101 – Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

Welcome to Disniversity, the podcast crash course through the history of Disney’s animated classics, with film journalist Ben Travis and animation academic Dr. Sam Summers. Each week, we’ll be moving forward in time through the legendary Walt Disney Animation Studios catalogue, watching every feature film in chronological order – from Snow White to Frozen II. Watch along with us, and listen as we explore each film’s historical context, advances in animation and lasting legacy, and talk about how they stand up today. In class 101, we begin with the feature film that started it all, 1937’s Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs – talking about the rising profile of Walt Disney, the arrival of the multiplane camera, the very first Disney princess, and the popularity of Dwarf shenanigans. Next week’s film: Pinocchio. Disniversity is brought to you by Ben Travis (@benstravis) and Sam Summers (@samsummers0), with art by Olly Gibbs and music by Nafets. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @disniversity. This podcast is not affiliated with Disney.