Germain Adolph "Gerry" Chiniquy (June 23, 1912 - November 22, 1989) was an Americananimator. He is best known for his work with Friz Freleng, at both Warner Bros. and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1905–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (sometimes abbreviated to DFE) was a Hollywood-based animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. ...
Chiniquy joined Freleng's animation team in the early 1940's. His work can best be seen in the many "dance numbers" that Freleng liked to use in his shorts.
After Chiniquy followed Freleng to DPE, he was promoted to director. Chiniquy directed many of the theatrical Pink Panther shorts. The Pink Panther cartoon character is the protagonist and main character in a series of animated short films. ...
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As crewmembers working on Golden Age Warner Brothers's cartoons were seldom credited, the animators would try sneak their names into the background. Chiniquy's name can be seen in Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948); look for "G. Chiniquy, Blacksmith" painted on a rooftop.
Chiniquy makes a cameo appearance in the live action portion of You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940). He's the director calling for "Quiet on the set!"
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Chiniquy was not an animator who favored fluid movement; the hallmark of his animation, right from the beginning, was jerky, almost spastic motion, with Typically he will have a character move by moving his body downwards and then suddenly jerking upwards.
He did this kind of movement from the beginning, and it became more pronounced as he got older and the budgets got smaller; by the time he animated Daffy Duck's big tap dance in "Show Biz Bugs", he was basically just holding the character's body still and moving it up and down.
Also, Freleng was extremely fond of musical and dance sequences, and he often used Chiniquy's on-the-beat animation style for funny dances like Daffy's Carmen Miranda act in "Yankee Doodle Daffy".
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