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It was also the first and only picture to use Fantasound—a specially constructed stereophonic sound system for the film—this wasn’t merely a stereophonic film. Walt felt that the typical mono sound systems which at that time were popular were not proper and would not be sufficient to deliver the type of experience he had in mind.
Initially, the film was published as a roadshow for the theatre and was filmed only in 13 U.S. towns, as it was not suitable in conventional theater installations. It was promoted as an event, similar to a Broadway show, and included seats, programs, and hosts trained to lead you to your seat.
In “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Walt Disney used Nigel De Brulier to be the wizard’s living model, but he was a major inspiration for the character. The eyebrow raised is the most apparent similarity. Walt apparently gave the folks he knew the same look.
If you assumed the musicians were part of the Philadelphia Orchestra in the live-action parts of the movie you would be wrong! The cast consists of local Hollywood musicians and staff from Disney. When you pay attention, it’s famous faces such as Paul J. Smith and Jimmy McDonald (the voice from 1947-1977 of Mickey Mouse). Amongst the throng and the composer of Pinocchio, Cinderella, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Also, you must try to play this Fantasia quiz.
Fantasia quiz
Deems Taylor claimed that, once the Disney Studio shifted from small carton manufacturing to large-scale animation, it began composing in 1940 (but Disney sources later deny the account), Fantasy was a comeback automobile to the Mickey Mouse. Certainly, in 1930, Pluto, the Three Pigs in 1933, and finally Donald Duck in 1934 had been deployed by Disney in the Silly Symphony format to contest the Mickey top billing. Disney also started working on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1934, a substantial game that became known as “Disney’s folly.”
But in 1937 he got an Oscar from the Motion Picture Academy, which produced a profit of $8 million. The triumph of Snow White followed, and the ingenuous narrator was Jiminy Cricket. Then Disney started to think about a new role for Mickey at this time in 1938.
Disney’s answer was to turn Mickey into the primary figure for a particular cartoon rendering by the French composer, Paul Dukas, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” Disney, who needed musical assistance and was interested not only in the notion of Dukas /Mickey but to extend the project to an animated feature of the performance, discussed the project with the director of the Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski. Then Disney began to think about ‘The Feature of Concert’ as a fantasy. Whether Disney’s or Stokowski’s idea to grow was also controversial.
About the quiz
The film begins with the conductor Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra leader from 1912 until 1938. Conducting orchestral musicians (including cellists, violinists, brass, and woodwind players). All of whom live in the vicinity of Los Angeles. The musicians appear in the darkness and color of the opening with a blue background as they tune in their usual spots and instruments. [Note: The displayed players were advised not to perform, only to feign playing, while the soundtrack used the recording of the Philadelphia Orchestra].
The screen narrator Deems Taylor (a well-known music commentator on the New York Philharmonic). He greets the audience with a “new type of entertainment.” What Fantasia character are you?
Taylor ended his introduction with the figure of the central stage for Leopold Stokowski to climb the podium and draw attention to the orchestral players with his hands. As the composition begins, the orchestra sections. The shade of violinists, cellists, and French horny players. Lit up against colored backgrounds in order to emphasize their playing. The Fuge is more abstract and strange following the Toccata opening of the orchestra’s instruments and players. The ends of violin arches turn into glittering strips which go over the skies.
In vivid mood, abstract shapes (centric circles, patterns, waves), timed with tones of music. Disks or wafers that are similar to objects appear and go away in space. As the song grows, fireworks are dancing and exploding in a light and color metamorphosis. The piece ends in a big orange sunset over which the black figure of Stokowski driver is placed and then everything is turned into dark.
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