Tag: Dan Abraham
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Disney Legends Burny Mattinson and Richard Sherman Add a Dash of Magic to Disney Animation’s ‘Once Upon a Studio’
Now streaming exclusively on Disney+, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ original short film Once Upon a Studio welcomes heroes and villains, princes and princesses, sidekicks and sorcerers—in all-new hand-drawn and CG animation—to celebrate 10 decades of storytelling, artistry, and technological achievements. Directed and written by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, and produced by Yvett Merino and Bradford Simonsen, Once Upon…
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Here is How Disney Brought Genie Back for ‘Once Upon a Studio’ With Robin Williams Without AI.
Once Upon a Studio is an animated short that celebrates 100 years of Disney storytelling. With 543 different Disney characters, this short is a love letter to Disney animation. It is also packed full of cameos from of voices that are known and loved by Disney fans. During the course of this nine minute short…
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Meet Two Disney Animation Apprentices Behind ‘Once Upon a Studio’
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Once Upon a Studio is a tribute to the generations of fans who have loved the studio’s 100 years of characters and stories. Written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, the short film finds a century’s worth of characters assembling for a group portrait. All of the animation in the short…
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Celebrating the Artistry and Technology Behind Disney Animation’s ‘Once Upon a Studio’
The all-new original short Once Upon a Studio takes place at the end of the work day at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, California, just after the artists, technologists, and storytellers head home. Disney Legend Burny Mattinson—who worked at The Walt Disney Company for 70 years, longer than any other employee—is the last person to leave.…
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How a Secret Passion Project Transformed into ‘Once Upon a Studio’
How do you meaningfully celebrate a century’s worth of beloved features and shorts? That question was top of mind in the fall of 2021, when Dan Abraham and Trent Correy would meet in a local Taco Bell parking lot to brainstorm ways to honor Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100th anniversary. This was the definition of…
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Disney’s “Once Upon a Studio” Short Debuts at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
A new short celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary debuted during the opening of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The short, which will be released in front of Disney’s upcoming animated feature Wish, is a celebration of Disney animation past and present. The short is directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, the duo behind Once…