Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Insight's from Mickey's World


The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

Many autistic individuals relate to the myriad of Disney animated films. Why this is the case is a bit of a mystery. 


However, Disney founder Walt Disney might possibly provide an insight. He told his early animators that the characters and the scenes should be so vivid and clear that they could be understood with the sound turned off. 


For more insights in to the complex, intriguing, creative minds of the autistic, check out “Animating Owen”, New York Times Magazine, March 9, 2014.  The article is adapted from the soon to be published book, 
Life Animatedby Ron Suskind. (April 2014, Kingswell)

No comments:

Post a Comment