{"id":7076000,"date":"2026-10-04T19:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7076000"},"modified":"2026-10-04T19:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:27:22","slug":"disneys-illusion-of-life-in-the-animation-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7076000","title":{"rendered":"Disney’s “Illusion of Life” in The Animation Library"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Escape Studios Animation Library has acquired a new copy of the original “animation bible”:\u00a0The Illusion of Life<\/a><\/i>\u00a0by Frank Thomas<\/a> and Ollie Johnstone<\/a>, two of Walt Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men<\/a><\/i>” – his top team of animators.<\/p>\n

The Illusion of Life<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>was\u00a0<\/i>first published in the 1970s, and was the first book to reveal in print the secrets of the Disney studio.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The 1970s were a lean time for animation; Walt Disney<\/a> was dead and the revival that would come with Who Framed Roger Rabbit<\/i>\u00a0and The Little Mermaid<\/i> (and, later, 3D animation) was still far in the future.<\/p>\n

The Illusion of Life<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>remains just as relevant today. The technology has changed, but the principles remain the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n