Disney: A Revolution in Animation

Mikayla Murphy Senior Division Individual Web Site

Murphy 2 Works Cited Primary Sources Alice in Wonderland Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. The Big Cartoon Database is the largest animation resource on the internet, with pictures and information on cartoons and films. This poster is useful in my project because it shows what posters looked like near the middle of Walt Disneys career, and it enhances the visual aspect of the website. The film is advertised with a picture of the main character at a tea party with many of the other characters. "Bambi Poster #5." IMP Awards - All the Latest Movie Posters. Internet Movie Poster Awards, 11 May 2008. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. Sponsored by one of the largest collections of movie poster images on the web, this poster strengthens the visual qualities of my website. The movie is depicted as being a great love story and shows a few of the main characters. This poster also is useful because it shows what posters looked when Walt Disney first began making full-length animated films. Cinderella Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. The poster makes my website more visually appealing and shows what posters looked like in the middle of the time period of Walt Disneys full-length animated films. The poster includes many of the characters and a listing of songs played in the film. It is from the largest animation resource on the World Wide Web. Disneyanimation. "Walt Disney Animations Steamboat Willie." Cartoon. YouTube. YouTube, 27 Aug. 2009. Web. 11 May 2012. Steamboat Willie (directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks) was released in 1928 as the first cartoon with synchronized sound. The clip is necessary for my project because it allows viewers to see that the short was synchronized. It was uploaded by the official channel for Disney animation on YouTube. "Dumbo Poster." IMP Awards - All the Latest Movie Posters. Internet Movie Poster Awards, 14 May 2008. Web. 11 Nov. 2011.

Murphy 3 Here Dumbo, the main character, is seen with a few of the characters in the film. This poster is useful in my project because it shows what posters looked like near the beginning of Walt Disneys time creating full-length animated films. It adds aesthetic appeal to the website and is sponsored by a website dedicated to movie posters. "Fantasia Poster." IMP Awards - All the Latest Movie Posters. Internet Movie Poster Awards, 17 May 2008. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. This poster is from the Internet Movie Poster Awards website, which shows a great number of movie advertisements. It is valuable to my project because it shows what posters looked like when Walt Disney first began making full-length animated movies. Mickey Mouse, as the Sorcerers Apprentice, is at the top of a high mountain. Fun and Fancy Free Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. The poster was sponsored by a site that allows people to see classic cartoons, TV series episode guides, animated films, and other information. It makes my website more aesthetically appealing and has a huge drum, played by Mickey Mouse, at the center. It shows what movie posters looked like during Walt Disneys time. Kikthedaisy. "Silly Symphony - the Skeleton Dance 1929 Disney Short." Cartoon. YouTube. YouTube, 09 Dec. 2008. Web. 11 May 2012. Directed by Walt Disney, this video of The Skeleton Dance is useful in my project because it was the first Silly Symphony. It is important because it helps me see what the film looked like. It was released in 1929 and uploaded to YouTube. Kitagwa, Midori. 101 Dalmatians. Digital image. Atec.utdallas.edu. The University of Texas at Dallas, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. This is a picture of the storyboard that was used to show the way the plot progressed in a scene from One Hundred and One Dalmatians. It is used by Midori Kitagwa, a professor at the University of Texas, to explain the storyboard. The website sponsor is the University of Texas. Lady and the Tramp Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. This poster is a positive part of my project because it shows firsthand what posters looked like near the end of Walt Disneys career and adds, more importantly, a nice visual

Murphy 4 element to my website. It is advertized as Walt Disneys happiest motion picture and features the two main characters, Lady and the Tramp. The sponsor is the Big Cartoon Database, the biggest animation resource on the web. Mainguyen5876. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Cartoon. YouTube. YouTube, May 2011. Web. 11 May 2012. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length animated feature. The video, which had several directors and was originally released in 1937, is important to my website because it provides helps us understand what the film was like. It was uploaded in several installments onto YouTube. Maher, Daniel. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Digital image. Ed101.bu.edu. Boston University, n.d. Web. 14 May 2012. I used this screenshot of the dwarfs in Snow White in the Seven Dwarfs as part of a slideshow to show how Disney characters developed over time. It was published onto a website about fairy tales by Daniel Maher, an undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University. The website is sponsored by Boston University. Make Mine Music Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. This movie poster shows what posters looked like in Walt Disneys time and is an excellent visual. The sponsor is the Big Cartoon Database, a website whose focus is cartoons. It shows people and instruments dancing on a keyboard. Malone, Patrick. Flowers and Trees. Digital image. DisneyShorts.org. Marshmallow Fox, n.d. Web. 14 May 2012. This screenshot from Flowers and Trees was published onto the Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts by Patrick Malone. The website is sponsored by Marshmallow Fox. It is used in a slideshow that shows how development of Disney characters progressed by displaying various Disney characters. ---. Playful Pluto. Digital image. DisneyShorts.org. Marshmallow Fox, n.d. Web. 14 May 2012. I used this screenshot from the Mickey Mouse short cartoon Playful Pluto because it is an excellent example of how Walt Disney revolutionized animation through character development. It was placed on DisneyShorts.org by Patrick Malone. Marshmallow Fox is the sponsor.

