![]() The layouts were done by Terril Stapp, who had also done layouts on The Band Concert and Woodland Café. The film’s centerpiece, an old abandoned windmill in the country is lush, detailed, and full of depth showcasing the masterful artistic skills of the studio at that time. Scene 47, the Mill with sails revolving to wind with lightning and thunder ©Disney Aside from a slight list, the old mill survives the brutal forces of nature and by morning the sky is clear and the environment is calm once again as dawn arrives. The structure and its inhabitants are threatened by a fierce summer storm during which the mill looks like it might collapse from the gusting winds. The Old Mill is truly a celluloid feast about an old mill and the surrounding property which is host to an abundance of wildlife-birds, mice, bats, frogs, an owl, etc. ![]() The Academy Awards Program for cartoon short does list Jackson as the director in that 1937 document. Heid did direct the Silly Symphony short Wyken, Blyken & Nod and later became a sequence director on Bambi. However, there is a “credits page” from the films story sketch binder that lists Graham Heid as director as well, but based on The Old Mill story notes from 1936, he was an assistant director according to Didier Ghez. The film was directed by Disney Legend Wilfred Jackson, who went on to be a sequence director on all the Disney animated features up to Lady and the Tramp. It was also groundbreaking for new innovations and technology that were full of exploring, testing and experimentation. This is one of my favorite Silly Symphony shorts because it had no dialogue and relied solely on the visuals and music to tell the story. ![]() Scene 26, Moon behind the sail with fireflies blinking in time to the frog chorus, from The Old Mill ©DisneyĮighty years ago this month, on November 5th, 1937, The Old Mill was released to theaters. ![]()
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