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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2017
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2017
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This thesis makes three claims new to the critical literature onWalt Disney’s
1940 film Fantasia. Setting the scene by placing a spotlight on the long-serving
Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski, it contextualizes his pervasive
influence, as well as contributions by others that shaped Fantasia and defined the film’s
stylistic elements. Inspired by recent critical debates on post-silent era filmmaking and
theories of authorship, it makes a case for Fantasia being the culmination of a “sound
film” and notes that its displays of individual artistic talent makes it a noteworthy
example of distributed authorship. Fantasia remains a unique experiment in Disney’s
filmmaking in that it acquired its eventual form only because of decisions taken during
production since no absolute “blue-print” for the finished film existed at the time it went
into production, when a large selection of musical numbers were assigned to teams of
animators.
1940 film Fantasia. Setting the scene by placing a spotlight on the long-serving
Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski, it contextualizes his pervasive
influence, as well as contributions by others that shaped Fantasia and defined the film’s
stylistic elements. Inspired by recent critical debates on post-silent era filmmaking and
theories of authorship, it makes a case for Fantasia being the culmination of a “sound
film” and notes that its displays of individual artistic talent makes it a noteworthy
example of distributed authorship. Fantasia remains a unique experiment in Disney’s
filmmaking in that it acquired its eventual form only because of decisions taken during
production since no absolute “blue-print” for the finished film existed at the time it went
into production, when a large selection of musical numbers were assigned to teams of
animators.
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93 p.
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FA00004854
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2017
Date Created Backup
2017
Date Text
2017
Date Created (EDTF)
2017
Date Issued (EDTF)
2017
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FAU
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FA00004854
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Person Preferred Name
Fernandez, Daniel
author
Graduate College
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93 p.
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentices: Authorship and Sound Aesthetics in Walt Disney’s Fantasia
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2017
2017
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices: Authorship and Sound Aesthetics in Walt Disney’s Fantasia
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentices: Authorship and Sound Aesthetics in Walt Disney’s Fantasia