Film Studies 2159A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Multiplane Camera, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Celluloid
28 Jun 2018
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Screening 4, Lecture 4
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 11:25 AM
Screening: Pinocchio
Pinocchio:
•Second feature length
•Released in February of 1940
•Premiered several months before Fantasia
•Film costed twice as much as Snow White ($3 million)
•Made half as much as the production cost
○Because of World War II and the loss in the European market
○Reissues in the USA and Canada Pinocchio brought in over $13 million
through 1973
○Made $26 million in total with the 1984 rereleases
•Based on 1889 Children's story Le Avventure di Pinocchio
•Casted 12 year old star
•Live action footage was shot for Pinocchio
Lecture 4:
Review of Last Week:
Disney Fantasia: Creativity/Craft or Controlled Labor
•Disney was a small independent
•Disney's company rarely made profit of $500,00 a year and often was poured back
into production
•The studio was able to survive for three major reasons
○Distribution deals with major film companies like RKO
○Product
•A fun factory/swank hotel
•In 1934 the companies had around 200 employees
○Grew dramatically after Snow White
○By May 1940 1,100 employees moved into the "new animation factory" in
Burbank
Review of Snow White
•To turn out the mass production issues nowadays under his name, he would
have to have 650 hands and 650 hands he has
•Smooth-working cinema factory
•Increased personnel, more space, enlarged facilities and smoother production
flow lines
•Snow White was known as Disney's 'Foley'
Financial Trouble:
•Loss of foreign market (World War II)
Document Summary
Pinocchio: second feature length, released in february of 1940, premiered several months before fantasia, film costed twice as much as snow white ( million, made half as much as the production cost. Because of world war ii and the loss in the european market. Reissues in the usa and canada pinocchio brought in over million through 1973. Made million in total with the 1984 rereleases: based on 1889 children"s story le avventure di pinocchio, casted 12 year old star, live action footage was shot for pinocchio. Disney fantasia: creativity/craft or controlled labor: disney was a small independent, disney"s company rarely made profit of ,00 a year and often was poured back into production, the studio was able to survive for three major reasons. Distribution deals with major film companies like rko. In 1934 the companies had around 200 employees. By may 1940 1,100 employees moved into the "new animation factory" in.
