Bongo

MEDIUM: Original Stat Model Sheet
IMAGE SIZE: 14" x 11"
PRODUCTION: Fun and Fancy Free
YEAR: 1947
SKU: CCV4368

NOTES: A blue "RETURN THIS MATERIAL TO ART PROP DEPT" Stamp has been reproduced in the bottom left of this piece.

ABOUT THE IMAGE: Fun and Fancy Free is a 1947 American animated musical fantasy package film produced by Walt Disney and released on September 27, 1947 by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the ninth Disney animated feature film and the fourth of the package films that the studio produced in the 1940s to save money during World War II. The Disney package films of the late 1940s helped finance Cinderella (1950) and subsequent others such as Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953).

The film is a compilation of two stories: "Bongo," narrated by Dinah Shore and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," narrated by Edgar Bergen (Based on the "Jack and the Beanstalk" fairy tale.) Though the film is primarily animated, it also uses live-action segments to join its two stories. "Mickey and the Beanstalk" marked the last time that Walt Disney voiced Mickey Mouse, as he was too busy on other projects to continue voicing the character. Disney replaced himself with sound-effects artist Jimmy MacDonald.

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Photostat Model Sheets are reference guides used by animators to ensure consistency in character design, proportions, and expressions throughout a film. These printed sheets typically feature multiple poses, facial expressions, and turnarounds of a character, often photocopied from finalized drawings by lead animators. Model sheets help maintain uniformity in animation by providing a standard reference for all artists working on a character, preventing visual discrepancies between different scenes.