Walt Disney Animation Studios THE HISTORY OF DISNEY ANIMATION In 1937, the Walt Disney Studios released its first fully animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and pioneered a new form of family entertainment. More than seven decades later, Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to honor its heritage through animated films that combine beautiful artistry, masterful storytelling and ground-breaking technology. CLICK TO ENTER San Fransokyo, the fictional metropolis in which the film is set, is actually based on a caricature of property data collected from maps obtained from San Francisco's Assessor-Recorder's office. Three times as complex as any setting from previous Disney animated films, San Fransokyo features 83,000 buildings, 216,000 street lights, and hundreds of thousands of residents. The setting is so large, in fact, that the environments from all three of Disney's previous animated films (Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen) can fit into the city of San Fransokyo. BH6 clocked 199,000,000 render hours.

By comparison, Tangled clocked 11,500,000 render hours, Wreck-It Ralph clocked 21,900,000 render hours, and Frozen clocked 62,800,000 render hours. Director Patrick Osborne had been shooting one-second videos of his meals for a couple months when he noticed patterns forming — his life reflected in the food he ate. "I wanted to tell a story through the different meals a person eats," says Osborne. "I was interested in how the food alone could reveal that someone's life situation has changed. There's something cool about that." In order to capture the look of production designer Jeff Turley's concept art, the filmmakers developed new techniques, including a way to break up the edges of shapes on screen. "Jeff used certain paper textures throughout his artwork that made the edges feel less harsh," says director Patrick Osborne.

"It looks like ripped paper—but it's challenging to do it in 3D animation because the texture doesn't automatically move with the shape." Filmmakers invited a real-life reindeer into the Walt Disney Animation Studios, observing the animal's physical makeup and mannerisms, which were later caricatured in the making of Kristoff's reindeer buddy Sven. The reindeer showcased an unexpected technique for taking care of an itch on his ear: he used his back legs—like a dog might do. Sven later adopted the technique. The character of Kristoff was largely influenced by the Sami people, who are indigenous to parts of northern Norway. The Sami are known for herding reindeer, which may explain why Kristoff's best buddy is a reindeer named Sven. Filmmakers visited a Sami-owned reindeer husbandry business in Roros, Norway. "I loved the idea of making a Mickey film that felt like a newly discovered 1928 short," says director Lauren MacMullan. "I decided not to have Mickey talk much, because he didn't in those early shorts. We used Walt's voice initially as scratch, but it sounded so perfect. It put us right in that era.

Our assistant editor Danya Joseph started to hunt within existing Walt recordings for lines that would fit our story needs, and we were able to tailor our dialogue to reflect what we had." To create new model sheets for each of the characters, 2D animator Eric Goldberg studied the early Mickey films and pulled frame grabs to find the poses he liked best. For each model sheet he created, he would give the character what he called "a uniform Ub Iwerks pass," and make sure that they looked authentic to the 1928 period. As the CG rigs and models began to take shape, Goldberg played a key supervisory role, doing draw-overs to help achieve the look that director Lauren MacMullan wanted. In order to visually identify the three unique video game worlds that the movie primarily takes place in, Art Directors Mike Gabriel and Ian Gooding created a unique shape language for Fix-It Felix Jr., Hero's Duty, and Sugar Rush. Fix-It Felix Jr. was comprised of squares, Hero's Duty was constructed with triangles, and Sugar Rush was inspired by circular shapes. The filmmaking team used different animation techniques for characters within Fix-It Felix Jr., Hero's Duty, and Sugar Rush as an addition to distinguish between the different game worlds.

The Fix-It Felix Jr. characters had an 8-bit, staccato influence, the Hero's Duty characters were intended to have hyper-realistic movements, and the Sugar Rush characters had an exaggerated, cartoon-like feel to how they moved. The film features over 180 unique characters that were created for the film. In comparison, Tangled had 64. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Paperman won the Oscar in 2013 for "Best Animated Short Film." This is the first win in this category for the studio since the 1969 short "It's Tough to Be a Bird." Looking back at other digital techniques that were created to combine 2D and CG animation like Tarzan's "Deep Canvas," Software Engineer Brian Whited designed a new program called "Meander" which allowed the filmmakers to create the film's unique hand-drawn look in a computer-generated environment. Won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Tangled marks Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th full-length animated feature. A CG animated feature, which raised the bar for human animation in the CG world.

Special software had to be created to simulate movement for the hair since no one had ever animated that much hair before. Her 70 feet of golden hair contained more than 100,000 individual strands. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “I See the Light.” Bolt's original title was ‘American Dog.’ Bolt was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year. Bolt was Disney’s first animated feature to be conceived and designed for 3D. The Princess and the Frog was nominated for 3 Academy Awards for Best Original Song for “Almost There” and “Down in New Orleans,” and Best Animated Feature Film of the Year. The Princess and the Frog was based on an original story by Ron Clements and John Musker. Chicken Little was Disney's first complete CG-animated feature film. Chicken Little was the first to be presented in Disney Digital 3-D. Meet the Robinsons is based on the book by William Joyce. Brother Bear's working title was ‘Bears.’ Brother Bear was created at the Disney Feature Animation Studio in Florida at Walt Disney World.

An early version of Home on the Range was titled ‘Sweating Bullets.’ Home on the Range's voice talent Ann Richards was formerly the Governor of Texas. This was the first animated feature where the backgrounds were all painted by computer. The "Deep Canvas" technology that was developed for Tarzan was used to create a new process called "Virtual Sets" that allowed the production team to create 360-degree sets for animated environments. This enabled them to use live-action cinematography techniques in an animated world. Primarily produced at Disney’s Feature Animation studio in Walt Disney World. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Emperor's New Groove was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, “My Funny Friend and Me.” The original title for Emperor's New Groove was ‘Kingdom of the Sun.’ Atlantis: The Lost Empire directors based the design on the style of cult comic book artist Mike Mignola who served as an artistic consultant. Atlantis: The Lost Empire Atlantean's had an original readable, speakable language that was created by linguistics expert Marc Okrand. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine provided the soundtrack for Fantasia 2000.

Fantasia 2000 was a longtime pet project of Roy E. Disney, receiving his personal supervision. Dinosaur composited CG-animated dinosaurs against live-action backgrounds for its unique look. The production team developed a 3D painting/rendering technique dubed “Deep Canvas” to produce 3D backgrounds. The software was able to track brushstrokes applied in 3D space and allowed the computer-generated backgrounds to retain a traditional animation aesthetic. Animator Glen Keane designed the character of Tarzan, drawing inspiration for Tarzan’s persona from his teenage son, Max, who loved performing fearless skateboarding stunts and watching extreme sports, such as snowboarding. Thus, Tarzan seemed to ‘surf’ through the trees. Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture. This film won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song, (“You’ll Be in My Heart”.) Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. In order to create the 1,800+ Hun soldiers, the production team developed a new computer software tool called Attila which allowed them to have each of the Huns move independently of one another without having to meticulously animate each of them.

