Ink and Paint: A Journey Through the Disney Animated Classics

Daniel shares an update about the progress of the next season of Ink & Paint, and we share with you a passionate chat on Disney animation from our Patreon. We look forward to bringing you the next season in due course. In the meantime we are still recording monthly chats for Patreon members. If that excites you then please consider joining, we wouldn't be able to continue work on the show without your support. patreon.com/inkpaintpod

Daniel and Ink & Paint producer Alex talk about Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks in this Patreon Exclusive episode that we've decided to share with the wider audience! If you enjoy this more relaxed discussion on parts of the Disney universe that may not fit into the regular Ink & Paint programming, and wish to vote on future topics, then please consider supporting us on Patreon and help the show to improve and grow.  https://www.patreon.com/inkpaintpod

The Bronze Age comes to an end! Daniel is joined by Dave Lee, creator of the YouTube Channel 'Dave Lee Down Under', to look at the final film of this era, 'Oliver & Company' and discuss what it tells us about Disney’s past and the classic films to come. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-31-oliver-and-company

Daniel looks at the early history of the Disney animated classics on home video, the careful decisions that led to the films finally being available on VHS, the unexpected success of 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Fantasia' on the format and the birth of the Disney Vault. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/in-betweener-12-walt-disney-home-entertainment

Daniel takes a detour from the Disney animated features and is joined by animator Mike Greaney to discuss the wildly ambitious 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', discussing the groundbreaking use of animation and live-action and the legacy of Richard Williams, the brilliant animator responsible for making it a reality. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-30-who-framed-roger-rabbit

Daniel is joined by Blake Howard, film critic and producer behind the incredible podcasts of One Heat Minute Productions, to look at the full-throttle adventure mystery 'The Great Mouse Detective', its relationship with the original Sherlock Holmes novels and its place within crime cinema. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-29-the-great-mouse-detective

In the second part of our two-part look at the troubled Disney feature 'The Black Cauldron', Daniel is joined by arts critic Richard Watts to discuss the film’s relationship with its source material, 'The Chronicles of Prydain' by Lloyd Alexander, and why the film is a fascinating failure. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-28-the-black-cauldron-part-2

In the first part of our two-part look at one of the most notorious Disney animated features 'The Black Cauldron', Daniel is joined by Dr Simon Rodway, lecturer in the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth University, to discuss the film’s relationship with Welsh mythology and the stories of the Mabinogion. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-27-the-black-cauldron-part-1

Daniel is joined by partnerships manager for PETA Australia, Emily Rice, to look at the gentle tale of forbidden friendship 'The Fox and the Hound' and discuss how the film deals with themes of animal cruelty, hunting, speciesism, discrimination and friendship. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-26-the-fox-and-the-hound

Daniel is joined by Modupe Aladejebi, Senior Clinical Practitioner at Kids First, to look at the beautifully melancholy classic ‘The Rescuers’ and discuss how the film speaks to the experiences of children and families in crisis and the process of helping them overcome their trauma. For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-25-the-rescuers