Page WEEKEND EXTRA Friday August Actons David Giammarco draws a weekly news fan finds an audience The late Peter Sellers antics as Inspector Jacques Clousseau of the Pink Panther dims was a major inspiration to a young Acton cartoonist who publishes a comic strip based on bumbling criminologist Every week David Giammarco 13 parks himself In front of the drawing board and In the relatively short space of four cartoon panels leads further Into calamity This summer Clousseau misadventur es have been followed avidly by readers of the Erin Advocate but the fact that David can now proclaim himself published cartoonist la really only the tip of his artistic talents which favor the lighthearted and humorous side of life I like movement with painting and drawing David told The Herald during a recent interview adding that he hopes to go to California soon where he plans to Join the great animators who make Hollywood and Walt Disney Productions famous for animated feat ure films ON TV A couple of years ago with the help of Public School principal Ion Sanders David began experimenting with animated films one of Which wound up on TV Ontario much to his prise David 13 hat been cartooning line he well kneehigh to character whose misadventure bis developed Into comic The hopes to became an animator following to andhas already made number of mints led one of which wound up on TV Ontario la it year was very cooperative Mrs recall that Davids bout with allergies at an early age forced him to find more passive recreation He decided to hone his artistic skills which have cropped up elsewhere In the family At a very young age be started copying Disney characters from a book and was soon able to draw them from memory his mother said Whenever they beaded off to the doctor office David would cart along his note pad sketching furiously while waiting for his appointment One doctor Informed him that there is a demand far good cartoonists This bit of information seems to have at least partially fueled David a career plans LOVE AFFAIR Along came the flurry of Pink Panther movies and his love affair for on began Ever since be saw his first movie been fascinated by the Pink Panther Mrs said and he was always playing the Pink Panther record I ve seen the newer Pink Panther movies about five times each David said You know how they have the cart at the beginning along with Ifae credits I started copying down what looked like from that and then I made up character Portfolio of cartoons under one arm David marched Into Advocate a office in and soon started work the papers only strip artist About to begin second year at Erin School his career goat haven t changed with new academic scenery Plans are in the wind for yet another animated feature and there appears to be no end to the trouble can get Into Campbells Una Service Hit Undent Always Striving To Serve You Better LIME NOW I HIT SHI CALL His first effort not so surprisingly featured Inspector David made the figure with moveable joints and with Mr Sanders camera expertise produced his first film Robot Invasion followed an epic science fiction piece with charact ers made of Lego This was followed by another production based on the film The Empire Strikes Back but be went pro vincial with The Blob a three minute 30second animated feature based on a monster made of plastic- I find plasticine easy for animation be explained and I had made The Blob for school We were really surprised when one night we were sitting in front of the TV and all of a sudden my film popped up INSPIRED Mr Sanders had work movie studio before and he helped with the camera and showed us what to do David a mother Vera added that Mr Sanders really inspired David and Aladdin WAREHOUSE SHOWROOM DISCOUNTS BETTER HEALTH THE HEALTH HUT Vltimini Hint Hi AIM hum in 8775419 DINING AT ITS BEST CICEROS FINE ITALIAN CUISINE OPEN 11am lain dally Isjn Sot nwst 877 ar 51000 TICKETS WEEKLY PLAY L0TT0LUCK HEMS HOW Each tat litis wH imu hi until el an INi ttilurt Staph rtad writ ins M sditi Bin wsrd Lstta mwi install it Leila Edit GUARANTEED WORKMANSHIP PAULS UPHOLSTERY OVER 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE UP DELIVERY 8776455 ASPHALT CEDAR SHAKES SLATE IMS FREE ESTIMATES ROOF INSPECTIONS 1148 OUR PRICES ARE HARD TO BEAT DOWNRITE FLOORING Ting 8773955 THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR YOUR AD CALL 8772201 PRESTONS LUCKY DOLLAR Open Sundays 10 30pm 60 St THE WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR SPECIALISTS 12 HORSE POWER FOR HOME FARM INDUSTRY MILTON EQUIPMENT CO LIMITED 8782121 2122 SCO lotto Poof AUTO THEFT PROTECTION RUST PR00HNG Hurry SOUND PROOFING Tonus down Helps cm tin luxury And car sic bos sou bo I lor in less TIDY CARS OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE STEAM DRY CLEANING INTERIORS UPHOLSTERY GUARD VINYL ROOF RESTORATION COMPLETE CAR TOUCHUP PAINT I SPLASH GUARDS PRESERVE A SHINE SUNROOFS RUST PROOFING SOUNDPROOFING AUTO THEFT PROTECTION SAME DAY SERVICE ASSOCIATE DEALER CHRIS BVDEVAATE FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL OR DROP IN AT RD N GEORGETOWN AT ARMSTRONG AVENUE 8776136