In the last decade or so it has become not so unusual for mockumentary-style paratexts to be created for non-mockumentary animated features. For instance, to promote the home media release of Wreck-It Ralph (2012, by Rich Moore), the Walt Disney…
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Animated Stars and Their Employment in Walt Disney Studios’ Classical Animated Documentaries
by Cristina Formenti • April 25, 2017 • 0 Comments
On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, along with the many stars immortalizing real-life celebrities, there are also some honoring famous animated figures, such as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck. Indeed, although they are made of lines and colors and not…
This Is Your Life, Donald Duck and the Early Mockumentary
by Cristina Formenti • November 7, 2016 • 0 Comments
Undeniably, the most popular way of intersecting animation and documentary is that of using animation to recount a factual occurrence. Yet, this is not the only possible manner in which they can combine. Another way of crossing them over consists in…