{"product_id":"9798881804800","title":"Disney Cartoon An Animated History from 1919 to Today","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDisney Cartoon\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Animated History from 1919 to Today\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDarl Larsen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Animation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fun and timely look at the evolution of Disney animation from the early days of Mickey Mouse to the box office struggles of films like \u003ci\u003eWish\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since 1919, Disney has produced hundreds of animated shorts and almost seventy feature animated cartoons, growing from humble beginnings. In 1923 Walt Disney went hat-in-hand from distributor to distributor, twice losing almost everything before Mickey's success. In fact, prior to 1928, Disney was one of the smaller animation studios and labored in relative obscurity. Across the 1930s the studio expanded, experimented, reinvested profits, and led the way in new technologies. By 1937, the animation world would change forever with Disney's \u003ci\u003eSnow White\u003c\/i\u003e, the studio becoming \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e name in all animation, where it remains today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Combining historical research with playful tidbits, \u003ci\u003eThe Disney Cartoon\u003c\/i\u003e explores one iconic studio's animation across time. Darl Larsen highlights the films that served as stepping stones to mark Disney's artistic, technological, cultural, and economic progress in theatrical cartoons across more than a century of filmmaking. He examines the Disney journey from bankruptcy in Kansas City to \u003ci\u003eSnow White\u003c\/i\u003e and the golden age of animation-from hard learned lessons through hard won plaudits; from the nadir of the 1970s to the heights of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho Framed Roger Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/i\u003e; and from the blockbuster \u003ci\u003eFrozen\u003c\/i\u003e through the expensive misfires \u003ci\u003eLightyear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrange World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The state of modern feature animation is in an anxious flux, and both Pixar and Disney are wobbling, despite their industry dominance. \u003ci\u003eThe Disney Cartoon \u003c\/i\u003eis a fun and thoughtful journey through how the famous animation studio got here as they look to the future in a time of uncertainty and seek to reestablish their foothold in animation. This is a must-read for fans and students of Disney and animation alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDarl Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e is program director and professor of film and animation studies at Brigham Young University, Media Arts Department, and affiliated with the Center for Animation at BYU. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMoving Pictures: A History of American Animation from Gertie to Pixar and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e, which received praise in \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and several \u003ci\u003eMonty Python \u003c\/i\u003eencyclopedias. He resides in Orem, UT.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798881804800\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515391803532,"sku":"9798881804800","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_27b8dd9b-a13c-4284-ac9c-5b1a7496e7b6.jpg?v=1784693581","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798881804800","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}