Oral history interview with Mr. Blaine Gibson by St. Andrew's Episcopal School student Timothy Gregg. In this interview Mr. Gibson presents the Disney Company from the perspective of a Disney animator.
- Mr. Gibson as a child making clay sculptures
- Basics of animation
- The math of animation
- Effects vs. character animation
- Making the audience believe the work
- Walt Disney and the beginning Disney films
- Walt’s leadership: hiring animators to draw his vision
- Mr. Gibson talking about his grandson and me
- “Part of a team”, working as a group
- Beginning of the Pirate Ride
- Move to Sculpture
- Make-a-Wish foundation
- Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney interactions
- Steamboat Willie
- Later sculptures
- Induction as a Disney Legend
- Post-retirement work
- Old-fashioned vs. modern animation