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TheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseumPresentsWISHUPONASTAR:THEARTOFPINOCCHIO

ComprehensiveExhibitionExploresWaltDisney’sGroundbreakingFilmPinocchio

SanFrancisco,April25,2016—TheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseumispleasedtopresentWish

UponaStar:TheArtofPinocchio.OnviewfromMay18,2016toJanuary9,2017,thisnever-

before-seenexhibitioncreatedbythemuseumallowsvisitorstodiscovertheartisticprocess

andstepbehind-the-scenestoexplorehowoneofthemostinfluentialanimatedfilmsinhistory

wasproduced:WaltDisney’s1940feature-lengthmasterpiecePinocchio.

Guest-curatedbyJohnCanemaker—anAcademyAward®,EmmyAward,andPeabody

Award-winningindependentanimator,animationhistorian,teacher,andauthor—this

immersiveexhibitioninvitesthevisitortoexperiencetheproductionprocessesofthepre-

digitalera,providingaglimpseintohowlegendaryanimatorsworkedandthought.Inaddition

toexaminingthephasesofproduction,theexhibitionrevealshowthisinnovativeclassicbuilt

onthesuccessofSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs(1937)tocreateacinemamasterpieceof

unsurpassedquality.Pinocchioinspiredadvancesincharacterdevelopmentandthree-

dimensionaldesign,andtheexhibitionallowsgueststoenjoytheartcreatedbytheanimators

anddesignersofTheWaltDisneyStudiostocreatethestunningworkfeaturedinthefilm.

Withmorethan300objects—includingoriginalhand-drawnartwork,charactermodel

sheets,cels,maquettes,paintings,conceptualartwork,artifacts,flipbooks,andfilmclips—Wish

UponaStarshowcasestheintricate,labor-intensiveprocessesoftraditionalhand-made

animationasdevelopedattheStudios.ThestoryofPinocchio’screationispresentedinsix

sections:story,design,production,artdirection,characterdevelopment,andanimation.

PublishedasanillustratedserialinItaly,theoriginalstoryofPinocchiobyCarlo

Lorenzini,betterknownbyhispennameCarloCollodi,(1826–1890)presentedWaltDisney

withthechallengeofadaptingaramblingnovellaintoasuccinctstory.Inordertokeepthe

film’scharactersandnarrativeconsistent,theartistsreliedonanimprovedmethodof

storyboarding—atechniqueofpinningsketchestoacorkboardincomicstripfashion—which

becameamethodofstorytellingthatisusedthroughoutthefilmindustrytothisday.

Numeroussequentialstorysketchesaredisplayedintheexhibition.

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AlsoshowcasedisamodelofahorizontalMultiplaneCamera,anothertooldeveloped

andperfectedbyTheWaltDisneyStudiosinthe1930s.Thisinnovativecamerasetupallows

variousplanesinascene—eachpaintedonseparatepanesofglass—tobefilmed

simultaneously,creatingaperceptionofdepthpreviouslyunattainableinconventional2D

animation.DuringthecreationofPinocchio,thismethodwasrefinedandusedextensivelyin

suchmemorablescenesasthe“Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee”sequencewhenPinocchioistakento

Stromboli’sCaravan.

Inadditiontothepresentationofthesetangibleinnovationsandmechanicaland

photographicvisualeffects,theexhibitionalsotakesacloserlookatthesettings,color,mood,

characterrelationships,style,andcostumesofthisremarkablefilm,whichhasdazzled

audiencesforover75years.

WishUponaStar:TheArtofPinocchioisorganizedbyTheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseumandis

beingpresentedintheDianeDisneyMillerExhibitionHallfromMay18,2016throughJanuary

9,2017.

