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NOTE: No photography was allowed in the special exhibit itself.
Mar 8–Sep 3, 2018
The Walt Disney Family Museum is proud to introduce our newest original exhibition, Make Believe: The World of Glen Keane, showcasing the work of this influential Disney animator and artist. Keane’s dynamic artistic talent brings to life some of the most unforgettable characters of our time, from the imposing Beast and fearless Tarzan, to the daring heroines Ariel, Pocahontas, and Rapunzel. The exhibition, curated by Glen Keane in partnership with Michael Labrie, the museum’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions, opens on March 8, 2018 in the museum’s Theater Gallery and will be on view through September 3, 2018.
This unique exhibition showcases hand-drawn animation and maquettes of Keane’s most iconic Disney characters, from earlier films, including The Fox and the Hound (1981), to more recent works, such as Tangled (2010). Keane’s methodical approach to his work, honed during a 40-year-career that has witnessed profound technological changes in the field of animation, led to a period now recognized as the Disney animation renaissance. Make Believe features images and animation sketches from numerous films, including The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), Pocahontas (1995), and Tarzan (1999).
Keane left the Studios in 2012 to pursue new opportunities and shortly after joined Google Spotlight Stories to create a mobile 360 short film with hand-drawn animation. The partnership with Google led to a collaboration with Tilt Brush, an innovative VR drawing tool. Keane first witnessed the technology and its astounding capabilities at a visual effects conference in San Francisco while the app was in its early development stages.
Tilt Brush allows you to paint in virtual reality from an entirely different perspective: the room is the canvas and the wand-like controller turns traces of light into three-dimensional ...More...
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WDFMGK_180714_078.JPG: 1982: Alan Kay at Atari is developing an idea, the internet. Something like the Encyclopedia Brittanica brought to your doorstep.
WDFMGK_180714_080.JPG: Willie the Giant
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
WDFMGK_180714_084.JPG: Burger 'n Bones (1983)
WDFMGK_180714_085.JPG: Kurtz and Friends Productions want an animated dog food commercial. Voice and visual inspiration: blues artist Leon Redbone.
WDFMGK_180714_087.JPG: Witches
The Black Cauldron (1985)
WDFMGK_180714_089.JPG: Ratigan
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
WDFMGK_180714_093.JPG: Dr. Dawson
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
WDFMGK_180714_097.JPG: Olivia
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
WDFMGK_180714_099.JPG: Adam Raccoon
Adam Raccoon at Forever Falls (1987)
WDFMGK_180714_102.JPG: Early morning walk to Disney -- Adam Raccoon can illustrate spiritual truths.
WDFMGK_180714_105.JPG: The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
WDFMGK_180714_112.JPG: Design fashion for Jenny based on what Claire is wearing. For Sykes, father-in-law's hands -- amazing how he ties hooks onto a fishing line, that his bratwurst-like fingers can handle such a delicate task.
WDFMGK_180714_115.JPG: Sykes
Oliver & Company (1988)
WDFMGK_180714_118.JPG: Georgette
Oliver and Company (1988)
WDFMGK_180714_122.JPG: Cody
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
WDFMGK_180714_126.JPG: Prince Eric
The Little Mermaid (1989)
WDFMGK_180714_131.JPG: Marahute
The Rescues Down Under (1990)
WDFMGK_180714_136.JPG: Ariel
The Little Mermaid (1989)
WDFMGK_180714_138.JPG: I don't want to design Ursula, I want to design and animate Ariel. "Can you draw a pretty girl?" my directors ask. I've been drawing my wife Linda (girl next door, Disney look) for years, so... Sure!
WDFMGK_180714_142.JPG: Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1990)
WDFMGK_180714_146.JPG: Aladdin
Aladdin (1992)
WDFMGK_180714_149.JPG: Production notes, 1992
Aladdin (1992)
WDFMGK_180714_151.JPG: Sketching volleyball players in Manhattan Beach, near our home, I realize that the triangular shapes of their torsos reflect the triangular shape of Aladdin's pants.
WDFMGK_180714_158.JPG: Developing character of Pocahontas, and seeing her everywhere -- even the Glendale mall. Los Angeles is the perfect city for inspiration.
