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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 source in watching how young children play. They are constantly re-purposing objects in a creative way. For example, they might... read more →

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 conference discussion to "plus the story," trying to achieve perfection -- and in my opinion, they got very close. Some... read more →

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 this sequence. As a general rule, the old Disney always tried to minimize dialogue, whereas the new Disney seems to... read more →

A short 2-page Story Notes document covering the soup sequence, discussing action and gags. One of the gags they discuss is a dwarf's hat going up and down while he eats. The "hat gag" is Disney's oldest and most often used gag. It first appears in Walt's Kansas City days,... read more →