The Walt Disney Company has grown rapidly over time becoming one of the leading companies in the entertainment industry and continues to excel with no signs of slowing down. The Walt Disney Company has diverse operations in different aspects of the entertainment industry. Media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media … Read more
Paul Smith started Celador in 1983 as an independent television production company in the United Kingdom. Smith’s company developed and produced a variety of shows, including the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? ” which aired in the U. K. in 1998. ‘Millionaire’ was an instant success. ABC, a subsidiary of Walt Disney … Read more
Fabia Ling-Yuan Lin in her chapter ‘Cartoon’s Hyperrealism’ of her book Doubling the Duality (2014) explains the issue with realism within animation by means of a case study. Like the other texts, she explains at first the meaning of hyper-realism, using Lister’s text as a secondary source. She emphasises that in order to understand the … Read more
The Lion King is one of the most successful animated Disney movies in the past twenty years. It mostly revolves around the life of Simba, before and after the death of his father, Mufasa. After Mufasa’s death, Scar (Mufasa’s brother/killer), tells Simba to go far away as Scar takes over the Pride Land. Simba’s development … Read more
Walter Elias Disney, born December 5, 1901, was a cartoonist, voice actor, producer and overall a man way ahead of his time. This is a man who came from humble beginnings, he dropped out of high school to join the military but unfortunately was to young therefore was sent to France to drive an ambulance … Read more
Perhaps there is no other poet with the influence and storytelling ability as that of Shel Silverstein. Throughout Shel Silverstein’s life, he acquired an array of different talents ranging from cartooning to poetry. His most popular works include his book The Giving Tree and the song he composed for popular artist Johnny Cash, “A Boy … Read more
