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The voices were provided by the Hubley sons, Mark and Ray, who sound spontaneous but were actually in a recording studio being prompted by their parents. ''Moonbird'' was the first independent production to win the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm, but many more would follow, as the big Hollywood studios got out of the animation business and UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation began.
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The voices were provided by the Hubley sons, Mark and Ray, who sound spontaneous but were actually in a recording studio being prompted by their parents. ''Moonbird'' was the first independent production to win the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm, MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm, but many more would follow, as the big Hollywood studios got out of the animation business and UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation began.
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* CoolPet: The boys acquire one when, after failing to capture the moonbird, they play with it for a while and finally coax it into coming home with them.
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* CoolPet: FromStrayToPet: The boys acquire one when, the stray moonbird as a pet after failing to capture the moonbird, it, when they play with it for a while and finally coax it into coming home with them.
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The voices were provided by the Hubley sons, Mark and Ray. Supposedly John and Faith Hubley recorded the bedtime chatter of their sons, in which the boys babbled about an imaginary adventure to catch a moonbird, and created an animated film to match. ''Moonbird'' was the first independent production to win the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm, but many more would follow, as the big Hollywood studios got out of the animation business and UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation began.
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The voices were provided by the Hubley sons, Mark and Ray. Supposedly John and Faith Hubley recorded the bedtime chatter of Ray, who sound spontaneous but were actually in a recording studio being prompted by their sons, in which the boys babbled about an imaginary adventure to catch a moonbird, and created an animated film to match. parents. ''Moonbird'' was the first independent production to win the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm, but many more would follow, as the big Hollywood studios got out of the animation business and UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation began.
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See also ''WesternAnimation/WindyDay'', a 1969 short that took a similar approach using the semi-scripted chatter of the Hubleys' daughters, Emily and Georgia.
See also ''WesternAnimation/WindyDay'', a 1969 short that took a similar approach using the semi-scripted chatter of the Hubleys' daughters, Emily and Georgia.
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''Moonbird'' is a 1959 animated short film directed by John Hubley and Faith Hubley, with Faith Hubley credited under her maiden name of Faith Elliott.
Two little boys, one barely out of the toddler years and the other not much older, sneak out of their home in the middle of the night. Their mission is to capture the elusive "moonbird". Carrying a rope, some candy for bait, and a bird cage, the brothers sneak into the woods in front of their house to catch the moonbird.
The voices were provided by the Hubley sons, Mark and Ray. Supposedly John and Faith Hubley recorded the bedtime chatter of their sons, in which the boys babbled about an imaginary adventure to catch a moonbird, and created an animated film to match. ''Moonbird'' was the first independent production to win the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm, but many more would follow, as the big Hollywood studios got out of the animation business and UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation began.
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!!Tropes:
* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: The boys are shown this way, with only their eyes discernible, when they are huddled in their hole waiting for the moonbird.
* CoolPet: The boys acquire one when, after failing to capture the moonbird, they play with it for a while and finally coax it into coming home with them.
* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: Specifically, moonbirds sound like kookaburras.
* LimitedAnimation: Before Limited Animation became a mark of laziness it was a deliberate artistic choice. Here, the kids are usually drawn as simple outlines against spare, static backgrounds, although their faces are shown in more detail in close-ups.
* NoNameGiven: The boys never address each other by name.
Two little boys, one barely out of the toddler years and the other not much older, sneak out of their home in the middle of the night. Their mission is to capture the elusive "moonbird". Carrying a rope, some candy for bait, and a bird cage, the brothers sneak into the woods in front of their house to catch the moonbird.
The voices were provided by the Hubley sons, Mark and Ray. Supposedly John and Faith Hubley recorded the bedtime chatter of their sons, in which the boys babbled about an imaginary adventure to catch a moonbird, and created an animated film to match. ''Moonbird'' was the first independent production to win the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm, but many more would follow, as the big Hollywood studios got out of the animation business and UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation began.
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!!Tropes:
* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: The boys are shown this way, with only their eyes discernible, when they are huddled in their hole waiting for the moonbird.
* CoolPet: The boys acquire one when, after failing to capture the moonbird, they play with it for a while and finally coax it into coming home with them.
* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: Specifically, moonbirds sound like kookaburras.
* LimitedAnimation: Before Limited Animation became a mark of laziness it was a deliberate artistic choice. Here, the kids are usually drawn as simple outlines against spare, static backgrounds, although their faces are shown in more detail in close-ups.
* NoNameGiven: The boys never address each other by name.
