Editing The Wizard of Speed and Time (section)

==1979 short film==
In the original short film, a young man in a green [[Magician (fantasy)|wizard]] costume runs throughout America at super speed, much like the [[superhero]] [[Flash (DC Comics character)|The Flash]].  Along the way, he gives a hitchhiking woman (Toni Handcock) a swift lift to another city and gives golden stars to other women who want a trip themselves.  He then slips on a [[banana]] peel and comically crashes into a film stage, which he then brings to life in magical ways.
 
Jittlov is a [[special effects]] technician, and he produced all of the special effects in the film himself, many through [[stop motion]] [[animation]].

This short film originally was shown as a segment of an episode of ''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]''. The episode was called "Major Effects" and was aired to coincide with the release of Disney's ''[[The Black Hole (1979 film)|The Black Hole]]'' in 1979.

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, in the form of a feature film, of how this short film came to be.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cavalier |first=Stephen |date=2015-12-10 |title=100 Greatest Animated Shorts / The Wizard of Speed and Time / Mike Jittlov |url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/100-greatest-animated-shorts-wizard-speed-time-mike-jittlov/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Skwigly Animation Magazine}}</ref>