Outline
1.Theartist'sstyle
Hewasanexpertdraftsman,andwasmostlyacharacteranimator
2.ExpressiveStructure
“Milt’sdrawingsarevery,veryinvolvedandareallabouthavinghighopinions
ofthings,”explainshonoreeAndreasDeja.
Hewasaperfectionist,competitor,andhighlyopinionatedman
3.Mediacreationtechniques
Animation.Hecreatedmediaviaanimation,aswashisjob.
MILTKAHL'SDISTINCTSTYLEMADEHIM
STANDOUTINTHEWORLDOFDISNEY
ANIMATION,NOTONLYBECAUSEOFITS
BEAUTY,BUTBECAUSEHECOULDADAPT
ITTOTHESTYLEOFTHERESTOFTHE
FILM,YETSTILLKEEPITLOOKING
LIKEHISOWNUNIQUESTYLE.BEFORE
ENTERINGTHEFIELDOFANIMATION,
HEWASANEXPERTDRAFTSMAN,ANDA
PERFECTIONIST.BUTHESAYSHE
WOULDCONSIDERHIMSELFAPERFORMER
RATHERTHANADRAFTSMAN.THATIS
WHEREHEDEVELOPEDTHEWAYHEDREW
HOWHEDIDHISCHARACTERS.IN
CHARACTERSSUCHASTHEJUNGLE
BOOK'SSHEREKAHNANDMOWGLI,
TIGGERFROMWINNIETHEPOOH,MEDUSA
INTHERESCUERS,ANDEVENBAMBI
FROMBAMBI,HEIMPLEMENTEDHISOWN
SPINONTHEDESIGN,MOVEMENTS,AND
OVERALLFEELOFTHECHARACTER.
BECAUSEANIMATIONISATEAM
ENDEAVOR,HEHADTOWORKWITHMANY
OTHERARTISTSTODEVELOPACONCISE
STYLEOFTHEFILMTHEYWERE
WORKINGONATTHETIME.HEMOSTLY
DIDANIMALSANDHUMANSTHOUGH,
PARTLYBECAUSEHEWASVERYGOODAT
IT,ANDPARTLYBECAUSENOONEELSE
WANTEDTODOTHEM.THAT'S
ACTUALLYWHYDISNEY'SFIRSTFULL
LENGTHANIMATEDFEATUREFILM:SNOW
WHITE,HASAHUMANASTHEMAIN
CHARACTER.WALTDISNEYWANTEDTO
CHALLENGETHEARTISTS.BUTMILT
WASALWAYSUPTOTHECHALLENGE.
HECREATEDSOMEOFTHEMOST
VISUALLYINTERESTING,AND
PROBABLYTHEMOSTEXPRESSIVE
CHARACTERSOFHISTIME.
MILTKAHLWASONEOFDISNEY'S
"NINEOLDMEN",ANAMEGIVENTO9
ANIMATORSATWALTDISNEYANIMATION
STUDIOSWHOWERE,WELL,OLD
MEN.BUTMORETHANTHAT,THEYWERE
DISNEY'SCOREANIMATORS.HE,AND
THERESTOFTHE9OLDMENAREHAVE
ALLBEENACKNOWLEDGEDASDISNEY
LEGENDSIN1989.
ASACHARACTERANIMATOR,MILTHAD
TOGIVEALLOFHISWORK
PERSONALITY.ANDHISCHARACTERS
HADITINSPADES.MILTNOTONLY
GAVECHARACTERSADEFININGTRAIT
INPERSONALITY,BUTHEALSOGAVE
THEMINDIVIDUALGAITS,ANDOTHER
MOVEMENTS,SUCHASAWALKORWAY
OFSPEAKING.HETRULYMADEHIS
CHARACTERSFEELSPECIALAND
DIFFERENT.HEMADEHISCHARACTERS
FEELALMOST...HUMAN,EVENWHEN
THEYWEREANIMALS,ORRATHER
ESPECIALLYWHENTHEYWEREANIMALS.
VIBRANTANDCHARISMATIC.APART
OFTHEGREATERWHOLEOFTHEFILM,
YETINDEPENDENTWITHINTHEMSELVES.
THECHARACTERSHESHAPEDALSO
HELPEDTOSHAPEFUTUREANIMATORS,
LIKEANDREASDEJA,WHOCURRENTLY
WORKSFORWALTDISNEYANIMATION
STUDIOSANDHASWONTHEWINSOR
MCCAYAWARDFOROUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTIONTOTHEARTOF
ANIMATION,ANDBRADBIRD,WHOWAS
DIRECTORFORPIXAR'STHE
INCREDIBLESANDRATATOUILLE,AND
ALSOONTHESENIORCREATIVETEAM
SINCETHEFILMUPIN2009.
BUTMILT'SIMPACTINTHEFIELDOF
ANIMATIONCANSTILLBEFELTTODAY,
EVENTHOUGHHEPASSEDIN1987AT
THEAGEOF78.FROMCURRENT
ANIMATORSUSINGHIMASINSPIRATION
TOMAKETHEIROWNWORKBETTEROR
TOHISFAMOUSLYHIGHSTANDARDS,TO
ANIMATIONPROFESSORSUSINGHIS
VASTLIBRARYOFWORKTOTEACH
CHARACTERANIMATIONTOTHENEXT
GENERATIONOFDISNEYLEGENDS.
MILT'SDEVOTIONTOTHEARTOF
ANIMATIONISWHATHASMADEHIM
STANDOUTASATRUEARTISTAND
GENIUS.