Gallery 3
Exploring New Horizons
The Development of Character:
Walt wanted to personify his characters. Starting with the 1933 Silly Symphony Three Little Pigs, he focused on giving them distinct personality traits through the way they moved. The art of personality animation would become one of the Studios’ most important innovations.
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“By nature, I’m an experimenter.”
When Walt imagined cartoons, he set them to music in his mind. So he tested the idea on his first Silly Symphony, The Skeleton Dance. “We had to get beyond getting a laugh.” Throughout the 1930s, the innovative cartoon series served as his creative testing ground for the advancement of animation.
The Invention of the Storyboard:
As with the 1938 Academy AwardŽ-winning short Ferdinand the Bull, the storyboard allowed Walt to create a coherent and consistent story. Invented at The Walt Disney Studios, storyboards would allow the filmmakers to visualize the plot, shuffle story sketches, or swap them out until the story was just right.
“Mickey Mouse has a daughter.”
The Los Angeles Times made the announcement the day after Walt and Lilly became proud parents of their first child, Diane. “Wanting to have a larger family and for me not to be an only child, they decided to adopt a daughter. Shortly after my third birthday… my sister Sharon came into our home.”—Diane Disney Miller
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