Walt Disney on BBC 2 was a wonderful insight into the world of Walt Disney, starting at when he was aged 19 we follow him from the creation of Alice's Wonderland and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Pinocchio in the first of the two parter.
Part one of the documentary delved into how the early cartoons were made, animators were given mirrors and attended acting classes so they could understand how to portray expressions on characters, animators attended life drawing classes and taught by art lectures, and we even saw how animators studied special effects by filming glass breaking. We learnt about the struggles of Walt Disney, the bankruptcy and the breakdowns he faced, I learnt so much more about his life which I had no idea even existed.
One of the most exciting things I saw during the documentary, were the all the rubber-hose animations I've been watching on YouTube right on my television. it was very insightful into how they were created and brilliant to see in full high definition quality. compared to the poor 240p quality on YouTube. There were videos from Max Fleischer, Pat Sullivan and ofcourse Walt Disney, it was great to see all these animations and more, while Rebecca Gethings narrated the information on the screen.
I look forward to watching Part 2 of the documentary, as I feel it will be just as informative as this part, if not more insightful.
No comments:
Post a Comment