The is the first film to be primarily produced at the Disney Feature Animation Studio at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida The film features the first use in animation of the process of morphing, wherein an object is made to smoothly transform into another, utilizing computer technology. A field trip to Greece and Turkey in the summer of 1994 gave artists a firsthand look at landscapes, ancient sides, and an opportunity to hear expert accounts of classic Greek mythology. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Go the Distance” written by composer, Alan Menken and lyricist David Zippel. At various stages of the production, the creative team for Pocahontas consulted with Native American scholars and storytellers to incorporate authentic aspects of the Powhatan culture into the film. The look and style of Pocahontas was inspired by the filmmakers’ numerous visits to Jamestown, Virginia, as well as by extensive research into the Colonial period.

Pocahontas won two Academy Award for Beset Original Score and Best Original Song for “Color of the Wind.” In Pocahontas, the use of strong vertical and horizontal imagery in the design springs from the tall, vertical shapes of the Virginia pine forests and the vast horizontal landscapes. The Huntchback of Notre Dame was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is from the Victor Hugo epic novel, first published in 1831. Won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” Also nominated for two additional Academy Awards for Best Original Song for both “Circle of Life” and “Hakuna Matata.” The main locations for the film, including Pride Rock and the Gorge, are modeled after Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya. The project originated a number of years earlier under the title, ‘King of the Jungle.’ Actual live lions were brought to the studio, for the animators to study. Computer-generated imagery enabled the filmmakers to create the amazing magic carpet ride through the Cave of Wonders, the intricately patterned flying carpet, and the stunning tiger head cave.

Won two Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “A Whole New World.” Also nominated for 3 Academy Awards for Best Effects, Best Original Song for “Friend Like Me,” and Best Sound. Eric Goldberg, the Genie’s supervising animator, was heavily influenced by the curved, fluid caricature style of artist Al Hirschfeld. The art directors were inspired by Persian miniatures and Arabian calligraphy. Art Directors traveled to the Loire valley in France, and studied great French romantic painters, Fragonard and Bouchard for inspiration. The ‘Be Our Guest’ sequence used Computer-generated imagery, along with the creation of a striking three-dimensional ballroom background, allowing dramatic camera moves on the animated characters as they danced. The film won two Academy Awards: one for Best Original Song (“Beauty and the Beast”) and the other for Best Original Score. This was the first animated feature to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Portions of the film were animated at Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The first Disney animated classic essentially to be a sequel. Five key members of the creative team traveled to the Australian outback to observe for themselves its unique beauty.

The used photos from Ayers Rock, Katherine Gorge, and Kakadu National Park. This was the first animated feature completely produced with CAPS (computer animation production system) which allowed the film to be created entirely using computers. First feature done all in CAPS. Also since Jim Jordan, who had voiced the albatross Orville in the original ‘The Rescuers,’ had passed away it was Roy E. Disney who suggested the character of Wilbur, Orville’s brother, as a replacement. The names of course, were a play on the Wright Brothers. First Disney animated feature based on a classic fairy tale in three decades (since Sleeping Beauty). This film turned to the famous story by Hans Christian Andersen. This was the last Disney feature film to utilize hand-painted cel animation. It was also the first to use the newly-developed CAPS process (computer animation production system) to generate artwork for a few sequences. This was essentially a digital ink and paint system that allowed artists to create and catalogue their work using computers. In 1992, the Disney/Pixar team that developed CAPS won an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award.

Won an Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Under the Sea.” Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Kiss the Girl.” Disney artists had considered an animated film of ‘The Little Mermaid’ in the late 1930s and illustrator Kay Nielsen prepared a number of striking story sketches in pastels and watercolors. Kay Nielsen received a ‘Visual Development’ credit on the 1989 film. The Great Mouse Detective animation took just over one year to complete. This remarkably short production span was possible due to new efficiencies in the production process (such as video tests and computer assisted layouts and graphics), and an increased emphasis on story development prior to the start of production. The climatic scene in The Great Mouse Detective where Basil faces Ratigan in a final confrontation inside the turning and thrashing gear works of Big Ben. The 54 moving gears winches, ratchets, beams and pulleys were literally drawn by the computer. The Great Mouse Detective is based on Eve Titus’s book, Basil of Baker Street.

The Great Mouse Detective capitalized on the CGI (computer-generated imagery) techniques used for producing The Black Cauldron as layouts were done on computers and the climactic sequence within the interior of Big Ben relies heavily on computer-generated animation. Oliver & Company designers went to New York and photographed street scenes from a dog’s perspective -18 inches off the ground- getting stares from passerby but providing excellent reference material for the lay out artist. Oliver & Company is Howard Ashman’s first Disney Feature film. Oliver & Company was the first film to have its own department set up expressly for the purpose of generating computer animation. The Fox and the Hound marked the premier effort of a new generation of Disney animators who would, in a few years create ‘The Little Mermaid,’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ The Fox and the Hound featured the song, ‘Best of Friends,’ by Richard O. Johnston, son of animator Ollie Johnston. Fox and the Hound was based on a story by Daniel P. Mannix. The Black Cauldron won an Academy Award for the Development of the Animation Photo Transfer Process.

The Black Cauldron was the first film to use the new technological breakthrough - APT (Animation Photo Transfer) process. This was the first major change in the Studio’s method of transferring the artist’s drawings to a cel since photocopying. The Black Cauldron was 12 years in the making. The Black Cauldron was the first Disney animated feature to utilize CGI (computer-generated imagery) for creating such elements as the cauldron, bubbles, and a boat in the film. Based on the original books by A.A Milne. The film’s animators produced approximately 330,000 drawings, 14 sequences with 1,039 separate scenes and 750 backgrounds. The film was based on two books by Margery Sharp, The Rescuers and Miss Bianca. Nominated for an Oscar. List of Disney theatrical animated features | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia List of Disney theatrical animated features 40,858pages on Share The following is a list of animated feature films produced and/or released by The Walt Disney Company or its predecessor, Walt Disney Productions. The lists have been broken down categorically by sub-studio, etc.

Walt Disney Studios began work on animated short films in 1923. Then, in 1938, the studio released its first feature-length animated film with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , and has hence continued to produce shorts, featurettes, and feature films to this day. Throughout the years, the studio has expanded its reach. Between collaborating with other studios to co-produce films to The Walt Disney Company distributing animated features produced by other companies, Walt Disney Studios no longer produces all their animated content under the Disney banner. Their most recent film, Moana , released in 2016, marks the studio's 56th feature-length animated film. Contents [ show ] Walt Disney Animation Studios Please do not move these films from one portion of this list to another. In particular, do not add other films to the Walt Disney Animation Studio (WDAS) films portion of the list UNLESS Disney has announced a new WDAS production. What is and what isn't in the official canon has already been fixed; as the official WDAS can be found here. Any of the following are *not* part of the official WDAS canon: Pixar films, whether made before or after Disney acquired Pixar .

