The Disney Animation Renaissance

Behind the Glass at the Florida Studio

Mary E. Lescher (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

280 Seiten

2022
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08686-1 (ISBN)

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Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida opened in Orlando at the dawn of the Disney Renaissance. As a member of the crew, Mary E. Lescher witnessed the small studio’s rise and fall during a transformative era in company and movie history. Her in-depth interviews with fellow artists, administrators, and support personnel reveal the human dimension of a technological revolution: the dramatic shift from hand-drawn cel animation to the digital format that eclipsed it in less than a decade. She also traces the Florida Studio’s parallel existence as a part of The Magic of Disney Animation, a living theme park attraction where Lescher and her colleagues worked in full view of Walt Disney World guests eager to experience the magic of the company’s legendary animation process. A ground-level look at the entertainment giant, The Disney Animation Renaissance profiles the people and purpose behind a little-known studio during a historic era.

Mary E. Lescher (1957-2019) was an animator, art historian, and museum curator. She worked as a cameraperson and scene planner for Walt Disney Feature Animation and DisneyToon Studios from 1989 to 2006. The exhibits she curated include Collectibility: Art and Commodity from the Disney Renaissance and The Florida Studio: Disney Art and Artifact.

Acknowledgments Introduction

A Theme Park Attraction (1989-1990)
Traditional or Digital: It’s All Hand-Drawn (1989-1990)
B Unit to the Blockbusters (1991-1997)
The Little Studio That Could (1998-1999)
Shutting Down the Studio (2000-2004)

Conclusion Notes

Animation Glossary

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	11.10.2022
Zusatzinfo	29 black & white photographs
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	367 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-252-08686-4 / 0252086864
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08686-1 / 9780252086861
Zustand	Neuware