Marc Davis
Visual effects · 1913 – 2000 · Bakersfield, California, USA
Prominent American artist and animator for Walt Disney Studios. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men for his knowledge and understanding of visual aesthetics, the famed core animators of Disney animated films.
Movies16
Movie7.5DocumentaryA look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
The Pixar Story
2007 · 250 votes
Movie7.2DocumentaryBy the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · 117 votes
Movie7.8DocumentaryThere's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and personality to the world's most beloved icon. "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" takes you behind the scenes to meet Walt Disney's best friend and chief animator.
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · 11 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryThe making of this classic Disney masterpiece about the life of a young faun. Includes archive footage of Walt Disney and his team of animators.
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994 · 1 votes
Movie8.5DocumentaryThe making of Cinderella (1950).
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005 · 2 votes
Movie8.5Film critic Joel Siegel gets together with a group of animators, directors and producers to discuss and pay tribute to their mentors and Walt Disney's core group of animators, The Nine Old Men
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005 · 2 votes
Movie9.0ActionAdventureThe Phantom, along with canine companion Devil, investigate wicked doings at the plantation of Mrs. Harris. An unsold TV pilot based on the popular superhero.
The Phantom
1961 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryDocumentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney feature.
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryAnimationWith examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-house training and research that studied real-life motion and made technical innovations.
MovieDocumentaryTV MovieThe story of Walt Disney and the company he built.
Movie8.0DocumentaryDocumentary about the making of Disney's Animated Classic.
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"Walt Disney was utterly mad, in a constructive way... Only fanatics in this world accomplish anything, everyone else drifts. What he accomplished is an unrealistic ambition... a delusion of grandeur. My god... those films are hand painted frame by frame."
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"Tinkerbell: A Fairy's Tale" is a look into Tink, who has become a pop culture icon in the years since the film's release. We hear about some of the inspirations for Tink (actress Margaret Kerry was the live-action reference), concept art for Tink and more.
Tinker Bell: A Fairy's Tale
2007 · 9 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryTV MovieWalt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily on the career of Mickey Mouse.
The Disneyland Story
1954 · 2 votes
Movie8.0Documentary about other potential concepts floated for Disney's Cinderella.
The Cinderella That Almost Was
2005 · 1 votes
Movie9.2DocumentaryFour Disney artists paint their own interpretations of a tree, and explain their techniques and methods.
4 Artists Paint 1 Tree: A Walt Disney 'Adventure in Art'
1958 · 5 votes