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The illusion of life
The illusion of life: Disney animation | Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston
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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The illusion of life: Disney animation | Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston
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If you‘re expecting technical animation insights à la Richard Willams‘s book, you‘re going to be disappointed. Illusion of Life is more of a history of Disney Animation Studios in LA, from two of the Nine Old Men. As such it comes from a mostly positive perspective on the studio and Walt himself, not really mentioning the anti-union bit. Perhaps a good supplement to film history, but certainly a biased look. Took me 5 years to read cover-to-cover