Animation Monday, with Walt Disney
March 10, 2008 by mfearing
Animation Monday with no actual animation! But, some inspiring quotes from an older posting on the Re-Imagineering Blog. Walt’s words are inspiring across many fields, art and business alike.
I am not always a fan of Walt, but what he accomplished is amazing. And he did deliver on producing meaningful material suitable for the whole family without pandering (most of the time) . One of my favorite quotes:
“You can’t live on things made for children – or for critics. I’ve never made films for either of them. Disneyland is not just for children. I don’t play down.”
The best ‘kids’ material is not focus tested and aimed squarely to be rammed down kids throats. Having spent a bit of time in this profession one of the things I often hear, and that makes my skin crawl is : “It’s only for kids.” Meaning, it doesn’t have to be done well, or done right, or good.
When you turn on the TV or visit a bookstore, unfortunately, most material was developed with this mantra in mind.
In the collected quotes Walt is discussing Disneyland. Before I left LA I visited Disneyland several times. The first since I was a little kid in 1976 or so. And even cynical old me will admit, it was great fun.
