Film Studies 2159A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pink Elephants, Ub Iwerks, Disney Legends
28 Jun 2018
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Screening 2, Lecture 2
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 11:22 AM
Screening 2: The Old Mill & Snow White
Snow White
•Snow White was the first animated film
•Nominated for Oscars
•December 22 1937
•Utilized multiplane camera and 3 pane technicolor process
•Over 750 artists over 3 years to create
•Over 1.5 million pen and ink drawings
•Disney used the profits to fund a new studio in Burbank, California
•New sound effects
○7 men washing their faces and singing underwater
•Dopey labelled as one of the best comedians of all time
Old Mill
•Released a month before Snow White
•Viewed as a test piece for new technology
•Narrative death
•Drama of endurance
•Think of the element of the mill as being more abstract
○Why does the mill at the beginning of the story go through no change
○Does it show the level of technology? (Mill crumbles)
○When does this take place? (Is the mill outdated?)
○Are we looking at a time gone by?
Progression Of Disney Films
•Become more realistic
•More realistic experience
•What does it mean for animated films?
•Does the 'reality' of the film, take us away from the film or take us away from the
fantasy?
Lecture 2:
Early Illustration (Puss N Boots)
•Economical
•Illustrated look
•How does Disney capture sound on a silent film
•Product placement and advertising and marketing
○Garage that existed in Kansas City
○Booterie
○Kingville Theatre
•Advertisement for a Disney Laugh-O-Gram (Cinderella)
•Snow White has more dimensionality (truer to life)
•Some use of shadows
○Important characteristic
○Used to convey depth
•Contrast
Document Summary
Screening 2: the old mill & snow white. 7 men washing their faces and singing underwater: dopey labelled as one of the best comedians of all time. Old mill: released a month before snow white, viewed as a test piece for new technology, narrative death, drama of endurance, think of the element of the mill as being more abstract. Why does the mill at the beginning of the story go through no change. Does it show the level of technology? (mill crumbles) When does this take place? (is the mill outdated?) Illustrated look: how does disney capture sound on a silent film, product placement and advertising and marketing. Kingville theatre: advertisement for a disney laugh-o-gram (cinderella, snow white has more dimensionality (truer to life, some use of shadows. Heavy shading and contrast used to make up for lack of depth: sound. Stars are used to represent the kick in the butt, saying ow.
