Ink and Paint: A Journey Through the Disney Animated Classics

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

Daniel is joined by Andrew Gott, co-host of the terrific LGBTIQ+ music podcast 'Aural Fixation', to talk about his experiences working at one of the most unusual and remarkable of the Disney theme parks, the ambitious futuristic world of EPCOT.

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/in-betweener-11-epcot-with-andrew-gott

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

For this special In-Betweener, Daniel is joined by award-winning Disney historian Didier Ghez to discuss his groundbreaking series ‘They Drew As They Pleased’, in particular his volume on the films of the 1970s and 80s and the work of Ken Anderson and Mel Shaw.

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/in-betweener-10-they-drew-as-they-pleased-with-didier-ghez

Daniel is joined by theatre-maker Elizabeth Brennan to look at the beloved cult classic 'Robin Hood' and discuss its political subtext, its relationship to other depictions of Robin Hood on film, and why this unassuming film from the mid-1970s and its rambunctious cast of characters has become such an enduring delight.

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-23-robin-hood

Daniel chats with curator Fiona Trigg about the new exhibition on Disney animation at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, how the exhibition came to Australia and the importance of film history preservation.

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/in-betweener-9-the-art-of-animation-at-acmi-with-fiona-trigg

The Silver Age comes to an end! Daniel is joined by Melbourne Fringe Creative Director/CEO and foster carer Simon Abrahams to look at the joyous jungle classic 'The Jungle Book' and how it depicts the relationship between children and non-biological caregivers.

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-21-the-jungle-book

Daniel is joined by award-winning performer and co-creator of the StoryKids podcast Verity Hunt-Ballard to look at the beloved musical classic ‘Mary Poppins’ and discuss why the character and film has become such a beloved cultural icon, the film’s transition to the stage, and the messages that lie at its heart.

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-20-mary-poppins

Daniel is joined by teacher Billy Kanafani to look at the gorgeous medieval fantasy ‘The Sword in the Stone’, and discuss how the film depicts the vital and complicated relationship between teachers and students, and the importance of education in teaching young boys to be good men.

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-19-the-sword-in-the-stone

Daniel is joined by production designer, architect and fashion designer Eugyeene Teh to discuss the groundbreaking Disney classic 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians', how it draws from contemporary influences for its dynamic new look, and how the Xerox process changed animation forever. 

For extensive show notes and rare images, visit https://www.inkandpaint.com.au/episode-18-one-hundred-and-one-dalmations