-Much of Disney studio experiments were designed to prepare the studio animators for feature productions.
-Note how the animators create unique personalities for the different animals in Dumbo, especially the various elephants.
-Note the "Pink Elephants" sequence in Dumbo and what a stylistic departure it is from the rest of the film. (Think Incoherent cinema)
A Trip Through Walt Disney Studio (1938)
from Disneyland Television: The Tricks of Our Trade (1957)
Dumbo (1937)
Showing posts with label Disney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disney. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Disney Animated Features
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Disney's first full length feature animation was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Filmsite.org review by Tim Dirks
Disney's first full length feature animation was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Filmsite.org review by Tim Dirks
Monday, October 13, 2008
Hollywood Studio Animation: Disney Studios
-Disney's achievement at the end of the 1920's was financial independence.
-Ub Iwerks was the key creative figure for Disney at the end of the 1920's.
-Disney ushers cartoons into a new era with the use of sound.
Steamboat Willie (1928)
-By 1930, Mickey Mouse was an international star.
Other important early Disney Animations:
Alice's Wild West Show (1924)
Alice's Tin Pony (1925)
Alice The Whaler (1927)
Plane Crazy (1928)
The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)
Steamboat Willie (1928)
The Mad Doctor (1933)
-Disney Animators became remarkably skilled at creating well-rounded characters.
-Disney spared no expense to give his company all the necessary state-of-the-art production equipment (or invent said equipment).
Production Innovations
-More sophisticated use of sound in cartoons.
-Systematized use of storyboards.
-Use of Technicolor.
-Systematicized use of filmed pecil sketches.
-Even greater division of labor.
-The multi-plane camera.
-Creation of a separate effects department.
By 1930, Disney was THE Animation Studio in Hollywood.
Differences from other competing studios:
-The whole screen is moving! Many animations in 1 scene (leaves blowing off trees).
-Close attention to details.
-Cel Animation Technique (this was soon adopted by most studios).
-Use of light and shadow. Added dimension and depth in animations.
-Ub Iwerks was the key creative figure for Disney at the end of the 1920's.
-Disney ushers cartoons into a new era with the use of sound.
Steamboat Willie (1928)
-By 1930, Mickey Mouse was an international star.
Other important early Disney Animations:
Alice's Wild West Show (1924)
Alice's Tin Pony (1925)
Alice The Whaler (1927)
Plane Crazy (1928)
The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)
Steamboat Willie (1928)
The Mad Doctor (1933)
-Disney Animators became remarkably skilled at creating well-rounded characters.
-Disney spared no expense to give his company all the necessary state-of-the-art production equipment (or invent said equipment).
Production Innovations
-More sophisticated use of sound in cartoons.
-Systematized use of storyboards.
-Use of Technicolor.
-Systematicized use of filmed pecil sketches.
-Even greater division of labor.
-The multi-plane camera.
-Creation of a separate effects department.
By 1930, Disney was THE Animation Studio in Hollywood.
Differences from other competing studios:
-The whole screen is moving! Many animations in 1 scene (leaves blowing off trees).
-Close attention to details.
-Cel Animation Technique (this was soon adopted by most studios).
-Use of light and shadow. Added dimension and depth in animations.
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