(Pixar remains a separate production unit within Disney. There have been no WDAS/Pixar co-productions as of 9/28/2011; if there is one, its inclusion in the list will have to be determined then.) Marvel films, whether made before or after Disney acquired Marvel. The only exception to this is Big Hero 6 , which has already been added to the list, and was produced by WDAS. Muppets or Bear in the Big Blue House films, whether made before or after Disney acquired those properties from The Jim Henson Company. (WDAS has not made any Muppet or Bear films as of 9/28/2011; if WDAS produces a fully-animated Muppet or Bear film in the future, it may be added to the list.) Any other puppet films, even if produced by Disney. Any animated films that have often been mistaken to have been made by Disney, but are not: Anastasia (produced by Fox Animation Studios & distributed by 20th Century Fox), Quest for Camelot or The Iron Giant (both produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation & distributed by Warner Bros.), etc.

Live action Disney films that include animated bits or sequences (even if produced by WDAS), such as Song of the South , Mary Poppins , Bedknobs and Broomsticks , Pete's Dragon , Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Enchanted . Those are listed below in another section. However, Fantasia , Saludos Amigos , The Three Caballeros , Make Mine Music , Fun and Fancy Free , Melody Time , The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad , The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh , Fantasia 2000 , Chicken Little , Winnie the Pooh , and Dinosaur all have live-action settings, characters, and animated characters that are (sometimes) officially included in the canon. Films distributed, but not produced by Disney, such as The Wild . Those are listed below in other sections. The following is a list of the animated films that were either entirely produced in-house by Walt Disney Productions prior to 1986, or were produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios , formerly known as Walt Disney Feature Animation, after 1986. For advertising purposes, The Walt Disney Company began to affix numbers to each of the films in the late 1980s.

Through this method, they could proclaim the film to be "Disney's X full-length animated film". When the numbering system was introduced, the group of films included became collectively known as the "Disney Animation Canon." Many film historians and animation fans refer to them as Disney "classics" or Disney "features". The numbering system remains today, as recent press releases for such products as the 20th anniversary edition of Oliver & Company , as well as the opening and closing logos and marketing materials for Tangled , still refer to the film's number. Some foreign numbering systems of Disney Animated Classics exclude Dinosaur and include The Wild . However, The Wild was not produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios nor Disney in that matter, let alone owning the films' distribution rights. In some countries, Winnie the Pooh does not count in these lists as a classic, leaving Wreck-It Ralph in 51st place.

Disney Animated Canon The following list shows all the fully animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and most recently [Moana] # Timeline of Animated Film History Timeline of Animated Film History Timeline of Animated Film History The Evolution of Animated Film By David Nusair Updated July 04, 2016. Though one could be forgiven for assuming that the animation revolution began in 1937 with the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , the genre has actually existed almost as long as its live-action counterpart. This timeline charts animation's humble beginnings all the way through to its pervasive use within the realm of special effects: 1906 J. Stuart Blackton's Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is released. It is a three-minute short in which Blackton creates animating drawings of faces and people against a plain blackboard. 1908 The first short comprised solely of animated images, Emile Cohl's Fantasmagorie, receives its premiere in Paris. 1908 Humpty Dumpty Circus marks the first use of stop-motion animation on film.

1914 Earl Hurd invents the process of cel animation, which would revolutionize and dominate the industry for much of the 20th century. 1914 Gertie the Dinosaur is widely considered the first animated short to feature a distinguishable character, as cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay brings a walking, dancing dinosaur to life. continue reading below our video Great Singers Gone too Soon 1917 The first feature-length animated film, Quirino Cristiani's El apostol, is released. Unfortunately, he only known copy was destroyed in a fire. 1919 Felix the Cat makes his debut and becomes the first famous animated cartoon character. 1920 The first color cartoon, John Randolph Bray's The Debut of Thomas Cat, is released. 1922 Walt Disney animates his first animated short, Little Red Riding Hood. Though initially thought lost, a copy was found and restored in 1998. 1928 Mickey Mouse makes his debut. Though the first Mickey Mouse cartoon is technically the six-minute short Plane Crazy, the first Mickey Mouse short to be distributed is Steamboat Willie, which is also the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound.

1929 Disney's iconic line of animated shorts, Silly Symphonies, kicks off its prolific run with The Skeleton Dance. 1930 Betty Boop debuts as a woman/dog hybrid in the short Dizzy Dishes. 1930 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes makes its debut with Sinkin' in the Bathtub. 1931 Quirino Cristiani's Peludopolis, which tells the story of a military coup against a corrupt president, boasts the first instance of sound within a feature-length animated film. There are no surviving copies of the movie in existence. 1932 The first full-color, three-strip Technicolor animated short, Flowers and Trees, is released. The film wins Disney the first-everAcademy Award for Animated Short Film 1933 King Kong, which features several stop-motion animated characters, is released. 1933 After starring in an extremely successful comic strip, Popeye makes his cartoon debut alongside Betty Boop in the seven-minute short Popeye the Sailor. 1933 Ub Iwerks invents the multiplane camera, which allows animators to create a three-dimensional effect within two-dimensional cartoons.

1935 The Russian film The New Gulliver becomes the first full-length feature to employ stop-motion animation for the bulk of its running time. 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature and the first such production to emerge out of the United States, is released. It becomes a huge box office success and Disney was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for the achievement. 1938 Bugs Bunny makes his debut in Porky's Hare Hunt, though the character wasn't named until 1941. 1940 Tom the cat launches his unending pursuit of Jerry the mouse in the Oscar-nominated short Puss Gets the Boot. 1940 Woody Woodpecker arrives on the scene with a small role in the Andy Panda cartoon Knock, Knock. 1941 The first full-length animated musical, Mr. Bug Goes to Town, is released. 1946 Disney's first live-action film, Song of the South, is released and boasts several animated interludes. Because of its depiction of the African-American character Uncle Remus, the film has never been released on home media in the United States.

1949 Prolific stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen makes his debut with the creation of the title character in Mighty Joe Young. 1972 Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat is released as the first X-rated animated feature in cinematic history. 1973 Computer-generated images are used for the very first time in a brief shot within Westworld. 1975 Revolutionary special-effects company Industrial Light & Magic is founded by George Lucas. 1982 Tron marks the first time that computer-generated images are used extensively in a film. 1986 Pixar's first short, Luxo Jr., is released. It is the first computer-animated short to receive an Academy Award nomination. 1991 Beauty and the Beast becomes the first fully animated film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. 1993 Jurassic Park becomes the first live-action film to feature photorealistic computer-animated creatures. 1995 The first computer-animated film, Toy Story , is released to theaters. The achievement is honored with a Special Achievement Academy Award .

