Tag "The Walt Disney Studios"

‘Bambi’ Designer Mel Shaw dies at 97

November 28, 2012 by Howard Green 1 Comment divider image

Mel Shaw, one of Disney’s most versatile and talented visual development artists, designers, and storymen who contributed to numerous Disney animated favorites from Bambi through The Lion King, has died at age 97. Shaw passed away at Woodland Care Center in Reseda, California on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday November 22nd), from congestive [...]

Jamie Voris Promoted to CTO at Disney

November 14, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Chairman Alan Horn announced that Jamie Voris has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer, reporting to studio President Alan Bergman. Voris will oversee the development and implementation of technology strategies and innovations that broadly support The Walt Disney Studios and its business objectives. “Technology plays such an important role [...]

Nicolas Villarreal Launches ‘Pasteurized’ Book Campaign

October 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Nicolas Villarreal’s animated short Pasteurized has been slowly building buzz on the festival circuit over the past few months. The resourceful artist and teacher also launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an Art of Pasteurized book featuring illustrations and images from his project. We caught up with him recently to [...]

Disney Chairman Rich Ross Steps Down

April 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Studios’ Chairman Rich Ross has resigned as what many believe is the direct result of the disappointing performance of John Carter at the box office. “I no longer believe the Chairman role is the right professional fit for me,” Ross said in a statement released by Disney on Friday. [...]

D23 Unveils Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features

April 6, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Disney will put its long animation history in the spotlight at D23′s Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features, set for August 11-12 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. The event, hosted by Disney’s official fan club, will cover the studio’s long, proud history of animated features, from 1937′s Snow [...]

Disney Announces Four More 3-D Re-releases

October 4, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

You can call it the Lion King 3-D effect: Disney announced today that it will re-release stereoscopic 3-D versions of Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc. and The Little Mermaid in theaters in 2012 and 2013. This is a direct result of the phenomenal success of The Lion [...]