Phase 4 - Disney

TASKS:
1. Watch “Disney talks about Fantasia and early animation (short from pt3)” (ABOVE) and answer the following questions:

1. What does Walt Disney say an animation feature could do after 1938 (Clue, it’s to do with the audience)
   
2. What does he say is the primary purpose of animation?
   
3. What does he say combine to create this effect?
   
4. Explain how they made the film images using paintbrushes. What effects
   were created? (10.1.6)
   
5. He later says that the drawings and art are only half of a successful
   animation – what does he say is the other half? (right at the end!)
   
6. How many frames make up ‘The Nutcracker Suite’?
   

2. Having watched the DISNEY films from the 30s and 40s, write a brief response to the films, exploring the following on your blog: (‘Snow White’, ‘Bambi’ and ‘Dumbo’)

1. What did you like about the films?
   
2. Which was your favourite? Why?
   
3. What did you find ‘different’ about them compared to modern animation
   films?
   
4. Do you think the audience has changed for Disney–both in terms of 1. Who
   they are targeting and 2. How the audience is different from the 1930s and now (think about sophistication, more media access, changes in how we consume media and new animation techniques)
   

3. Use the internet and the following sheets to help you compile

1. A mind map(you can use electronic aids such as Bubbl’us or Glogster)of
   the overview of Disney – who do they own? What companies are included? Remember to include theme parks and other media like video games etc. Embed this on your blog when complete. You should be able to complete this from this site alone – it is a brief overview! http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about-disney/company-overview
   
2. Use the sites below to plot at least 5 main animated Disney film releases for the each of the following years:
   
   1. 1990 – 1995
      
   2. 1996 - 1999 
      iii. 2000 – 2005 
      i.v. 2006 – 2013

Add any other info you can find using imdb.com, boxofficemojo.com, the- numbers.com (and Wikipedia if necessary). Present this information on your blog. 

c. Look at the UK Disney websites aimed at young people and the games available and answer/address the following questions:
 – how do they link with Disney’s image? 
Who do you think their main audiences are? Why?  
LINK some pictures of games and other Disney media on your blog. 
Please write something about the Disney audience and who you think they are and why. 
Use media on your blog such as images and links. 
Don’t forget to comment on the sound, colours and images used as well as the layout and ease of use of the website

http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-junior/index.jsp http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-games/

4. Make sure you visit the following and write a few notes about how easy it was to use the site for research – also say what kind of research it is (primary? secondary?) - how reliable do you think the information is? Where else did you find where you can get this information (not websites listed here)?

Audience Figures/Box Office Research
www.imdb.com 
www.boxofficemojo.com 
www.the-numbers.com 
www.wikipedia.com 

Any others you have found or used