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Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas
''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' is a 1999 American direct-to-video animated Christmas anthology comedy fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The film includes three features: ''Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas'' (featuring Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Daisy Duck, and Scrooge McDuck), ''A Very Goofy Christmas'' (featuring Goofy, Max, and Pete) and ''Mickey and Minnie's Gift of the Magi'' (featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Pete, Daisy, and Mortimer Mouse). Other Disney characters also make cameos in the film. ''Stuck on Christmas'' is inspired by the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells and ''Mickey and Minnie's Gift of the Magi'' is based on the 1905 short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. A sequel, titled '' Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'', was released on November 9, 2004. Unlike its predecessor, the sequel is produced in CGI rather than hand-drawn animation and is composed of five segments. Upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Falkenstein
Jun Falkenstein is an American animation director, writer, and storyboard artist. She directed the film '' The Tigger Movie'' in 2000. Falkenstein graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with a bachelors in live-action production in 1991. Film and television work * '' Taz-Mania'' (1992) - Animation posing artist * '' Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights'' (1994) - Director * '' Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'' (1998) - Storyboard artist * ''A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving'' (1998) - Director * '' Seasons of Giving'' (1999) - Director * '' Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' (1999) - Director * '' The Tigger Movie'' (2000) - Director, writer * ''Johnny Test'' (2005-2006) - Storyboard artist * '' Random! Cartoons'' (2007) - Creator ("Kyle + Rosemary") * ''The Jungle Book'' (2014) - Director * '' Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef'' (2016) - Supervising director * ''Monster High: Welcome to Monster High'' (2016) - Supervising director * '' Monster High: Electrified'' (2017) - S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Fleming
Shaun Michael Fleming (born May 31, 1987) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the former live drummer of the indie rock band Foxygen and the creator of his solo project Diane Coffee as well as his Disney voice acting career. Acting career Fleming began his career starring in the independent film ''Operation Splitsville'' (1999) which led to his first role for the Walt Disney Corporation as Max Goof in the film ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas''. Fleming continued his career primarily as a voice actor, appearing as a regular on ''Kim Possible'' between 2002 and 2006, where he played the twin brothers Jim and Tim Possible for the first three seasons, and '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' where he played Keoni Jameson. In 2003, Fleming landed his first full-length feature ''Jeepers Creepers 2'', where he played the young farm boy, Billy, who was abducted in the opening scenes of the film. In 2004, Fleming would reprise his leading role as Leonard Amadeus Helperma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Film
Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television. Since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, these films are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season. Many television networks, film studios, and production companies, such as cable television channels Hallmark and Lifetime, produce and release new Christmas-themed films every year during or around December, all with different variations of similar plots and themes. Additionally, films revolving around the Nativity story of Christmas are regularly produced such as '' The Nativity Story'' (2006) and '' The Star'' (2017). One film that has become the flashpoint for "Is this a Christmas movie or not?" debates is ''Die Hard'' (1988), with some viewing the film as a Christmas movie intertwined with an action genre setting or a film that is simply set around the Christmas and holiday season The Christmas season o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Animation
Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation) is an animation technique in which each frame is drawing, drawn by hand. The technique was the dominant form of animation of the 20th century, until there was a shift to computer animation in the industry, such as Traditional animation#Modern process, digital ink and paint, a modern form of traditional animation methods, and 3D computer animation. Process Writing and storyboarding Animation production usually begins after a story is converted into an animation film script, from which a storyboard is derived. A storyboard has an appearance somewhat similar to comic book panels, and is a shot by shot breakdown of the staging, acting and any camera moves that will be present in the film. The images allow the animation team to plan the flow of the Plot (narrative), plot and the composition of the imagery. Storyboard artists will have regular meetings with the film director, director and may redra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (doing business as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment) is the home entertainment distribution arm of the Walt Disney Company. The division handles the distribution of Disney's films, television series, and other audiovisual content across digital formats and platforms. For 37 years, Buena Vista Home Entertainment handled autonomous distribution of those properties in several physical home media formats, such as VHSs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and 4K discs under various brand labels around the world. It was formed in 1987 as Buena Vista Home Video. It was renamed to its current legal name in 1997, although it is currently known in the UK as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (UK & Ireland) since 2013. The division adopted the current Walt Disney Studios-branding in its public name in 2007, but kept the Buena Vista-branding for corporate use. Since 2024, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment handles physical production and distribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Television Animation
