This is the American cartoon steamboat William painted by Walter Disney in 1928. This cartoon premiered in new york on1928165438+10/8, and it was the first time to introduce Mickey Mouse to the audience. In fact, Disney completed all animated films with dialogue in the same year, but it was released after Steamboat William.
The first wide-screen cartoon
This is "Ladies and Tramps" produced by Walter Disney in 1956.
The first cartoon shot with an animated camera.
This is a movie fantasia made by Walter Disney in 1940.
The first large-scale cartoon in America
Snow White was produced by Walter Disney in 1937.
Walter Disney's first color cartoon.
1932 "Flowers and Trees" produced by Tricolor Technology premiered in July 1932 at Glaumann China Grand Theatre. It is often mistaken for the first color cartoon in the world.
The most expensive comic book
The Fox and the Hunting Dog (1982) was shot by Walter Disney Studio, and it cost10 million dollars.
Donald Duck, a famous animated character, first appeared on the screen.
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are two of the most famous animated characters drawn by American animator Walter Disney. Donald Duck first appeared in the animated film Three Smart Chickens in 1934.
The most popular animated characters
Mickey Mouse, a world-famous cartoon, was born in1928165438+10/8. This is also the first animated film Steamboat William, and Mickey Mouse is the protagonist of this cartoon. In fact, it was not created by Walter Disney, but by another animator named Upa Ivex. But Mickey Mouse's voice was designed by Disney. By 1934, Mickey Mouse had become the Hollywood star who received the most letters from fans. With Mickey Mouse as the main character, he shot 1 1 cartoons, 87 of which were from the 1930s. The last Mickey Mouse cartoon was a simple thing in 1953.
Disney comics:
Disney's animated films can be divided into Disney classics, Disney live-action animation, Disney clay animation, Disney model animation, Disney movie cartoon and Disney video premiere, among which classic animation has become the most important symbol of Disney. The first classic animation that created this situation was an animated feature film released in 1937, the famous Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This most classic Disney film combines many glories. As the world's first full-length animated film with a plot, it is also the world's first animated film with a soundtrack, the world's first animated film shot with a multi-stage camera, and the world's first animated film with a grand premiere, and won the Oscar Special Achievement Award. It can be said that animated film is not only a form of children's entertainment, but also a mainstream film form. Since then, Disney has become the leader of animated films, leading the trend of animated films. After decades of development, Disney has rapidly developed from a small animation studio to a giant in the international entertainment industry and a world-renowned multinational company. In addition to movies, its sphere of influence has been extended to theme parks, toys, clothing, book publishing and other industries.
Disney's classic animation is produced by Disney's most representative Walter Disney Animation Studio. Especially in recent years, new dramas are released almost every year, so they are often called "annual animated blockbuster" by some fans. In fact, they may not be released every year. Most of the classic animations are feature films. Of course, there are also a few short and medium-sized animation collections or musicals and documentaries. Later, many works were adapted into Disney theme park parade, world of ice and snow and musicals, as well as sequels of TV programs and audio-visual products, such as videos and DVDs. In order to let you better collect the Disney classic animations that have been launched, let's take a look at the release catalogue of 44 Disney classic animations up to 2004:
1937/12/21Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Classic-1
1940/1113 Fantasia Classic -3
1942/08/ 13 Bambi Classic -5
1943/02/06 Saludos Amigos (for my friends) Classic -6
1945/02/03 Three Caballero Classics -7
1946/04/20 Make my music (score for me) Classic -8
1947/09/27 Fun and fancy free (Mickey and Magic Bean) Classic -9
1948/05/27 Melody Time Classic-10
1949/105 ichabod and Mr toad's adventure classic-1 1.
1950/02/ 15 Cinderella Classic-12
195 1/07/28 Alice in Wonderland Classic-13
1953/02/05 Peter Pan Classic-14
1955/06/ 16 classic of ladies and tramps-15
1959/0129 Sleeping Beauty Classic-16
196 10 1 251kloc-0/Dalmatian (101loyal dog) Classic-17.
