Early Disney Films
What 1928 short film is known as Mickey Mouse’s official debut and one of Disney’s first synchronized sound cartoons?
What is Steamboat Willie?
What Disney short was the first to synchronize sound and animation?
What is Steamboat Willie?
What type of movement did characters often perform in sync with the beat of the music?
What is dancing?
What element of animation helps tell the story even without dialogue?
What is music?
Who was Disney’s first major character success?
Who is Mickey Mouse?
Which early animated series featured musical shorts based around fairy tales and folk themes?
What are Silly Symphonies?
What musical element helps the animation match each sound effect or rhythm exactly?
What is synchronization?
Rhythm in animation helped create what kind of effect on screen?
What is liveliness or energy?
In Flowers and Trees, how does music change when the fire arrives?
What is it becomes louder, faster, and more dramatic?
What character is Mickey’s pet dog, introduced in the 1930s?
Who is Pluto?
What year was Steamboat Willie released?
What is 1928?
Who composed much of the early Disney music, including for Silly Symphonies?
Who is Carl Stalling?
In The Skeleton Dance (1929), how do the characters use ribcages and bones to match rhythm?
What is they play them like instruments or move to the beat?
How did contrast in music (loud vs. soft) help tell stories?
What is it showed emotional changes?
Which character often added rhythm and comedy with exaggerated movements and clumsiness?
Who is Goofy?
What was the first full-color cartoon in the Silly Symphonies series?
What is Flowers and Trees?
What technique did Disney use to create emotional impact by matching musical changes to the story?
What is Mickey Mousing?
What is the term for music that speeds up to show excitement or tension?
What is tempo increase?
What is the term for showing emotion through facial expressions and body language in animation?
What is exaggeration or expression?
What early character was Mickey’s love interest?
Who is Minnie Mouse?
Which Silly Symphony won Disney his first Academy Award?
What is Flowers and Trees?
In early Disney films, what instrument often represented cheerful or magical moods?
What are strings or flutes?
Why was rhythm so important in early Disney shorts?
What is it helped drive the story and keep viewers entertained?
Why did Disney prioritize storytelling over just comedy in early cartoons?
What is to create a deeper emotional connection with the audience?
What characters name appeared before each Silly Symphony?
Who is Mickey Mouse