In the 1930s, The Walt Disney Story Department developed a very effective technique of increasing the happy or sad feeling of their scenes by transitioning from the opposite in their... read more →
This is a really good story conference to study. There's so much in it, both revealing how Walt's story mind and story department worked. As a bonus, it reveals how... read more →
I love studying creation, even so more than the final product, because it reveals the inner workings of a creative process. One can learn a lot from process. It's something... read more →
Walt Disney – Snow White STORY CONFERENCE – SEQUENCES 1B, 2A, 2B, and 7A (Queen and Huntsman), September 26, 1936 This is a very fruitful meeting -- a lot was... read more →
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a reserve Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) pilot that wrote 'The Little Prince' children's book while in exile from occupied France in WW2 -- writing... read more →
Walt Disney – Snow White STORY CONFERENCE – SEQUENCE 5-B (S.W. SENDS DWARFS OUT TO WASH), September 25, 1936 In a continual effort to create a better product, these historical... read more →
My son and I recently completed a wonderful 8-day visit to Paris, and for me, the highlight was the visit to Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs, where they're hosting 'The... read more →
Not directly related to the story line but a very important technique of Walt's entertainment value is INCIDENTAL ACTIONS: "WALT: As an incidental action, when the turtle gets up from... read more →
I had been working on my southern Little Kit story a couple of weeks ago, the Little Kit's Driftwood Adventure story, when I read that Jon Batiste received an academy... read more →
A lengthy story meeting, considering how short the sequence is. Actually, the final sequence was cut back a lot from what was discussed here. For example, the fight scene completely... read more →