silly-symphony.com

a tumblr blog dedicated to bringing the highest quality of animated gifs and production archives of disney's classic, the silly symphony series ---✂

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Silly Symphony - The Cookie Carnival directed by Ben Sharpsteen, 1935

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Silly Symphony - King Neptune directed by Burt Gillett, 1932

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Silly Symphony - Three Orphan Kittens directed by David Hand, 1935

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Silly Symphony - The Goddess of Spring directed by Wilfred Jackson, 1934

Detailed concept piece of Persephone and her Earth-bound friends by animator and sketch artist Albert Hurter, whom happens to the be first inspirational sketch hire at Walt Disney Studios; Known for his dark sense of humor, Hurter’s tone had contributed greatly on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio. Accomplished in gray graphite pencil.

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Silly Symphony - The Cookie Carnival directed by Ben Sharpsteen, 1935

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Silly Symphony - The Skeleton Dance directed by Walt Disney, 1929

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Silly Symphony - King Neptune directed by Burt Gillett, 1932

Original production key master background set-up of four fishes blowing seashells and riding seahorses. The production cels are slightly trimmed to 9.75 x 7.75 and the production background measures 10 x 7.75. Due to its age, there is paint chip on one of the fishes.

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Silly Symphony - The Big Bad Wolf directed by Burt Gillett, 1934

Original production drawing of Little Red Riding Hood and Fiddler and Fifer Pig, the scene is where they were frightened by the Big Bad Wolf. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper. Sequence is marked “137” in the lower right corner.

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More gifs from cookie carnival please!

Of course!

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Silly Symphony - Babes in the Woods directed by Burt Gillett, 1932

An original watercolor background used in the short film. Production celluloid(s) would be placed on the background for each frame to create a motion of movement. Measures 8.5" W x 10.5" L.

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Silly Symphony - Toby Tortoise Returns directed by Wilfred Jackson, 1936

Final animation drawing of Max Hare - famously known for his speed - demonstrates his power in this fantastic drawing against his rival Toby. Accomplished in red, green, and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet. Measures 3.5” x 6.25”.

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My fave is Skeleton Dance!

Will be adding to the queue! :)

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Silly Symphony - Little Hiawatha directed by David Hand, 1937

A printed model sheet titled "Hiawatha S-41" of a beaver and grasshopper. The Walt Disney Studios finalized characters by stamping the approval block at the right corner, including the initials of director David Hand, story man George Stallings, animators Frank Thomas and Bernie Wolf "B.W.", and color supervisor Philip Dike. Measures 10" x 12".

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Silly Symphony - Little Hiawatha directed by David Hand, 1937

An original production drawing featuring Hiawatha’s first meeting with a bear cub in the forest. Accomplished in red, green, and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet. Measures 3.25" x 6.25".

Frank Thomas, one of Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men, was in charge of supervising the two characters.

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The Old Mill!!! 😁😁😁 (Please, I mean, lol...)

Oh! The Old Mill again! It is a classic! I’ll create a nice set for you! 😉

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Accepting GIF Request

If you want any particular short/scene/character from the Silly Symphony series, please flood my inbox with your request! 😊📝

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Silly Symphony - The Old Mill directed by Wilfred Jackson, 1937