Many of your favorite Pixarians have contributed to various Disney DVDs and Blu-rays. I have attempted to capture, along with a brief description. If I missed anything, please let me know.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Diamond Edition (Blu-ray and DVD)
- Disc 2 Intro by Andrew Stanton
- 1934 Goddess of Spring Silly Symphony with Andrew Stanton Intro
- Where It All Began – Andrew Stanton is among the interviewees discussing Disney’s first studio, Hyperion, and its importance in animation history.
Sleeping Beauty (Blu-ray and DVD)
- Video Intro and Commentary with John Lasseter, Andreas Deja, and Leonard Maltin
101 Dalmatians (DVD)
- Redefining the Line: The Making of 101 Dalmatians – Brad Bird and Pete Docter discuss the films importance.
- Cruella De Vil: Drawn to be Bad – Brad Bird and Pete Docter on the Disney villain you love to hate!
Bambi (DVD)
- The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born – John Lasseter talks about the artistic influence the film, Frank Thomas/Ollie Johnston, and the voice casting of Thumper.
Cinderella (DVD)
- From Walt’s Table: A Tribute to the Nine Old Men – Brad Bird joins other Disney legends such as Don Hahn, Glen Keane, John Musker and Ron Clements to discuss the legacy of the Nine Old Men. Brad talks specifically about mentoring with Milt Kahl and how he learned from them to bring your own real life experiences into your animation work.
Jungle Book (DVD)
- The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book – Brad Bird discuss character animation, Frank & Ollie (and their cameos in The Incredibles), casting Phil Harris as Baloo and much more.
- The Lure of The Jungle Book – Bird talks about how the film impacted him at eleven years old and how it made him realize that it was “someone’s job” to animate these films!
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