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Evaluation - Beneath The Surface My chosen theme for ‘Beneath The Surface’ revolved around Disney, in particular the movies and stories. The majority of Disney movies are based on other stories that are R rated and twisted. Personally I’ve been brought up with Disney movies my entire life so I felt comfortable choosing this topic since I was highly knowledgable of certain characters and their true back stories which they were based upon. For this project I really wanted to illustrate and…

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them”. Walt Disney created a whole new meaning to magic through the animation industry, film production, and the Disney corporation through the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney revolutionized America with his groundbreaking television and animation techniques, as well for his immense influence on pop culture. Disney introduced several significant methods to the production of motion pictures. He pioneered innovative technology…

Technology is a big part of the Disney business. Technological advancements of films and theme parks have created virtually endless possibilities for Disney to continue expanding. Disney has the money needed to keep up with the advancements in technology and spares no expense to create new entertainment venues or the marketing to go along with them. Not only is technology important to the core business but also to Disney’s expansion. The ability to communicate with business leaders around the…

1 INTRODUCTION In this Master’s thesis, I will examine the audio-visual translations of the songs performed in the Walt Disney animation Frozen. The movie offers the watcher two translations of the movie in Finnish, which are subtitles and dubbed language. My aim is to compare the two song translations to each other and to the source language and analyse the translations through the perspective of music and its’ characteristics. In my research I have two hypotheses. My first hypothesis is that…

Now I feel particularly biased answering this question but through research and comparisons I can conclude the Renaissance Age of Animation was better than the Golden Age of Animation. I grew up on these cartoons and of course they evoke a strong feeling of nostalgia, but I see a stronger quality of animation and storytelling during the Renaissance Age. Of course we can’t really appreciate the Renaissance without the Golden Age because without it we wouldn’t be where we are now. Don’t get me…

Walt Disney famously once said, “If you can dream it, you can do it,” and that is exactly what he did. Disney has inspired and delighted generations of Americans Thomas,Bob,Vosburgh). He impacted both family entertainment and the vacation industry. Walt Disney’s main goal was to please both adults and children (Thomas,Bob,Vosburgh). From having a positive influence on the American culture, founding the happiest place on Earth, and creating his magical movies that entertain all ages, Disney was…

Walt then began to create other characters including Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Pluto, which are known as the classic characters. Ever since Mickey Mouse became so popular, Walt and his brother, Roy, continued to create animated characters, such as the Princesses and the Winnie the Pooh characters, which also became extremely popular. All of these characters are a main reason as to why people have loved Disney since the very beginning (Stein 7). The entertainment that…

Walt Disney, his brother Roy Disney and other animators created the Walt Disney Studios. The Walt Disney Company parent of the Walt Disney Studios was founded in 1923 in a small office in Holly- Vermont Reality in Los Angeles. They produced a series of animated and live action called Alice comedies. As they started to make the studios larger they started to call the studio Disney Bros. Studio. Later 2 years after in 1925, a larger studio was constructed in Hyperion Avenue lot, Silver Lake…

ESPN News. (Hoovers.com 2016) ABC is the cornerstone of ABC Television Group, the TV division of parent company that is Walt Disney. One of Disney's most cherished possessions is the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and Disneyland Resort in California. Including other resorts and parks Outside the United States that are A part of Disney worldwide that includes Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Tokyo Disney. Disney World is North America's most frequented tourist spot and…

Disney is one of the major companies in the world that has one of the most recognized brands. Disney’s corporation has a full entertainment portfolio that includes TV channels, movies studios, and theme parks. It generated 48.81 billion USD in revenues in 2014 (“Global Revenue,” 2015). Disney is always striving to expand and grow. One area it is currently focusing on is the theme parks. Disney in 2012 acquired the rights to Stars Wars movies for four billions USD (Block, 2012).With this…