Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:44:22 -1000 From: Buck Childers Message-Id: <30A035A6.280@tyrell.net> Organization: Tyrell Corporation - 800-TYRELL-1 - POP's in 504/816/913/316 Subject: Disney work of Randy Tom I saw a great looking windbow (arch?) in Tulsa with Disney characters in each panel. I assume it was the work of Randy Tom. I didn't get a close up look but it looked like a great deal of work went into it. My question is does anyone know what arrangement Randy has with Disney that lets him use the images? Disney has a reputation of aggressively defending their copyright (to the point of going after nursery schools and day care centers that paint murals of the characters on the walls) and I can't imagine they give permissions easily. Just wondering... -- Buck Childers |>play: childers@tyrell.net | work: bchilder@ldpd.gtd.eds.com P E A C E | (aka smtp.bchilder@eds.com) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 05:49:59 -1000 From: sc5@prism.gatech.edu (SPC) Message-Id: <47qjj7$2om@acmex.gatech.edu> Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Subject: Re: Disney work of Randy Tom In article <30A035A6.280@tyrell.net>, Buck Childers wrote: >I saw a great looking windbow (arch?) in Tulsa with Disney characters... It's called a ribbon kite. >I assume it was the work of Randy Tom. I didn't get a close up look >but it looked like a great deal of work went into it. You are absolutely correct there. And I believe over 500 hours went into it. >My question is does anyone know what arrangement Randy has with Disney that >lets him use the images? No I don't know the arrangement. But I think that it was flown down at the Disney/Epcot fly back in September so they undoubtedly know about it and had to have given permission. Randy is *such* an artist that I can't immagine them objecting to the project when he approached them about it. Disney is very concerned with quality and the quality is outstanding. Steve *************************************************** * I'm not a participant in any organized hobby... * * I'm a kiteflier! * ******************** aoxomoxoa ******************** http://server1.admin.gatech.edu/fac/steve/kiting/kiting.htm = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 09:04:36 -1000 From: jburka@Glue.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) Message-Id: <47tjc4$2c3@gis.umd.edu> Organization: Project Glue, University of Maryland, College Park Subject: Re: Disney work of Randy Tom In article <47qjj7$2om@acmex.gatech.edu>, SPC wrote: >In article <30A035A6.280@tyrell.net>, >Buck Childers wrote: > >>I saw a great looking windbow (arch?) in Tulsa with Disney characters... > >It's called a ribbon kite. Is that what Randy calls it, or is that a name popular in the SE? I know "windbow" is George Peter's word for the beast. Most folks I know have always referred to 'em as arch ribbons. (not to be confused with eddy aches, eddy ribbons, and whatever else is out there... ;-) > >>My question is does anyone know what arrangement Randy has with Disney that >>lets him use the images? > >No I don't know the arrangement. But I think that it was flown down >at the Disney/Epcot fly back in September so they undoubtedly know about >it and had to have given permission. I don't know whether or not the arch was actually flown at Epcot. I do know that Randy had a low aspect rectangular kite (Edo-ish, but not really) kite comprised of a couple of Disney cels (when I first saw them, I thought they were panels from the arch, but then realized that the sprocket-hole edges were lined up vertically, instead of horizontally as they are on the arch). Also on display was a panel-in-progress, featuring, I believe, a scene from _Beauty and the Beast_. There were *many* photos of the arch on display. >Randy is *such* an artist that >I can't immagine them objecting to the project when he approached >them about it. Disney is very concerned with quality and the quality >is outstanding. I never did hear how it came to pass that the Disney stuff Randy did was approved and on display. My question would be whether approval was granted before or after Randy spent 500 hours on the piece! And for that matter, was the arch in progress before Randy was invited to Epcot? Whatever the case, the arch is certainly magnificent! For those wondering what on earth we're talking about, have a look at the beautiful scans of the Disney arch available from the rec.kites archives: ftp://kites.its.hawaii.edu/pub/kites/images/events-95/ verdun95-tom-disney-xx.jpg where 'xx' is a two digit number between 02 and 24 Jeff -- |Jeffrey C. Burka | Pithy, insightful quote to be inserted when one | |jburka@glue.umd.edu | occurs to me. *If* one occurs to me. | |http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jeffy/html/home.html | = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 09:35:53 -1000 From: dquad@aol.com (DQuad) Message-Id: <48dfep$2g1@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Re: Disney work of Randy Tom In article <47tjc4$2c3@gis.umd.edu>, jburka@Glue.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) writes: >I don't know whether or not the arch was actually flown at Epcot. Yup, it was. Several of us flew it at the Japanese site on morning. A Disney film crew was there for the flight. Even had the double decker tourist bus drive under it several times while it was in flight - Cool.. The Disney people really loved it. Still don't know how he worked out permission to build the thing.. later, dave arnold(back to the invisible arena) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =