English Thames documentary:
DISNEY FROM FANTASIA TO FANTASYLAND (1978). An excellent, long and very rare glimpse at the entire history of
Walt Disney studios with behind the scenes interviews, footage and more. Includes many scenes from classic films all throughout the
Disney history up until the making of
PETE’S
DRAGON, which is when this documentary was produced. Also includes great footage from the early days of DISNEYLAND and how it was developed. You will hear the long-time Disney animators and staff talking about and showing scenes from the films and much more. Includes shot of the original studio in
Silver Lake area of
Los Angeles -
Shows Hollywood in the
1970’s – tarnished, with porno theaters - Bob Lessor – author/collector talking about
Walt and what he accomplished -
Frank Thomas talking about how the films developed -
Pinocchio scenes -
Ward Kimball talking about animating Pinocchio, coming up with the look of
Jiminy Cricket.
Last resort a little man with an egghead.
Talking about how Disney would oversee everything.
The beginnings of “Disneyfication� giving human qualities to animals. -
Pictures of animators working on Bambi- looking at actual deer. -
Milt Kahl talking about animating the fawn for
Bambi. Exploring ways to combining pictures and music starting with silly symphony – scenes from the skeleton dance – the first
Technicolor cartoon –
Flowers and Trees - Walt talking about having dinner with
Stravinsky and developing
Fantasia -
Scenes from Fantasia -
Kimball talking about trying to animate the Centaurettes with breasts – how he was embarrassed about the section – how they argued about putting nipples on the breasts or not -
James Algar the producer talking about how younger people see psychedelic patterns and other things the original filmmakers never saw in it - Kimball talks about how they didn’t do drugs or drank while making those scenes but they were educated to think a certain way- but now those sequences are “revered by the drug cult� - he describes what he calls the “acid popping� sequence of pink elephants in
Dumbo. -
Early stages of Disney’s current production when this documentary was made are shown -“
The Rescuers� shows animators talking about the storyboards, show pencil test animated sequences matched to a rough soundtrack.
Then on to
Building Disneyland! – early shots of Walt in park as it was constructed
Diane Disney Miller talks about Disneyland - shows
Rides – country bear jamboree footage - Walt talking about animitronic figures – making things move -
Lincoln speaking in hall of Presidents – shows the jet pack flying man in
Tomorrowland in color! - Kimball talks about developing flight to the moon – goes on to show how the studio got into live action pictures – footage from
Treasure Island -
20,000 leagues -
Mary Poppins – true life adventures -
Foley artists doing bear and bird sounds-
Jim McDonald – Then the later animated features,
Cinderella,
Lady and the Tramp,
Peter Pan,
101 Dalmatians, etc -
Marc Davis and
Ken Anderson talking about Walt’s character –continuing after Walt’s death. The film finishes with a visit to the set of
Pete’s Dragon – rehearsing -
Ron Miller, the VP of Walt Disney studios at the time talks about how he would have liked to make
Jaws but “we couldn’t,� we have a responsibility.
- published: 26 Oct 2015
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