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[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fun fact: 101 Dalmatians was the first Disney movie to be produced with the help of xerox. This was as a result of the financial flop that was Sleeping Beauty, that almost bankrupted the company and cut their budgets for future movies all the way from the 60s to the financial success of the little mermaid in 1989. This is why Disney movies within that time period has a rougher look when it comes to the characters' lineart and the more simple backgrounds compared to the very detailed, painted backgrounds and colored lineart of all Disney movies up until 101 Dalmatians.

The xerox was a cost cutting method to save time and money and while it absolutely killed Walt Disney to have to compromise on the art, it also paved the way for a new look and feel that, especially in the case of 101 Dalmatians, created a timeless look that still looks as fresh and modern today as the day it was made.

Without the invention and utilization of the xerox, there most likely would have been no Disney company today.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

BuT nO! ReAl ArT uSeS nO sHoRtCuTsOrTecH!

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Disney corporation is a better person when it's poor.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 6 points 2 days ago

Not arguing with you there xD I have basically boycotted Disney. Last straw for me was their Mulan remake.

Didn't watch it. Heard it was trash like all the other remakes, but the thing that did it for me was when I learned they had used actual concentration camp prisoners for free labor on the movie. That was it for me.