Disney Second Screen

Original author(s)	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Development status	Active
Operating system	iOS, Web browser
Available in	English
Type	Entertainment
Website	disneysecondscreen.com

Disney Second Screen is an interactive onscreen film feature accessible via a computer or iPad app download that provides additional content to a user as he or she views a movie.^[1][2] The movie links with the viewer's device through an audio cue, a manual sync, or with a visual sync indicator.^[3] As the film plays on a viewer's television, interactive elements such as trivia, photo galleries, and animated flipbooks appear on the iPad or computer screen.^[4] Disney Second Screen is currently available to use on an iPad or computer with Flash.

History

Disney Second Screen was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in the Bambi Diamond Edition Blu-ray on March 1, 2011.^[5] The film feature was included with the studio's April 5, 2011 Blu-ray and DVD release of Tron: Legacy, as well as the October 4, 2011 Diamond Edition Blu-ray release of The Lion King.^[3][6][7] Disney Second Screen was also included in the Blu-ray version of the October 18, 2011 release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.^[8]

Special Features

Special features for the Bambi Diamond Edition release include a Thumper flipbook, games, art galleries, videos, and trivia. The Tron: Legacy DVD and Blu-ray includes an interactive reel of images and a 3-D environment that can be explored using the touchscreen or the mouse.^[1] Similarly, the application on The Lion King Diamond Edition allows you to look at storyboards, concept art, and interactive games while the film plays.^[9] For the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Disney Second Screen allows you to look at concept art, time-lapse photography, and makeup tests.^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Snider, Mike (24 February 2011). "Second Screen creates a 'Bambi' for multitaskers". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2011-02-24-bambi24_ST_N.htm. Retrieved 25 February 2011. 
2. ^ Lawler, Richard (11 February 2011). "Tron: Legacy Blu-ray gets a release date, supports Disney's Second Screen iPad app". Engadget. http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/11/tron-legacy-blu-ray-gets-a-release-date-supports-disneys-seco/. Retrieved 29 March 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Burke, Bill (27 February 2010). "Second Screen is first-rate for ‘Bambi’ lovers". Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/general/view.bg?articleid=1319657. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
4. ^ "Disney to Bow a New iPad and PC App with the Bambi Diamond Edition (Blu-ray)". BD-Live News. 10 December 2010. http://bd-livenews.com/?p=1657. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
5. ^ "'Bambi (Two-Disc Diamond Edition)' Blu-ray Fully Detailed". High Def Digest. 10 December 2010. http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Disney/Buena_Vista/Bambi_%28Two-Disc_Diamond_Edition%29_Blu-ray_Fully_Detailed/5968. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
6. ^ Stein, Scott. "Hands-on with Second Screen: Bonus Blu-ray features on your iPad". CNET. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20053228-1.html. Retrieved 14 April 2011. 
7. ^ Boss, Nate (23 September 2011). "The Lion King - 3D". High-Def Digest. http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/4546/lionking3d.html. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
8. ^ "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on Blu-ray & DVD Oct. 18". Coming Soon. 13 July 2011. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=79796. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
9. ^ Brevet, Brad (4 October 2011). "Blu-ray Review: The Lion King (Diamond Edition)". Rope of Silicon. http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/blu-ray-review-lion-king-diamond-edition. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
10. ^ Daniels, Hunter (23 October 2011). "Disney’s Second Screen Technology Takes Special Features off the Blu-ray". Collider. http://collider.com/second-screen-pirates-caribbean-blu-ray/121868/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.