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I was a child in the 1970s and loved Disney animation. Even at the time I could tell there was a decline the level of sophistation of the new films, although I

I was a child in the 1970s and loved Disney animation. Even at the time I could tell there was a decline the level of sophistation of the new films, although I still enjoyed them So many interesting angles to this story, that directly apply to software development: * document your Processes * investing in training. * creating space for people to follow thier passion .

drewcoo 2y ago
> I could tell there was a decline the level of sophistation of the new films Cost has a lot to do with that. Compare 101 Dalmatians ('61) with Snow White ('37) and the newer one looks cheaper because it's cheaply made - copy machine tech instead of artists for part of the process.
- InTheArena 2y ago
  As much hate as the Xerography process gets, this really wasn't true. The character designs for 101 Dalmatians were incredibly expensive, and they blamed the spots on the dogs. Part of the reason Bluth left was that cost control controls were put into place because of how expensive Dalmatians was. The real problem is that Disney movies boom or bust. The insane successes (Snow White, Dumbo) were offset by busts (Cinderella, Bambi). Ironically, even though we remember these are huge successes now, Bambi was released in the middle of WW2 when the international market was cut off, and Cinderella was a box office bomb. Disney still has this problem, which is why the death spiral of a Disney CEO is always when they start greenlighting sequel after sequel.
  - allturtles 2y ago
    > Cinderella was a box office bomb. Is that really so? Wikipedia says it was the 5th highest grossing film of 1950. [0] Quoting the same: "Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts. The film is the most successful the studio has made since Dumbo, and saves the studio from four million dollars in debt." [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_film.
    - graton 2y ago
      And a different site says that Cinderella was the #1 film of 1950. https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1950/top-grossing-movies https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1950/top-grossing-movies
    - InTheArena 2y ago
      I meant sleeping beauty :( My bad.

drewcoo 2y ago

> I could tell there was a decline the level of sophistation of the new films Cost has a lot to do with that. Compare 101 Dalmatians ('61) with Snow White ('37) and the newer one looks cheaper because it's cheaply made - copy machine tech instead of artists for part of the process.

InTheArena 2y ago
As much hate as the Xerography process gets, this really wasn't true. The character designs for 101 Dalmatians were incredibly expensive, and they blamed the spots on the dogs. Part of the reason Bluth left was that cost control controls were put into place because of how expensive Dalmatians was. The real problem is that Disney movies boom or bust. The insane successes (Snow White, Dumbo) were offset by busts (Cinderella, Bambi). Ironically, even though we remember these are huge successes now, Bambi was released in the middle of WW2 when the international market was cut off, and Cinderella was a box office bomb. Disney still has this problem, which is why the death spiral of a Disney CEO is always when they start greenlighting sequel after sequel.
- allturtles 2y ago
  > Cinderella was a box office bomb. Is that really so? Wikipedia says it was the 5th highest grossing film of 1950. [0] Quoting the same: "Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts. The film is the most successful the studio has made since Dumbo, and saves the studio from four million dollars in debt." [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_film.
  - graton 2y ago
    And a different site says that Cinderella was the #1 film of 1950. https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1950/top-grossing-movies https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1950/top-grossing-movies
  - InTheArena 2y ago
    I meant sleeping beauty :( My bad.