In my previous post; I wrote about Film Production Designer and Art Directors. A few of them attended and graduated from CalArts. CalArts was concieved by Walt Disney for the purpose of providing education and hand-on experience in Film, Radio, Music, Art, Animation, Sculpturing, Dance, Writing and anything else associated or related to the Arts and/or Entertainment Industry. One quarter of Walt Disney's estate went to the founding of the school. Mr. Disney died in 1966. Thorton Ladd of Ladd and Kelsey Architects was a friend of Walt Disney. Ladd and Kelsey became the original Architects of CalArts. I'm very proud to say that Ladd and Kelsey were my employers a few years ago. Your probably thinking to yourself "A school started by Walt Disney should look something like one would find at Disneyland." The school design is concrete,brick and steel. Very 1960's modern. Very straight forward, clean design. Schools should be designed and constructed for long time use....not trendy or fadish. They should be functional and adaptable as possible. When you watch a movie and see an artistic film set, most people know sound stages don't really look like the movie in which their filmed. A sound stage is a basic, empty, bleek looking rectangle building. What goes on inside the building is what is significant. Just to add my social, political comment here; The same should be for people who have tattoos on their body....get it? If you want to express yourself in an artistic manner and don't know how, I'll buy you some crayons and a coloring book. If you still have the desire to get a tattoo, please get a kind that's temporary and washes off or wears off in time.
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