Ken Anderson and his influence on animation By bre wallen

A little bit about anderson Ken Anderson worked as a Disney animator, but was also a: Writer, artist, architect and art director. He worked at Disney for 44 years Walt often called Ken his ‘Jack of all Trades’ Ken used his skills to pioneer many different areas of the broad entertainment spectrum of Disney. Focused on Challenge and Growth, Ken constantly wanted to improve. Worked with Walt and in ’91 was recognized as a Disney Legend for animation and Imagineering

Cont. Born near Seattle in 1909 Son of a lumberman Moved to Philippines when ken was 3 Father died when he was 10, he an his mom returned home He was farmed out to relatives who cruelly treated him until he ran away and lived in the woods until they found him He was an extremely hardworking student to the point where he finished their essays for FREE Joined Disney in 1934

What he worked on- Created Shere Khan (Jungle Book) and Elliot (Pete’s Dragon) Offered key contributions to Snow White, Pinocchio, 101 Dalmatians and the Jungle book Story credits in Cinderella, Melody Time and The Jungle Book Color styling influenced Alice in Wonderland Layouts were used in production of Peter Pan and Lady & The Tramp This led to a production Design of Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians and (one of my favorites) The Aristocats

Writer “ Melody Time (1948) So Dear to My Heart (1948, cartoon story) Cinderella (1950) Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) The Jungle Book (1967) The Aristocats (1970) Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971, cartoon story, uncredited) Robin Hood (1973) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) The Rescuers (1977) The Secret of NIMH (1982, early story treatment (final version produced by Don Bluth Productions), uncredited) “

Production Designer “ Sleeping Beauty (1959) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) The Aristocats (1970) ‘’

Art directior ‘’ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Ferdinand the Bull (1938) Pinocchio (1940) Symphony No. 6 Section of Fantasia (1940) The Reluctant Dragon (1941, cartoon sequences) Song of the South (1946, cartoon art director) Ben and Me (1953) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) The Sword in the Stone (1963) ‘’

Animator ‘’ The Goddess of Spring (1934, layout artist) Three Orphan Kittens (1935) Ferdinand the Bull (1938, layout artist) Saludos Amigos (1942, backgrounds, layout artist) Fun and Fancy Free (1947, layout) Alice in Wonderland (1951, color and styling, layout artist) Peter Pan (1953, layout artist) Lady and the Tramp (1955, layouts) Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971, character designer, uncredited) Pete's Dragon (1977, character designer) ‘’

Video [optional] https://youtu.be/Ihc4SrGNNyA?t=102 (Only watch until 1:42 because it is 9 min)

Cited Sorces http://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/top-100-most-influential-people-animation http://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2009/10/moods-of-walt-disney-ken-anderson.html http://loosetoon.blogspot.com/2008/04/ken-anderson-disney-family-album.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(animator) http://www.animatormag.com/archive/issue-31/issue-31-page-2/