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Magic Art

1932 · 6 min

A quick, playful cartoon doodle where drawings spring to life, easy and harmless to watch.

Directed by
Harry Bailey, John Foster
Genres
Animation
Overview
Waffles the Cat and Don the Dog fiddle around with a magic pencil, producing drawings that come to life.

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Directed by
Harry Bailey, John Foster
Genres
Animation
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • friendship
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism1
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Genres
animation
Directed by
Harry Bailey, John Foster
Runtime
6 min
Languages
English

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