Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: Alice in Wonderland
Walt Disney’s history with Alice in Wonderland dates back to the early 1900s. Before he moved to Los Angeles, he developed an adaptation where a live action Alice had adventures in a cartoon Wonderland for the Laugh-O-Gram studios in Kansas City. Walt always knew that he wanted to make a feature-length Alice in Wonderland adaptation, but struggled for years on the concept. The war also pushed back production. The film eventually hit theaters in 1951 to fairly negative reviews, so Walt banished it to television land, never to get re-released. But the film saw a surge in popularity in the 1970s.
Below you can find all the resources consulted, videos watched, and pictures referenced for our episode on Alice in Wonderland.
Books
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, 1865.
The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll by Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, 2004.
Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks by David Koenig (1997)
Articles
“Home for Tea Time: Fear of Imagination in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland” by Deborah Ross, in the book Classics in Film and Fiction (2000)
“Lewis Carroll’s Shifting Reputation” by Jenny Woolf in Smithsonian Magazine (2010).
Films/Shorts
Thru the Mirror, dir by David Hand, (1936)
Documentaries
Reflections of Alice: A Making of Alice in Wonderland
Operation Wonderland, dir by Robert Florey (1951)
Videos
Alice in Wonderland Finale by aliceinwonderland626
Disney live action references by Jack Elias Disney
Find that dog by simpsons chanelx
The History of Walt Disney Animation Studios + (Part 3) - Animation Lookback by ElectricDragon505
Kathryn Beaumont in Kingdom Hearts
Kathryn Beaumont Live Action Clips by Wisdom Wizard
Websites
Britannica - Lewis Carroll Biography
Gizmodo - The answer to the most famous unanswerable fantasy riddle
Poetry Foundation - Lewis Carroll
Wikipedia - Alice in Wonderland (1951 Film)
Wikipedia - Alice Comedies
Wikipedia - Kathryn Beaumont
Wikipedia - Victorian Literature
Screen Shots (all time codes from Disney+)
Disney Formalism - opening of movie
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Doorknob Movie vs Book
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Angular Trees
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The Tweedles Being Creepy for a Second
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Caterpillar Book vs Movie
TC: 36:02
Surreal Animation in the Tugly Wood
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TC: 54:47
Mary Blair’s Style in the Cards Sequence
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Cards in Chase Scene Book vs Movie
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Interviews
Tazmyn-May Gebbett
Tazmyn is an actress, writer , poet, and book blogger based in London, England. She is a proud Disney fanatic.
You can follow Tazmyn’s Book Blog on YouTube and on Instagram @teabooksandtazmyn, and you can find her poetry account on Instagram @tazmynmaypoetry
Emily Ash
Emily is a teacher in Tulsa and is passionate about education. She really likes cats - both the animal and the musical (stage show and movie).
You can follow Emily on Twitter @emily_machelle.
