Blaine Gibson

Visual Effects

Blaine Gibson

Born — Died

1918-02-11 — 2015-05-07

Place of birth

Rocky Ford - Colorado - USA

Known for

Visual Effects

Credits

5 titles

After animating all day at The Walt Disney Studios, Blaine Gibson would go home at night and sculpt; it had been a favorite hobby of his since childhood. Then, in 1954, Walt Disney happened to see one of Blaine’s art exhibits, which featured several animal sculptures, and recruited him to work on special projects for his new theme park, Disneyland. Blaine was somewhat ambivalent about being diverted from his goal to establish himself as one of the Studio’s foremost animators. As he recalled in 1995, “I didn’t think it was that important, but then I was told Walt was expecting me to work on these projects. So I said to myself, ‘what the heck’ and went [to Walt Disney Imagineering]. I was nev…

Known for

Dead Little Roosters poster
NR

Promise of great fortune draws 10 little roosters together, but murder will tear them apart! Who will be the sole survivor on this evening of trickery and deceit? Play along to see if you can crack the case before the last body drops.

Dead Little Roosters

2021

Walt & El Grupo poster
5.9

The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called upon one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers to embark on a special goodwill tour. Written and directed by Theodore Thomas (“Frank and Ollie”) and produced by Kuniko Okubo, the documentary WALT & EL GRUPO chronicles the amazing ten-week trip that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent (later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America at the behest of the U.S. Government as part of the Good Neighbor Policy.

Walt & El Grupo

2008

Disneyland 10th Anniversary poster
NR

Walt Disney introduces Julie Reems,Miss Disneyland Tencennial,who is to travel as Disneyland's official ambassador,and he shows Julie the imagineering department at Disneyland,and shows her the initial project of the IT'S A SMALL WORLD building that will be built,and the new restaurant that will be built. Then he shows her the haunted mansion that will be built,and miniatures of the Pirates of the Carribean ride that will be built.Next,Tinkerbell uses her "magic" to take viewers to Disneyland for the big 10 year celebration with Mickey and the gang.

Disneyland 10th Anniversary

1965

Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair poster
NR

Walt Disney shows the viewing audience dinosaurs that will be used at the 1964 New York World's Fair in which Disneyland will play an important part at.

Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair

1964

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' poster
7.7

Using archival, never-before-released footage and newly shot interviews, this is a definitive behind-the-scenes look at Walt Disney's moviemaking magic and the creation of this classic film.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'

2004

Film credits

2000s · 2 titles

Series credits