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1. Bill Tytla
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Dec 17, 2011
Disney animation is unlike any other type of animation because in its best it is in a way spiritual. There is something about the power and strength of the feelings and emotions of the characters that make this word come to mind. It’s this pure, completely honest emotional connection that makes read more
2. Ward Kimball
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Dec 10, 2011
The possibilities of animation are endless and infinite. Its potential is limited only by the imagination of the person animating the scene and their ability to clearly communicate their thoughts and feelings using art. However many people are rather conservative and straight with their handling in read more
3. Frank Thomas
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Dec 3, 2011
The summer of 1937 was a most intense time at 2719 Hyperion Avenue. Walt Disney and his studio were desperately and vigorously working to complete Snow White and challenge the common belief that a cartoon feature would be a complete failure. The fate of the whole studio was at stake and everyone read more
4. Fred Moore
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Nov 12, 2011
It’s pretty hard to find someone who doesn’t recognize the Disney style: appealing designs, squash and stretch, richness of character, round three-dimensional shapes, cohesive poses that have clarity and strength, charm, sincerity, and so many other aspects make up this wonderful style. Not only read more
5. Ollie Johnston
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Nov 4, 2011
There is something very magical, subtle, and intuitive about Disney animation. It’s hard to imagine how much the audience can feel for the characters in the films and the immense impact they can have on people is hard to explain. How can a drawing make an audience feel such a strong way? The secret read more
6. Glen Keane
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Oct 28, 2011
Disney animation, whether it’s in hand-drawn or CG, has the potential to be incredibly powerful and personal. When an animator puts their personal voice, heart, and soul into their animation this result can be achieved. To do so however you’ve got to be willing to challenge yourself artistically read more
7. Milt Kahl
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Oct 21, 2011
Animation is not a medium for people who slack off and don’t try hard. It is an art form designed for people who feed off the challenge, strive to experiment, aim for high quality work, and are intrigued by the endless possibilities that can give every last ounce of entertainment to a performance. read more
8. Norman Ferguson
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Oct 14, 2011
Although many things make up animation, it’s all about the timing and the performance. You can be the finest draftsman in the world, animate with all these refinements, and draw beautiful, perfected drawings but that doesn’t mean you’re a good animator. It’s actually better to go with someone read more
9. Eric Larson
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Oct 7, 2011
Animation is a form of communication and therefore when you’re animating you’re making a statement: a statement the character, the story, the feelings and emotions the character is feeling, human characteristics and emotions, actions, personalities, archetypes, etc. If you want to have the audience read more
10. Mark Henn
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Oct 1, 2011
If there is one thing that you must have a strong initiative and drive for in Disney animation hands down it’s sincerity. The Disney films are largely centered around real, powerful, and compelling emotions and feelings, making them have to be completely honest and sincere. To have such a sincere read more
11. Andreas Deja
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Sep 23, 2011
Nothing is worse in animation than animating a character that is boring. The audience won’t care for it and be affected by it therefore depleting the weight that character has to play in the film. What does work very well, however, is an animator that can make a character very interesting in design read more
12. John Lounsbery
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Sep 17, 2011
Quite frequently in animation if you think about it and analyze the situation doing a scene the straight, subtle way is ultimately not the best approach to take. Sometimes you’ve got to be bold, be expressive, draw loose, caricature action, and overemphasis the acting. However you still got to make read more
13. Hamilton Luske
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Sep 10, 2011
When you’re an animator you’ll be a lot better if you have the skill of analyzing. Analyze how your character thinks, moves, and feels. Also try to analyze real life people and situations, which will only help you give a more believable and sincere performance on paper (or on the computer.) When read more
14. Wolfgang Reitherman
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Sep 2, 2011
Many people firmly believe that subtlety and strong key poses are essential to great animation. They look to find strong emotions in their characters and show these feelings through small, subtle gestures and expressions. However some other animators feel that animation is intended to be more creati read more
15. Duncan Marjoribanks
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Aug 25, 2011
Animation comes from within and ultimately if you’re going to be great you have to get what is in you out of you. Your emotions, thoughts, intelligence, passion, creativity, and understanding of human nature all come out in animation in a way that they can’t anywhere else. With this in mind read more
16. Marc Davis
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Aug 20, 2011
Many people are great animators but that’s the only thing they can do. They’re experts at expressive poses, movement with meaning, and acting but they don’t have a problem when given tasks such as story, character development, designing, and applying those principles to animation. However there read more
17. Art Babbitt
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Aug 12, 2011
An animator in the truest sense has to have two important, crucial abilities. First he must have the ability to observe motion and understand how it has meaning as well as how it shows the inner feelings of the character. Second he has to be able to take his observations and caricature them. If you read more
Sources and Acknowledgements
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Aug 9, 2011
I’ve gotten the request of putting up some of the resources and references I use in putting together my posts. To be honest a lot of it is stuff I’ve picked up from over the years as well as my own observations and analysis that comes from studying the person’s work. However I stil read more
18. Ruben Aquino
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Aug 5, 2011
A great animator should be able to jump into many different bodies and be able to create something completely new yet sincere. Their characters should have a personality, walk, movements, behaviors, expressions, behaviors, characteristics, and emotions that are unique to that character but still rea read more
19. Les Clark
50 Most Influential Disney Animators Posted by Grayson on Jul 25, 2011
In 1927 Walt Disney was pleased with some drawings a young man who he had met at a ice cream shop two years before. On their first meeting he had been impressed by the lettering he had done on the menus. Now in need of a job, the young man was hired by Walt but was cautioned, “It might just be a tem read more