Milt kahl

Milt Kahl Animator Milt Kahl wasn’t happy with the way the character of Pinocchio was coming along in late 1937. During a meeting he voiced his disapproval; … - Selection from The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators [Book]

Let me start this post by quoting from the Walt Disney Treasures/ On the Front Lines DVD set: On December 8, 1941, the Disney Studio was taken over by the Military as part of the war effort. Making the most of the talent that hadn't shipped out yet, Walt Disney spent the next four years creating and producing training, propaganda and educational films for the Armed Forces. The following sketches by Milt Kahl were obviously done during that time. They show caricatures of servicemen and…

Just to add to my last post, this photo shows Milt actually animating that scene with Edgar, the butler, from The Aristocrats (He is working on key drawing #33). Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day had just won an Oscar, and a photographer was sent to animators’ offices to take pictures of various artists posing next to the statue and the film’s poster. What’s more interesting though is what you see in Milt’s bookshelf: Two editions of Edward Muybridge photographic studies on animal and…

This post on Madame Medusa’s partner in crime Mr. Snoops is long overdue. Brilliantly drawn and animatedly by Milt Kahl, his part in the movie The Rescuers is relatively small. This is due to the fact that actor Joe Flynn, who voiced the character, died in 1974 during production of the film. Director Woolie Reitherman decided to build Snoop’s role around the already recorded dialogue, instead of using a sound-alike actor for further development. Snoop’s design is based on animation historian…

Animation Drawing Roger from 101 Dalmatians, Disney

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“You eat ants?” Mowgli asks Baloo in disbelief. The scene from the film Jungle Book was animated by Ollie Johnston. Milt Kahl drew this sketch of Mowgli’s face as a suggestion for what the kid’s expression might look like during that line of dialogue. I think he nails the idea of the thought “How gross!” There were other times where Ollie got some help from Milt in depicting Mowgli. At the beginning of the film Bagheera and the boy argue wether Shere Khan presents any real danger. “No one…

Like a signature, each animator has their own little quirks or trademarks that distinguish their animation from others.