The trick that made Mickey Mouse famous

Check out the BTS of how I made Steamboat Willie's optical sound - free! This is where I have links to the programs I used.
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More info and sources at bottom.

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Okie dokie - first some credits.
Check out Not An Animation Historian who gave me scans!
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The Steamboat Willie model is Creative Commons via Adrian Cojocaru. What a genius!
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/steam...
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Nice similar vid over at Technology Connections you can watch if you wanna nerd out more.
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Finding His Voice - Fleischer Bros. explainer of optical sound
https://archive.org/details/FindingH1929

Sound Recording - Encyclopedia Britannica. Very helpful breakdown.
https://archive.org/details/SoundRec1943

Disney's World: https://amzn.to/3tEl3jF
Source of a lot of the orchestra narrative and the India Ink fact.

Working With Walt: https://amzn.to/3TOBK6E
Source of the Wilfred Jackson quote (that whole thing is a quote) and some other factoids.

A Mickey Mouse Reader: https://amzn.to/3vqeUrQ
Source of other Steamboat Willie anecdotes.