ABOUTTHEFILM

Fromthemid-1930stothemid-1940s,TheWaltDisneyStudioscreatedfivecinematicclassics

thatexplorednewpossibilitiesandredefinedtheartofanimation:SnowWhiteandtheSeven

Dwarfs(1937),Pinocchio(1940),Fantasia(1940),Dumbo(1941),andBambi(1942).Produced

attheendoftheDepressioninthelate-1930s,Pinocchiobrilliantlydeployedstate-of-the-art

hand-crafteddrawingsandvarioustechnicalbreakthroughs—suchastheMultiplaneCamera—

totellanepicstory.ToutedbymanyasthecrowningachievementoftheextraordinaryGolden

AgeofWaltDisney’searlystudio,thisgroundbreakingfilmpioneeredcutting-edgeanimation

andsoundtechnologiesandfirmlyestablishedablueprintforDisneyfilmmakingthatremains

intacttoday.ItbecamethefirstanimatedfeaturefilmtowinacompetitiveAcademyAward®—

infactitwontwo—andisnowconsideredoneofthefinestfilmsevermade.

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ABOUTTHECURATOR

JohnCanemakerisanAcademyAward®,EmmyAward,andPeabodyAward-winninganimation

directoranddesigner;histwenty-eight-minutefilmTheMoonandtheSon:AnImagined

Conversation,wonthe2005Oscar®forBestAnimatedShort.Morethantwentyofhisfilms—

andtheiroriginalart—areinthepermanentcollectionofTheMuseumofModernArtinNew

York.Inadditiontobeingatenuredprofessorandthedirectoroftheanimationprogramat

NewYorkUniversity’sTischSchooloftheArts,Canemakerhasauthoredtwelvebookson

animationhistory.HispublicationsincludeWinsorMcCay:HisLifeandArt,WaltDisney’sNine

OldMenandtheArtofAnimation,aswellastheWaltDisneyFamilyFoundationPress

publicationsMAGIC,COLOR,FLAIR:theworldofMaryBlairandTheLostNotebook:Herman

SchultheisandtheSecretsofWaltDisney’sMovieMagic.WishUponaStar:TheArtofPinocchio

isthethirdexhibitionCanemakerhascuratedforTheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseum.

###ABOUTTHEMUSEUMTheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseumpresentsthefascinatingstoryandachievementsofWaltDisney,themanwhoraisedanimationtotheleveloffineart,transformedthefilmindustry,tirelesslypursuedinnovation,andcreatedaglobalyetdistinctivelyAmericanlegacy.OpenedinOctober2009,the40,000squarefootfacilityfeaturesthenewesttechnologyalongwithavastcollectionofhistoricmaterialsandartifactstobringDisney’sachievementstolife,myriadinteractivegalleriespresentingearlydrawingsandanimation,movies,music,listeningstations,aspectacularmodelofDisneylandandmuchmore.TheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseumhascreatedmanyworld-classexhibitions,suchasDisneyandDalí:ArchitectsoftheImagination;MAGIC,COLOR,FLAIR:theworldofMaryBlair;andWatertoPaper,PainttoSky:TheArtofTyrusWong,severalofwhichhavetraveledtoothermuseumsaroundtheworld.WishUponaStar:TheArtofPinocchioisthefifteenthexhibitionoriginatedbymuseumsince2012.Hours: 10amto6pm,WednesdaysthroughMonday;closedonTuesdaysandthefollowing

publicholidays:NewYear’sDay,Thanksgiving,andChristmas.Tickets: Museumandspecialexhibitionadmissionisfreeformembersandchildrenunder5

Generaladmission+specialexhibition:$25adults,$20seniorsandstudents,$15youthages6to17Generaladmission:$20adults,$15seniorsandstudents,and$12youthages6to17Stand-alonespecialexhibitionticket:$10alllevelsAudioguide:freeformembersasdownload,$7audioguiderentalformembersandnon-members

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Where: ThePresidioofSanFrancisco,104MontgomeryStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94129 Contact: 415-345-6800|waltdisney.org|waltdisney.org/Pinocchio

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