Drummer Hoff
- Studio
- Weston Woods Studios Inc.
Synopsis
A lively folk verse about the building of a cannon. Brightly dressed in full uniform, each soldier brings a part for the remarkable machine -Corporal Farrell brings the barrel, Sergeant Chowder brings the powder, General Border gives the order- but it's Drummer Hoff who finally fires the cannon off and explodes the whole rhyme into a glorious burst of color.
Characters
Corporal Farrell, Sergeant Chowder, General Border, Drummer Hoff
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Gene Deitch
Producing
- Producer
- Morton Schindel
Writing
- Writer
- Ed Emberley, Barbara Emberley (Original Book)
Crew
- Adaptation
- Gene Deitch
- Design
- Gene Deitch
Production notes
Inspired by the original illustrations (bright colors over woodcut lines) by Ed Emberley.
The woodcut illustrations suggested that the soldiers move in a formal, stiff manner, so the filmmakers decided on using cut-out puppets for animation. Puppets were manipulated by hand under the animation camera.
The woodcut illustrations suggested that the soldiers move in a formal, stiff manner, so the filmmakers decided on using cut-out puppets for animation. Puppets were manipulated by hand under the animation camera.