1963/ 12/25 the sword in the stone sutra-18
1967/10/18 jungle collection-19
1970/ 12/24 Aristo Cat Classic -20
1973/11/08 Robin Hood Classic -2 1
Many Adventure Stories of Winnie the Pooh Classic Series -22
1977/06/22 Savior Classic -23
Fox and hound classic -24
1985/07/24 black kettle classic -25
1986/07/02 Great Mouse Detective Classic -26
Oliver & Company (Adventure in Oliwa) Classic -27
1989/1117 The Little Mermaid Classic -28
1990/1116 -29 for rescuers.
199111/22 Beauty and the Beast Classic -30
1992/11/25 Aladdin Classic -3 1
1994/06/ 15 The Lion King Classic -32
1995/06/23 Pocahontas Classic -33
1996/06/2 1 Notre Dame classic hunchback -34
1997/06/27 Hercules Classic -35
1998/06/ 19 Mulan Classic -36
Taishan Classic -37
2000/0101Fantasia /2000 (Fantasia 2000) Classic -38
2000/ 12/ 15 The New Groove Classic of Empire -39
Atlantis: The Lost Empire Classic -40
2002/06/2 1 Lilo & amp； Classic stitch -4 1
2002/ 1 1/27 treasure planet (treasure planet) classic -42
2003/111Brother Xiong Jing -43
2004/04/02 Classic Series House -44
Because of its excellent audio and video quality and strong interactive performance, Disney has always attached great importance to this media, especially the excellent classic animation. Since 200 1, Disney has specially launched the Disney Platinum Series, which is also the highest achievement of Disney's audio-visual products. Due to the unusually rich animated films released by Disney, Disney's audio-visual products have formulated a policy of "limited release" from the beginning, and after each release time is about 8 months, it is necessary to stop production and out of print, so that the previous animated works can be successfully launched one after another. However, in 2000, Disney drastically adjusted the distribution policy of audio-visual products, and no longer insisted that every cartoon should be released within a time limit. However, it listed 65,438+00 exceptional films and restricted the release of 65,438+00 classic cartoons within the time limit. After the first release, the next release time is about 65,438+00 years. These 10 Disney classic animations include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, Romance, Miss and Rogue,1kloc-0/Loyal Dog, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and so on. This 10 classic animated film was released in the form of "Disney Platinum Collection". Moreover, since the autumn of 200 1, a DVD is released every year, and both of them are dual-disc DVDs. The menu is interactive and rich in tidbits, including many contents that have never been published before, which is worth collecting. The time when the platinum DVD products are listed every year is also widely publicized, which has become one of Disney's annual events. In 200 1 year, the first DVD of Disney Platinum Collection Series was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Let's take a look at several sets of representative classic animated DVDs.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Platinum Edition
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Edition (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, produced by 1937, is not only the first animated film in film history, but also of extraordinary significance and special value to film history and Disney itself, and has a great and far-reaching impact on children and even adults all over the world. It has gone far beyond the scope of literary works and developed into a synonym for moral norms of good, evil, beauty and ugliness, which has been talked about and widely used by people. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has made a revolutionary breakthrough in the expansion of comic capacity, shooting order, depth of field, perspective and level of the picture. The 64-year-old classic animation DVD has once again brought amazing milestone achievements to the digital audio-visual field.
