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Walt Disney is one of the most known names in America, and even all over the world. His success and stories are a prime example of the American dream and what it means to go after what one believes in. Walt set a legacy through his work, starting in his early life, later leading into building his business, and finally finishing off his legacy and leaving it to trusted people today. Walt Disney was born in Chicago Illinois in 1901. He was the fourth of five kids with a hardworking mother and an…

film by the name of “Steamboat Willie” with Walt Disney posing as the voice of Mickey Mouse, the cartoon and the short film was an instant hit. In Disney’s 1929 film “Silly Symphonies” he introduced all of Mickey’s now classic friends, these included Donald Duck, Pluto, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy; he won his first Oscar for his cartoon “Flowers and Trees”. Then he released the first full length animated film and a movie that is still a hit with the young and old today; on December 21, 1937, “Snow…

When you hear the name Walt Disney you probably think about movies, tv shows, and maybe a certain mouse. Walt Disney brought his limitless imagination to the hearts and minds of millions worldwide, he entertained through characters showed cased in cartoons, films, television and at Disney theme parks. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. After Walt’s birth, his parents, Elias Disney and Flora Disney moved their family to Marceline, Missouri. While growing up…

There have been many animated movies that were very popular during the 1940’s and 50’s. Some are still watched and have been recreated in today’s times: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Dumbo. Although not the first animated movie to be created, Fantasia (1940) was the first movie to connect classical music with animations. Directed by James Algar and released in 1940, this movie was the first of its kind, using classical music and creating scenes with animations around that…

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This week’s topic was focused all about a lovely man who greatly contributed to the animated world both artistically and fundamentally. The first innovation I’m focusing on is the new use and concept of a storyboard. “Written notes, thumbnails sketches, even visual outlines had been used before, but this was the first time that a sequence of drawings was used to plot out a film in its entirety” (pg 38). This small technique made…

Wilson II, Gutierrez and Chao (2013), in the book titled "Racism, sexism, and the media: Multicultural issues into the new communication age" have raised several significant and critical issues regarding the role of race, gender, media in the society. The authors have argued that since a decade media have framed a stereotyped and false representation of diverse race, genders and cultures . The authors define stereotyping as a concept that is socio-political in American society and needs to be…

Der Fuehrer's Face that was initially titled Donald Duck in Nutzi Land is a 1943 American animated purposeful propaganda short film by Walt Disney Studio Productions in 1943 by RKO Radio pictures. The cartoon, which incorporates Donald Duck in a very unhealthy dream setting functioning at an ammunition process plant in Nazi Germany, was tried to supply war bonds associated is an illustration of American promotion amid world war II. The film was coordinated by Jack Kinney and created by Joe Grant…

Aaron Blaise: Animator and Illustrator Aaron Blaise is an artist and animator who worked for 21 years creating some of the greatest animated films of the 20th century. He began with illustration work, but learned to create animation in the late 80s under Glen Keane, helping him to eventually becoming director of animation in several films at Walt Disney studios. He is not only an animator but a painter, digital artist, and instructor. In his many years of training, he has travelled around the…

Walt Disney used well known cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse, Bambi, but most importantly Donald Duck. The use of these characters helped create an interest in the war. However, it gave a slightly unrealistic view of the war, in one animated short with Donald Duck is part of the Nazis which was changed to Nutzis and he eventually goes insane. However, Donald wakes up and expresses…

read and find out.Walt Disney has brought so much magic to this world through T.V. shows, Movies, Toys, amusement parks and so much more. Characters: Walt Disney created his first character in 1927 when all of the movie theaters were looking into animated movies. He had always loved drawing so he drew a character named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Later the next year, Walt Disney lost the rights to his creation and a myriad number…