Cartooning With Blitz

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Bruce Blitz started as the boy who drew funny pictures of the principal at school. He says “somebody had to do it!”  Now the creator and host, and 4 time Emmy Award nominee of this step-by-step program, he gives instruction on how to create wacky cartoon figures and zany comic characters.

Details

LENGTH: 101 x 30 Minutes
FORMAT: Series
CAMERA: Betacam
INTERNATIONAL TRACK: Yes
TEXTLESS: No
CLOSED CAPTIONS: No
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3
PRODUCTION YEAR: 1996-2001
RELEASE YEAR: 2003
SUPPLIER: Martin/F. Weber Co.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
RIGHTS TERRITORY: Worldwide

This fast-paced cartooning variety show features comic strips, cartoon portraits, animal drawings, and spinning the Wheel of Features, which can create over 100,000 cartoon faces. Bruce Blitz also welcomes celebrity guest cartoonists to his studio, and takes viewers on fascinating trips to places like the Museum of Cartoon Art and Busch Gardens. Another big draw for audiences of all ages is the “Doodle Trick” segment where Bruce shows viewers how to take simple shapes, numbers, letters, even words and turn them into wacky cartoons.

Season 500

Episode 501: Hound Dog Animals have their own personalities as Blitz shows by drawing a hound dog on the scent and a cat affectionately purring to her master.

Episode 502: Be a Sport Follow play-by-play instructions in how to draw cartoons depicting sports and athletes and a craft project of a pop-up greeting card.

Episode 503: The Shadow Knows Blitz demonstrates the many intriguing ways of adding shadow effects to cartoons. Also learn how to draw a portrait of an oak tree in a snowy, moonlit setting.

Episode 504: The Pose Knows Body language is an extension of facial expressions, and Blitz uses both elements to illustrate how sketch characters can show emotion.

Episode 505: Let’s Face It Blitz show how to draw a cartoon from a photograph and makes a figure that can move his eyes and talk.

Episode 506: A Hero’s Welcome Blitz shows how to create and develop heroic characters and imbue them with distinctive personalities.

Episode 507: Start with a Heart Blitz shows how to draw many different cartoon animals with a trick of the trade called “start with a heart.”

Episode 508: Just My Type Blitz demonstrates how to create an umpire calling out “Strike two!” as well as other lively characters.

Episode 509: Cliff Hanger To illustrate how a character can exhibit true emotion, Blitz draws an impatient business executive exuberantly pounding on the desk.

Episode 510: ‘Toon Up the Music A music-themed show features the comic figures of a tuba player, a piano player, and a conductor as Blitz shows how cartoons and musical motifs fit together.

Episode 511: Cartoons with Taste It takes more than comics to survive—we humans have to eat, too. Blitz combines the two by drawing cartoons starring a turkey leg, a waiter, and more.

Episode 512: A Hop, Strip, and a Jump Blitz demonstrates just how easy it is to create an original comic strip, complete with characters, dialogue, and action.

Episode 513: ‘Toons on the Move The fast-action world of sports is on the drawing board as Blitz illustrates a hurdler, a basketball player, and a diver performing a swan dive.

Episode 514: Hero Sandwich Bruce demonstrates how to create male and female hero types.

Episode 515: Playing Possum Bruce shows how to draw animals and starts by drawing a sleepy old possum.

Episode 516: Read Between the Lions Bruce shows how to draw a prehistoric woolly mammoth and birds with various wacky expressions.

Episode 517: Cartoon Heroics Bruce draws an evil villain and a determined, female superhero.

Episode 518: A Sporting Chance Bruce draws a pitcher throwing a ball and a player sliding into base.

Episode 519: Just Kidding Bruce demonstrates how much fun you can have creating cartoon kids. He draws a boy on a skateboard, a little girl holding a kitty, and a baby.

Episode 520: Teachers Have Class Using cartoons to pay a visit to school, Bruce draws a gym teacher, a French teacher, and a math teacher.

Episode 521: Super Hero Fun Bruce draws both a villain and a hero—because if you don’t have a bad guy, there can be no heroics on the part of the good guy.

Episode 522: Bug-Toons After illustrating a real “nose dive” by drawing a comical mosquito diving into a man’s face, Bruce visits with winners of the national Bruce Blitz Art Contest.

Episode 523: I’ve Got an Idea! Body language is an extension of facial expressions. Bruce puts the two together by drawing characters in various situations.

Episode 524: You’ve Got Character(s) Bruce draws a cowboy and a reporter in her studio, then visits the Islands of Adventure at Universal Studios Orlando to meet Spiderman, Popeye, and other famous cartoon characters.

Episode 525: A Notion for Motion Bruce draws himself as a skydiver, then draws a simple scene that tells a story with a moving rain cloud and the sun.

Episode 526: Comic Tonic Bruce shows how to create a “gag panel” like those found in newspapers and magazines.

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