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onOVERVIEWEnrollintheAnimationAcademy,birthplaceofmanyDisneyanimatedfeaturefilms,todiscovertheinnovativeanimationprocessesWaltDisneydevelopedthatchangedthewaystoriesweretoldandbroughtbelovedcharacterstolife.StudentswilllearnhowtosketchafamousDisneycharacter,experimentwithearlyanimationtoysanddeveloptheirstorytellingskills.

LEARNING OUTCOMESWalt Disney: One Man’s DreamWaltDisneywasadreamerwhoimaginedentertainingpeoplebeyondtheboundariesofthecinema.•StudentswilldiscoverWaltDisney’sroleasaleaderandinnovatorin

theanimationandentertainmentindustries

The Magic of Disney AnimationForcenturies,artiststriedtomakethefigurestheyhaddrawnmove,orgivethesuggestionofmotion.•InDrawntoAnimation,studentsexaminetheartofcharacter

development•InaparticipatorydrawingsessionwithaDisneyartist,studentslayer

simplegeometricshapestocreateaclassicalDisneycharacter•Studentsexaminethestepsofanimationtoseethattheartformisa

complexprocessthattakesaskilledteamtobringdrawingstolife

The History of AnimationAnimationasweknowittodayistheresultofmanyideasandconceptscomingtogether.Itisoneoftheoldestartforms,datingbacktothedaysofprehistoricpeopleandtheartistsofancientEgyptandGreece.•Studentswillexplorethelinkbetweenearlyopticaltoysandthe

beginningofearlyanimation•Studentsdiscoverearlyanimationtoysincludingthethaumatrope,

phenakistascope,andzeotrope

Story CreationThestoryisthebasisforallfilms,whetherliveactionoranimated.Ideasforstoriescomefromallsources.•Ideascometogetherasastorywhenstudentsgetthechanceto

createtheirownstoryboard•Studentslearnthetechniqueofpitchingtheirstorytotheirpeers•Studentsdiscoverthemagnitudeofthenumberofdrawings

createdforafull-lengthanimatedfeature•Usingakineograph,studentstrytheirhandatcreating1/12ofa

secondofanimation

GROUP LEADER RESOURCESA video overview ofExploringDisneyAnimationHistoryisavailableontheDisneyYouthProgramsYouTubeChannel.

National Standards and supplemental educational materials alignedwiththisprogramareavailableatDisneyYES.com.

Park: Disney’sHollywoodStudios®MeetattheflagpoleoutsidetheMainEntrance

Program Length:3hours

LIBERAL ARTS

EXPLORING DISNEY ANIMATION HISTORY

DisneyYouthEducationSeriesprogramsareaccreditedbytheNorthwestAccreditationCommission.

Designed For Students: Grades3rd-12thAges8-18