Tag: Walt Disney
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Animation – A Comprehensive Overview
Animation is a powerful visual communication medium that has existed for many years. It has revolutionized how we tell stories, present ideas, and engage with audiences. In this article, we will take an in-depth look at what animation is, its history, its types, and how it works. History of Animation Animation has a rich and…
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Laugh-O-Gram Studio
Twenty-year-old Walt Disney began his first animation film studio “Laugh-O-Gram” in 1921. It was located on the second floor of the McConahay Building at 1127 East 31st in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1921, Walt Disney was contracted by Milton Feld for one-minute shorts for the local Newman cinema series in Kansas City, known as Newman Laugh-O-Gram. “I…
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Ken Anderson – Writer, Animator, Art Director
Born in Seattle, Washington, on March 17, 1909, Ken Anderson was an American art director, screenwriter, designer for Masterful and in many different areas of the Disney entertainment spectrum, and an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for 44 years. When Ken was three years old, his family moved to the Philippines. His father died…
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The Walt Disney Story
Rising – The Walt Disney Story The Walt Disney Story is very inspirational. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5th, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. Walt is the fourth of 5 children. Elias and Flora Disney were their parents. His childhood set apart by economic hardship; his dad was always changing from one job to…
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Gertie the Dinosaur – Very first dinosaur to be on the big screen
In February 1914, McCay released “Gertie the Dinosaur” on the vaudeville circuit. Winsor McCay and his assistant John A. Fitzsimmons (who traced the backgrounds) made more than 10,000 drawings which they inked on rice paper and mounted on cardboard. By mounting them on cardboard, McCay was able to flip the drawings through a primitive machine to…
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Disney Paperman – An office worker meets the girl
Disney Paperman is a 2012 romantic comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Kahrs. Paperman is a 6 min story by Disney Animation of an apparently frustrated sentiment directed by paper plane between two office towers. Director John Kahrs revealed in an interview with Animation World Network that Paperman…