The Camera Building

The Ink and Paint, Camera, and Cutting Buildings were constructed in 1939 as part of the original studio facility. Conceptualized by Walt Disney and architect Ken Weber, they were designed for the function and flow of the animation production process. In conjunction with the Animation Building, these buildings allowed a project to move from concept to rough art, to clean up, cel painting, camera photography, and finally cutting and editing. The three buildings are interconnected by covered walkways and also linked to the Animation Building by an underground tunnel, allowing animation art to move in a controlled environment. The Camera Building still houses the Multiplane Camera developed by Disney and first used on the cartoon short The Old Mill, released theatrically in November 1937. The original unit used to shoot Snow White was moved there from the Hyperion lot in 1939 and still occupies Crane Room 12. Almost every film or television project produced by the studio has had some portion of production or post-production take place in one or more of these buildings.

Burbank, California · United States