ollie johnston is hired at disney

ollie johnston is hired at disney

On this day in 1935 young Ollie Johnston is hired by the Disney Studio. He began working as an in-betweener but worked his way up through to directing animator on Pinocchio. He worked for Disney through 1978, with The Rescuers being the last picture he worked on for...
elements of magic

elements of magic

We have been working feverishly to finish our very first book entitled, Elements of Magic: The Interactive Guidebook for Disney’s Magic Kingdom, and we are almost ready for release. The book covers some history of the creation of the Magic Kingdom, but focuses...
e.lements’ plates

e.lements’ plates

Working feverishly to complete our first iBook project entitled e.lements of the Magic Kingdom. We were shooting some backplates for different sections and thought I would share some of the recent photos here. This map is one of my cherished possessions that I bought...

keeping dreams on track

One of the great things about the Magic Kingdom is the little stories behind the details. One of the most common sites as you walk around Main St. U.S.A. are the businesses painted on the windows of the buildings along the street. These are no ordinary names, they are...

dca talk

JOHN LASSETER, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios Q: Why is Cars Land meaningful for you? While I love all of the movies we’ve made at Pixar, the ‘Cars’ films are particularly close to my heart, so seeing Radiator Springs come to life at...