The Disney Feature: Then and Now--Film and Television 122J—Summer Session #1 2015
Lecture: Monday-Wednesday
1-4
Location: Haines
A2
Units: 5
Professor: Charles
Solomon
Office Hours: TBA
TA's: Graciela Sarabia and Heather Paul
TA’s email: 122jsummer2015@gmail.com
Course blog: http://122jsummer2015.blogspot.com/
Access the class website by logging in to the students
portal at http://intranet.tft.ucla.edu
Course requirements:
1. Regular
attendance
2. Viewing
of Disney features
3. Midterm:
a 1-page précis of the final paper: due July 1st.
4. Final: A
10-15 page (double spaced) paper on one of the Disney features.
Students who want to write about a related subject (the work of one animator, artistic styles, certain imagery, etc.) should speak with the Professor and/or TA no later than July 10.
Students who want to write about a related subject (the work of one animator, artistic styles, certain imagery, etc.) should speak with the Professor and/or TA no later than July 10.
Prerequisites: A
desire to learn about the history of animation in general, the Disney Studio in particular, and their
effects on popular culture.
Texts: There
is no required reading for the course, but students will be expected to watch films that
are not shown in their entirety. The films may be
rented from video stores, Netflicks, etc. In addition, the TA will have a list of reliable books on various
aspects of Disney animation to aid in research.
Average cost per student: $25.-$50. for video rentals.
Grading: Précis
for paper………………………………………………..……20%
Final
paper…………………………………………………………..80%
Week/Date Subject/screening:
June 22: The
early work of Walt Disney and his studio. From the Laugh-O-Grams and Alice
comedies to the first Mickey Mouse shorts.
June 24: From the Silly Symphonies to Snow White--an era of artistic experiments and education that
culminate in Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs, the first American animated feature.
June 29: 1940: Disney's annus mirabilis: Pinocchio
and Fantasia.
July 1: Dumbo and Bambi: The last of the "Big Five." One page précis of final paper due.
July 6: The
"Package Features" and Song of
the South.
July 8: The Silver Age: Cinderella through 101
Dalmatians
July 13: The
Interregnum: From Sword in the Stone
to The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron.
July 15: The
Disney Renaissance: The Great Mouse
Detective through The Lion King: an arc of artistic and
financial success
July 20: The Renassiance Fades: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dinosaur, Atlantis to The Princess and the Frog and Frozen.
July 22: Disney
and Pixar
July 27: Guest speaker: Supervising Animator
from Disney Studio. PAPERS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS.
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