The Art of Animation and What it Takes to Create a Disney, Animated Feature Film
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It is truly a remarkable feat to actually sit down and carefully watch, dissect and explore all that was required to create one of the Walt Disney Classic full length feature animated films. The countles 
s hours and man power necessary to carry out Walt Disney's visions and dreams never deviated from the utmost detail, intensity, storytelling and efforts provided by Walt's team of skilled artisans, craftsmen and technical personnel.
Attention to detail and devotion was also a mainstay in Walt's ability to create amazing animation. No stone is left unturned in raising the bar and setting the standards in the past and in today's day and age with regards to animation. Walt and his team of some of the finest artisans have created the basis for all animation and animated movies of today. From the start of Walt's plunge into the realm of animation Walt actually sent his animation team to school at the Chouinard Art School in California to further their ability and skills which has left its lasting impressionable mark in all that is Disney. It takes many different people and departments to create such wonderful and amazing animation which lays the groundwork for Walt's animated films. I will briefly explore all that it entails to create a Disney masterpiece.
It all begins as a dream and vision in the storytelling department. Character emotions, humor and action, ability to convey the essence of the storyline, quick sketches of animal and human anatomy are plotted on a series of panels similar to a comic strip depicting and offering the visual concept of the alignment and overall direction of the animated film. Without this initial step in the creation of an animated short of full length film, the smooth flow, plot and consistent scene structure will not be very well translated from thought process to paper to finished product. A thorough, well planned and described storyline will go far in terms of the success of the finished results as the storytelling is the foundation to which everything else resides.
Attention to detail and devotion was also a mainstay in Walt's ability to create amazing animation. No stone is left unturned in raising the bar and setting the standards in the past and in today's day and age with regards to animation. Walt and his team of some of the finest artisans have created the basis for all animation and animated movies of today. From the start of Walt's plunge into the realm of animation Walt actually sent his animation team to school at the Chouinard Art School in California to further their ability and skills which has left its lasting impressionable mark in all that is Disney. It takes many different people and departments to create such wonderful and amazing animation which lays the groundwork for Walt's animated films. I will briefly explore all that it entails to create a Disney masterpiece.
It all begins as a dream and vision in the storytelling department. Character emotions, humor and action, ability to convey the essence of the storyline, quick sketches of animal and human anatomy are plotted on a series of panels similar to a comic strip depicting and offering the visual concept of the alignment and overall direction of the animated film. Without this initial step in the creation of an animated short of full length film, the smooth flow, plot and consistent scene structure will not be very well translated from thought process to paper to finished product. A thorough, well planned and described storyline will go far in terms of the success of the finished results as the storytelling is the foundation to which everything else resides.