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The invisible artist behind the magic you grew up with. Every animated classic has an effects animator who conjured the fire, water, smoke, and spells — and Dorse Lanpher spent nearly fifty years being that artist, first at Walt Disney Studios and later at Don Bluth’s trailblazing studio, where he directed effects on The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, and the groundbreaking Dragon’s Lair.
Retiring in 2004, Lanpher sat down to write his “fun story”: a warm, funny, richly anecdotal memoir of a life spent “doodling for dollars.” Inside the golden age of hand-drawn animation — impossible deadlines, studio pranks, the camaraderie of the bullpen, and the hard-won craft of making drawings feel alive.
For animation fans, film history students, and anyone spellbound by Disney and Bluth classics: a firsthand account from one of the men who literally drew the magic. Funny, nostalgic, and full of a master’s practical wisdom.
Every animated classic you love has an invisible artist behind it — the effects animator who conjured the fire, water, smoke, and magic. Dorse Lanpher spent nearly fifty years being that artist, first at Walt Disney Studios and later at Don Bluth’s trailblazing studio, where he served as a directing animator for effects on beloved films including The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, and the groundbreaking video game Dragon’s Lair.
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nRetiring in 2004, Lanpher sat down to write his “fun story”: a warm, funny, richly anecdotal memoir of a life spent “doodling for dollars.” He takes readers inside the golden age of hand-drawn animation — the impossible deadlines, the studio pranks, the camaraderie of the animation bullpen, and the hard-won craft of making drawings feel alive.
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nFor animation fans, students of film history, and anyone who grew up spellbound by Disney and Bluth classics, this is a firsthand account from one of the men who literally drew the magic. Funny, nostalgic, and full of practical wisdom from a master of his trade.
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