Murphy 5 ---. The Skeleton Dance. Digital image. DisneyShorts.org. Marshmallow Fox, n.d. Web. 14 May 2012. This The Skeleton Dance screenshot is important to my website because it is used in a slideshow that shows how Disney character animation had developed over time. It was sponsored by Marshmallow Fox and published by Patrick Malone onto Disneyshorts.org. ---. Three Little Pigs. Digital image. DisneyShorts.org. Marshmallow Fox, n.d. Web. 14 May 2012. Published by Patrick Malone onto Disneyshorts.org, this screenshot of Silly Symphony Three Little Pigs is used in a slideshow in my website to emphasize the contributions Walt Disney made to character development. The sponsor is Marshmallow Fox. Melody Time Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database. Web, n.d. 15 Nov. 2011. This poster is useful in my project because it shows what posters looked like in the middle of the period in which Walt Disney full-length animated features and it provides a visual for my website. A line on the poster says, For your all-time good-time! The site I found the poster on is sponsored by the Big Cartoon Database, which provides cartoon information and posters. Mickey Mouse. Picture. Disneylandpostcards.com. Disneyland Postcards, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. Mickey Mouse is one of Walt Disneys most famous cartoon characters. His picture is on my site to add visual appeal and help the viewer notice that the color layout of my website is similar to the colors used on Mickey Mouse. It sponsored by a website that allows people to purchase Disneyland postcards that have been autographed by film characters. Nugent, Frank S. "The Music Hall Presents Walt Disney's Delightful Fantasy, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'--Other New Films at the Capitol and Criterion." Rev. of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by Walt Disney. New York Times 14 Jan. 1938: 21. RareNewspapers.com. Timothy Hughes: Rare & Early Newspapers, 2012. Web. 09 May 2012.

Murphy 6 This newspaper article is useful to my project because it is a review of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs printed not long after the cartoon came out. I placed pictures of the article on my website. I got the images from RareNewspapers.com, a site that sells rare and old newspapers. One Hundred and One Dalmatians Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. The sponsor of this movie poster is Bcdb.com, where viewers can find information, pictures, and clips on their favorite cartoons. Shown on the front are the main characters of the movie. This poster is valuable to my project because it is an excellent visual, and it shows what posters looked like in Disneys lifetime, near the end of his career. Peet, Bill. Bill Peet: An Autobiography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. Print. Bill Peet was a writer-illustrator at Walt Disney Studios during Disneys time. This autobiography is important to my website because the author shares his experiences working at the studio. Peter Pan Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. I used this movie poster because it brings an aesthetic element to my website. It is sponsored by the Big Cartoon Database, which contains information and pictures about cartoons from several different animation studios. The poster advertizes the movie by saying, It will live in your heart forever! "Pinocchio Poster #5." IMP Awards - All the Latest Movie Posters. Internet Movie Poster Awards, 30 Mar. 2011. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. Pinocchios face is at the center of this poster, with smaller images of the characters he meets around him. The sponsor is the Internet Movie Awards Poster website, which displays movie posters from a large number of films. It was used to make my website more visually appealing and shows what movie posters looked like when Walt Disney first began making full-length animated productions. "Saludos Amigos." Movie Poster. Moviepostershop.com. Movie Poster Shop, 2012. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. Walt Disneys gayest musical Technicolor feature, this poster creates a nice visual touch and is an example of how movie posters looked near the beginning of the span in

Murphy 7 which Walt Disney created full-length animated films. The image sponsored by the Movie Poster Shop, where viewers can purchase film posters. Sleeping Beauty Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. This movie poster is useful because it shows what movie posters looked like when Sleeping Beauty first came out, making my website more visually appealing. At the top of the poster are the words, wondrous to see . . . glorious to hear . . . The Big Cartoon Database is the sponsor, a directory of thousands of animated TV series, episode guides, cast and crew Information, animated film lists, and cartoon pictures. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Poster #5." IMP Awards - All the Latest Movie Posters. Internet Movie Poster Awards, 30 Mar. 2011. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. This movies poster enhances the look and feel of my website by showing what movie posters looked like when Walt Disney first made a full-length animated feature. It was sponsored by the Internet Movie Poster Awards website. All seven of the dwarves are shown on the front. The Adventures of Ichabod Crane and Mr. Toad Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. The sponsor of the site the movie poster is on is the Big Cartoon Database. From the middle of Disneys full-length animation career, this poster enhances the appearance of my website. Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman are featured on the poster. TheDisneyChannelNL. "Flowers and Trees (1932)." Cartoon. YouTube. YouTube, 15 Mar. 2011. Web. 11 May 2012. Directed by Burt Gillet and released in 1932, Flowers and Trees was the first short to use Technicolors three-color process. The video is important to my project because it helps me understand what the cartoon was like. It was uploaded onto YouTube by TheDisneyChannelNL, which is devoted to Disney shorts. The Jungle Book Cartoon Pictures: Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. This movie poster of the last animated film Walt Disney produced strengthens the appeal of my website and is sponsored by the Big Cartoon Database. It shows the characters dancing and includes the words, The Jungle is Jumpin!

