The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (Disney Editions Deluxe) - Hardcover

Frank Thomas; Ollie Johnston

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786860707 ISBN 13: 9780786860708

Publisher: Hyperion, 1997

Synopsis

The most complete book ever written on the subject, this is the fascinating inside story, told by two long-term Disney animators, of the gradual perfection of a relatively young and particularly American art form--which no other movie studio has been able to equal.

About this title

About the Author:

Two of Walt Disney's famous "Nine Old Men," Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston met as students at Stanford University and joined the Disney studio within a year of each other in the mid-1930s. In 1978, they retired from Walt Disney Productions and began work on this book. In that same year, they received the "Pioneer in Film" award from the University of Southern California chapter of Delta Kappa Alpha National Honorary Cinema Fraternity and further honors from the American Film Institute at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Synopsis:

Traces the development of Disney animation, explains what made Disney's style unique, and features original sketches and drawings revealing the origins of Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0786860707
• ISBN 13: 9780786860708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 575