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Walt is not at this meeting, but it's still a good one. The highlight (from a story construction perspective) is why and how Grumpy reenters the lodge to eat his soup. A lot of discussion on his motivation for coming back inside, and also keeping in character as he returns.... read more →

Walt reappears in a story meeting. Yay! There are also some story conference notes on Sequence 7-A at the end of document, taken one day later on the 25th (Walt's there, too!). Click on the image below to read the document:

Not a story conference but I've included to show the studios progress on quality and organization. At one time, animation keys were not pre approved, but now must be approved before moving to in-between. Also, a lot of pre approval being set for backgrounds, both to increase quality (consistency) and... read more →

Two important story points: This sequence was cut because it wasn't necessary to further the story. Also, notice how they start settling on the motivation as being to keep Snow White from leaving instead of just to please her. This has to do with motivations behind action (this follows that),... read more →

This document is GOLD for character development. So much effect put into it. Click on the image below to read the document:

Because the film is advancing into more of a production phase, the story meetings are more and more about animation, not my forte. However, I'll keep posting them in chronological order so as there's an historical internet record (but I'm only going to post if they're labeled as a story... read more →

Another sans Walt document, number 2 of three on animation dwarf personalities, that is more pertinent in the animation world than story. I'm not sure who is the 'George Major' they keep referencing, but my educated guess is George Brasno in the Vitaphone Production Reel #1761 (a 1934 Vaudeville short... read more →

This is a very interesting document in the story development of character personalities. Although it's more pertinent in the animation world, nonetheless, it's fascinating in how much effort the animators exerted in developing each of the seven dwarf characters, giving each having their own distinct personality. Click on the image... read more →

Typical story conference at this stage of the game. The story is already blocked out, and now they are just simplifying it, perfecting the arc. Dwarfs inside the mine and marching home, singing HI-HO, HI-HO.... Unfortunately, I am missing page 10 of the document. Click on the image below to... read more →