Behind the Scenes

Experience the making of the Jasper: The Story of a Mule book and animated program.

Conceptual Artwork Section
See the conceptual art that inspired the illustrations in "Jasper: The Story of a Mule" and provided the foundation for the animation created by legendary “Peanuts” animators, Bill Melendez Productions!
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Audio Soundtrack
Hear the songs included in the animated program, "Jasper: The Story of a Mule," and on the “Jasper and His Friends Present,” CD. Songs include "Anywhere On This Earth" by country artist Mindy Ellis and the "Jasper Theme Song" by legendary Western band and Grammy winners Riders In The Sky.
Click to listen.

Interactive CD
Experience the "Making of Jasper" from your home computer whenever you like!
While the interactive "Making of Jasper" CD is too large (84MB) to play off the website, visitors are more than welcome to download the contents of the CD for their viewing pleasure.
To download the interactive Jasper CD, right-click the CD image to the left and choose Save Target As.

Color Tests
During production of “Jasper: The Story of a Mule,” the animators used short animations of scenes, called “Color Tests,” to make sure that the characters were drawn correctly and their motion was believable and fit the audio. Here are several Color Tests of various scenes that appear in the final show.
Click to view the color test of your choice.

 

 

 

 

 

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