Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: Fantasia
Fantasia is the Walt Disney Company’s third feature length film from the animation studios. Unlike Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio, Walt and his animators take a step back from hyperrealism and opt for a more experimental piece - shorts set to classical music. Animators listened to the music and then created a sequence that they felt matched it. It’s also Harrison’s favorite Disney movie of all time.
Below you can find all the resources consulted, videos watched, and pictures referenced for our episode on Fantasia.
Books
Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation by Chris Pallant
The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney by Michael Barrier
The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom by Christopher Finch
Deems Taylor: A Biography by James A. Pegolotti
Eisenstein on Disney, by Sergei Eisenstein. Edited by Jay Leyda. Translated by Alan Upchurch.
Primary Source Videos
Fantasia, Wilfred Jackson, et. all (1940)
Video/Video Essays
“The History of Walt Disney Animation Studios + (Part 1) - Animation Lookback” by ElectricDragon505
Fantasia Pastoral Symphony Scene Uncensored (side by side comparison)
Reference Photos (all time codes from Disney+ version of movie)
The Black Centaurs Not Censored Out of the Film
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1:26:10
Interviews
Jack Caudle
Jack works for Verizon and ESPN and is based in Colorado. He loves all the nerdy things like Star Wars and Marvel. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Film at Denison University and would love to be a film professor someday down the road.
You can follow Jack on his blog, The Neon Caledonian.
Kayley Speilbusch
Kayley is a current junior at the University of Tulsa majoring in Creative Writing and minoring in Media Studies. She loves music and fantasy and sci-fi RPG video games. She’s originally from Ponca City, Oklahoma.
You can follow Kayley on Instagram @kayley_spiel
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
Dr Justin Rawlins
Justin Rawlins is Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at The University of Tulsa, where he also oversees the TUTV Media Lab. His research focuses on screen histories and identities, screen acting, and arctic media. His book-in-progress, Method Men, explores how Method acting came to be popularly understood and uncovers what we're actually talking about when we talk about "the Method."
You can find Dr Justin Rawlins @J_O_Rawlins on Twitter.