On the occasion of the 0/00th anniversary of the birth of Walter Disney, the DVD version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released simultaneously around the world in June 2006. This is also the first animated film series listed by Disney as one of the top ten platinum collectors. This DVD is definitely an animated encyclopedia. In addition to humorous and lovely animated images, dazzling pictures and touching music, it also contains various tidbits and features, which can be described as luxury: it includes not only different versions of Snow White's story, but also the production process, hand-drawn drawings, semi-finished animation, abandoned scenes, character design, interactive games and karaoke. And more creatively use the "magic mirror" to host DVDs.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a very old movie, while Xian Yi, Old and Young, is a real classic in the eyes of comic book fans, so it has been shown in different media for many times, including VHS videos and ld. Perhaps no second film has been shown more times than Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Disney's production department adopts advanced digital restoration technology to improve the image and sound effects and make the film glow again. The effect of this DVD is amazing. I can't believe it's an old movie with a history of more than 60 years! The picture of the film has no traces of dust or film scratches, and the color is bright and bright, even comparable to some contemporary new comics, which makes people have to look at Disney's old film renovation technology with new eyes. The original mono track has also been carefully digitally restored. After noise reduction, the high-frequency hiss is removed first, and then it is carefully digitally mixed. In order to respect the original appearance, a brand-new DD 5. 1 channel is synthesized on the basis of mono, and this remixed 5. 1 channel is very faithful to the original mono sound source. In addition to slightly broadening the front of sound stage and adding some sound intensity, it is gratifying that no new effects are artificially added, and no sound atmosphere and environment are forcibly separated. Surround channels are almost quiet in the whole movie, with only some timely editing music or some rendering in occasionally tense scenes. It can be said that the brand-new 5. 1 mixed track, although far better than before, still retains the essence of the original movie track.
As the first cartoon with far-reaching influence in history, the excellent picture quality, faithful sound effects and the tidbits behind it have further increased the collection value of this DVD. It is definitely a treasure that fans can't miss.
Mulan special edition
This animated film, based on China's famous folklore, is the 36th classic animation released by Disney, introducing the famous heroine "Mulan" to the world. Mulan's combination of rigidity and softness, indomitable courage and heroic image completely conquered the western audience. They lamented Mulan's heroic deeds and fell in love with this strong China woman. They even gave their Asian man of the year to this legend without hesitation to show their respect and love for her. Disney specially rebuilt a powerful animation studio and studio in Florida, USA, for the production of Mulan, and sent a team of experts to Chinese mainland for investigation and filming several times, trying to restore the style and track of the ancient story of China as much as possible. Jerry Goldsmith, the master of the soundtrack, personally performed the original soundtrack for the film, and a large number of national musical instruments used in the film made people feel very cordial. Jackie Chan and CoCo Lee, two Chinese superstars, were hired to dub and sing the Chinese theme song, which virtually strengthened the influence of the film in Chinese areas. Through a series of careful arrangements and more than five years of preparation, Mulan became an instant hit.
In 2005, Mulan DVD released a special edition of two discs for the second time, which better ensured the quality of converting movie pictures into DVD images. The image is smooth, beautiful, bright, refreshing and full of aesthetic feeling. In the DVD picture, we can see that the background of many scenes is like a splash-ink landscape painting. If the characters in the foreground are removed, the background pursues a looming hazy painting style, instead of pursuing exquisite realism like western oil paintings, creating an elegant and freehand artistic conception, which has never been seen in Disney's animated films. In addition, in the use of lines, Mulan also incorporates the mellow brushwork of China's paintings, which has a strong China flavor in terms of character modeling, background architecture and smoked line modeling. At the same time, as an animated film suitable for the whole family to watch, Disney tries to blur the background of the times and cleverly avoid the cruel picture of close combat in the cold weapon era in the description of war scenes. Therefore, we can not only see the costumes and ladies' makeup of Xiongnu and Tang Dynasty in the Han and Jin Dynasties, but also see the gunpowder smell in the Song Dynasty and the garden style in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At the same time, the Chinese characters appearing in the film also combine various styles of seal script and cursive script. Although it is different from historical facts, this artistic technique is also commendable. In terms of sound, Dolby 5. 1 has rich multi-channel characteristics, high channel separation, clear and dynamic sound, beautiful music, outstanding dialogue and rich texture. The dubbing of Cantonese and Putonghua in Zone 3 makes the domestic audience feel more intimate and more collectible. This newly released two-disc special edition DVD not only has a deformable picture, but also contains many first-time exposure contents, including precious insider, music video, director's comments, etc., which is not only of ornamental value, but also of great collection value.
