Theater Arts 80N
Walt Disney

James Bierman - J17 Theater Arts
459-2174
lope@cats.ucsc.edu

Teaching Assistants-Nathaniel Larson, Tim Le Gris, Michael Maffia, Richard Magruder, Sheila Sanford, Karen Schmitt.

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  1. January 4
    Introduction • The perils of "culture criticism"
    The Artist's Signature
    Reading: Schickel, part I
  2. Week of January 9
    Pioneering Animation • A century of technological advances •
    "Stick to Shorts" - The courage of conviction
    Reading: Schickel, parts II & III; Smoodin, 1 &4
    Showing: Snow White
  3. Week of January 16
    Disney's golden era, part I - Snow White and Pinocchio
    Reading: Schickel, parts IV & V; Smoodin, 7
    Showing: Pinocchio
    Assignment - Storyboard - Due in section
  4. Week of January 23
    Disney's golden era, part II - Fantasia - Disney goes experimental - Art critics and the creation of art
    Reading: Schickel, part VI; Smoodin, 14
    Showing: Fantasia
  5. Week of January 30
    Disney's Vivaldi • the realism of the paint brush
    Danny Scheie
    Reading: Schickel,part VII
    Showing: Bambi
    Assignment - Written Review - Due in section
  6. February 6
    Julianne Burton-Carvajal - "Surprise Package: Looking Southward with Disney"
    Reading: Schickel, part VIII; Smoodin, 9,10,12
    Showing: The Three Caballeros
  7. Week of February 13
    The move into live-action films - Disney films in the 50s and 60s - the Disney doctrine - "family entertainment"
    Reading: Schickel, Part IX; Smoodin, 13
    Showing: Treasure Island
  8. Week of February 20
    DisneyLand and the LA basin - environmental theaters - technology validates - robot drama
    Reading: Schickel, part X;
    Assignment - Essay - Due in section
    Showing: Toy Story
  9. Week of Feburary 27
    Disney-Pixar animation - a new technology
    Reading: Schickel, part XI; Smoodin, 8; Hiaasen, Team Rodent
    Showing: The Little Mermaid
  10. Week of March 6
    Disney after Disney - the animation renaissance
    Reading: Smoodin, 5, 6
    Showing: Toy Story II
  11. March 13
    Police Review - (No Final Examination)