The Wizard of Speed and Time is a 1989 low-budget feature film written, directed, and starring animator Mike Jittlov, as well as a 1979 16 mm short film, also by Jittlov.

Mike Jittlov ( born June 8, 1948 ) is an American animator and the creator of short films and one feature length film using forms of special effects animation, including stop-motion animation, rotoscoping, and pixilation.

Jittlov is best known for his feature film The Wizard of Speed and Time, which he directed and starred in.

Animato is a compilation of short films by Mike Jittlov, using extensive use of stop motion, pixilation, kinestasis, animation, and multiple exposures.

Disney experimented with several stop motion techniques by hiring independent animator-director Mike Jittlov to do the first stop motion animation of Mickey Mouse toys ever produced for a short sequence called Mouse Mania, part of a TV special commemorating Mickey Mouse's 50th Anniversary called Mickey's 50th in 1978.

Jittlov again produced some impressive multi-technique stop motion animation a year later for a 1979 Disney special promoting their release of the feature film The Black Hole.

The feature version recounts the exploits of a special effects " wizard " ( played by Jittlov ) trying to fulfill his dream of making a full-length movie.

Their composition, " Baroque Hoedown ", from their 1967 album, " Kaleidoscopic Vibrations " was adopted by Disney for their " Starlight Parade " event at Disneyland and Disneyworld, and was used by filmmaker Mike Jittlov for the " Mouse Mania " animated short film he made for Disney's Mickey Mouse 50th anniversary TV special in 1978.

In the film, a director, Lucky Straeker ( Steve Brodie ), and a producer, Harvey Bookman ( Richard Kaye ), bet over whether Jittlov can actually complete a major effects assignment, and Bookman does everything in his power to thwart Jittlov.

Jittlov released his footage the following year to 16mm film collectors as a short film titled The Wizard of Speed and Time, along with four of his other short multi-technique animated films, most of which eventually evolved into his own feature-length film of the same title.

The film segment then began to be shown at science fiction conventions around the country, gaining popularity, prompting Jittlov to eventually create a ( semi ) fictionalized account of how this short film came to be, in the form of a feature film.

Years later, Jittlov was able to remake the short, as well as incorporate portions of some of his other short films ( such as Time Tripper and Animato ), into a feature-length 35 mm film.

* As shown in the film, Mike Jittlov has an aversion to shaking hands.

Mike Jittlov wears a green jacket throughout the film.

Jittlov made a feature film with many pixilation sequences, also titled The Wizard of Speed and Time, based on the making of the original short.

Jittlov entered a 16mm film made for his UCLA class, Good Grief, into Academy Awards competition.

In 1978, Jittlov co-starred on Disney's two-hour TV extravaganza, Mickey's 50th, with the short film Mouse Mania, creating and animating the first stop-motion Mickey Mouse, along with 1, 000 other Disney toys marching around a psychiatrist's office.

Jittlov also created the inaugural short film played on the cable TV Disney Channel.

This film features the voices of Kevin J. Anderson as Luke Skywalker, Claudia Christian as Princess Leia Organa, Peter David as an Imperial officer, and Mike Jittlov as Han Solo.

Jittlov distinguishes himself in terms of appearance at science fiction conventions by wearing his traditional green jacket and green shoes like the ones seen in The Wizard of Speed and Time.

It also extensively used multiple exposures, pixilation and stop motion for the brief live action sequence, which just happened to feature Mike Jittlov.

Jittlov took an animation course to satisfy his art requirement.

Afterwards, Jittlov bought his own 16mm camera, designed his own multiplane animation system for $ 200, and began his career.

Many scenes in the movie turned out to be only too prophetic, according to Jittlov.

* In the stunt driving shots from the car-chase scene, the Pluto, the police dog in the back seat, was played by Jittlov wearing a coat over his head.

Born in Los Angeles, Jittlov became a math-language major at UCLA.

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