Het Klokhuis Donald Duck
Transcript
00:00 [Music]
00:26 Who are your favorite strip heroes?
00:28 Suske and Whiske, Astrix and Obelix, Lukie Luke, Kuyfje, they are all very popular.
00:35 But there is another one who has a lot of fans all over the world.
00:39 And I'm one of them.
00:41 My favorite strip hero is that weird drift head of a duck who always goes wrong.
00:47 Donald Duck!
00:50 [Music]
01:04 About 80 years ago he was born as a crazy quacking duck in an American cartoon.
01:10 And the audience loves that weird bird so much that he quickly gets his own cartoons.
01:15 And later also his own strips.
01:18 First in America and then he conquers the world.
01:21 In 1952 Donald comes to our country where he experiences all kinds of adventures throughout the years.
01:28 [Music]
01:36 Every country where Donald Duck is made has its own editorial office and strip designers.
01:41 And one of the most famous designers in the Netherlands is you, Michel.
01:46 You have been drawing Donald for about 30 years.
01:48 What is so fun about that weird bird?
01:51 Well, it's his character.
01:53 You can draw him in all directions.
01:56 He can get very angry like a dragonfly.
01:58 He can be flying.
02:00 He is mean and he also has a small heart.
02:04 And he has a lot of bad luck and he makes a lot of weird and striking things.
02:09 So that's really fun to draw.
02:12 But all the designers in the world have to stick to these so-called model sheets.
02:16 With the example models of Donald so that it doesn't look different in every country.
02:21 Yes, that's right.
02:22 But we decide how he moves.
02:24 For example, how he walks and runs.
02:26 Here he runs backwards with a bent back.
02:29 Here he runs forward with a bent back.
02:32 So that's a choice that has to be made every time.
02:35 [Music]
02:41 The nice thing about Donald is that his face is almost never the same.
02:45 And you can see what mood he has on his face.
02:49 If he is satisfied, they can raise his mouth corners like here.
02:53 But if he is sad, you can quickly suggest that with a few simple lines.
03:01 The mouth corners go down.
03:03 And those eyes.
03:05 I'm going to do one stroke. Very sad.
03:07 And then you can add a tear.
03:10 Great.
03:12 If he is angry, for example, you can lower his eyebrows.
03:15 A thick frown in the middle.
03:17 His mouth corners keep going down.
03:20 And very important, the angrier he gets, the more steam comes out of his nostrils.
03:25 How funny.
03:26 An angry duck.
03:28 Yeah.
03:29 [Music]
03:36 [Music]
03:50 I'm going to get it.
03:55 Wait a minute.
03:56 Are you not ready yet?
04:02 I'm just looking.
04:03 What?
04:04 That sister is actually quite handsome.
04:06 Do you think?
04:07 Yes, I think if you really met that one, he was actually quite a handsome boy.
04:11 I think Jeroen is more handsome.
04:13 Jeroen?
04:14 Yes, with those muscles.
04:15 He is way too old for you.
04:17 How do you know how old he is? That doesn't say anywhere.
04:20 You can see that, right? He even has a beard that is a bit gray.
04:23 He looks younger than Lambique.
04:26 And if you had to choose between Lucky Luke or Cuefje?
04:30 Cuefje.
04:31 I'm Lucky Luke.
04:32 Really?
04:33 Yes, because he is tough.
04:35 Yes, but he smokes, so he stinks from his mouth.
04:40 Yes, but Cuefje is gay.
04:42 Really?
04:43 Yes, I think so, so he doesn't have a chance.
04:45 No.
04:46 Too bad.
04:47 Superman is handsome.
04:49 Oh, Batman too, without suit.
04:51 Very bad.
04:52 And do you know Eric de Norman?
04:53 Oh, that's a piece of cake.
04:55 I think so too.
04:56 And who do you think is more handsome, Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse?
05:00 Oh, difficult, difficult, difficult, difficult.
