New Prices for "Inside UPA"

As of May 1st, only 6 signed versions of “Inside UPA”books are left, plus it’s now on Amazon.com, so get your copy now. (Click Here To Buy Now)

On May 1st standardized prices have been set, which include shipping anywhere in the world.Full Price for the remaining 6 Signed books is $175, including shipping anywhere in the world.Full Price for the Numbered, but, Unsigned books is $60, including shipping anywhere in the world. All proceeds go to production of the feature documentary, UPA: Magoo, McBoing Boing & Modern Art

Inside UPA, the 64-page collector’s book of the legendary artists of UPA, has been going out into the world, since the Ottawa festival in September of 2007, from Amsterdam to Zagreb. And, people are saying the nicest things:

Inside UPA is a fantastic time-tripping device! The book's rare candid and posed photos of the creators of those classic films, at work and at leisure, gave me a feeling of being at the UPA studio in its heyday.

I loved looking at all of the photographs in Inside UPA, and putting faces to the people whose work I admire.

Numbered signature cards have been signed by UPA veterans; Millard Kaufman,
Fred Crippen, Willis Pyle, Bob Dranko, Bob McIntosh, Erv Kaplan, Gene Deitch, Sam Clayberger, Dolores Canata, Howard Beckerman, Joe Siracusa,David Weidman, Joe Messerli, Edna Jacobs, and Alan Zaslove.

All proceeds go to production of the feature documentary,
UPA: Magoo, McBoing Boing & Modern Art

Click here to go to the Shopping page

 

Although, production on the documentary has been a bit quiet, we have been busy spreading the UPA word at festivals like Anima Mundi in Brazil, Platform in Portland, Comic-Con in San Diego, and most recently at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in Canada. We had four 80 minute programs there. Plus, we have continued to do interviews for the documentary, Ken Drake, the last of the UPA-London staff, Sam Clayberger, UPA-Burbank, in the mid-50's, Lee Klynn, son of Herb Klynn, artist and Production Manager at UPA, and Steve Bradley, a later UPA archivist.

We've also done dozens of interviews for the "Toon In to the World of Animation" podcast (ToonInAnimation.net) and many talk about UPA, such as, Bob Kurtz, Marcus Magalhães, Sharon Colman, Tom Sito, Jerry Beck, Karl Cohen, John Weldon, Kai Pindal, and Yossi Abolafia, among others. We still have a bit more work left on the "Inside UPA" book, it should be ready in early October, also, some additional interviews in LA, SF, and NY, and then we will be getting back on the documentary, and hope to have it finished by 2009, for the 60th anniversary of the first Magoo film, "Ragtime Bear", when Magoo was an ornery old cuss.

So as we shift into high gear, we are going to be looking for extra assistance, to do transcripts, run camera, help on the web site, and do editing, organizing, and telephone work. In the beginning we will give preference to those willing to work on deferred payment, or even volunteer. But by year's end, we should have some grant, investment, and co-production funds coming in. So, contact us if you, or someone you know, wants to join the crew.

 

Welcome to our site about the
documentary feature being produced
on the legendary animation studio,
UPA Pictures

Click here to See Comments on UPA!

Bosustow Media Group is producing
"UPA: Mavericks, Magic & Magoo"
in association with Artist in Me, LLC,
a State of California Limited Liability Company.

Scroll down for a brief introduction, the latest news on our documentary, and explanations about each of the pages on this site.

Brief Introduction

We have been very gratified by the number of visitors to our site, since we launched in late January, 2005. Some have just told us they’re happy to see us doing something to help restore the UPA legacy. Others have offered ideas, help, funds, or materials. We enjoy them all. For those of you who have been here before, you will notice a new look, thanks to some excellent suggestions from visitors … all the buttons to specific ages are efficiently lined up in a neat row at the top of each page, and on the bottom of the longer pages. Plus, we try to keep the pages up to date, since we are constantly moving forward on production, and finding new information about UPA. There is a great deal of misinformation about UPA, so we have painstakingly researched exactly what happened at this historic animation studio.

For newcomers to our site, "UPA: Mavericks, Magic & Magoo", is the name of a feature documentary we are producing, about the innovative animation studio, UPA Pictures, its maverick artists, their magical creations, and their star character, Mr. Magoo. However, our first documentary film will be, “The Boing that Shook the World”, the story of Robert “Bobe” Cannon, which should be completed for festival showings this summer. There is much to do, all outlined in our various pages. Go to our Contact Us page, and contact us, if you would like to join our team.

Following this is the “Latest News”, where we periodically let you know about recent events concerning our marketing campaign, or the production progress. Following “Latest News”, you will find an explanation of the various pages in our site.

Latest News

Rare UPA Photos to be Published for New Shopping Page

This is one of many rare UPA photos we have found squirreled away in a number of collections from UPA veterans, as we continue our quest for material for the documentary. As far as we can tell, this photo is one half of a production meeting in the late 40's, at the Smoke House, in Toluca Lake. At the far end of the table are; John Hubley, Ade Woolery, and Rudy Lariva. On this side are; Herb Klynn, Earl Jonas, Phil Eastman, and an, as yet, unidentified woman, who was probably the head of Ink & Paint at the time.

