Biography intimate iwerks ub

          Profiles the artist and inventor who created the animation behind Mickey Mouse before focusing on Disney Studio's special effects lab, where he developed.!

          The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

          It's really nice to see the Disney company giving Ub his due

          When I was a kid, I just assumed that Walt Disney drew all the early Mickey Mouse cartoons and was THE force behind it in every sense.

          Inspiring biography on an American genius.

        1. Inspiring biography on an American genius.
        2. Title: The Hand Behind the Mouse An Intimate Biography of Ub Iwerks ; Author Name: Kenworthy, John ; Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing ; ISBN Number:
        3. Profiles the artist and inventor who created the animation behind Mickey Mouse before focusing on Disney Studio's special effects lab, where he developed.
        4. Here's the story of Ub Iwerks, one of Walt Disney's closest friends and business associates from the beginning in Kansas City.
        5. Ubbe Ert Iwerks (March 24, – July 7, ), known as Ub Iwerks was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects.

          6. Later, I learned of Ub Iwerks' important contributions to the studio and the fact that he created the iconic mascot of the studio--though still too few people know the origins of this beloved character. Well, this Disney Studios-produced documentary tries to correct this myth and shows how influential Ub was to Disney as well as all the many great inventions he later contributed to in order to improve the quality of animations and even films like Hitchcock's THE BIRDS--that sure took me by surprise.

          As for the way the documentary was arranged, it was generally excellent though it's a shame more footage of Ub himself wasn't included.

          I assume like most behind the scenes staff, there really isn't much footage o