ok but it's wild to me how much the original three princess voice actresses are their characters??? literally every single movement mary costa makes in this eight minute video unintentionally mirrors and captures aurora much better than ralph breaks the internet animators who literally traced over aurora's actions for the film!!! it truly goes to show what an art form traditional animation is and how much of mary marc davis infused in the character, and how aurora still lives in her all these years later
Interestingly enough, apparently this scene had to be redrawn numerous times because good ol’ Uncle Walt kept rejecting the different versions of the sequence, even nearly causing the company to go bankrupt. And given how much money animation of this caliber costed back during the 50’s (especially when taking inflation into account)?
Thankfully their hard work paid off and “Sleeping Beauty” gave us a real work of art that Tchaikovsky himself (aka the composer of the ballet of the same name that the majority of the movie’s soundtrack originated from… You’ll know him better as the same guy who gave us “The Nutcracker”) probably would’ve enjoyed. :D
✨🌹 Yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty”. It turned out to be the last animated fairy tale produced during Walt Disney’s lifetime. I decided to commemorate the movie’s anniversary with a drawing of Princess Aurora as Briar Rose. What I find most challenging about drawing Aurora is the need to faithfully incorporate the design elements crafted by her lead animator Marc Davis, one of Disney’s Nine Old Men. ✨✨
The princess shall indeed grow in grace and beauty, beloved by all who know her. But. Before the sun sets on her 16th birthday, she shall prick her finger - on the spindle of a spinning wheel - and die!
Just in case anyone missed it, our favorite soprano seraph Mary Costa was mentioned on TCM last weekend! There was a viewing of The Big Caper for Noir Alley as the featured film noir of the week. The clip above was taken from Eddie Muller’s, the host of Noir Alley, outro following the film viewing.