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« Confab #31 | Main | Kitty Washing Machine » January 30, 2007Disney's "Music Behind The Magic"On Sunday, Khan, Christine, Elaine and I went down to the Experience Music Project to see their "Disney: Music Behind The Magic" exhibit. It's actually pretty cool. The exhibit itself is rather small - the EMP doesn't have a lot of floor space (which is odd, given how hulking the structure is), and they've put the Disney stuff at the top (smallest) level of their facility. When you get there, you're treated to a walk-through of Disney memorabilia ("Mickey Mouse Club" sweatshirts; original Disneyland vinyl records, an Audio-Animitronic bird from the Enchanted Tiki Room, etc.), as well as a number of flatscreen narratives about films, and some interactive exhibits. For me, the best part about the exhibit was seeing just how far animation has come over the last 60 or 70 years. Venerable films like Snow White are displayed alongside integrated animation/live action in Mary Poppins, with The Little Mermaid nearby. It's astonishing to see the quality of the images, color and sound leap up the evolutionary ladder as they've move from one era to the next. Another goodie is all the archived footage of Walt Disney at work in the studio with his animators and musicians, each goofing around and trying this thing or that. Walt's a personal hero, and I never get tired of seeing old footage of the guy (Disney's recent "Treasures" DVD releases are a good resource for that sort of thing). Seeing the whole exhibit won't take more than an hour; we actually had to blow through it in 45 minutes (EMP closes at 5; we arrived at 4. Note to self: next time, check the Web site for hours of operation), but I didn't feel like I missed too much. It's not a big exhibit (and, at $20 a head, fairly spendy unless you're going in to the EMP for a few hours), but worth a look if you're in to film or a Disney buff. Posted by Gavin Shearer at January 30, 2007 8:36 PM. Posted to Disney. CommentsPost a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |