Walt disney biography history channel

In the first episode, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit catapulted Walt into the film business.

Walt disney biography history channel

But due to a contract, Oswald was not his property so what did he do? He went out and created Mickey Mouse, who was the first animated character to talk. Walt worked to create a way to put sound directly onto film, which was completely different than the way “The Jazz Singer” was filmed.

Walt’s way was cleaner, clearer and went along with the video without any glitches.

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You know the kind when the voices and the mouths don’t synch up? Well, that was not the case with Disney’s new way of making talking films.

As the world changed, Mickey provided not only entertainment, but a positive outlook through the depression and hard times.

Walt was insistent Mickey always remained a good guy. To work against Mickey, Donald Duck was created, and more characters joined the team.

The second episode looks at how Walt revolutionized the animation industry. Wit