1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace marks the first film to use computer-generated imagery extensively and pervasively, in terms of its sets, special effects, and supporting characters. 2002 The Academy creates a Best Animated Feature category, with Shrek the first movie to win the Oscar. 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers features the first photorealistic motion captured character for a film, with Andy Serkis portraying Gollum. 2004 The Polar Express becomes the first fully-animated film to use motion capture technology to render all of its characters. 2005 Chicken Little becomes the first computer animated film to be released in 3D. 2009 James Cameron's groundbreaking Avatar is the first film to feature a fully CG 3D photorealistic world, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

Error Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( 1937 ) Approved | Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen soon learns of this and prepares to feed her a poison apple. Directors: Jacob Grimm (fairy tales) (as Grimm), Wilhelm Grimm (fairy tales) (as Grimm) | 8 more credits » Stars: From $14.99 (HD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Learning About Winnie the Pooh on His National Holiday 18 January 2017 12:37 PM, -08:00 | PEOPLE.com a list of 49 titles created 24 Dec 2010 a list of 42 titles created 15 Aug 2011 a list of 40 titles created 21 Dec 2013 a list of 28 images created 11 Jun 2014 a list of 44 titles created 3 months ago Title: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 7.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards » Videos Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and 1 more credit » Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies. Director: Clyde Geronimi Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, and 5 more credits » Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and 2 more credits » Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, and 5 more credits » Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, and 5 more credits » Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, James Baskett A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.

Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker Stars: Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and 1 more credit » Stars: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and 1 more credit » Stars: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and 1 more credit » Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her. Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth-century Virginia. Directors: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg Stars: Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, Christian Bale Edit Storyline The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one - her jealous stepmother, the Queen.

When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest, where she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs - Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey. But when the Queen tricks Snow White with an enchanted apple, only the magic of true love's kiss can save her! Written by Lesley (from the back of the Snow White DVD) Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, We're Back!! (1958 re-release) See more » Genres: 4 February 1938 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Blancanieves y los siete enanos See more » Box Office Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System) Color: Did You Know? Trivia For the scene where the dwarfs are sent off to wash, animator Frank Thomas had Dopey do a hitch step to catch up to the others, as suggested in the storyboard. Walt Disney liked it so much he had the step added to other scenes - much to the chagrin of the other animators, who blamed Thomas for the extra work they had to do.

See more » Goofs After Snow White's skirt and cape get caught by tree branches her fists are in mid air and her hair is partly loose but in the next shot her hair is back to normal and her hands are below her body. See more » Quotes [first lines] Queen : Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee. Speak! Let me see thy face. Magic Mirror : What wouldst thou know, my Queen? Queen : Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? Magic Mirror : Famed is thy beauty, Majesty. But hold, a lovely maid I see. Rags cannot hide her gentle grace. Alas, she is more fair than thee. Queen : Alas for her! Reveal her name. Magic Mirror : Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow. None of the actors in this film were credited. See more » Connections (Pocatello, Idaho, USA) – See all my reviews Where would the animation world be without the humongous success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

If the movie failed back in 1937, there would be no Disney Company today, no Lion King, and no Disneyland. Disney's Folly, as critics first called it, would probably have scared any other industry from attempting such an ambitious and innovative project. Pixar may not have ever had the chance to put out their groundbreaking features, and even the Disney- and fairy tale-bashing Shrek may never have been made if Snow White didn't set the course for the world of the animated feature. There must have been tremendous pressure on everyone involved in the making of Snow White, but they did not disappoint. The end result includes a timeless story, classic songs, and beautiful imagery that will live on for future generations to enjoy. In fact, this was only the second movie that captured my nieces' full attention spans (The Lion King being the first). In my opinion, the story was great but not perfect. It's not as exciting or filled with as much witty remarks as today's animated features, but as soon as the dwarfs are introduced, the movie takes on an endearing lighter side.

For the record, my favorite dwarf is Doc, because I can relate to him being a strong leader with some very humanistic follies, such as always getting tongue-tied (I do that myself all too often). All the songs stand out in their own way. `Some Day My Prince Will Come' is a classic, fairy-tale ballad. `Heigh-Ho,' `Dig, Dig, Dig,' and `Whistle While You Work' are great songs to pick up your spirits when you have to go to work, do chores, or do homework. And my favorite, `The Silly Song,' is just a great, catchy, and funny song. As for the imagery, it's just breathtaking, especially considering how early it was introduced. The colors are rich and lively, and the multi-plane camera does add some great depth to the movie. As you can tell, for an animation and Disney fan like myself, Snow White is a perfect milestone in the movie world. Even compared to the animation and storytelling styles of today, Snow White still stands the test of time. Kudos to everyone involved in this picture as their work will live on forever. My IMDb Rating: 10/10. My Yahoo!

Grade: A+ (Oscar-Worthy) 63 of 68 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes The Walt Disney Studios - History ABC Studios Production Services Walt (bottom row, right) and his staff at the Hyperion studio. The Walt Disney Company started in 1923 in the rear of a small office occupied by Holly-Vermont Realty in Los Angeles. It was there that Walt Disney, and his brother Roy, produced a series of short live-action/animated films collectively called the ALICE COMEDIES. The rent was a mere $10 a month. Within four months, the ever-growing staff moved next door to larger facilities, where the sign on the window read "Disney Bros. Studio." A year later, in 1925, the Disneys made a deposit on a Hyperion Avenue lot in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. Construction began on the new studio shortly thereafter. During the next 14 years, many changes took place at the Disney studio: Mickey Mouse was "born" in 1928, followed by Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, and the rest of the Disney gang.

In 1937, Disney's innovative first full length animated feature, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, was released to critical acclaim and worldwide success. In order to expand and meet the expectations of his audience, Walt saw a need to increase the size of his studio. With profits from SNOW WHITE, he made a deposit on 51 acres of land in Burbank and began designing a modern studio specifically for the purpose of making animated films. Walt was personally involved with all aspects of designing the studio. From the layout of the buildings to design of the animators' chairs, nothing was left to chance. His main concern was to produce a self-sufficient, state-of-the-art production factory that provided all the essential facilities for the entire production process. Walt and company discuss the progress made at the new Studio lot. Employees in front of the Animation Building. The Animation Building, housing the Disney Artists and animators, was planned in the center of the lot. Across a small street were built the Inking and Painting and the Camera buildings, where the artwork was completed and photographed. Next to Camera, in the Cutting building, the post production process occurred. Sound facilities included dubbing, scoring, effects, and voice recording studios.

Many of the buildings were linked together by an underground tunnel, so even in bad weather, the process of making animated films was not disrupted. To enhance the campus-like setting, all of the utilities were placed underground which was an innovation for 1940. During the 1940s and 1950s many prominent animated features were produced in Burbank, including FANTASIA, BAMBI, CINDERELLA, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and PETER PAN. James Mason is menaced by a giant squid during the filming of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Beginning in the late 1940s, Disney launched into the production of live-action features and television programs. The Studio lot was subsequently expanded during the 1950s, to include sound stages and production craft facilities. Sound Stages Many of the interior scenes for Disney films were shot on five live-action sound stages. Stage 1 is part of the original lot that was built in 1940. It was first used for filming the live-action scenes for FANTASIA.

