History: The Building Of The Disney Studio

This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 8 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great info on the history of animation told through the careers of great animators.



Normally, I only do three articles a week, but a posting at Hans Perk's AFilm LA spurred me to digitize a magazine I've been meaning to scan for a while. Here it is, along with links to Hans' postings on the subject.

Among the collection of Clair Weeks was a publication from 1939 dealing with the construction of Disney's studio in Burbank. It's a fascinating look at the way the Disney operation was structured at the peak of its success. The end of the article is taken up with a detailed description of the production process at Disney. (Note: There's an error in the order of the steps in the section on story- the script was transcribed from the storyboard, not the other way around. And they discuss voice recording out of sequence as well.)






Now that you've read the article, click on these images to see Hans Perk's images of the Burbank lot...


Aerial view of Burbank before Disney's studio is built.


Aerial view of the Disney studio.


Helen Jordan's photos of the studio under construction.


The newly completed animation building in 1939.
If you found this interesting, you'll want to check out our previous posts about material from the collection of Clair Weeks... Clair Weeks Goodbye Book, the 1938 Disney Artists Tryout Book and Clair Week's Animal Studies. Also, see... Walt Disney Goes To War, John Canemaker on Bill Tytla and Musical Timing Rediscovered.

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Stephen Worth
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History: Nat Falk's How To Make Animated Cartoons Part Five

This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 8 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great info on the history of animation told through the careers of great animators.

Here is the conclusion of Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons". This section contains lessons on how to animate. There are some great examples here taken directly from cartoons by Terry, Lantz, Fleischer and Mintz. If you missed the first chapter of this rare book and would like to start from the beginning, see... Nat Falk's History of Animation. The rest of the chapters are linked at the bottom of this post.

HOW TO ANIMATE













For more from this rare book, see Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons" Part One: History of Animation, Part Two: The Cartoon Studios, Part Three: How Cartoons Are Made and Part Four: Drawing For Animation.

For more drawing lessons, see The $100,000 Cartoon Drawing Course, Bill Nolan's Cartooning Self Taught and Willard Mullin On How To Draw Animals.

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Stephen Worth
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ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

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History: Nat Falk's How To Make Animated Cartoons Part Four

This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 8 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great info on the history of animation told through the careers of great animators.



Here is the first half of the last chapter in Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons". This section contains a brief article by Walter Lantz dealing with the creation of Andy Panda, and lessons on how to draw animated cartoons. If you missed the first chapter of this rare book and would like to start from the beginning, see... Nat Falk's History of Animation. The rest of the chapters are linked at the bottom of this post.

Thanks to the family of the legendary animator, Carlo Vinci for sharing this great book with us!

HOW I CREATED ANDY PANDA
By Walter Lantz





HOW TO DRAW ANIMATED CARTOONS











For more from this rare book, see Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons" Part One: History of Animation, Part Two: The Cartoon Studios Part Three: How Cartoons Are Made and Part Five: How To Animate.

For more drawing lessons, see The $100,000 Cartoon Drawing Course, Bill Nolan's Cartooning Self Taught and Willard Mullin On How To Draw Animals.

Next week will be a busy one! We will be posting the concluding chapter of this book; the Annie Awards are next Sunday, February 11th; and I have two amazing books loaned to us by the family of Clair Weeks to digitize. If anyone is available to volunteer Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, please email me and let me know when you would like to come help out.

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Stephen Worth
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ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

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History: Nat Falk's How To Make Animated Cartoons Part Three

This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 8 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great info on the history of animation told through the careers of great animators.



Today, we continue with the next chapter from Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons". This section details the production process, including great pictures and artwork from Terrytoons in the late 30s. If you missed the first chapter of this rare book, see... Nat Falk's History of Animation. The second chapter is The Top Seven Animation Studios.



















For more from this rare book, see Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons" Part One: History Of Animation, Part Two: The Cartoon Studios Part Four: How To Draw Cartoons and Part Five: How To Animate.


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Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

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History: Nat Falk's How To Make Animated Cartoons Part Two

This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 8 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great info on the history of animation told through the careers of great animators.

Today, we continue with the next chapter from Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons". This section is an overview of the seven major cartoon factories of the late thirties. If you missed the first chapter of this rare book, see... Nat Falk's History of Animation.










For more from this rare book, see Nat Falk's "How To Make Animated Cartoons" Part One: History Of Animation, Part Three: How Cartoons Are Made Part Four: How To Draw Cartoons and Part Five: How To Animate.

Thanks!
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

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