Sea Gulls

MEDIUM: Original Photostat Model Sheet
IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10"
PRODUCTION: Sea Scouts, 1939
SKU: CCV4485

NOTES: This piece shows signs of moderate production wear: winkling, staple holes

ABOUT THE FILM: Sea Scouts is an animated cartoon short film in the Donald Duck series. It was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on June 30, 1939, by RKO Radio Pictures. Donald’s plans for a nice trip with his nephews are thrown overboard as the young ducks struggle to hoist the sail, weigh the anchor, and even stay awake. These soon become the least of Donald’s worries, however, when a decidedly ravenous shark shows up for a snack. Sea Scouts was director Dick Lundy’s first Donald Duck short; he would go on to direct several more shorts before leaving the Disney studio in 1943.

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Photostat Model Sheets are reference guides used by animators to ensure consistency in character design, proportions, and expressions throughout a film. These printed sheets typically feature multiple poses, facial expressions, and turnarounds of a character, often photocopied from finalized drawings by lead animators. Model sheets help maintain uniformity in animation by providing a standard reference for all artists working on a character, preventing visual discrepancies between different scenes.