Stage 2 was built in 1949 in conjunction with Jack Webb, who used the stage for the filming of the television series DRAGNET. A popular television show filmed there was THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB. Stage 2 is one of the largest sound stages in Los Angeles at approximately 31,000 square feet. A live-action reference for a scene in LADY AND THE TRAMP. In 1954, Sound Stage 3 was built specifically for 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, complete with watertank. Stage 4, completed in 1958, was first used for DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE. In 1988, it was divided into two television stages, thus creating Stages 4 and 5. Well-known tenants on our stages have included Disney classics such as DAVY CROCKETT, MARY POPPINS, POLLYANA, THE LOVE BUG, BLACKBEARD'S GHOST, PETE'S DRAGON, and BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS.

Other well-known tenants have included ARMAGEDDON, HOME IMPROVEMENT, ELLEN, MTV, MADONNA, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, NATIONAL TREASURE 2, and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN I, II & III. Riverside Lot Across the street from the Studio now stands the new Feature Animation Building and The ABC Building. This is where Walt was planning to build a place called Mickey Mouse Park. There were to be lifelike statues of Mickey and Donald, and guests could take pictures with their favorite characters and enjoy a train ride. However, as Walt's ideas continued to grow, he realized more space was needed to fulfill his dreams. Shortly thereafter he acquired more than 200 acres of orange groves in Anaheim, California. Those orange groves became the site of Disneyland. Shops The back-lot shops were built to provide the many crafts and services required by live action productions. The Machine Shop, which is no longer in use, housed machines and equipment that produced innovative camera and projection objects for the film industry.

During the construction of Disneyland in the mid-fifties, this shop's engineers designed and hand-built many of the automobiles, train parts, boats, trams and carts that were required by the new park. Hollywood Records now occupies the building. Close by you'll find the Electric / Plumbing building containing machines and equipment for repairing and maintaining the many systems within the Studio complex. Nearby was the Staff Shop where they made molds, plaster casts, and fiberglass figures, many of which are in use at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Walt looks on as a set piece is fabricated in the Studio Mill. The Electric/Plumbing building has its own machines for installing and repairing all plumbing and mechanical equipment within the Studio, along with equipment for work in sheet metal, welding, and plastics. Next to Electric/Plumbing was the Special Effects shop, where our craftspeople created the myriad of unique effects that have come to be associated with Disney films. Flying cars, spaceships, miniature paddle wheelers, and medieval armor that comes to life are just some of the effects produced by this department. The Paint Shop, which is in another large metal building, does everything from spraying cars and furniture to be used on a movie set, to spraying the set itself.

Other prominent shops throughout the back-lot include Sign Graphics, Crafts Service, and the Mill. Back Lot For more than 30 years, the back-lot featured exterior sets used for outdoor live-action filming. These consisted of a Western Street, Zorro Pueblo, Residential Street, and Town Square. Most of the buildings on the Western Street were constructed in 1958 for the ELFEGO BACA and TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER television shows. Other productions which modified the structures for filming were DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE, THE LOVE BUG, THOSE CALLOWAYS, and THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG. The last major feature films to utilize the street extensively were HOT LEAD AND COLD FEET and THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN. Sets representing a downtown area were constructed in 1965 for THE UGLY DACHSHUND and FOLLOW ME BOYS. They were changed extensively for various films, and then completely demolished in 1981 to make way for a new town set for SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.

There were four original buildings on the Residential Street originally constructed in 1960 for THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, including the main house and garage used for the laboratory. Other houses were used for THE SWAMP FOX and the original THAT DARN CAT. A well-known set was constructed for the ZORRO television series in the 1950s. This was once the Pueblo de Los Angeles with a fort, a jail, a square, an inn, and a church. Later, one of the old Spanish squares was redesigned to become a French village. Hills, pools, berms, and caves were built nearby for other productions. With the increased use of "on location" shooting, the back lot sets were gradually replaced by the Property building, the Zorro parking structure, the Frank Wells office building, and Stages 6 & 7. The Golden Oak Ranch Walt Disney first leased the Golden Oak Ranch, which is situated in the nearby Santa Clarita area, in the mid-1950s for the SPIN AND MARTY segments of THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB. Because of the variety of natural settings available there, the Studio purchased the 700-acre property in 1959.

Disney films shot at the Ranch include: OLD YELLER, TOBY TYLER, THE PARENT TRAP, THE SHAGGY DOG, FOLLOW ME BOYS, and more recently THE SANTA CLAUSE, PEARL HARBOR, PRINCESS DIARIES II and the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN II & III. A western street was created for the renowned television miniseries ROOTS II in the late 1970s, and remained an active filming location until it's removal in 2008. Other ranch sites include a rural bridge on a lake, an entertainment and event venue, "THE GOLDEN OAK HALL," farm houses, barns, fields, country roads, tree groves, a forest area, a creek bed, and a running waterfall. Currently being developed is a pine lake designed to give the feeling of a High Sierra setting.

The Golden Oak Ranch is used by the entire industry and has been seen in LASSIE, BEVERLY HILLS 90210, CHARMED, RED DRAGON, MURDER SHE WROTE, DIAGNOSIS MURDER, BONANZA, INDEPENDENCE DAY, PROFILER, CSI, MY NAME IS EARL, ENTOURAGE, BOSTON LEGAL, BONES, SONS OF ANARCHY, GHOST WHISPERERS, AMERICAN IDOL and so many more. Imaging Film imaging facilities have existed at the lot from its earliest days, starting with the Process Lab, building which was adjacent to Inking and Painting. Through the years the building housed a motion picture laboratory, primarily employed for animation, and photo/visual effects facilities. Fred MacMurray flies in this process shot for THE ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR. In the 1950s, as live-action films increasingly played a major role in the success of the studio, so did the inclusion of visual effects.

Such memorable films as 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA and DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE began a tradition of combining complex optical effects with miniatures and matte paintings to create rich fantasy worlds on the screen. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Process Lab, renamed Photo Effects and then Visual Effects, was home to the distinguished artists and technicians responsible for the effects seen in MARY POPPINS, THE ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR, BLACKBEARD'S GHOST, BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS, PETE'S DRAGON, and TRON. During the 1980s, the unit was named Buena Vista Visual Effects Group and expanded its facilities into the Camera building to include a motion-control stage. In 1990, the unit became Buena Vista Visual Effects (BVVE) and shifted rapidly to digital-imaging technologies. Rooms within the Camera building, which formerly housed multi-plane cameras used to shoot animation, were filled with computer equipment. BVVE transitioned to Buena Vista Imaging in 1996.

