Steamboat Willie

Willie Bester is a mixed media artist who was born near Cape Town in 1956 and grew up as a mixed race, or coloured person, during the times of Apartheid (“Willie Bester (1956 – ).”). He displayed elements of his artistic abilities during his childhood, and soon grew up to put his negativity about his segregated surroundings into artwork (“Willie Bester (1956 – ).”). One of his most powerful works is titled “Forced Removals”, which showcases the displacement of people due to segregation. The…

featured Mickey Mouse, and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, and it was a black and white film. While silent films had been the warm up until this time, Steamboat Willie was the first cartoon to have a corresponding soundtrack, and to feature talking characters. It was such a new concept that people thought he was crazy to try and make it. Steamboat Willie, was such a success that even the largest movie theatre in the world—The Roxy in New York City-showed it 2 weeks after its premier. (moma.org)…

not had a voice. Although sound synced up with characters movements didn 't come until later, loops of songs such as the song from “Steamboat Willie” called “The Gallopin’ Gaucho”, it was played on loop for the duration of the short film. The term ‘Mickey Mousing’ was used when a cartoon was perfectly synced up with it 's soundtrack. This was because “Steamboat Willie” was considered to be synced up perfectly.…

“short” called Steamboat Willie, featuring the first Mickey Mouse (University Meghan’s Channel). Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie, marked history (Gabler 118). It was the first animation with synchronized sound. This animation was also very popular because it was the introduction of the face of Mickey Mouse (University Meghan’s Channel). The new animation was so popular that the New York Times stated, “It was an ingenious piece of work with a good deal of fun.” (Gabler 127) After Steamboat Willie,…

As a kid almost every kids dream is to go to Disneyland or Disneyworld. For parents the go to movies for their children on any given day are Disney movies. Parents do not have to worry about a Disney movie being inappropriate. They can leave their children to watch a movie while they catch up any household things they may need to get done that may not be able to be done without the help of Disney Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois. By the time Walt was 17 he…

Walt Disney Imagine that you are driving to the coast through Anaheim, California. All of a sudden, you see tall, fast, rollercoasters housed in mountains, crowds of people waiting in line, busses parked everywhere, and hotels circling the park. You think to yourself, “Who invented this attraction? Why did they do it?” Walt Disney did! He improved the U.S. and the world by making cartoons, movies, and world attractions for families. Who was Walt Disney? Walter Elias Disney was born on December…

One of the many main conflicts was the rivalry between William (Bill) Canfield and John James King and their beloved steamboats. The rivalry between these two men to determine which steamboat was better represents the growing and ongoing battle between the automobile companies at the time of the films production. During the 1920’s, three huge automotive companies became known as “The Big Three.” These…

When you see different TV shows and movies, you tend to notice that they look different. Why does Gumby look different from Bambi? It narrows down to the animation. Films look different because of the style; it differs from artist to artist. Popular varieties include anime, CGI, 2D animation, stop-motion, Paint-on-Glass, and the list goes on. There are several kinds of animation, but the fundamental styles are drawn, cutout, stop motion, and computer. Drawn animation “is a sequence of drawings…

visual for children to believe that dreams do come true” if you only believe. Throughout Walt Disney’s life he had always wanted to create something as entertainment for the youth. In 1928 his dream had finally came true. Walt Disney created Steamboat Willie! ("Walt Disney Quotes.") Walt Disney was born with the name of Walter Elias on the fifth of December in 1901. He was born to Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and Flora Call Disney, a German- American, in Chicago, Illinois. He went to…

Finally, in mid 1928, sound and music became more popular in film, yeilding the release of Steamboat Willie with non other than the man himself, Walt Disney, voicing Mickey Mouse. As expected, Steamboat Willie was a hit. Thanks to the massive success of Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse was finally given some friends in 1929 when Silly Symphonies was released. Disney’s classic characters, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald Duck…