Inventions
In his lifetime, Walt Disney had many dreams, ideas, and inventions that impact the technology of today's world. He had an idea of changing what was normal into animation. One main invention for Walt was the multiplane camera, which adds depth to the film without acually being 3D. Everyone knows that 2D is flat and especially the backrounds and you can add depth, but not the same as seeing depth. Another problem was when they zoomed in everything got bigger. He would break down the elements of the scene into relative distances from the camera, but he couldn't solve it with ink and paper and needed a solution, which resulted in his multiplane camera. Another issue was that the studios didn't think audiences would entertain the idea of watching an entire film of animation. In regards to this, he added a sense of realism, important to studio for years to come. With this, Walt and his team set to work on a contraption that allowed them to use something other than ink and paper. Instead, they used glass and the closest elements went in one plane and so on until you reach the farthest plane. The camera was 11'4'' and looked down on the planes that had gears to move the planes closer to the camera at different speeds, making it realistic. Using it took much planning, giving animators headaches and was costly, which limited it's use to longer films. The next invention was steel tubular tracking, which was used on the Matterhorn Bobsleds in 1959. Walt created the tracking to feel like you are gliding on ice, as compared to flat tracking, which were standard and steel tubular tracking gave a smoother ride. The hollow tracks were pressurized, making it easier to monitor the wear on the tracking. These two inventions might not even compare to technology of today, but the set standards for filming and thrill rides.