Steamboat Willie animation cel

Steamboat Willie animation cel

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Description
Black and white animation cel of Mickey Mouse as the pilot of a steamboat. This replica was used in the creation of the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie. This cartoon is a landmark in the history of animation because it was the first Mickey Mouse film released as well as the first cartoon with synchronized sound.
A celluloid (or cel) is a transparent sheet used in the process of hand-drawn animation. Characters were drawn on cels and superimposed on a fixed background image to reduce the number of reproductions necessary to produce an animation. The Little Mermaid was the last Disney feature film to use this hand-drawn method of animation. Starting with the 1990 feature film The Rescuers Down Under, Walt Disney Animation Studios began using a digital method of animation known as the Disney Computer Animation Production System (CAPS).
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Animation Cel
cel, aniamtion
cel, animation
Date made
1928
maker
Walt Disney Studios
place made
United States: California, Burbank
Physical Description
celluloid (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 1/2 in x 16 in; 31.75 cm x 40.64 cm
ID Number
1988.0434.01
accession number
1988.0434
catalog number
1988.0434.01
Credit Line
The Walt Disney Company
subject
Motion Pictures
Animation
Mickey Mouse
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Movie Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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