Reel Design: Waking Sleeping Beauty

AIGA Charlotte and UNCC's AIGA Student Chapter presents, in collaboration with Charlotte Underground Film Festival, a screening of Waking Sleeping Beauty!

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending.

Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period. (Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company via Facebook)

Join us as we follow Tim Burton, John Lasseter, Ron Clements, John Musker, Michael Eisner, Roger Allers, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Roy E. Disney, and many others on their magical journey of Waking Sleeping Beauty! www.wakingsleepingbeautymovie.com

Evening Agenda
6:30pm Doors open, networking
7:00pm Film screening begins

General Admission: $5; AIGA MEMBERS: FREE!

All pre-registered attendees will receive a complementary raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the door.

Raffle Item 1: Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Design

Whether it consists of quick sketches on a lunch counter napkin, elaborate paintings in oils or watercolors, or dazzling computer renderings, the unparalleled creative process of Disney artists is lavishly showcased in Design, the third volume of The Walt Disney Animation Studios - The Archive Series. Among the incredible talents featured in this volume are Albert Hurter, Ferdinand Horvath, Joe Grant, Maurice Noble, Gustaf Tenggren, Tyrus Wong, Kay Nielsen, David Hall, Mel Shaw, Mary Blair, Bianca Majolie, Yale Gracey, Eyvind Earle, Walt Peregoy, Ken Anderson, James Coleman, Jean Gillmore, Rowland Wilson, Glen Keane, Chris Sanders, Andreas Deja, Mike Gabriel, Mike Giaimo, Hans Bacher, Chen Yi Chang, Paul Felix, Aaron Blaise, Ian Gooding, and John Musker. Design represents a rare opportunity to again enjoy a glimpse into the truly spectacular trove of treasures from the Walt Disney Animation Research Library.

Raffle Item 2: The Disney Poster Book

A gallery of large format, stunningly colorful posters highlights the work of Disney’s classic stars-Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto-as well as Disney’s most recent feature animated films from The Lion King through Lilo &Stitch. More than 100 posters are included, with an engaging introduction to each section that sets the scene for the delightful images that follow. Full of excitement and vitality, these brilliant, exuberant works of art-surely among the greatest movie posters ever created-capture in print the magic and spirit of Disney’s most celebrated characters and films. Tony Anselmo is a longtime Disney poster collector. He balances his duties as the voice of Donald Duck with his career as an animator on Disney features. He is the first person at Disney to animate and provide the voice for the same character at the same time.

Parking for UNCC's Belk Theater in Robinson Hall

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After entering campus at the main gate off of Highway 49, bear right at the traffic circle onto Mary Alexander Blvd. Robinson Hall will be the first building on your left. Continue past Robinson Hall until you see the entrance to East Deck 1 on your right. Upon parking, you may follow the well-lit path back to the front of Robinson Hall.

For easy pick up and drop off, patrons are welcome to use the circular drive at the front of the building. Handicapped parking is also available at the front of Robinson Hall.

Park in the Visitor Parking area of East Deck 1. There is no fee for visitor parking on Friday evenings and over the weekend.