05:03 Mickey Mouse.
05:06 Yes, yes, yes.
05:07 I think Mickey Mouse would be a nicer guy than Donald Duck.
05:11 And you, what do you think?
05:13 I think we are both very much into a boyfriend.
05:21 I think so too.
05:24 Well, let's do it again.
05:29 Donald Duck
05:31 Donald Duck has been a superhero for years.
05:43 But his huge family and his many friends are all stars.
05:47 Ohm Dagobert, the cousins, Willy Wartel, Guus Geluk, Mickey Mouse, Goofy.
05:52 Not to forget the heavy guys.
05:55 And of course his big darling, Katrien.
05:58 Who can't choose between Donald and Guus Geluk.
06:02 Donald really lives the craziest adventure in his stories.
06:05 Yes, but without Donald and the figure, of course, it is not.
06:09 It should also be a real comic story, like that.
06:12 And that's what they're thinking here, in the text editing department.
06:16 This is where it all starts.
06:18 For example, with you, Jos, you've been thinking about the stories for 30 years.
06:22 Yes.
06:23 How do you do that?
06:24 It starts with an idea.
06:25 And that's for a great deal of fantasy.
06:27 But also a small part of everyday life, reality.
06:30 For example, in this story, a nasty witch has a castle for curse and mockery.
06:34 Only Donald and the cousins can finally lift that curse.
06:37 A lot of things have to happen in a story to make it as attractive as possible to the reader.
06:42 Yes, here Donald can earn 10,000 euros and lift the curse.
06:46 If you empty the lock with a feather hat.
06:49 So, a lot of adventure again.
06:52 [Music]
06:56 And then you draw that by hand?
06:58 Yes, I make a page division.
07:00 I roughly sketch a figure in it.
07:02 I put the balloons in it.
07:04 And I write the text separately.
07:07 [Music]
07:09 Eventually, the scenario is ready.
07:11 I have sketched all the figures and placed all the text in the balloons.
07:15 The most important thing is that you end every story with a joke.
07:18 Yes, because in the end Donald manages to lift the curse.
07:22 But he is chased out of the province as a thank you.
07:25 [Music]
07:29 Okay, so you have the story in your pencil sketch with the texts.
07:33 And that goes to...
07:35 The drawing department.
07:38 Michel, how do you go further now?
07:41 Well, this is a Donald scenario, but we have a lot more figures here.
07:45 I am now working on Goffi, for example.
07:48 Goffi teaches.
07:49 We are going to work out these pictures in a more definitive sketch.
07:54 I put the balloons in it and then I write the text out.
07:58 So that I know exactly how much space I am going to take in.
08:01 And if that's too much, then we have to take out some text.
08:04 Because the drawings are of course the most important part of the comic.
08:07 They have to have a lot of space.
08:09 [Music]
08:12 A comic can also talk. How do you draw that?
08:15 Well, of course we have the normal talking balloon.
08:18 It is oval.
08:19 But like here, it is shaking.
08:24 Then we can make that a little stronger.
08:27 By drawing those dots on it.
08:31 [Music]
08:34 And last but not least, we also have the thinking balloon.
08:38 It is a cloud with circles.
08:42 Smart.
08:43 That's how we do it.
08:45 [Music]
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09:19 [Music]
09:48 [Music]
09:51 If Michel is completely satisfied with the sketch,
10:00 he will work it out very precisely.
10:02 Copy and enlarge on thick paper.
10:05 And then you get this.
10:06 And then?
10:07 Then I'm going to ink.
10:09 Then I can make nice thick and thin lines.
10:12 Make it black, so that when it is colored,
10:16 the drawing becomes very clear.
10:18 And when the ink is ready, the page looks like this.
10:22 [Music]
10:25 Then the page is scanned in the computer.
10:28 And then you can color all the images, Jacqueline.
10:31 Yes, like the beaks, they are always orange.
10:34 You know exactly what color it is.
