Walt Disney: An Animation Revolution

Kirsten Telhiard Junior Division Individual Website

Primary Sources Disney, Walt E. "Synchronized Sound." Interview. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth. NBC. CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 20 Jan. 2011. Television. This is an interview of Walt Disney talking about how they did synchronized sound. It shows the people creating the sound and even a clip from Steamboat Willie.

Flowers and Trees. Prod. Walt Disney. Dir. Burt Gillett. Walt Disney Studios, 1932. Toon Diz. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. <http://www.toondiz.com/cartoonpage.php?id=613>. This source was helpful to my project because I got to see Walt's first short film with Technicolor, which was Flowers and Trees.

Haefker, Harald. Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue Poster. 1937. Photograph. Filmic Light. United Artists, 25 Feb. 2011. Web. 14 Jan. 2013. This is a poster from when Walt Disney released his series of cartoons called the "Silly Symphonies". It tells me how much people loved his works and how he changed animation forever.

Krause, Martin, and Linda Witowski. Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: An Art in Its Making. N.p.: Disney Editions, 1995. Print. This book taught me about how the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves changed animation. This was the first full-length animated movie ever.

Laugh-O-Grams. N.d. Photograph. The Legendary Laugh-O-Grams: Fairy Tales by Walt Disney. 05 Oct. 2007. Web. 12 Jan. 2013. I used this photograph on my website to show Walt working on cartoons for his Laugh-O-Grams company.

Miller, Diane Disney. "Diane Miller Interview." Interview. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth. NBC. CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 20 Jan. 2011. Television. This interview helped me because it gave me inside information about how Walt Disney came up with Mickey Mouse.

Montgomery, Elizabeth Rider. Walt Disney Master of Make-Believe. Campaign, IL: Garrard, 1971. Print. This book is a biography of Walt Disney. It helped me understand how Walt Disney got to where he did. Also, the pictures in the book are good sources.

N.d. Photograph. Steamboat Willie: An Analysis. Laura's View, 30 Jan. 2012. Web. 12 Jan. 2013. I used this photograph on my website to give the readers a visual of Steamboat Willie. I think it's a good example of how Disney used synchronized sound in the animated short film.

N.d. Photograph. "Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination" Is a Triumph. Disney Enterprises, Inc., 31 Oct. 2006. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. This source provided great pictures from when Walt was in the middle of his

carrer. It shows him developing new cartoons, and even planning out Disneyworld.

N.d. Photograph. Walt Disney with Ub Iwerks, circa 1932. Disney Enterprises Inc. Web. 12 Jan. 2013. This photograph shows Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks together. I used this on my website to show viewers how Disney and Iwerks came together.

Thomas, Bob. Walt Disney: An American Original. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. Print. This book gives information about Walt Disney's life and all he did in the animation world. It helped me because I used the information to write about how Walt used his expertise to make animation better.

Walt and Roy Disney with an Academy Award. 1928. Photograph. Disney: Happy 80th Birthday Mickey Mouse. Craig Hodgkins, 18 Nov. 2008. Web. 14 Jan. 2013. This is a photograph of Walt and Roy Disney posing with Mickey Mouse and their Academy Award. This pictures helps me show readers how popular Steamboat Willie was.

Secondary Sources "The Animation Process." The Animation Process. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. This source helped me learn about Walt Disney's life and everything he did that revolutionized animation.

"THE COLLECTION." MoMA.org. The Museum of Modern Art, 1999. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. This article taught me about Walt Disney's first animated short film with synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie. It taught me that Walt Disney's cartoon with synchronized sound was better than others.

Dirks, Tim. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)." Filmsite Movie Reviews. Tim Dirks, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. This website is a review on Walt's famous movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It taught me all about how and when it was released, and the popularity of the movie.

Disney's Doodle on a Train Ride. N.d. Photograph. A Line from Linda. 18 Nov. 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. This is a picture of Walt Disney and a drawing of Mickey Mouse. I used this photograph in my timeline to show how Walt had first come up with Mickey.

Gabler, Neal. "Walt Disney: More Than 'Toons, Theme Parks." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 11 Feb. 2009. Web. 07 Nov. 2012. This source was helpful because it has an interview with a man who wrote a book about Walt Disney's life. It also has very good quotations about Walt Disney and the aspect he had on his life.

Gorcesky, Bo. "Walt Disney's Impact on the World of Animation." Yahoo! Contributor Network. N.p., 06 July 2009. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. This article helped me get a glimpse of what all Disney did that revolutionized the

American society. I used this source when I was first starting to plan out my project, and it helped me determine the three points in my thesis statement.

Hill, Jim. "How Walt Disney Himself Helped to Usher in the Age of Technicolor." Jim Hill Media. N.p., 29 Aug. 2005. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. This website gave a great quotation about how Walt Disney impacted the American society. It stated how Disney started to use Technicolor in his animations, and like that, everybody else started doing it too.

Kitzie, Erin. "Walt Disney: The Man Behind the Myth." Walt: The Man Behind the Myth. NBC. CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 20 Jan. 2011. Television. This documentary was one of my most helpful sources because it not only told me about all of Walt's life, but also gave important information about some of the revolutionary things Disney did. It also had interviews with people who worked with Disney, and his family members.

Miller, Matt. "Rise of an Icon: A Pictorial History of Mickey Mouse." GameInformer. N.p., 09 Oct. 2009. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. This source was helpful because it gave a great summary about Mickey Mouse and his impact on America. It also gave great pictures of Mickey Mouse.

Laugh-O-Grams by Walt Disney. 1921. Photograph. Walt Disney: Practically Perfect In Every Way. 27 Dec. 2010. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. This is a photograph of Walt Disney's first animation company, Laugh-O-Grams. I

used this picture on my timeline to represent when Disney first started the company.

"The Pop History Dig Steamboat Willie." The Pop History Dig Steamboat Willie. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. This source was helpful to my project because it is an article that gives a detailed summary of Mickey Mouse and how he affected Americans. The article also gave information about the first cartoon with synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie.

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. This source helped me because I learned about all Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. It told me why Walt wanted to make the movie, and how he did it.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Film). 1937. Photograph. Moviepedia. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. This is a photograph of the original theatrical poster for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I used this picture on my website so viewers could see what the movie was.

"Steamboat Willie." Dr. Grob's Animation Review. N.p., 1 May 2010. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This website helped me learn about the first animation that had synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie. It taught me about how big this cartoon was and how it revolutionized animation.

"Steamboat Willie." Magical Movie Reviews. N.p., 27 Jan. 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. This is another source that describes Steamboat Wille. It states all of the ways the animated short filmed was made.

Three-Strip Technicolor Camera. N.d. Photograph. George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, NY. 25 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. This is a photograph of a three-strip Technicolor camera. This picture was useful to my project because I used it to show viewers how Walt Disney made his color animations.

Walt Disney and Lillian Bounds. N.d. Photograph. Tumblr. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. This is a photograph of Walt Disney and Lillian Bounds. I used this picture in my timeline to show viewers what she looked liked.

"Walt Disney: Long Biography." Walt Disney: Long Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. This source is a biography on Walt Disney. It helped my project because it taught me all about Disney's life and how he went from a small cartoon company, to owning the largest animation business in America.

"Walt Disney Quotes." Walt Disney Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2012. This website helped me because it gives examples of how inspired Walt was with his works. This source shows many quotes from Walt Disney.