Rubber Hose Animation

Swing you Sinners by Max Fleischer 1930


Rubber Hose animation was dominant in early (american) animation. Although the rubber hose style takes away the articulation of the joints, the limbs still retain an essence of naturalistic movement. The simplified forms still follow the arcs that natural movement follow.

Belleville Rendezvous by Sylvain Chomet 2003

This is a modern interpretation of Rubber hose animation by Sylvain Chomet. I think it was a clever technique to reference an old style of animation in order to represent the sequence being in the past as it contrasts to the main style used within the film.