I needed to model a cartoon car from the Wright Brothers era, and I chose a Buick to caricature. The finished model is a very simple design because it needed... read more →
This excerpt, more than anything, shows Walt's optimism for life, and more than anything else, this evident optimism, in my opinion, is what propelled his success: "Get the thought that... read more →
I needed to build up a 3D barn asset for THE FLYING MOOSE cartoon, and I modeled this one from my childhood memories as a child spending summers at my... read more →
Just a couple of comments of the Disney story structure method that came out in this meeting: Early on, Walt commented both "Get the contrast in there" and "that is... read more →
"All was desolate on these arid hills. The only hint of promise was scattered about, a dull metamorphic rock..." -- The Apparatus My Studio Desk at Rising Gables, Portsmouth, New... read more →
From a story perspective, I did find the following bit interesting: "Maybe you could have a broken rake for the combing of his beard." When studying creativity, there's a great... read more →
Sometime, in the yet to come… The Apparatus — copyright 2020 Sky Danley Productions
This document is a lengthy but ideal example of the great effort Walt put into creating his stories. It starts out with a story continuity, and then goes into a... read more →
Sometime, in the yet to come… The Apparatus — copyright 2020 Sky Danley Productions
Walt and his Story Department continue working out the Soup Sequence. It starts out with an outline followed by a discussion. Note Walt does not want "too much dialogue" in... read more →