Talk:Mike Disa

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When did he leave Disney for the first time?

In this reference [1], Disa states that he "was asked to come back to Disney after leaving to do a prequel to Snow White". This reference [2] indicates that The Seven Dwarfs was cancelled no later than 2007, and this timeframe is further backed up by this reference [3], which asserts that Disa worked on the film before The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, which was released in released in 2009 and first began production in 2006. This would mean that Disa left and returned to Disney, before striking out on his own to become an independent filmmaker and being hired to direct Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil. The details on this however, are pretty sketchy. He worked on Nickelodean's 2006 film Barnyard, but I see no reason why he would have had to leave Disney to work on that since he worked on other non-Disney films in 2003, during which time he seems to have still been involved with Disney. Does anyone have the details on when and for how long Disa left Disney for the first time? --Jpcase (talk) 20:21, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Use of linkedin.com reference

I am using Disa's linkedin.com profile as a reference for dating when he developed the unproduced film Wings at Warner Bros. Unfortunately, one has to pay for premium membership to actually see his resume. I do not have premium membership and have not actually seen his resume on linkedin myself, but have been assured by another editor that it contains the following information:

Writer/Director Wings — Warner Feature

2004 – 2004

Wrote script and Co-directed development for unproduced Warner Brothers feature film titled "Wings"

Doing a google search for "Mike Disa Wings" yields the linkedin.com page and the small excerpt below the link does indeed read, "Wrote script and Co-directed development for unproduced Warner Brothers feature film titled 'Wings'." Wikipedia's policy allows references to be used that require payment to access (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Cost), so using this reference should not be a problem. I just wanted to explain though, since anyone who clicks on the link and does not have premium membership at linkedin.com will unfortunately not be able to see the information that is being referenced. --Jpcase (talk) 20:36, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]