🎨Jim Benton

Ghost of a Tale

One of the key elements of good character design is that you should be able to recognize them by their silhouette. George Lucas is a well designed character.

This is arguably the single best explanation of anything ever given. He deserves a raise.

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books

Depressing to see the animators' brilliant work on this movie smudged out. As a palate cleanser, here's a Madam Mim pencil test. Mim was animated by Milt Kahl and Frank Thomas.

Incredible test footage from 1974 of Garrett Brown's industry changing invention, the Steadicam.

Spielberg: “I need a song for an action movie I’m doing.” JOHN WILLIAMS gave him THIS. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

Gotta love the classics with some 80's video game fantasy!

And here are a couple more Secret of NIMH storyboard panels by Bluth himself... 🙂

Happy New Year everyone! 🙂 Oooh would you look at that, there's a new update on our website about #GhostOfATale2! Oh my it's almost like... we're back! 😄ghostofatale.com/were-back/ #UnrealEngine

Hear Ghost of a Tale live! On 22/06/25 London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) will be performing music composed by Mathieu Alvado for Ghost of a Tale at the Barbican in London, as part of their concert 'The French Connection'. lso.co.uk/whats-on/lso-o…