Full Description
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.
Contents
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