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The Sword in the Stone Poster. Movie Poster. Movieposterdb.com. The Internet Movie Poster Database, 7 Oct. 2006. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. Including the worlds The Untold Legend of Young King Arthur and Merlin, the Madcap Magician! this movie poster from near the very end of Walt Disneys career makes my website more visually appealing. The website it is on is sponsored by the Internet Movie Poster Database, the internet's largest movie poster database with more than 85,000 movies and 482,000 posters. The Three Caballeros Original Release Poster. Movie Poster. Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. I placed this movie poster (including characters Panchito, Joe Carioca, and Donald Duck) in my website to augment the visual appeal. It is sponsored by the Big Cartoon Database and is from the beginning of the time era where Walt Disney made full-length animated films. ToSimplify. "Mickey Mouse Presents Walt Disney's Silly Symphony - Three Little Pigs." Cartoon. YouTube. YouTube, 07 Dec. 2009. Web. 12 May 2012. Originally released in 1933 and directed by Burt Gillett, Three Little Pigs is a prime example of animators being able to give their characters personality. This Silly Symphony, often considered a Great Depression analogy, was uploaded onto YouTube. TresorsDisney. "Silly Symphonies - Frolicking Fish." Cartoon. YouTube. YouTube, 01 May 2012. Web. 12 May 2012. I used Frolicking Fish in my website because it is an excellent example of overlapping action, which I talk about on one of my pages. It was uploaded onto YouTube by TresorsDisney, a French page focusing on the Disney treasures. Trudisney. "101 Dalmatians - Part 2 [www.keepvid.com]." Cartoon. Dailymotion. Dailymotion, 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 12 May 2012. One Hundred and One Dalmatians was released in 1961 and directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton S. Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman. This segment of One Hundred and One Dalmatians was uploaded onto Dailymotion. It is the scene shown on the storyboard and shows how the storyboard relates to the final film.

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VolterraChannel. "Mickey Mouse - Playful Pluto - 1934." Cartoon. YouTube. YouTube, 25 Aug. 2010. Web. 12 May 2012. Directed by Burt Gillet and released in 1934, Playful Pluto is a wonderful example of personality animation. In this Mickey Mouse cartoon, viewers are able to see Pluto think as he struggles with a piece of flypaper. It is from the VolterraChannel on YouTube, which posts various cartoons. Walt Disney Introduces the Multiplane Camera. Dir. Disney. Perf. Walt Disney. YouTube. YouTube, 04 Feb. 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. Taken from the official Disney network on YouTube, this video shows Walt Disney himself explaining how the multiplane camera works. It is a clip from the Tricks of Our Trade episode of Disneyland, which aired February 13, 1957. Walt Disney. Photograph. Wc.pdx.eu. Portland State University, n.d. Web. 26 Dec. 2011. This photograph is important to my project because it shows the man who was behind this revolution in animation. The sponsor is Portland State University.

Murphy 10 Secondary Sources Finch, Christopher. The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms. Concise ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. Print. Christopher Finchs book is useful because he talks about many of Disneys animated films. Gabler, Neal. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print. As the first writer to be given complete access to the Disney archives, Neal Gabler goes into great detail about the life of Walt Disney and the making of his films. His book is important to my website because it provides information and insight into Walt Disney and his films. Kanfer, Stefan. Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story. New York: Scribner, 1997. Print. This book is of use because the author tells the history of animation and how Walt Disney contributed to it. Koenig, David. Mouse under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks. Irvine, California: Bonaventure, 1997. Print. David Koenigs book is relevant to my project because in it he writes about Disney movies, the reactions they received, and deleted scenes. Patrick Malone. "Flowers and Trees." DisneyShorts.org. Marshmallow Fox, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. I used this article because Patrick Malone goes into great detail about the making and historical context of the short cartoon Flowers and Trees. The website is sponsored by Marshmallow Fox. Nardo, Don. Walt Disney. San Francisco: KidHaven Press, 2003. Print. This book by Don Nardo is important to my project because it provides an overview of the life of Walt Disney and what he accomplished. "Silly Symphonies." Bcdb.com. The Big Cartoon Database, n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2012.

Murphy 11 This internet article sponsored by the Big Cartoon Database (the largest, in-depth directory of cartoon and animation studios) explains the Silly Symphonies, a cartoon series created by Walt Disney. "Walt Disney Inventor Profile." Invent Now. National Inventors Hall of Fame, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. This article discusses Walt Disneys biography and impact, as well as the contribution the multiplane camera made to his work. It is sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Watts, Steven. The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1997. Print. This book was helpful in creating my website because Steven Watts goes into the life of Walt Disney and the films he made. I was able to gain a greater understanding of the man behind the Walt Disney Studio.