An intimate journey through the life and career of 80yearold floyd norman, the first africanamerican animator at disney studios. Written with wit and verve, animated life is a guided tour through an entire lifetime of techniques, practical handson advice and insight into an entire industry. Norman is an american animator who worked on the walt disney animated features sleeping beauty, the sword in the stone, and the jungle book, along with various animated short projects at disney in the late 1950s and early 1960s. But it sounds like pretty much the biggest nobrainer ever that floyd norman. And with a humility that borders on irritating, floyd norman seems unfazed by it all. Aug 26, 2016 directed by michael fiore, erik sharkey.
A lifetime of tips, tricks, techniques and stories from a disney legend. After walt disneys death in 1966, norman left disney to found vignette films, where he developed the original fat albert tv. This is the legacy of the countless animators and artists who created the classic characters and fun stories and the legacy of disney legend, floyd norman. An animated life, tells the story of his life, career and occasional troublemaking ways. Its a tale of perseverance, and a love letter to the history of animation, as seen through the life of a oneofakind man. An animated life is a journey through the life and career of the forrest gump of animation. An animated life director erik sharkey and producer michael fiore, batman. Disneys first africanamerican animator, floyd norman worked on such classics as sleeping beauty and 101 dalmatians before being handpicked by walt disney to join the story team on the jungle book. A lifetime of tips, tricks, techniques and stories from an animation legend animation masters isbn 0240818059, that was published by focal press in 20. Floyd norman was born on june 22, 1935 in santa barbara, california, usa. Directed by michael fiore and erik sharkey, the documentary focuses on one of disney. Learn about the life of disneys first african american animator.
Sep 01, 2016 a delightful new documentary, floyd norman. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. An animated life off he went to hannabarbera, home to the flintstones and josie and the. Aug 02, 2017 legendary disney animator floyd norman is no luddite. A lifetime of tips, tricks, techniques and stories from a disney legend kindle edition by norman, floyd. Aug 23, 2016 michael fiore and erik sharkeys documentary floyd norman an animated life is a charming, if somewhat contrived, film about one of the great pioneers of disney animation. At 80 years old, see how this disney legend, the first africanamerican animator at disney, continues to impact animation and stir up his own brand of trouble. Aug 26, 2016 floyd norman doesnt think hes special. An animated life is a featurelength look the prolific animator and story artists life from growing up in santa barbara, ca to his years working as an animator at disney, hannabarbera, pixar and more. Floyd norman was the first africanamerican animator at disney in the 1950s, and at age 82, hes back for more. An intimate journey through the celebrated life and career of the forrest gump of the animation industry. Disney legend floyd norman to appear on pawn stars for.
Floyd norman is an undisputed trailblazer in the animation world. His name will be familiar to only the most ardent animation buffs, but floyd norman has been. See not only was floyd norman the first africanamerican employee at disney in an era of outright segregation, this santa barbararaised artist and writer also worked intimately with walt disney, the visionaries at pixar, and with all of the big time animation wizards of the past century. Directed by michael fiore and erik sharkey, the documentary focuses on. Hired as the first africanamerican at disney in 1956, floyd. Did you know there are thousands of additional movies and shows you can watch by changing your netflix country. Many others know differently, and for those who need more proof, floyd norman. Search results for floyd norman an animated life dvd. An animated life, reveals how norman continues to impact animation and stir up trouble after the company forced him to retire at age 65. Floyd norman is an unsung figure in history, but now receives tribute in floyd norman. Talking an animated life with floyd norman indiewire. An animated life is a loving look at the first african american disney animator. Charming original animated sequences blend with interviews and archive footage to chronicle the unique career of disney animator floyd norman.
Early in his career, norman worked with bill woggon on the animated comic book series, archie. Opening in limited release and premiering on vod platforms this weekend, the movie traces its 81yearold subjects boundless devotion to disney. With cosmo anzilotti, jane baer, dave bossert, suzanne bothke. Floyd norman biographies, facts, childhood, family life. It arrived for online streaming on october 5, 2017. The undisputed forrest gump of the animation world, norman was hired as the first africanamerican at disney in 1956.