Today, Buena Vista Imaging occupies the Camera building, providing a full range of photo-optical and digital-imaging services, which include a black and white lab, digital workstations, film recorders and scanners, optical printers, and title graphics. Post Production Sound The Main Theater is a state-of-the-art digital sound dubbing and screening facility that was first used to mix the sound for FANTASIA. Sound mixers blend dialogue, music, and sound effects tracks to the various levels appropriate for a movie theater. The acoustics are designed to simulate a theater that is three-quarters full. Although the theater is empty during the mixing session, extra padding in the seats and specially designed walls absorb and reflect the sound. This helps the sound mixers to know what the final product will sound like when it is released to the public. A sound recording session on Stage A. Stage A, situated next to the Main Theater, was originally used for scoring. For many years, the music for innumerable Disney movies and cartoons was recorded here. In 1985, the stage was converted to a dubbing stage and theater. Like the Main Theater, Stage A is an all-digital, state-of-the-art dubbing facility.

Stages B & C were designed to provide sound elements for the animated films. Because of the Studio location near the Burbank Airport, special priority was given to soundproofing with "building within a building" design for noise reduction. Stage B is known as the dialogue stage, where character voices were recorded for many animated classics including ALICE IN WONDERLAND, LADY AND THE TRAMP, PETER PAN, and THE JUNGLE BOOK. The tradition continues today, as Stage B is still used for such recent films as ALADDIN, THE LION KING, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Today, that tradition continues not only on Disney films, but also with Pixar hits such as TOY STORY, BUGS LIFE, TOY STORY 2, and MONSTERS INC. Stage B accommodates Automatic Dialog Replacement (ADR), a process that allows the talent to re-record their dialogue. One such use is for scenes shot on location, where an talent's lines were destroyed by outside sound or noise, such as a plane flying over at the time of filming. Stage C was originally used for the recording of various sound effects for the animated features and short subjects.

Many of the unique sound-effects props and gadgets for these processes were invented by Disney technicians. Today, Stage C serves as a dubbing stage for film and television. It was recently renovated in 2001 and like the other stages it features an all-digital, state-of-the-art film console. Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Feb 04, 1938 - HISTORY.com Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Share this: Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Author Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs URL Publisher A+E Networks “See for yourself what the genius of Walt Disney has created in his first full length feature production,” proclaimed the original trailer for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released on this day in 1938. Based on the famous fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Snow White opened with the Wicked Queen asking her magic mirror the question “Who is the fairest one of all?” The mirror gives its fateful answer: Snow White, the queen’s young stepdaughter.

Ordered by the queen to kill the young princess, a sympathetic woodsman instead urges Snow White to hide in the forest; there she encounters a host of friendly animals, who lead her to a cottage inhabited by the Seven Dwarfs: Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Bashful and Happy. Eventually, in the classic happy ending viewers would come to expect as a Disney trademark, love conquers all as the dwarfs defeat the villainous queen and Snow White finds love with a handsome prince. Walt Disney’s decision to make Snow White, which was the first animated feature to be produced in English and in Technicolor, flew in the face of the popular wisdom at the time. Naysayers, including his wife Lillian, warned him that audiences, especially adults, wouldn’t sit through a feature-length cartoon fantasy about dwarfs. But Disney put his future on the line, borrowing most of the $1.5 million that he used to make the film. Snow White premiered in Hollywood on December 21, 1937, earning a standing ovation from the star-studded crowd.

When it was released to the public the following February, the film quickly grossed $8 million, a staggering sum during the Great Depression and the most made by any film up to that time. Critics were virtually unanimous in their admiration for Snow White. Charlie Chaplin, who attended the Hollywood premiere, told the Los Angeles Times that the film “even surpassed our high expectations. In Dwarf Dopey, Disney has created one of the greatest comedians of all time.” The movie’s innovative use of story, color, animation, sound, direction and background, among other elements, later inspired directors like Federico Fellini and Orson Welles. In fact, Welles’ Citizen Kane features an opening shot of a castle at night with one lighted window that is strikingly similar to the first shot of the Wicked Queen’s castle in Snow White. Disney won an honorary Academy Award for his pioneering achievement, while the music for the film, featuring Snow White’s famous ballad, “Some Day My Prince Will Come” and other songs by Frank Churchill, Larry Morey, Paul J. Smith and Leigh Harline, was also nominated for an Oscar.

The studio re-released Snow White for the first time in 1944, during World War II; thereafter, it was released repeatedly every decade or so, a pattern that became a tradition for Disney’s animated films. For its 50th anniversary in 1987, Snow White was restored, but cropped into a wide-screen format, a choice that irked some critics. Disney released a more complete digital restoration of the film in 1993. Its power continues to endure: In June 2008, more than 60 years after its U.S. release, the American Film Institute chose Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as the No. 1 animated film of all time in its listing of “America’s 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres.” Related Videos W3HArtistPage.AppleMusic.Movie_Artist.pageTitle Open iTunes to buy and download movies Biography b. 23 August 1901, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 15 December 1966, New York, USA.

Apart from creating legendary cartoon characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto, the Walt Disney Studio was responsible for a series of phenomenally successful full-length animated feature films, the first of which, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, was released in December 1937. It was three years in the making, with 600 artists producing more than two million Technicolor drawings, only about an eighth of which were used. The ravishing fairy story by the brothers Grimm was adapted for the screen by Ted Sears, Dorothy Ann Blank, Otto Englander, Earl Hurd, Richard Creedon, Dick Richard, Merrill de Maris, and Webb Smith.

All the dwarfs, Grumpy, Doc, Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Dopey (who Charlie Chaplin said was one of the greatest comedians of all time), were given their own delightful personalities, and the soundtrack voices of Andriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille LaVerne, Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Otis Harlan, Billy Gilbert, Scot Mattraw, and Moroni Olsen were perfectly matched to them and the rest of the characters including the handsome Prince whose kiss brings Snow White back to life after the evil Queen has tried to get rid of her. All this was supplemented by some marvellous songs by Frank Churchill (music) and Larry Morey (lyrics), which included "Whistle While You Work", "Heigh-Ho", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "With A Smile And A Song", "I'm Wishing", "One Song", and "Isn't This A Silly Song?".

David Hand was the supervising editor, and, although Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs was released late in the 30s, it went on to take more money than any other film at the US box-office during the decade, with the exception of Gone With The Wind. In 1938, Walt Disney received a special Academy Award "in recognition of a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon" (one statuette and seven miniature statuettes). More than 50 years later, in 1993, the picture's overall earnings were estimated at £92 million, a record for any animated film until Disney's own Aladdin overtook it (with the help of inflation) after being screened for just 11 incredible weeks in the world's cinemas. As just one more example of the enduring interest in this historic picture, in 1992 an original production cel (a hand-painted celluloid still) from the film fetched £115,000 at Sotheby's auction house in New York, three times its estimated price.

