The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

 
This is a very insightful look into the history of Walt Disney Studio's and the role Ub Iwerks played in nearly every aspect of it's development. I also recommend reading the book 'The Hand Behind the Mouse' for it covers more material than the documentry does.

Check out the 9 part series over on the Behind The Scenes blog:

Despicable Me - NCM Look Inside

TIME: Hollywood's VFX Sweatshops

Article from TIME about the VFX industry...

"But in the past 15 months, companies including Disney's ImageMovers Digital in Novato, Calif.; C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures in Toronto; and the Orphanage in San Francisco have shuttered. "It's pretty much an open secret in the business that you do feature-film visual effects for prestige — to get a great reel, to keep your artists happy — but they don't make money," says David Cohen, an associate features editor at Variety who covers the VFX industry. "If you're lucky, you break even on them. If you're not lucky, you're out of business."

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"The Illusion of Life" - 1981 Disney Animation Special

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Short Film: Azureus Rising

Here's an intense proof of concept short by Black Sun Ent. Find more info on their website Azureusrising.com