New "Disneyland Handcrafted" Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Explores How Construction Audio Was Recreated
The documentary features newly created sound over previously silent film.
This past January, the acclaimed feature-length documentary Disneyland Handcrafted from filmmaker Leslie Iwerks debuted on Disney+, and now a new behind-the-scenes featurette dives into how her team recreated the audio from the construction of Disneyland in the 1950s. You can watch it below.
What's happening:
- Disneyland Handcrafted was assembled from silent archival footage, and the filmmakers chose to recreate the sounds of Disneyland construction using the Foley sound design process.
- In a new behind-the-scenes featurette posted this morning to the official Disney Parks YouTube channel, director Leslie Iwerks' team explores how the audio was created for the documentary.
- Interview subjects in this featurette include Disneyland Handcrafted Sound Editor & Pre-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild, Foley Artist Shelley Roden, and Foley Mixer Dennis Leonard.
Watch Bringing Disneyland's Hidden Past To Life Through Sound | Disneyland Handcrafted:
More news about Disneyland Handcrafted:
- Leslie Iwerks recently made a guest appearance on the "Stuff You Missed in History Class" podcast.
- Filmmakers from Pixar Animation Studios shared their thoughts on the documentary at a recent screening.
- Two original 1955 Disneyland Cast Members reunited at the Walt Disney World premiere of the film.
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