10:38 Yes, I know that from all the figures.
10:40 The hat is always blue by Donald.
10:43 And one nephew is green.
10:47 And the other nephew has a red hat.
10:50 Kwik, kwek and kwak.
10:52 Kwik, kwek and kwak.
10:53 And do you also get instructions from Michel, the artist?
10:57 Yes, it has to be evening here.
10:59 So your colors will match?
11:01 Yes, it will be a very cozy dark sky.
11:04 [Music]
11:07 So you have to color the whole picture piece by piece?
11:10 Yes, and in the end you get this.
11:13 Wow!
11:15 And so you color image by image until you have a whole page.
11:19 That's a lot of work.
11:21 And when that's done, other professionals write the text in the text balloons.
11:27 [Music]
11:33 And then everything can go to the printer and you can enjoy a new adventure of this crazy duck.
11:38 And that's exactly what I'm going to do now.
11:40 Let's see what it's all about now.
11:42 [Music]
11:54 Good evening and welcome to the Hobby Quiz with our permanent candidates.
11:57 And here is Joker.
12:00 And here is Bert.
12:02 From Varsseveld.
12:04 Nice.
12:05 And what is your new hobby?
12:07 Donald Duck.
12:08 Yes, we are crazy about Donald Duck. We read the duck every week.
12:11 What's so special and how does it come about?
12:12 Well, Bert looks exactly like Donald Duck.
12:15 He never has money, always unbeaten, very flying and always so drifty.
12:22 That's not true, I'm not drifty at all.
12:24 Ah, that's so nice. How can I chase him on the cash register?
12:27 And now you stop or I'm going home.
12:28 Oh Bert, I'm crazy about Donald Duck.
12:32 He is one of the most popular stripper figures, isn't he?
12:37 Yes.
12:38 Isn't he sweet? He is very sweet.
12:40 Yes, that's right.
12:41 Question 1. How old is Donald Duck?
12:43 He was born in 1931, so he is now 83 years old.
12:47 Yes, highly mature duck.
12:49 That's a good answer.
12:50 Question 2. Name as many family members of Donald Duck as possible.
12:53 Quack duck, quack duck, quack duck, Darrobert Duck.
12:57 Good luck, sniff.
12:58 Catherine Duck.
12:59 No, he is in love with her, there is no family.
13:03 Grandma Duck, stop the time.
13:05 Very good. We go to the next question.
13:07 We let you hear a number of sound fragments.
13:10 The question is, is this Donald or is this Donald not?
13:13 Sound fragment 1.
13:15 That's a woodpecker, that's not Donald Duck.
13:19 Very good. Sound fragment 2.
13:21 That's a cow, not a duck.
13:25 Very good. Bert, sing a song like Donald Duck.
13:28 Oh, a song. I know a very nice one.
13:31 Bert and Joke, you are correct.
13:46 And you win a 10-day trip to Duck Town.
13:49 Oh, what an incredible beautiful Sven.
13:52 Wow, that's not true.
13:54 This was the Hobby Quiz. See you next time. Bye bye.
13:57 Oh, that's not fantastic Sven.
14:00 You can talk normally again, Bert.
14:02 But I don't think so.
14:04 Huh?
14:05 I'm a friend of Donald.
14:08 Bert? Bert, come back.
14:11 But I don't think so.
14:13 I'm a friend of Donald.
14:15 I'm a friend of Donald.
14:18 Sound fragment 3.
14:20 It's one of the most asked questions at the clock house.
14:26 How did the earth come into being and all life on earth?
14:29 The dinosaur is a model.
14:31 If you want to know that, watch a new clock house series about our planet earth.
14:36 We take you on an incredible journey.
14:43 And do you also want to know how man was created?
14:47 And what species of man lived before us on earth?
14:50 And how we modern people became?
14:52 Curious? Then watch the clock house.
14:55 On set.
14:57 [closing music]
15:00 (electronic music)