A digitally restored version of Snow White was released in 1994, and in the same year the film appeared in the USA on home-video for the first time. Most of Disney's other full-length animated features have already been made available in that form although usually only for a strictly limited period of time before being withdrawn. In May 1994 it was reported that nine out of 10 of all home-videos sold have been Disney films. These included: Pinocchio (1940). Inspired by the stories of nineteenth-century Italian author Carlo Collodi, this film concerns a wilful puppet whose habitual "economy with the truth" results in his nose growing longer and longer. However, by listening to his conscience, in the shape of the loveable character Jiminy Cricket, he mends his ways, bravely rescues his personal Svengali, Geppetto the wood carver from inside Monstro the whale, and eventually achieves his ambition, and is turned into a real live boy by the Blue Fairy.

Cliff Edwards, the puckish entertainer, provided the voice for Jiminy Cricket, and he had two of Leigh Harline and Ned Washington's most endearing and enduring songs, "Give A Little Whistle" and "When You Wish Upon A Star". The latter number won an Academy Award, and the two songwriters, together with P.J. Smith, won another Oscar for their original score. The remaining songs were "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life For Me)", "I've Got No Strings", "Three Cheers For Anything", "As I Was Say'n' To The Duchess", and "Turn On The Old Music Box". Some of the other voices which, together with the brilliant animation, brought the various characters to life with startling effect, were provided by Dickie Jones (Pinocchio), Christian Rub (Geppetto), Evelyn Venable (the Blue Fairy), Walter Catlett (J. Worthington Foulfellow), Charles Judels (Stromboli), and Frankie Darrow (Lampwick).

Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske were the supervising editors, and the film, which was photographed in Technicolor, took over $40 million in the USA and Canada, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of the decade. Fantasia (1940). This was an astonishingly successful blending of cartoon characters and classical music that featured Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was narrated by Deems Taylor, and contained eight pieces, "Toccata And Fugue In D Minor" (Bach), "The Nutcracker Suite" (Tchaikovsky), "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Dukas), "The Rite Of Spring" (Stravinsky), "Pastoral Symphony" (Beethoven), "Dance Of The Hours" (Ponchielli), "Night On The Bald Mountain" (Mussorgsky), and "Ave Maria" (Schubert). Amidst all this wonderful music, there cavorted Mickey Mouse and any number of other animals, including hippopotami, dinosaurs, alligators, elephants, and ostriches, along with nymphs, satyrs, the Goddess of Night, and many more strange and fantastic creations.

Ben Sharpsteen was the production supervisor, and this incredible piece of entertainment was filmed in Technicolor and Fantasound. It was the second-highest-grossing 40s picture in the USA. Fifty years after it burst gloriously upon the scene, Fantasia was subjected to the currently fashionable desire for "political correctness" which prevailed in the early 90s. Prior to its video release, and at a reputed cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds, a black "piccaninny centaurette" seen polishing the hooves of a preening blonde figure was removed from all prints. Bambi (1942). The general consensus of opinion seems to be that this is the most naturalistic of all Walt Disney's full-length animated features. The animators' skill in their drawing of the animals' graceful movements and charming facial expressions gave the tender, exquisite story of a young deer growing up in a world of changing seasons, an exceptional sense of reality. Apart from Bambi himself, another star to emerge was Thumper the rabbit, whose amusing voice was dubbed by Peter Behn.

Frank Churchill and Larry Morey wrote the score, which included "Love Is A Song", "The Thumper Song", "Let's Sing A Gay Little Spring Song", "Twitterpated", and "Little April Showers". David Hand was the production supervisor, and the screenplay was adapted from a book by Felix Salten. By 1993, according to the Variety trade newspaper, Bambi was at the head of the US money-earning list of films made in the 40s. Cinderella (1950). Based on Charles Perrault's traditional fairytale, this was another triumph for the Disney Studio. Once again, as in previous features, the animators came up with some more endearing creatures. This time they were two resourceful rodents, Jaq and Gus, who enlist the help of their friends to make a gorgeous gown so that Cinderella can finally go to the Ball.

The dynamic duo were dubbed by James Mcdonald, and the rest of the soundtrack voices were just about perfect, including Ilene Woods as the lovely Cinderella, William Phipps (Prince Charming), Eleanor Audley (wicked stepmother), Verna Felton (fairy godmother), and Luis Van Ruten (King and Grand Duke). Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss voiced the ugly stepsisters and were suitably disagreeable on the incongruously titled "Sing Sweet Nightingale". The remainder of Mack Gordon, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman's score was first-rate, and included "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "The Work Song", "So This Is Love", and "Cinderella". The Technicolor production was supervised by Ben Sharpsteen, and directed by Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, and Clyde Geronomi. Some sources, including Variety, regard Cinderella as a 1949 film because it is said to have been released in December of that year. The newspaper places it third in domestic rental earners during that decade. Peter Pan (1953).

Not regarded as one of the best of Disney's animated features at the time, although it was still an outstanding piece of work. John M. Barrie's classic story was ideal material from which the studio's artists crafted a magical picture. All the much-loved characters were on hand, including Peter himself (dubbed by Bobby Driscoll), Wendy (Kathy Beaumont), the deliciously evil Captain Hook (Hans Conreid), Mrs. Darling (Heather Angel), Mr. Darling (Paul Collins), Smee (Bill Thompson), John (Tommy Luske), and Tom Conway (narrator) - not forgetting Tinkerbell and the animal that Frank Churchill and Jack Lawrence warned about in their amusing song, "Never Smile At A Crocodile". Sammy Cahn and Sammy Fain wrote most of the remaining numbers, including the popular "You Can Fly", "Your Mother And Mine", "The Elegant Captain Hook", and "What Makes The Red Man Red?", and there were also contributions from Oliver Wallace and Erdman Penner ("A Pirate's Life") and Wallace also collaborated with Winston Hibler and Ted Sears on "Tee Dum-Tee Dee". The production and direction credits were the same as Cinderella.

Peter Pan is third in the line of 50s top money-spinners in the USA, just behind the next listed film. Lady And The Tramp (1955). The first of these full-length animated features to be photographed in Cinemascope was based on Ward Green's waggish tale about a mongrel called Tramp who falls in a big way for Lady, a spoilt pedigree cocker spaniel, while he is helping her to come to terms with the changes that are taking place (such as the arrival of a new baby) in her owners' family. Getting in on the act are Trusty the bloodhound, Lady's owners Jim Dear and Darling, and a sundry collection of hounds such as Toughy, Bull, Boris, Pedro, and an ex-show dog called Peg. Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph White and Donald Da Gradi wrote the screenplay, while Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee came up with some charming songs that included "He's A Tramp", "The Siamese Cat Song", "Bella Notte", "Peace On Earth", and "La La Lu".