Disney Television Animation (DTVA; also shortened to Disney TVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is an American animation production company that serves as the television animation production arm of Disney Branded Television, a division of Disney General Entertainment Content, which is a division of Disney Entertainment, which is one of the three main divisions of The Walt Disney Company. The studio was originally established in 1984, by Gary Krisel during the reorganization and subsequent re-incorporation of Disney following the arrival of then CEO Michael Eisner that year. The division is responsible for developing and producing animated television series, films, specials and short films for broadcast on the Disney branded networks; Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Jr., as well as Disney+. History Background The Walt Disney Company first ventured into the television industry as early as 1950, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1984–1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993–2004, and again Frasier (2023 TV series), from 2023 to 2024). At more than 20 years on-air, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in primetime television history. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Kelsey Grammer, numerous accolades including a total of six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award. Grammer, having trained as an actor at Juilliard School, Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Macbeth#Characters, Lennox in the 1981 Broadway (theatre), Broadway revival of ''Macbeth''. The following year, he portrayed Michael Cassio, Cassio acting opposite Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in ''Othello''. In mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Winchell
April Terri Winchell (born January 4, 1960) is an American actress, writer, and radio host. Since 1996, she has been the voice of Clarabelle Cow. Early life Born on January 4, 1960, in Whitestone, New York, but raised in the Greater Los Angeles Area"Mugging It Up" '' The Register Leisuretime Magazine''. May 12, 1963. p.1 5. Retrieved April 18, 2025. "Ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his youngest daughter, April, aged 3, clown for the camera on his KABC-TV show (Sunday evenings at 7). Winchell, whose wife helps with the show, would like to try a unique video approach to emotional therapy for children." (primarily [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Whitman
Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actor. She began her career as a child actor, starring in the films '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994), '' One Fine Day'' (1996), ''Independence Day'' (1996), and '' Hope Floats'' (1998), and the television series '' Chicago Hope'' (1996–1999) and '' JAG'' (1998–2001). She earned mainstream recognition for her performances in the Fox sitcom '' Arrested Development'' (2004–2006, 2013), the NBC drama series '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015)—for which she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award—and the NBC crime comedy series '' Good Girls'' (2018–2021). She also had roles in the films '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), '' The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' (2012), and '' The DUFF'' (2015), the latter earning her a Teen Choice Award nomination. Whitman has also worked as a voice actor in film and television, including Little Suzy in '' Johnny Bravo'' (1997–2004), Shanti in '' The Jungle Book 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most prolific voice actors in history. With his films earning a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the fourth- highest-grossing actor as of 2024. Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones from the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise since its inception in 1969 and later the titular character himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the animated film '' Scoob!'', the only original voice actor from the series in the film's cast. Much of his work includes animal and monster vocalizations. In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. He was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program in 2022. Early life Franklin Wendell Welker was born on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Musick
Patricia Anne Musick is an American voice actress who has provided numerous voices in many television shows, films, and video games. Career Musick’s first role was in the 1981 film ''The Loch Ness Horror''. Her roles in animation include Snappy Smurfling in ''The Smurfs (1981 TV series), The Smurfs'' and Harold Frumpkin in ''Rugrats''. Musick additionally voiced Tony Toponi in the ''An American Tail (franchise), An American Tail'' franchise, basing his voice on a friend she knew from grade school. In the early 1990s, Musick was unable to reprise the role, taking time to raise her daughter, Mae Whitman, who was born in 1988, causing the use of her character to be limited in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, the first sequel and completely unused in ''Fievel's American Tails'' until the direct-to-video sequels in the late 1990s. Personal life Musick married personal manager and set construction coordinator Jeff Whitman in 1983. They have one daughter, actress and singer Mae Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
