This is a black and white short from Warner Brothers. It's a "one shot" cartoon, meaning it wasn't part of a series. I don't know if there was ever any intention to use the firefly again, though I doubt there was-it seems like this was just done to give Chuck Jones and his crew an opportunity to experiment with perspective and they did so effectively. This is a gorgeous cartoon and a very exceptional use of black and white. I intend to discuss some details, so consider this a spoiler warning:
There really isn't a "story", as such. It's basically a firefly looking around in a human-sized enclosure-a tent, complete with sleeping human. My favorite parts were a bit with a twitching eyelid and the attempts of the fly to walk across a saltine cracker, which is particularly nice. The level of detail in this short is remarkable-it's just a very visually fascinating short. The man's wristwatch, which is gigantic to the firefly, is a nice example of the extent to which they went in designing the look of this short. It's just a beautiful cartoon. The one line of dialog is right at the end and very funny.
I very much hope that this is ultimately released on a Looney Tunes Golden Collection in the near future, perhaps with a commentary. It's a marvelous piece of work. Most recommended.
There really isn't a "story", as such. It's basically a firefly looking around in a human-sized enclosure-a tent, complete with sleeping human. My favorite parts were a bit with a twitching eyelid and the attempts of the fly to walk across a saltine cracker, which is particularly nice. The level of detail in this short is remarkable-it's just a very visually fascinating short. The man's wristwatch, which is gigantic to the firefly, is a nice example of the extent to which they went in designing the look of this short. It's just a beautiful cartoon. The one line of dialog is right at the end and very funny.
I very much hope that this is ultimately released on a Looney Tunes Golden Collection in the near future, perhaps with a commentary. It's a marvelous piece of work. Most recommended.