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Feb 25

Snow White Dialogue, November 21, 1934

I believe this is the dialogue sheet referenced at the end of the November 19, 1934 Gag Outline: ...available from "Harry Bailey in Music Room Number Four." I've never really been good with dialogue, so I'm hesitant to comment on this document other that to say they've inserted a lot... read more →

Feb 18

Sometime, in the yet to come… II

Feb 11

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, GAG OUTLINE, “Dwarfs Discover Snow White”, November 19th, 1934

I love Disney's gag outlines because I believe gags were inherently integral to Walt's success. Due to the importance Walt placed on gags, he solicited from all studio employees to get the greatest potential, and this is an early gag solicitation example. Interestingly, this very early document has the Dopey... read more →

February 11, 2020
Michael Sky Danley
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Disney, Historical, Story Blog, Uncategorized

Feb 04

Sometime, in the yet to come…

Jan 28

Snow White, Suggestion and Notes at Sound Stage Meeting, November 16, 1934

A very brief document from a sound stage meeting on November 16, 1934. Contrast is an important element of holding attention, and there is a suggestion to contrast Grumpy against Happy. They settled on final names for the dwarfs, only to later change "Baldy" back to "Bashful."

January 28, 2020
Michael Sky Danley
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Disney, Historical, Story Blog, Uncategorized

Jan 21

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — from Commercial Pilot to Children’s Book Author

Just like former commercial pilot Gene Roddenberry (the writer and creator of Star Trek), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was also a writer and creator, creating my all time favorite children's book, "The Little Price." And as I pointed out in my post two weeks ago, Roddenberry's writing career and subsequent imaginative... read more →

Jan 14

Snow White — Brief Outline for Gag Suggestions, November 6, 1934

This Disney story document contains both the latest Snow White synopsis and solicits gag suggestions. Interestingly, the document not just solicits general gags, which was quite common by this time, but it solicits specific gags that develop character and action, and are therefore more funny because they fit a character's... read more →

January 14, 2020
Michael Sky Danley
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Disney, Historical, Story Blog, Uncategorized

Jan 07

Gene Roddenberry — from Airline Pilot to Star Trek Creator

Most people, including most pilots I've ever flown with, don't know that the FINAL FRONTIER was created by an Airline Pilot. Gene Roddenberry (Eugene Wesley Roddenberry), creator of the iconic STAR TREK franchise, was initially trained as a US Army Air Corps Pilot during WW2, flying B-17 missions over the... read more →

January 7, 2020
Michael Sky Danley
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General, Historical, Story Blog, Uncategorized

Dec 31

SUGGESTIONS and NOTES on SNOW WHITE taken at an evening Sound Stage Meeting on October 30, 1934

It seems unusual that this meeting took place both in the evening and on a sound stage, which is a rather large room. All earlier meetings took place during the day in Walt's much smaller office. It makes me think there were a lot of people present, and possibly, this... read more →

Dec 25

Merry Christmas from Sky Danley

To keep my nose in aeronautics, one of my two passions (the other being story), I still fly part time and this is my Christmas Morning crew getting ready to board and deliver the most precious of all presents. It's always such a wonderful sight to see holiday passengers meeting... read more →

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