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oapen-20.500.12657-588582022-10-15T03:25:40Z Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pallant, Chris Holliday, Christopher Walt Disney global animation Brothers Grimm first feature-length animated film Golden Age of Hollywood cartoon international sensation influence legacy technology visual style film reception cultural phenomenon bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AP Film, TV & radio::APF Films, cinema::APFV Animated films bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AP Film, TV & radio::APF Films, cinema::APFA Film theory & criticism bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AP Film, TV & radio::APF Films, cinema::APFX Film production: technical & background skills This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand, 1937) occupies a central place within the history of global animation. Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, the film was the first feature-length animated film produced by the Disney Studio and served to announce the animated cartoon as an industrial art form. Yet Disney’s landmark version not only set in motion the Golden Age of the Hollywood cartoon, but has continued to stand as an international sensation, prompting multiple revisions and remakes within a variety of national filmmaking contexts. This book explores the enduring qualities that have marked Snow White’s influence and legacy, providing a collection of original chapters that reflect upon its pioneering use of technology and contributions to animation’s visual style, the film’s reception within an American context, and its status as a global cultural phenomenon. 2022-10-14T14:55:04Z 2022-10-14T14:55:04Z 2021 book ONIX_20221014_9781501351204_189 9781501351204 9781501351211 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58858 eng Animation: Key Films/Filmmakers application/pdf n/a 9781501351204.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781501351198 10.5040/9781501351198 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 9781501351204 9781501351211 Bloomsbury Academic 328 New York open access
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand, 1937) occupies a central place within the history of global animation. Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, the film was the first feature-length animated film produced by the Disney Studio and served to announce the animated cartoon as an industrial art form. Yet Disney’s landmark version not only set in motion the Golden Age of the Hollywood cartoon, but has continued to stand as an international sensation, prompting multiple revisions and remakes within a variety of national filmmaking contexts. This book explores the enduring qualities that have marked Snow White’s influence and legacy, providing a collection of original chapters that reflect upon its pioneering use of technology and contributions to animation’s visual style, the film’s reception within an American context, and its status as a global cultural phenomenon.
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