With the expert help of Amid Amidi, who came up with the idea, we will be producing a book of this, and other rare UPA photos, most of which have never before been published. When finished, it will be added to our new Shopping page, which can now be found in the row of buttons on the top and bottom of each page, where the old Funding page used to be. Although, we have kept the original Magoo dollar, from Magoo Breaks the Bank.

This new Shopping page has all the traditional Pay Pal and Shopping Cart functions, to make purchases efficient and secure. We have some cool stuff to sell, like; animation art, books, and DVDs, all income will go directly to the production of the UPA documentary feature. More items will be added soon, including the Rare Photos book.

The item that seems to be getting the most attention, at the moment, is "Screen Credit for Sale". The idea came from noticing the long "Special Thanks" credits on many films today, and wondering if the producers just asked directly, for $500 to put your name in the credits. So we decided to be direct too, and sell Screen Credits in our Shopping page, for those who would like to be associated with this documentary feature on UPA.

We are open, as always, to any of your comments and ideas.

Explanation of Pages

A brief overview of what you will find when you "click" each of the buttons below.

UPA History

(image from UPA's "Tell Tale Heart")

This page gives a brief history of UPA Pictures, written by Adam Abraham, as well as excerpts on UPA from Leonard Maltin's "Of Mice and Magic". Soon, we will include excerpts from other animation books. We have also now added a Gallery of images of UPA memorabilia. The animated Ragtime Bear, chasing a dandelion, which graced our home page for so long, has found a new home in this Gallery, along with other still images.

 

Filmography

(image from UPA's "Madeline")

The Filmography page is a listing of all the UPA titles that we have been able to assemble so far, including; theatrical shorts, television shows, feature film inserts, commercials, and industrials. Although, it is quite comprehensive, we know there are still many titles missing. Any help on this page, or any other page, is welcome.

 

UPA Awards

(image from UPA's "Gerald McBoing Boing")

The UPA's Awards page also is certainly missing many of the UPA awards, as their work was highly praised throughout the world, during all their years of existence. Their Oscars and nominations are listed, including the record setting year of 1956 when they were the only studio nominated in their category … that unique Academy record still stands.

 

ProdCo

This new page may be completed by the time you read this. It will give the visitor an overview on the over thirty year history of Bosustow Media Group, who is producing the documentaries, in association with Artist in Me, LLC, a State of California Limited Liability Company. This is not being put up to toot, or even Rooty Toot Toot, our own horn, but to give potential investors a chance to assess their potential risks in putting funds up for the production process.

 

Documentary

(image from UPA's "Rooty Toot Toot")

The DocFilm button gets you to our page on the progress of the production of our documentary and its movement through production to eventual release. It includes a background that began twenty-some years ago, as well as recent updates, plus a list of all the people who have helped in many ways to pick up the pace, over the last few years. It's a bit disorganized at the moment, but we will soon be cleaning that up for easier reading.

 

Interviews

(image from UPA's "Unicorn in the Garden")

The interview page lists all our interviews so far, primarily the ones we have shot, but also other sources that were shot, or recorded before we began our recent surge of activity. By the time you read this, we will probably have added the latest interviews we shot during our summer interview tour, starting in NYC, and continuing to London, Paris, Milan, Verneuil-sur-Indre, Amsterdam, Prague, and other cities, including the Annecy Animation Festival, plus four more we did after our return, in the state of Washington, Hana Cannon, Dale Case, Gerry Woolery, and Derek Lamb, and one we did in Los Angeles with Mike Kazaleh.

 

Shopping

(image from UPA's "Magoo Saves the Bank")

The Shopping page, previously the Funding page and formerly the Investor page, is now filled with items for sale, from donated UPA memorabilia, to earlier studios, where future UPA artists collected works of their own and others, such as Fred Moore and Grim Natwick. We are also producing DVDs of interviews, events, and films, for sale. Plus, we offer investment opportunities to those who would like to share in any profits. All are included in the Funding page. After visiting the Funding Page, just click the Contact link at the bottom of the page, to reach us.

 

Links We Love

(image from UPA's "Fudget's Budget")

The Links link, or "Links We Like", lets a viewer find related sites that we recommend. Each is accompanied by a brief description, to reduce your need to use your precious time to explore the site. If it sounds good to you, just click the link for instant connection. We would also be interested in hearing about additional sites you think might be Links that we'd Like, and we should add to our page, and sites that will add our Link to their the Links in their sites.

 

Contact Us

(image from UPA's "Magoo's Cruise")

The Contact page allows visitors to contact us at our email address. Please include your name and contact number(s), as well as background information about yourself, if possible. Contact us for any reason; to ask for, or give us, information, to tell us about lost UPA films or memorabilia, comment on the site, or documentary, or to offer your services for our staff or production crew, production funds, or material to include in our documentary.

Thank you, and enjoy your visit with us.