Spend a full day at the Museum with Disney animator/director John Musker--responsible for such films as Aladdin, Hercules, The Little Mermaid and The Princess and the Frog--as he takes us behind the scenes of hand-drawn animation with a youth workshop, a master class and a screening of The Great Mouse Detective! Tickets and more information can be found at www.waltdisney.org or www.SFFS.org.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 10am-noon
Youth Workshop: The Animator's Art
$15 SFFS members | $20 general
Join Disney animator John Musker and The Walt Disney Family Museum staff for a unique exploration of animation character design and flipbook art. Musker will draw some of his favorite characters and show how it only takes a basic shape to bring a drawing to life. STudents will work with museum staff to create their own flipbook character and will share their work with Musker at the end of the event. All materials will be provided. Recommended for ages 8-12.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 5-6:30pm
Master Class: The Animator's Art
$15 SFFS members | $20 general
A veteran writer/director of Disney animated features, John Musker will explore his process of taking ideas from printed page to pixels, with lessons learned from the many artists he's worked with over the past 34 years.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 7pm
The Great Mouse Detective
$7 adults | $5 children
Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker (USA, 1986, 74 min). Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toymaker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan (voiced by Vincent Price).