Lee herself provided the voices for Peg (an ex-show dog), two naughty Siamese cats, and Darling, and other characters were dubbed by Barbara Luddy (Lady), Larry Roberts (Tramp), George Givot, Bill Thompson, Stan Freberg, Bill Baucon, Verna Felton, and Alan Reed. Production and direction credits as for Cinderella and Peter Pan. A sad aspect of this production is that, nearly 40 years after it was made, Peggy Lee was locked in litigation with the Disney organization over disputed amounts of home-video royalties. Sleeping Beauty (1959). The Disney Studio's preoccupation with live-action feature films, beginning with Treasure Island in 1950 and leading to 60s classics such as Mary Poppins, meant that this was one of their last animated fairytales - for some time, at least. Extremely expensive to make, it was a box-office failure following its original release, although subsequent re-valuation of the film's outstanding qualities has resulted in substantial earnings from reissues, pushing it into the 50s US Top 6 in more recent times.

Like Cinderella, the film was based on a Charles Perrault fairytale in which the three good fairies, Flaura, Fauna and Merryweather, care for the Princess Aurora after the wicked fairy, Maleficent, has put a spell on her. After many exciting adventures involving some superb animation and special effects, the seriously handsome Prince Philip ensures that, as always with Disney, good triumphs over evil. Opera singer Mary Costa voiced the Princess, with Bill Shirley (Prince), Eleanor Audley (Maleficent), Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Candy Candido, and Bill Thompson as the other main characters. The songs included "Once Upon A Dream" (Sammy Fain-Jack Lawrence), "Hail The Princess Aurora" and "The Sleeping Beauty Song" (both Tom Adair-George Bruns), "I Wonder" (Winston Hibler-Ted Sears-Bruns), "The Skump Song" (Adair-Erdman Penner-Bruns), and excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty.

This production, which was supervised by Don da Gradi and Ken Anderson and directed by Clyde Geronomi, was shot in Technicolor and the wide-screen process Super Technirama 70, a combination that enhanced the proceedings for some viewers, but was a disturbing influence for others. The Jungle Book (1967). After a lean spell - and Walt Disney's death the year before - the Studio was back on top form with this captivating film which was inspired by Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories. It tells of the boy Mowgli who was raised by wolves in the jungle until he was 10 years old. After it is learned that Shere Khan the tiger intends to kill him, Bagheera the panther undertakes to return the youngster to the safety of the man village. After some scrapes along the way involving Baloo the bear, a band of monkeys led by King Louie of the Apes, and Shere Khan himself, the youngster reaches the village where he really belongs.

Major features of this production are the inspired choice of actors to voice these marvellous characters, such as Phil Harris (Baloo), Louis Prima (King Louie), Sebastion Cabot (Bagheera), George Sanders (Shere Khan), and Sterling Holloway (Kaa the Snake), and the jazzy score, which comprised "Colonel Hathi's March", "Trust In Me", "I Wan'na Be Like You", "That's What Friends Are For", and "My Own Home" (all by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman), and "The Bare Necessities" (Terry Gilkyson). This joyous and immensely entertaining Technicolor film had a screenplay by Larry Clemmons, Ralph Wright, Ken Anderson and Vance Gerry, and was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Since then, there have been two further attempts to bring the story to the screen: Disney's Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) starring Jason Scott Lee, and The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997, TriStar-MDP).

In the 70s Disney released further full-length animated features, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, and The Rescuers, which, although fine in their way, were not in the same class as many of the Studio's earlier efforts. It was not until 1989 that the great Disney comeback began with The Little Mermaid, and continued via Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. That money-spinning quartet was soon joined by other major features such as Pocahontas (1995), with its strong plea for tolerance, Toy Story (1995), The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), and Mulan (1998). In 1994, the "Disneyfication" of Broadway began with an extravagant stage adaptation of Beauty And The Beast. This was followed three years later by King David, the first Disney musical conceived for the stage.

It had a limited run at the re-opened New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street, former home of the Ziegfeld Follies, which been derelict for some years before Disney spent an estimated £21 million restoring it to its former Art Nouveau glory. Also in 1997, the New Amsterdam hosted Disney's spectacular stage version of The Lion King, which most critics agreed was a "roaring sensation". Not so well received was Elaborate Lives: The Legend Of Aida, which had its premiere on 7 October 1998 well away from Broadway in Atlanta, Georgia. Top Movies Animated Films Made Before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Mental Floss UK Videos Animated Films Made Before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White is often credited as being the first full length animated feature, but it does have some lesser known predecessors... Aliya Whiteley google+ In 1937 Walt Disney Productions released the first full-length cel-animated colour film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was a huge box-office success, and was given an honorary Academy Award for innovation that came with seven miniature awards. Shirley Temple presented it to Walt Disney himself.

Snow White was a phenomenal achievement and we still watch and marvel at it today. But it wasn’t the first full-length animated film. There are other forms of animation than cel-animation, and the very first full-length animated film was made using cut-out techniques that we still find today in programmes such as South Park. El Apóstol (The Apostle) was an Argentinian film made in 1917 by the director and cartoonist Quirino Cristiani. It wasn’t made for children at all, but as a satirical statement against President Hipólito Yrigoyen who was unpopular at the time. Cut-out animation involves using flat backgrounds and characters, often made of paper or cardboard, in order to create the illusion of movement, and Cristiani personally made, reportedly, 58,000 drawings to create this seventy minute film. No known copies of El Apóstol survive. Cristiani made two other full-length cut-out animated films: Sin Dejar Rastros (Without a Trace) in 1918 and Peludópolis (Peludo City) in 1931. Both of these films are also lost.

The oldest surviving full-length animated film – one that you can still watch today – is, in fact, German. Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) was made in 1926 by the amazing director Charlotte `Lottie` Reiniger. The film was based on stories from One Thousand and One Nights and used a silhouette animation technique. Reiniger made over forty films in her lifetime and pioneered methods of animating that influenced so many of the directors who came after her. A cel-animated feature film from Italy called The Adventures of Pinocchio was started in 1936 – it was never finished and the parts that were made are now lost. There are also stop-motion animation films from Russia and Germany that were made before 1937. None of these detract from the incredible beauty and detail of Snow White, but next time somebody tells you it was the first full-length animated feature ever made, you can point out that honour belongs to a lost film from twenty years earlier. Snow White? Not even close… Read more about: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the first feature-length animated film, is released.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the first feature-length animated film, is released. by sabrina-lee The 1937 American animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is based on the Brothers Grim German fairy tale. It was produced by Walt Disney, who had to fight to get the film produced. It was the first full-length animated feature in motion picture history, the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full color, the first to be produced by Walt Disney Productions, and the first in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. On this day, December 21, in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater. It was released to the rest of the nation two months later in February 1938. The film was considered to be culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant by the US National Film Registry in 1989. Also, it was one of two animated films to rank in the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 Greatest American Films of All Time in 1997. The film was ranked number 49 on the list. Today’s History

Question: What was the title of Walt Disney's first full length animated feature, released in 1937?
Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs