Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: Dumbo
Walt Disney’s fourth animated feature-length film - Dumbo - breaks the Disney formalism pattern. Instead of striving for realism and artistic mastery, Dumbo’s style is more simplistic. This is due to the financial troubles the Walt Disney Company was facing due to Pinocchio and Fantasia losing money at the box office. It’s also important to note that in the year Dumbo came out, Disney’s animators went on strike to protest the pay disparity and working conditions at the company.
Below you can find all the resources consulted, videos watched, and pictures referenced for our episode on Dumbo.
Books
Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation by Chris Pallant
Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of Animation Unions from Basko to Bart Simpson by Tom Sito
The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney by Michael Barrier
Primary Source Videos
Dumbo, directed by Ben Sharpsteen, et all. (1941)
Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo
Lyrics to The Song of the Roustabouts
Documentaries
Walt Disney, directed by Sarah Colt (2015)
Walt & El Grupo, directed by Theodore Thomas (2008)
Video/Video Essays
“The History of Walt Disney Animation Studios + (Part 2) - Animation Lookback” by ElectricDragon505
Podcasts
Behind the Police by Robert Evans and Propaganda (iHeart Media)
Interviews
Tazmyn-May Gebbett
Tazmyn is a 22-year-old 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
SC King
SC is a Tulsa-based filmmaker and has lived in T-Town most of his life. He loves creating and creativity, which is why he loves Disney so much. His current passion project is 300 Days to Mars, which follows pace courier Gabriel Highlight, his sassy A.I. Gibbons and a host of other cosmic weirdos as they explore the universe.
You can find SC on Facebook @SCKingOfficial and you can watch 300 Days to Mars: Zero Gravity on YouTube.
Lindsey Santoy
Lindsey is a librarian at a Tulsa middle school. She loves to write fantasy and science fiction.
You can follow Lindsey on Twitter @LexingtonCierra
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.
