Clik here to view.
Television Commercials
While we're on the subject of animated television commercials take a look at this painted cel from a cream cheese animated spot we did back in the seventies. This elaborate cel was inked and painted by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robin Hood
This was hardly a visit I planned but early in 1971 I decided to stop in at the Walt Disney Studio in Burbank. My old VW Squareback was in an auto shop in nearby Glendale so I had time on my hands....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Real Puppet Show
I've often joked that animation has become less a drawing medium and more of a "puppet show" in the past decade or so. Before you freak out and consider this an attack on CG animators, let me remind...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Old School Storyboarding
What's wrong with this picture? Yes, those are storyboards on my desk, but guess what? Not a Cintiq Tablet in sight. Now, don't think I'm anti-Cintiq or anything like that. I have a Cintiq Tablet and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The (once) Magic Kingdom
I'm not referring to the famous theme park when I say, Magic Kingdom. That nifty idea was probably somewhere in Walt's head but it remained a long, long way from being a reality. No matter. Things were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walt and the Hyperion Days
Okay, I can't tell you much about this photograph except to say it was taken during the Disney Hyperion days back in the thirties. Clearly, things were going well for Walt as he shows off his snazzy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Revisiting Song of the South
Thank heavens for Disney historians and the historians in particular who refuse to participate in revisionist history. These are the men and women who are compelled to tell the story as it should be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Job of Writing
I was approached by a young man while at lunch today. He's an aspiring writer and was looking for tips on how to break into the industry writing scripts. I know the young writer is eager and passionate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Computer Animation, Old School
Okay, we've been down this road before but it's a fun ride. Let's remind ourselves how primitive things were only a few decades ago. I worked on this sequence in Walt Disney's “101 Damatians.” It seems...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Very Youthful Julie Andrews
Her voice was crisp, clear and resonated in the hallway of the Animation Building. Still a very young woman, Julie Andrews could easily be mistaken for royalty. That's simply the way she carried...
View Article
