Samuel Armstrong

2 films on Best Blurays2 in HD

Samuel Armstrong was an American animation director. Armstrong was an American animator and director best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios. He co-directed segments of the animated classics Fantasia (1940), including "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria," and Dumbo (1941). Armstrong's innovative contributions to animation helped shape the early successes of Disney's feature films.

Biography from TMDB

Fantasia (1940)

Co-directors: Bill Roberts & Paul Satterfield & Wilfred Jackson & Ben Sharpsteen & James Algar & T. Hee & Hamilton Luske & Jim Handley & Norman Ferguson & David Hand & Ford Beebe Jr.

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Censored: 2010 Disney Blu-ray
Uncensored: 35mm Scan

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Video Notes:

See caps of Blu-ray vs DVD

Best Audio:

1991 CAV LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

1991 CAV LaserDisc includes an approximation of the original Fantasound mix in Dolby Surround using the surviving magnetic mixdown, using Stokowski's original mixing notes as a reference. Original aggressive pans and dynamic range are left in tact.

The 2000 DVD uses this same mix in discrete 5.0, but with some unnecessary dynamic range compression + a redub of all Deems Taylor audio with Corey Burton.

The 7.1 mix on the 2010 Blu-ray sounds poor, having been hit with excessive noise reduction, dynamic range compression, original aggressive pans no longer in tact, and the channel usage no longer resembles Stokowski's original intended sound design.

Dumbo (1941)

Co-directors: Ben Sharpsteen & Norman Ferguson & Bill Roberts & Jack Kinney & Wilfred Jackson

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

1995 LaserDisc or 2001 60th anniversary release DVD

Best Audio:

1995/1982 LaserDisc, DVD only contains 5.1 remix

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