The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation

Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston

ISBN 10: 0786860707 / ISBN 13: 9780786860708

Editore: Walt Disney Editions, 1981

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The Illusion of Life Disney Animation; Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston; Walt Disney Productions, New York, 1981, printed in Italy, first edition. From the blurb The most complete book on the subject ever written, this is the fascinating inside story by two long-term Disney animators of the gradual perfecting of a relatively young and particularly American art form which no other studio has ever been able to equal. With the full cooperation of Walt Disney Productions and free access to the studio s priceless archives, the authors took unparalleled advantage of their intimate long-term experience with animated films to choose the precise drawings to illustrate their points from among hundreds of thousands of pieces of artwork carefully stored away. This is the definitive volume on the work and achievement of one of America s best known and widely loved cultural institutions. Two of Disney s famous Nine Old will require additional postage. Disney Studio within a year of each other in the mid-1930s. In 1978 they retired from Walt Disney Productions and began work on this book. This volume has 489 plates in full color and thousands of back and white illustrations. The book has an endearing personal presentation To Justin use this book to make your dream come true working for Disney! All my love Mom XO X-mas 2003. This large format book, 575 pages measuring 279mm X 257mm, is in fine condition in a fine dust jacket that is now enclosed in a protective mylar wrap. A very scarce and cornerstone work on Disney! This large and heavy volume will require additional postage. Codice articolo 2079

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Titolo: The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation

Casa editrice: Walt Disney Editions

Data di pubblicazione: 1981

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine

Edizione: 1st Edition

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Riassunto:

An out-of-print collector's item since 1986, the definitive account of the development of Disney animation explains what made Disney's style unique and features original sketches and drawings revealing the origins of Mickey and the rest. National ad/promo.

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Two of Walt Disney's famous "Nine Old Men," Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston met as students at Stanford University and joined the Disney studio within a year of each other in the mid-1930s. In 1978, they retired from Walt Disney Productions and began work on this book. In that same year, they received the "Pioneer in Film" award from the University of Southern California chapter of Delta Kappa Alpha National Honorary Cinema Fraternity and further honors from the American Film Institute at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.