Old Mill, The (RKO, 1937). Australian Daybill (14" X 40"). Disney Studios were at the forefront of the art of animation at t...

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Old Mill, The (RKO, 1937). Australian Daybill (14" X 40"). Disney Studios were at the forefront of the art of animation at this time and with this short they introduced the latest technical marvel, the multiplane camera. The invention allowed the camera to look through a series of animation planes instead of just one. The opening shot of this cartoon was layer upon layer of landscape, from reeds in the pond in the foreground to the old mill in the deep background to clouds passing in the sky, etc. This very same device was what was used so effectively this same year in the production of the first full length animated film "Snow White". All early Disney posters are very rare and indeed a poster from this ground breaking cartoon short is rare indeed. This is a lovely Stone Litho daybill from 1937. Very Fine- on Linen.

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