The Disney Animation Renaissance: Behind the Glass at the Florida Studio (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780252086861)

Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida opened in Orlando at the dawn of the Disney Renaissance. As a member of the crew, Mary E. Lescher witnessed the small studio's rise and fall during a transformative era in company and movie history. Her in-depth interviews with fellow artists, administrators, and support personnel reveal the human dimension of a technological revolution: the dramatic shift from hand-drawn cel animation to the digital format that eclipsed it in less than a decade. She also traces the Florida Studio's parallel existence as a part of The Magic of Disney Animation, a living theme park attraction where Lescher and her colleagues worked in full view of Walt Disney World guests eager to experience the magic of the company's legendary animation process.

A ground-level look at the entertainment giant, The Disney Animation Renaissance profiles the people and purpose behind a little-known studio during a historic era.

Author: Mary E. Lescher
ISBN-10: 0252086864
ISBN-13: 9780252086861
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2022
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2022
Library Journal 12/01/2022 pg. 106