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04/27/20 • 2 min

Ink and Paint: A Journey Through the Disney Animated Classics

On the 4th May 2020, begin a journey through the Disney animated classics with ‘Ink & Paint’, hosted by SWITCH writer and Disney obsessive Daniel Lammin. Each week, host Daniel and a special guest will look at each film in the official Disney animated canon and talk about their artistic, historical and social context. Join us in celebrating these beloved films and discovering exciting new perspectives on their important and often controversial legacies. Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss our first episode on two of the early animated shorts, ‘Steamboat Willie’ and ‘The Skeleton Dance’.

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Early Disney Shorts Part 1 - Steamboat Willie, The Skeleton Dance

In our very first episode, Daniel is joined by Melbourne-based director and producer Nicholas Colla for a two-part look at some of the early Disney shorts. This first episode covers the debut of Mickey Mouse in ‘Steamboat Willie’ and the first Silly Symphony short, ‘The Skeleton Dance’, as well as the early days of Walt Disney Animation and Mickey’s creator, animator Ub Iwerks.

For full show notes, visit http://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-1-early-disney-shorts-part-1-steamboat-willie-the-skeleton-dance.