Darkbeer
02-09-2003, 07:33 PM
As Animation Goes Digital, Disney Fights for Its Crown (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/10/business/media/10DRAW.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5062&en=31c976f9c747266e&ex=1045458000&partner=GOOGLE) - New York Times, 2/9/03
QuikQuote: At the Glendale party, Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney and, for many people, animation's champion and heir, seemed cautious about what lies ahead.
"Since `Toy Story,' there has been a change in the perception about what an animated film is," said Mr. Disney, the studio's vice chairman for feature animation, referring to the 1995 Pixar hit that was the first commercially successful computer-generated film. "I hate the word `brand,' but I worry that it gets harder for us to distinguish ourselves."
QuikQuote: At the Glendale party, Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney and, for many people, animation's champion and heir, seemed cautious about what lies ahead.
"Since `Toy Story,' there has been a change in the perception about what an animated film is," said Mr. Disney, the studio's vice chairman for feature animation, referring to the 1995 Pixar hit that was the first commercially successful computer-generated film. "I hate the word `brand,' but I worry that it gets harder for us to distinguish ourselves."