I imagine most people will not find this document as interesting as the other. For me, though, it's far more interesting because it shows their process of gagging a story. As I've already discussed, gags are one of the main ingredients of Disney Story, and they put a lot of... read more →
Feb
03
Jan
21
I've been busy this week, so I'm a little late on this post, but I still want to get it out. The story conference is about washing up before dinner, with gags about dirty hands and men not washing. Here it is:
Jan
05
This story conference dealt with the HUNTSMAN IN THE WOODS SEQUENCE, a continuation of a story conference they held 6-days prior, which transcript I posted back in November. This is quite a lengthy document, at 14-pages. It covered a lot of Disney story techniques that can only be truly understood... read more →
Dec
29
So here we are at the end of 2020 -- good riddance. Here's wishing for a great new year !!! ["It can't get no worse" -- John Lennon, Getting Better] -- Sky Danley
Dec
24
On this night before Christmas in the year 2020, I thought we'd flash back 87 years to the Walt Disney Studio's 1933 Silly Symphony, The Night Before Christmas. For each cartoon, the story department distributed an outline of the film to studio employees for the purpose of requesting gag submissions... read more →
Dec
15
I'm presently reworking a children's story to remove a rifle from the plot. It's not essential to the story arc, and weapons in children's literature have become a very sensitive issue, so I'm simply removing the rifle, replacing it with a capture net. Since their advent, weapons have integrated themselves... read more →
Dec
08
This story conference dealt with the ALONE IN THE WOODS SEQUENCE, a continuation of the story conference they held 6-days prior, which transcript I posted two weeks ago. In this session, they spent a lot of time working on actions and dialogue, trying to narrow down both to minimal (typical... read more →