Disneys documentary on first black animator is now on netflix. Disney legend floyd norman to appear on pawn stars for 2020. Aug 25, 2016 this affectionate documentary profiles the life and career of disneys first africanamerican animator. This is the legacy of the countless animators and artists who created the classic characters and fun stories, and it is the legacy of disney legend, floyd norman. This is floyd norman an animated life teaser 1 by fiore media group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. An animated life is a delightful and fascinating documentary about disney legend norman, who is widely regarded as the first african. An animated life is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. An animated life on tcm 41920 at 8pm est distributor. At 80 years old, see how disney legend floyd norman, the first africanamerican animator at disney, continues to impact animation and stir up trouble after the company forced him to retire at age 65. An animated life stars floyd norman, whoopi goldberg, leonard maltin, gary trousdale the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score. An animated life, rick harrison, floyd norman, adrienne brown norman floyd s wife.
He is known for his work on the hunchback of notre dame 1996, mulan 1998 and dinosaur 2000. Depiction of watts riot main storyline though his career started in 1956, floyd normans love of animation and drawing began with dumbo, was cultivated by floyds grandmother, became a career thanks to a science teacher and became his lifes work under the watchful eye of walt disney and his famous nine old men. Aug 29, 2016 an intimate journey through the life and career of 80yearold floyd norman, the first africanamerican animator at disney studios. Floyd norman has been a huge influence on the lives of disney lovers, even if they dont know it. If you want a chance to hang out this legendary animator, enter the floyder with floyd contest. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. An animated life hit the big screen today in four cities. An animated life takes an intimate look at a legendary animators life and career. The first africanamerican to be hired at disney in 1956, norman was later handpicked by walt disney to join the story team for the jungle book. He later went on to develop the original fat albert tv special. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. An animated life vaguely implies, floyd norman has led an animated life. Watch the floyd norman documentary trailer after the jump.
Legendary disney animator floyd norman is no luddite. At 9pm tonight, norman and his storied career will take center stage at san diego comiccon in room 9, as floyd norman. An animated life recently became available on video on demand, and its really worth the watch. An animated life from fiore media group and filmmakers michael fiore and erik sharkey. Minimal violence includes clips of normans time in the military and footage of the watts. He began producing animated films while he was still in high school. This 81yearold got fired from disney and refuses to. Aug 26, 2016 but it sounds like pretty much the biggest nobrainer ever that floyd norman.
An animated life is now available on pakistani netflix. Whats not swell is that the documentary floyd norman. An animated life is playing at selected theatres across the country and is available via several video streaming platforms. An animated life, rick harrison, floyd norman, adrienne brown norman floyds wife. Search results for floyd norman an animated life dvd netflix. Besides advising animators at disney, norman continues to work in animation most recently as storyboard artist for cartoon. Hired as disneys first africanamerican artist in 1956, norman worked on classic movies such as sleeping beauty and 101 dalmatians before walt disney handpicked him to help write the story for the jungle book.
Norman has also authored a semibiographical animation primer, titled. He later went on to develop the original fat albert tv special, early sesame street segments, and classic hannabarbera cartoons. Now 81, norman isnt one of the legendary nine old men, walt disney companys core animators, the last of whom, ollie johnston, died in 2008 at. In 1956, he was the first african american animator at the disney studios. This 81yearold animator cant be stopped next avenue.
Anyone who was a kid in the 20th century knows normans work, whether they know it or not. Floyd norman family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. An animated life is a documentary about animator floyd normans successful career at disney, hannabarbera, pixar, and his own company, vignette films. He is the subject of the 2016 documentary floyd norman. An animated life, traces 81yearold normans career which should have ended when disney abruptly fired him at age 65 but continues to this day as he simply refuses to put away his pencil or computer mouse. Flory norman an animated life had its initial release last year. Norman began his disney career as an inbetweener on sleeping beauty, eventually rising to develop the story for the jungle book. Animator and script writer floyd norman was born on june 22, 1935 in santa barbara, california. You will be redirected back to your article in seconds. An animated life 2016 animator floyd norman became the first disney africanamerican animator in 1956. I had previously met norman during a special press presentation for the rerelease of 101 dalmatians. Legendary disney animator floyd norman is no luddite pcmag.