"The Lion King" Two-disc Collector's Edition "The Lion King"
Disney is adapted from the classic animation of Shakespeare's famous play Hamlet, but the scene is moved from the palace to the African continent. By describing the growth of Simba, the little lion king, the film explores serious themes such as love, responsibility and the meaning of life. Disney's animation experts used rough ink painting rendering skills to fully show the magnificence of the African land. Computer animation will present the scene of antelope galloping, and with the surging action of Hans Zimmer, it will give people an epic feeling. The remake is amazing at the box office and has become one of the most popular movies in film history. In addition to digitally optimized picture quality, the two-disc DVD of The Lion King also includes two movie versions, and specially produced THX-certified high-quality surround sound for home theaters. In addition, it also includes interesting interactive games, behind-the-scenes production and other rich content, adding brand-new clips that did not appear in the original film, as well as many behind-the-scenes tidbits, the inspiration source of the story, the production process, the MTV of the theme song and an exclusive interview with the creator Elton Qiang, so that fans can relive the film.
The shock that Wang brought us. When the sun rises from the horizon, night becomes day, and Africa wakes up! Guided by a thrilling opening music, all the animals walked step by step to the glory stone to congratulate the birth of Simba, the little lion king! Accompanied by many enthusiastic and loyal friends, Simba, the little lion king, not only experienced the most brilliant moment in his life, but also encountered the most difficult challenge. He endured all kinds of tests in life, such as life, death, love, responsibility and life, thus experiencing the true meaning of life in endless natural laws!
Disney attaches great importance to this DVD, and every frame of the whole movie has been digitally restored. In addition to removing dirt and spots on the film, some pictures have even been recolored. The color is full. When the little lion king was born, all kinds of animals came to the rocks, and the light and shadow in the clouds shone brightly and touched people's hearts. In the sound effect part, the famous Andhadhun was specially invited to re-create the audio track for the general home theater environment. The reconstructed track has a better sense of surround, and the dynamic range of sound is obviously enhanced, which is full of shock. Touching music greatly enhanced the live atmosphere of the film. The dubbing of "Three Districts" contains vivid interpretations of Chinese and Cantonese, which further increases the collection value, which is also the need for animated films to be more suitable for family appreciation.
Beauty and the Beast Platinum Edition
This film, which is adapted from the fable of Grimm's Fairy Tales, is the 30th classic work of animation giant Disney. It is well known by Oscar score master alan menken, and it is with it that the music queen celine dion became an instant hit. Beauty and the Beast, which combines sensuality and sensibility, is popular with millions of viewers around the world and is another treasure that Disney has contributed to the world photo gallery. Whether it has evolved into an animated work, an IMAX movie, a stage play or even an ice dance, Beauty and the Beast has not lost its charm, and it exudes lasting enchanting beauty. In addition to continuing to shine brilliantly in film awards such as the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards, the theme song Beauty and the Beast, created by alan menken, the royal composer of Disney and the master of the score of the Academy Awards, swept the world's major music pop charts, and was fully affirmed by experts at the Grammy Award, the highest honor in pop music, and won the crown, which was called "the ultimate work of Disney film music" and "the most gorgeous".
Disney's platinum DVD has passed THX's high-quality certification. The feature film includes three versions, the most exciting one is the special version, and the other two are the original and the version being made. Among them, the version being produced is equivalent to a semi-finished product, and some are sketches of animation design and unfinished animation drafts. This version was shown at the New York Film Festival 199 1 and was well received. The original DVD is almost the same as the special edition, but the special edition is better in details. The highlight of audio in DVD is Broadway-style music and singing, which is not only beautiful, but also natural in tone. The high, middle and low voices are connected freely, full of smooth musical sense, bright and rhythmic.
The two-disc platinum edition of Beauty and the Beast not only has a moving picture and a beautiful voice, but also has a lot of extra tidbits. In addition to revealing the inside story of film production, there is also an interactive game of "Unlocking the Curse" for children. The fascinating fairy tales, beautiful lyric music and songs, beautiful pictures and all-encompassing tidbits in the CD are rich and fun for both adults and children, and are very worth having.
This year's new film "Four-eyed Pheasant" was released not long ago, telling the story of a chicken who dared to face the facts and confront aliens. Very nice.