs" "Scooby-Doo," "The Rugrats" and lots more. But because of the anniversary showing of "Yellow Submarine," he'll be making a rare theater appearance.Ĭampbell, 78, is an Australian native who moved to the U.S. He said he usually displays his work, based on the cartoons he's worked on during his 50-year career in animation, at art galleries. "If someone had told me 50 years ago that 50 years in the future I would be talking to you about 'Yellow Submarine,' I would have thought them crazy," Campbell said in a phone interview with The Providence Journal. He will also participate in a Q&A following the Wednesday-evening showing of "Yellow Submarine." Also coming to the Jane Pickens next week is Ron Campbell, one of the last living animators of "Yellow Submarine."Ĭampbell will be in the Jane Pickens lobby Monday through Wednesday, where he will display and sell his artwork. It's coming to the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport for a screening on Wednesday, July 11. That would be "Yellow Submarine," the Beatles' animated film that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Better alert Naval Station Newport. An unusual underwater vessel, recognizable by its bright lemon color, is headed for Newport.
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