Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: An Art in Its Making (Hardcover)

by Martin Krause (Author), Linda Witkowski (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
To coincide with Snow White's home-video debut, Disney's book division has published this lavish celebration of the 1937 groundbreaker that verified that audiences would go for feature-length cartoons. Krause provides a critically incisive account of making the film, from its inception through its three years in production to its wildly enthusiastic reception by audiences and critics. Witkowski supplies a detailed, fairly technical explanation of the animation process as well as a guide to the preservation and handling of animation art designed to appeal to serious students of the genre. The heart of the volume is a retelling of the famous story scene-by-scene by means of cel reproductions, pencil drawings, and other production art. Libraries that already own Hollis and Sibley's Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs & the Making of the Classic Film (1987) may find its slimmer treatment adequate; if choosing between the old and new books, however, its more sophisticated text and better selection and reproduction of artwork make Krause-Witkowski clearly superior. Gordon Flagg

Product Description
To coincide with the video premiere of Disney's very first animated classic, here is the ultimate volume on the masterpiece for every devoted fan and collector. Like the film it celebrates, this exquisite book is a landmark of its type. 192 pages of full-color and black-and-white photographs.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; 1st edition (September 23, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786861444
• ISBN-13: 978-0786861446
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #633,044 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous artwork; good intro to animation process, May 2, 1998

By	David Lennert (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved the artwork and descriptions of the animation process. (The display of the art is organized to also help explain the process.) Also "behind the scenes" recollections of how the movie was made as well as a discussion on how to conserve, and prepare for sale, animation artwork. This can be equally appreciated by those with serious or casual interest in animation art.

4.0 out of 5 stars amazing, June 22, 2009

By	Ieno Pino - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an amazing book that you can consider like 'The Art Of' series...its well written and the pics are astonishing...i mean original cells backgrounds and so on...i highly recommend this book to everyone who's always been a disney fan!

5.0 out of 5 stars Coffee Table Book with Substance, January 26, 2001

By	"disneychick" (Main Street, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WALT DISNEY'S SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: AN ART IN ITS MAKING (A Disney Miniature) (Hardcover)

This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the development of Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature. The book's use of stills, roughs, and concept art vividly illustrate much of the "magic" that goes into making an animated film. Not only that, but the book's incorporation of technical details provides enough "insider information" to appeal to those wanting to know more about the how of animation. In fact, I used the book's section on the multiplane camera to introduce the invention's importance to an introductory class in animation. It worked wonders!

Also nicely developed in the book is how Snow White set the production and narrative standards for the Disney's subsequent films. It's nice to see a coffee table book with substance!