Research Plan

Slide one: Can recurrent themes and issues found in Disney animations be considered Auteur signatures?


Slide two: What is an Auteur signature?

• What does it mean?
• What makes an Auteur signature?
  
• Is Disney studios an Auteur?
  

Slide three: What are the themes and issues found in Disney animations?

• The themes and issues I have found present in the Disney films I've studied.

Slide 4 : Royalty

• Marina Warner.
• Universal to aspire to - riches, respect, power etc
  

Slide 5: Love

Slide 6 : Friendship

Slide 7: Family

Slide 8: Fantasy/ Fairytale

Slide 9: Good vs Evil

Slide four: How much of the original stories have Disney changed?

• Originals vs Disney adaptations - how big are the changes and what specifically has been changed
• Lion King as an original story - controversy.

Slide five: Why has Disney made these changes?

• Expectations from the audience- appeal?
  
• Widen the audience - when did it change from kids films to universally suitable?
  
• Success
• etc
  

Slide six: How successful are Disney animations?

• box office figures
• impact
• reviews

Slide seven: Reasons for the success

• is it because they deliver what is expected of them in terms of themes? style? story?
• less successful disney films? why?

Slide eight: So Can reccurent themes and issues found in disney animations be considered an auteur signature?

• explain why no
• explain why yes
• and my opinion.

How successful have these films been?

Beauty and the Beast -
Production budget: $25 million
Worldwide total : $377,350,553
Opening weekend : $9,624,149 (third most successful that weekend - behind The Addams family and Cape fear)

The Lion King-
Production budget: $45 million
Worldwide total: $455,300,000
Opening weekend: $40,888,194 (most successful that weekend - earned $30,000,000 more than the second most successful, Speed)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Production budget: $1.499 million
Domestic gross:$184,925,486Cinderella (Re-issue from 1981, original release not found)
Production budget: N/A
Domestic gross: $28,040,000
domestic opening weekend: $1,300,000