Volumes
File format : EPUB, PDF, Kindle, AudioBook
SYNOPSIS :
The surprising story behind Walt Disney™s most successful liveaction film.When Bob and Dick Shermantwo relatively unknown songwritersfirst walked onto the Walt Disney Studios lot to pitch a song for Annette Funicello, they had no idea that they™d end up meeting Walt himself, or that a few months later they™d be developing the songs and story line for the studio™s biggest liveaction movie ever. In this captivating book, Todd James Pierce details the process from conception through production, including the challenges that the boysand Disneyfaced in dealing with author P. L. Travers and persuading her that their vision for the film would resonate with audiences.While the Shermans and their songs are at the heart of the book, there are also lively anecdotes about the casting of the movie, the innovative special effects, and the relationship between Mary Poppins? and the larger Disney world. Making Mary Poppins tells the fascinating story behind an iconic film.