Disney spruces up Pinocchio Blu-ray

**bravestime** · 03-06-2009, 03:53 PM

Disney spruces up Pinocchio Blu-ray
Studio adds decorative framing, dubbed 'Disney View'

MARCH 6 | How do you improve on a classic?

For Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, the answer is to color every inch of it. Starting with Pinocchio, the studio is sprucing up the black bars that normally frame its classic animation when rendered for the small screen.

Animator Toby Bluth has been charged with creating ‘decorative’ bars that will exclusively frame the Blu-ray Disc version of Pinocchio, due March 10. The standard DVD edition will continue to feature the plain black bars.

This decorative framing, dubbed ‘Disney View,’ is expected to also roll out with the studio’s next classic animated Blu-ray release, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in October.

So as not to distort the original theatrical image, Disney’s classic animation has historically come tagged with black bars on the sides when played on widescreen TV sets. But some fans have complained that the bars take away from their viewing experience.

For Pinocchio, Bluth created 16 sets of Disney View bars, which run at various times during the film.

“It supports the film and is at most an accompaniment,” said Bluth. “There aren’t any panels that distract from the film. They are like theatrical set pieces framing the action.”

Bluth is already at work on bars for Snow White.

**gossamer** · 03-06-2009, 10:38 PM

Huh? 4:3 is the OAR. And who said anything about recolor?

**gossamer** · 03-06-2009, 11:18 PM

There will be an option to turn it off I believe. That is making the pillar bars black.

**GOS** · 03-07-2009, 09:53 AM

I was thinking of ordering that movie (blu). Just because I enjoy all the old Disney animation. Very interesting stuff considering all the computer animation going on now. How cool would it be if they could possibly put all those old Mel Blanc voiced toons on blu-ray? The old bugs bunny, road runner kinda stuff. Boy, you could really see the old animation techniques clearly on blu with that huh?

**gossamer** · 03-10-2009, 12:51 PM

It will contain the DVD as well. Great for people with kids. They can wear out the DVD or take it on the road.

**bravestime** · 03-10-2009, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by gosmosis

I was thinking of ordering that movie (blu). Just because I enjoy all the old Disney animation. Very interesting stuff considering all the computer animation going on now. How cool would it be if they could possibly put all those old Mel Blanc voiced toons on blu-ray? The old bugs bunny, road runner kinda stuff. Boy, you could really see the old animation techniques clearly on blu with that huh?

Would love to see the old Mel Blanc characters on blu. I would think it would make desent money for the studio. These old characters have to be still appealing to most of the kids out there, I sure loved them.

**ImRizzo** · 03-10-2009, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by bravestime

Would love to see the old Mel Blanc characters on blu. I would think it would make desent money for the studio. These old characters have to be still appealing to most of the kids out there, I sure loved them.

Yeah, some of the old Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoons, and Walter Lantz ( Woody Woodpecker), Tex Avery creations (Droopy Dog, Wolfie and Red,)
Even some of the early Hanna and Barbara stuff. I'd even like to see a compilations of some Pre-war animation. There's plenty of Disney stuff out there, but a lot of these cartoonist started with the Disney studios, and went off on their own.