DISNEY MAGIC: THE DISNEY MAGIC: THE ANIMATION THAT CHANGED ANIMATION THAT CHANGED FILMFILM

By: Kaitlin Macanowicz

In a time when movies were just picking up speed, Walt Disney’s vision revolutionized film, creating a timeless form of entertainment.

A Man with a Dream

“IT ALL STARTED WITH A MOUSE.”

First sketches by Walt Drawn by Ub Iwerks Walt gave him a personality & put a lot

of himself into Mickey At first very mischievous Refined in 1920’s: given gloves, shoes,

and a pleasant demeanor International celebrity Starred in 120 cartoons Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto were

introduced throughout the 30’s

"Ub designed Mickey's physical appearance, but Walt gave him his

soul."

o Sound pictures new & Disney take advantage of that

o Created the first animated feature with synchronized sound “Steamboat Willy”

o Used sound in creative ways

oMetronomes were used to correspond sounds to actions

o Pencil testing: way checking animation before inking it into cels

o Sound recorded before animation which gave animators more flexibility

Centered on music “Flowers and Trees” was the first animated

film in Technicolor 1933 “Three Little Pigs” made

Most character and plot development Escape for people suffering Great

Depression Won Academy Award

Other Films “The Tortoise and the Hare” “The Wise Little Hen” “The Goddess of Spring” was first where

humans were drawn

SILLY SYMPHONIES

The Mechanics Made two shorts at a time and costed $5,000

each Created story boards

Lay out full story on sheets tacked to a board Allow see full story at one time Still in use today for animated and live action

movies Characters came alive through animators Multiplane Camera

Allow create backgrounds for pictures Disney very involved in story process

Spent money to make perfect Think outside box Make sure audience entertained

1937 and was the first full-length animated film ever

Was the highest grossing film until Gone With the Wind

Took 3 years and 750 artists One of first films to appeal to children

THE DISNEY MOVIE MAGIC BEGINS: SNOW WHITE

A New Wave of Technology

Increase paper size incorporate all characters

New cameras

Method reducing drawings photographically- work on convenient scale

Multiplane camera: create depth

Fantasia

Incorporate Disney animation with orchestra music directed by Leopold Stokowski

7 sequences “Sorcerer's Apprentice”

Boost Mickey’s fame 3-D look

Indulge in fantasy; escapism Used popular, classic songs Create Fantasound

Early stereo system devised by Disney Open in 14 theaters

Won Academey Awards 1941

World War II Influences

Created animated instructional films

Still create short films while economy down

Incorporate war into some films Caricatures of Hitler

First full length film after WWII Cinderella Most famous Recapture Disney spirit with added glamour

The Films that Inspired Millions of Kids

Song of the South: incorporate animated and live action characters

Lady and the Tramp: first made in cinemascope

101 Dalmatians: use Xerox process to transfer animation to cels

Jungle Book: last film Walt supervised Lion King: study live animals, 2nd highest

grossing Beauty and the Beast: required more than

600 artists and technicians Mulan: use computer animation that was

unheard of before

PIXAR: THE NEW ANIMATION 1991 first teamed up with Disney Toy Story first film with computer generated 3-D

effect How they’re made

Pitch a story and then it’s hand drawn like a comic Professional actors record voices Characters and backgrounds are sculpted then

scanned into the computer Given “avars”: hinges that allow movement Pixar animation software choreograph movement Refine characters through lighting and shading Renderfarm: huge computer that interprets data

and incorporates motion

Finding Nemo is the highest grossing animated film ever

“KEEP MOVING FORWARD.”~ WALT DISNEY Incorporate new and innovative

technologies into an old love for story telling

Almost 50 animated films Studios in Burbank, California Use animators and technicians from all

over the globe 2009 returning to classic, hand drawn 2-

D animation The Princess and the Frog First princess movie in 10 years First African American princess ever