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... read more →
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... read more →
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,... read more →
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... read more →
This is the second part of the October 22, 1934 Snow White Tentative Outline, the part that solicits gags for various scenes. At this early date, my guess is this... read more →
The Grand Canyon National Park turned 100 years old this year, and this past week, I finally fulfilled a lifetime ambition to hike all the way down to the Colorado... read more →
I am absolutely amazed at how far the story has progressed by this outline. It was later tightened up by removing a lot of the action (e.g. it went from... read more →
October 15th, 1934, appears to be a relatively short meeting between Walt and two of his story men, Dick and Larry. They only addressed first names in the transcript header,... read more →
Here's the 2nd earliest Snow White story document I have, and I just noticed that these early documents are from this month, October, only 85-years earlier. By the time of... read more →
SUGGESTIONS AND NOTES ON "SNOW WHITE." Disney Story Conference, October 3rd, 1934 I have developed two passions in my life: Aeronautical Engineering and Visual Story. As of late, VISUAL STORY... read more →