In just three months, Walt has now put together the basic Snow White story continuity. The big change in this latest outline is reducing from two times the Queen attempts... read more →
At the same time Walt is developing the Snow White story continuity, he is also working on the more nebulous task of developing its character personalities, particularly the dwarfs. He... read more →
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... read more →
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 →
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... 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 →
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 →
