Theatrical Cartoons
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- Why were Theatrical Cartoons called Theatrical Cartoons?
- animated shorts shown before and during "intermission" at the movie
- What are the characteristics of the 1930’s -40’s? How do they differ from the previous era? How were they the same?
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development on character and story, story related gags,
- How did live action actors such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton influence the animation of this time?
- used as reference
- What was Disney’s focus or perspective?
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character animation and story
- How did the working environment at Disney differ from other studios at the time?
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Created an atmosphere of open information exchange
- Insisted that everyone shart their views and teach each other what they know
- What did Disney mean by “realism”?
- He wanted to the audience to connect with the characters
- Who invented the drawing disk and pegs bars? How did Disney change these and why?
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Raoul Barre, rotated it upside down
- Disney’s gags were better than other studios because he understood that there were 3 things that were necessary to make the gag funny. What are they?
- timing, staging, storyboards
- What is the purpose of the principles of animation?
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create illusion of life
- Disney used the creation of the Silly Symphonies for two very specific reasons that are NOT entertainment. What are they
- train new artists and test new styles and effects
- What is significant about Skeleton Dance?
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first silly simphony,
- What is significant about The Three Little Pigs? What did the song, the Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf mean in the 1930’s?
- Established the storyboard and preproduction process, Symbol of hope during the Depression.
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What is significant about Flower and Trees silly simphony?
- first use of color
- What did The Old Mill test? What did it prove?
- The multiplane camera, depth of field
- Who made the first multiplane camera? It wasn’t Disney.
- fleisher
- special effects guy of the time.
- willis O'brian
- Who, at Disney Studios, made the first REAL storyboard? For what piece?
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3 little pigs, web smith
- What is significant about Snow White?
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first full length feature animation
- Who are the 9 old men of Disney?
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les clark, ollie johnson, frank thomas, wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsberry, Eric Larson, Ward Kimball, Mitt Kahl, Marc Davis