Walt Disney – The Multi-Plane Camera

Invented by tech-savvy William Garity in 1937 for Walt Disney Studios, The multiplane camera gave viewers the illusion of depth in animated motion pictures.

Before the multiplane camera, animators found it difficult to create a successful tracking shot using traditional animation methods that were expensive and time-consuming. The multiplane camera answered this problem by creating a realistic sense of three-dimensional depth in a cartoon setting. The multiplane camera also made way for new types of special effects in animated films, such as moving water and flickering light

Learn how it helped shaped Disney’s animation from Walt Disney himself in this footage from an episode of an old series called Disneyland from 1957 and see it demonstrated in the Disney classic “Bambi” In the video below.

This video was created by Disney In Honesty.

“Disney In Honesty is a video essay series on Disney’s feature animations, looking at the stories, characters, and settings from an analytical angle.” Disney In Honesty

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