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Walt Disney's Legacy Collection / True Life Adventures Vol 4 : 4 of 5
8.12.2007 9:14 AM \| Link	I've finally finished all of the True Life Adventures DVD sets, and this last set was a fantastic way to end the series! The first disc contains two feature length films, starting with Secrets of Life, which focuses mainly on flowers and bugs, so there's lots of time-lapse and incredible macro photography. There's a fantastic long sequence about bees, showing everything from gathering pollen to making wax and honey, and even two potential queens fighting it out. Speaking of fighting, there's a long ant battle that's downright terrifying! Next is the only True Life Fantasy that Disney ever made, a story about a pine squirrel named Perri. The story came from a book by the author of Bambi (a real life Bambi even makes an appearance), but everything is shot with live animals, both in the wild and on set. Disney does an incredible job of imposing emotions (such as sadness, excitement, and even a little romance) on Perri the squirrel and all the other characters, using beautiful music and even choral songs. The technique is really incredible, and it's amazing that the photographers could spend three years getting all the right shots to complete their plot! The second DVD contains Nature's Half Acre (a True Life Adventures short), as well as loads of fascinating bonus material, including lots of behind the scenes footage of the making of Perri. There's also a couple of Disney TV shows with Walt talking about True Life Adventures in general and photographic techniques, plus a nice biography of Winston Hibler, famous for being the voice of the True Life Adventures, but also master of tons of other studio jobs (he even wrote the opening speech for Disneyland!). All four of these DVD sets were a joy to watch, and I've learned a lot about nature while being entertained! Labels: disney, dvds


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