Well it was just supposed to be for Steamboat Willie, but I hadn't even realized the connection with Snow White! Hahaha so yes, from now on, it's a combinationDisney Duster wrote:SWillie...that may be, but the lettuce thing is still true!And does your name combine Snow White and Steamboat Willie? Two big Disney firsts! Awesome!
Anyone got link to his blog or the image. I so desperately want to see it.Floyd Norman, a retired Disney and Pixar animator, lampooned the new name with a cartoon on his blog that depicts Rapunzel in her tower brandishing a machine gun and declaring "Rapunzel Salvation: This Is Not a Princess Movie."
Yes, I do think Rapunzel sounds "girly" on its own, or rather, feminine. But your whole point is irrelevant because the guardian of the (male) child will almost assuredly know of the story of "Rapunzel" and connect it with the classic fairy tale princess. And it's the parent's taking their child to see the film, and unfortunately in this day and age, a little boy may not be recommended to watch a movie about a female heroine.Disney Duster wrote:Okay, then tell me, how does Rapunzel sound girly on its own? Hm? You don't think Rapunzel sounds like it good be a guys name? You don't think the name "Prince Rapunzel" sounds like it could be a real name? You don't think Rapunzel really just doesn't sound like anything in particular unless you are familiar with the story? Rapunzel is such a weird name, it could be for a guy or a girl in some foreign country.
Keane, who has recovered from his heart attack, is back serving as directing animator on Tangled (formerly Rapunzel), opening Nov. 24. He shared a lot more than the daily drawings he made yesterday in his journal.
Keane was so thrilled that he couldn't wait to show off his movie. Talk about difficult: The CG-animated Tangled has proved to be both a technical and artistic challenge like no other in recent Disney history. In fact, with 25% of the film animated and 19 weeks left to go, Keane said they've just about gotten Rapunzel's fabled hair figured out. "You follow the design -- the twisting and turning; it's organic stuff that the computer doesn't do well."
Unfortunately, Keane was unable to let her hair down for us; however, he showed us a pencil test in his office that conveyed her irrepressible nature in a way only hand-drawn can, as she strutted to the window of her tower only to be reminded of her imprisonment. "She's a contained/uncontainable person," Keane emphasized about his first drawing in eight years.
But the surprise of the day was the six-minute rough animation clip Keane screened in the room where they watch dailies: In a meet cute encounter with dashing bandit, Flynn Rider (Zackary Levi), Rapunzel (Mandy Moore), sans skirt and hair, tries to make a bid for her freedom while holding him captive in a chair. Keane, who described how the eventual lighting would look ("He will be in complete shadow"), definitely piqued our interest.
Wow. I.... I don't know what to say. Except that this is wonderful news...sotiris2006 wrote:Last Stop, Disney!
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Keane, who has recovered from his heart attack, is back serving as directing animator on Tangled (formerly Rapunzel), opening Nov. 24. He shared a lot more than the daily drawings he made yesterday in his journal.
Keane was so thrilled that he couldn't wait to show off his movie. Talk about difficult: The CG-animated Tangled has proved to be both a technical and artistic challenge like no other in recent Disney history. In fact, with 25% of the film animated and 19 weeks left to go, Keane said they've just about gotten Rapunzel's fabled hair figured out. "You follow the design -- the twisting and turning; it's organic stuff that the computer doesn't do well."
Unfortunately, Keane was unable to let her hair down for us; however, he showed us a pencil test in his office that conveyed her irrepressible nature in a way only hand-drawn can, as she strutted to the window of her tower only to be reminded of her imprisonment. "She's a contained/uncontainable person," Keane emphasized about his first drawing in eight years.
But the surprise of the day was the six-minute rough animation clip Keane screened in the room where they watch dailies: In a meet cute encounter with dashing bandit, Flynn Rider (Zackary Levi), Rapunzel (Mandy Moore), sans skirt and hair, tries to make a bid for her freedom while holding him captive in a chair. Keane, who described how the eventual lighting would look ("He will be in complete shadow"), definitely piqued our interest.
Yeah, but Tron is getting released AFTER "Tangled", you'd think there'd be at least some character pics by now or a teaser poster of some sort... oh well, fingers crossed for some visual updates soon somewhere...ajmrowland wrote:Well, it's simple. Toy Story is released in only a couple months, and Tron Legacy went about a year without news, so there.
Good to know he's recoved though and is still excited about the project. 
