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From Ariel to Moana, discover the visionary filmmaker behind 45 magical years of Disney animation, featuring more than 1,000 pieces of full-color archival artwork and photos.Ron Clements is a key filmmaker (along with co-writer and co-director John Musker) responsible for some of the most beloved animated Disney movies, including The Fox and the Hound, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and The Princess and the Frog, among others. Now he shares behind-the-scenes stories, animation Easter eggs, and fun facts from his 45 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios, including: People who directly worked on & influenced the filmsResearch trips and selection of artists, voice cast and songwriters in preparation for the filmsScreenwriting, character development and world-building processesFrom storyboards, technical innovations, voice recording and animation to final framesEarly screenings (reaction to feedback and resulting changes)Press tours, debuts, receptions, awards seasons and growing the Disney legacyThe corners of this coffee table book also serve as an animation flip-book, celebrating Disney characters from the 1970s–2010s. Making Disney Magic . . . from a Mermaid to Moana is a fun and magical art-packed memoir sure to delight every Disney fan!
Contributors: (W) Ron Clements (CT) John Musker
Ron Clements decided he wanted to be a Disney animator at the age of nine after seeing a rerelease of Pinocchio (1940) at a local theater in his hometown of Sioux City, Iowa. In 1974, at the age of twenty, he was accepted into the recently established Walt Disney Animation Studios Talent Development program, working under the tutelage of some of Disney’s top animators. He went on to become an animator on The Rescuers (1977), Pete’s Dragon (1977), and The Fox and the Hound (1981); a storyboard artist on The Black Cauldron (1985); codirector on The Great Mouse Detective (1986); and in creative partnership with longtime collaborator John Musker, he cowrote and codirected The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997), Treasure Planet (2002), The Princess and the Frog (2009), and Moana (2016).
Product Details
Series: Disney Editions Deluxe
Writer: Ron Clements
Release Date: 2026-10-13
FOC Date: 2026-09-14
Page Count: 496
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SKU: 9781368023474
Barcode: 9781368023474
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