Silly Symphonies

Walt Disney is famous for his ground breaking animations- starting off with 'Steamboat Willie' in 1928. Mickey Mouse starred in the first ever animation with synchronised sound. According to Ward Kimball- people went crazy for this. They were fascinated by the fact that drawings could come to life and make noises. 

Disney did more of these, every time getting a little better. His first silly symphony was 'The skeleton dance'. In this, the action was coordinated with the sound in a dance. 

Disney improved in leaps and bounds being the first to do a colour animation, the first fully developed character animation, and the worlds first feature length film! Although some people do not like Disney's work, you have to admit that was a lot of ground-breaking things! He paved the way for this to become an art form. 

My favourite silly symphony is 'The three little pigs' I think the characters are very good and the colouring improved a lot and its a good story.

Snow white...who doesn't love snow white? It's a beautiful, classic tale that has been re told in many forms including a film which I came across the other day called 'Sydney White'. I college girl in america who befriends 7 geeks and lives with them- the modern day snow white with slightly altered names. The poison apple was even in there (someone sent a virus to her mac just before a deadline). 

This feature length animation was the start of a whole new world of films.