WDFMGK_180714_161.JPG: Tarzan and Jane
Tarzan (1999)
WDFMGK_180714_163.JPG: Visiting mountain gorillas in Uganda. Such a wonderful sense of peace and harmony, I suddenly understand why Tarzan would have a hard time leaving his gorilla family for Jane and civilization.
Watching extreme sports with 15-year-old son, Max, I realize Tarzan must be like a skateboarder: addicted to the adrenaline rush of pushing oneself to the limits. This Tarzan will be a tree surfer, launching himself fearlessly from limb to limb.
WDFMGK_180714_165.JPG: If my wife's feet can do this, surely an animated character like Tarzan could do it too!
Linda Keane's feet
WDFMGK_180714_168.JPG: Best of Both Worlds
WDFMGK_180714_170.JPG: Computers offer true dimension and lighting. Hand drawing offers an organic and intuitive expressiveness. Together they could bring animation to new frontiers.
WDFMGK_180714_173.JPG: Mother Gothel and Rapunzel
Tangled (2010)
WDFMGK_180714_175.JPG: John Silver
Treasure Planet (2002)
WDFMGK_180714_178.JPG: Rapunzel, Flynn, and Maximus
Tangled (2010)
WDFMGK_180714_181.JPG: Nephtali
Nephtali (2015)
WDFMGK_180714_182.JPG: Inspiration = Gen 49:21, Psalm 42:1l both speak of freedom and spiritual longing using the image of a deer.
WDFMGK_180714_192.JPG: She is a princess who leads an army energized by her source of power: light. She hides this power for fear of how it will be misunderstood.
WDFMGK_180714_194.JPG: Tosh
Duet (2014)
WDFMGK_180714_199.JPG: Victory Dance (2016)
WDFMGK_180714_202.JPG: Mia and Dog
Duet (2014)
WDFMGK_180714_204.JPG: From a baby through adolescent and teenage years to adulthood, Mia's proportions change, as does her ability to move with grace.
WDFMGK_180714_207.JPG: "Let this be plain to all: design, or as it is called by another name, drawing, constitutes the fountainhead and substance of painting and sculpture and architecture and every other kind of painting, and is the root of all sciences."
-- Michelangelo
WDFMGK_180714_236.JPG: "Glen, someday you're going to do greater things than us."
-- Ollie Johnston
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Wikipedia Description: The Walt Disney Family Museum
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The Walt Disney Family Museum is an American museum that features the life and legacy of Walt Disney. The museum is located in The Presidio of San Francisco, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. The Museum retrofitted and expanded three existing historic buildings on the Presidio’s Main Post. The principal building, at 104 Montgomery Street, faces the Parade Ground, and opened on October 1, 2009.
The Walt Disney Family Museum, LLC is owned, operated and funded by the Walt Disney Family Foundation, a non-profit organization established by Disney's heirs (including Diane Marie Disney, co-founder of the Museum). It is not formally associated with The Walt Disney Company, the media and entertainment enterprise. Museum co-founders are Diane Disney Miller, Walter E.D. Miller, and Joanna Miller Runeare; executive director is Richard Benefield.
Exhibits:
Exhibits in the museum focus on Walt Disney's life and career. The lobby displays 248 awards that Disney won during his career, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and many Academy Awards.
There are ten permanent galleries:
1. Beginnings -- Material on Disney's ancestors, childhood and early adulthood. Included are early cartoon drawings and a replica of the ambulance he drove in France after World War I. The beginnings of his animation career are explained.
2. Hollywood -- Disney's California partnership with his brother Roy led to the success of Mickey Mouse.
3. New Horizons in the 1930s. -- Disney's success led to fame and significant improvement in animation techniques.
4. The move to features -- Original art from the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is on diplay.
5. "We were in a new business" -- Additional animated features follow, including Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi. Disney builds a new studio in Burbank.
6. "The toughest period in my life" -- Labor unrest and Disn ...More...
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2018 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000.
Trips this year:
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three trips to New York City (including New York Comic-Con), and
my 13th consecutive trip to San Diego Comic-Con (including sites in Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles).
Number of photos taken this year: about 535,000.
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