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Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:03 pm
by Kyle
Look, I hope its successful as do probably most of us in here, but to act like this could single handedly revive the medium is putting way too much on it. The execs need more than one or two hand drawn movies doing well to bring it back, it has to be an ongoing trend.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 6:45 pm
by D23ExpoVisitor25
Kyle wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:03 pm
Look, I hope its successful as do probably most of us in here, but to act like this could single handedly revive the medium is putting way too much on it. The execs need more than one or two hand drawn movies doing well to bring it back, it has to be an ongoing trend.
Well, they have The Boy and the Heron and soon this and that anime Lord of the Rings movie.
We just need to get Fixed a new theatrical distributor.
Besides, it’s at least a start.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:25 am
by The Disneynerd
First lets make sure the storytelling is top notch so its gonna be a guranteed hit, either at the box Office or as a sleeper hit through streaming
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2024 11:49 am
by D23ExpoVisitor25
The Disneynerd wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:25 am
First lets make sure the storytelling is top notch so its gonna be a guranteed hit, either at the box Office or as a sleeper hit through streaming
If they delay Tiana to 2029 to give it enough time to go from Paperman-style animated series to fully 2D/hand-drawn movie sequel to The Princess and the Frog, they’ll make it a top-notch quality story.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:41 pm
by reee9948
There is a sneak peek on the animation of the Light of the World movie coming out summer 2025.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBZJ-JUR2v9/
Even more preview this video is around 5 minutes long.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBeusdyvTQ0/
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 9:27 pm
by JTurner
Kyle wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:03 pm
The execs need more than one or two hand drawn movies doing well to bring it back, it has to be an ongoing trend.
Exactly, it's not just gonna be a one-shot deal. It's gotta be constant.
The Boy and the Heron was very much successful for a Ghibli release. But not just
The Day The Earth Blew Up, but
War of the Rohirrim and
Light of the World are all stepping up to the batting plate. Again, whether they will be successful is anyone's guess. Personally, I hope all three are.
There is some controversy surrounding
War of Rohirrim, most of it coming from a lot of Tolkien purists who are turned off by the Anime style. However, I always thought the trailer looked really terrific, and I look forward to it. Plus, the arguments that people use to justify writing off this film which include "girlboss" are in my opinion very, very suspect. From what the interviews have implied, this is a labor of love, not a cynical spin-off. Plus the people behind the project are not amateurs. They're veterans.
As long as
The Day The Earth Blew Up gets great marketing and word of mouth — and is a wide release, it should do fine.
I think
The Light of the World stands the best chance of the three, mainly because it's based on a timeless, well-known Bible story. The film has shades of
The Prince of Egypt, which was surprisingly good, and has actually aged well over the years. That they are hyping the film long before the summer release date makes it hopeful.
Then of course, there's
Aang: The Last Airbender;
Avatar is immensely popular, and the fact that a concert performance I went to was all but sold out to enthusiastic fans told me all I need to know about that upcoming film's chances at being a hit. Again, it depends on how good it is, but the fact that it's going to be 2D animated with CG elements also means it deserves to be on our radars, too.
Either way, looks like we're in for a renaissance of 2D theatrical animation... if all goes well.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:53 am
by D23ExpoVisitor25
JTurner wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 9:27 pm
Kyle wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:03 pm
The execs need more than one or two hand drawn movies doing well to bring it back, it has to be an ongoing trend.
Exactly, it's not just gonna be a one-shot deal. It's gotta be constant.
The Boy and the Heron was very much successful for a Ghibli release. But not just
The Day The Earth Blew Up, but
War of the Rohirrim and
Light of the World are all stepping up to the batting plate. Again, whether they will be successful is anyone's guess. Personally, I hope all three are.
There is some controversy surrounding
War of Rohirrim, most of it coming from a lot of Tolkien purists who are turned off by the Anime style. However, I always thought the trailer looked really terrific, and I look forward to it. Plus, the arguments that people use to justify writing off this film which include "girlboss" are in my opinion very, very suspect. From what the interviews have implied, this is a labor of love, not a cynical spin-off. Plus the people behind the project are not amateurs. They're veterans.
As long as
The Day The Earth Blew Up gets great marketing and word of mouth — and is a wide release, it should do fine.
I think
The Light of the World stands the best chance of the three, mainly because it's based on a timeless, well-known Bible story. The film has shades of
The Prince of Egypt, which was surprisingly good, and has actually aged well over the years. That they are hyping the film long before the summer release date makes it hopeful.
Then of course, there's
Aang: The Last Airbender;
Avatar is immensely popular, and the fact that a concert performance I went to was all but sold out to enthusiastic fans told me all I need to know about that upcoming film's chances at being a hit. Again, it depends on how good it is, but the fact that it's going to be 2D animated with CG elements also means it deserves to be on our radars, too.
Either way, looks like we're in for a renaissance of 2D theatrical animation... if all goes well.
Only if we make sure it goes well and not do nothing.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2024 6:49 pm
by reee9948
Trailer for Light of the World will release online in November 12th and in the theaters tomorrow November 8th.
https://www.instagram.com/stories/pumbaaguy/
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2024 1:35 pm
by D23ExpoVisitor25
And it’s hitting theaters September 5th, 2025.
Looks like this movie thankfully replaced Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie as my most anticipated movie for the month of September 2025.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2024 3:44 pm
by reee9948
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A preview shot of the movie.
Also, here you can see some of the animation, it's looking pretty good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vime_hl3KLE&t=1s
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2024 9:24 pm
by Farerb
It looks nice but might be too Christian for me to enjoy. No offense to anyone.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2024 2:25 am
by robster16
Executive Producer: "I heard God's voice...."
Sorry, I'm out. to each their own though
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2024 3:02 am
by Kyle
The main question is going to be, will the final product feel too preachy? If you go by the marketing, it certainly looks that way. But we all know marketing can be deceiving. I'll hold off judgment on that for now.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2024 4:45 am
by Disney Duster
The animation looks like a hybrid between Flash and hand-drawn, and a little too leaning into the look of Flash.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:59 am
by reee9948
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:11 pm
by Kyle
yea... I guess its not as much like Prince of Egypt as I had hoped. It feels like it wont have much appeal beyond Christians. it also seems to have a more vector based approach than I had wanted.certainly a step up from most christian productions though.
And why does the score at the end sound like star wars? lol
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:59 pm
by Disney Duster
Oh, so it's not Flash animation, but vector animation. I know they hope the film will speak to all people to convince them to become Christian...maybe some people would be curious to see it even if they weren't Christian yet...but I probably would not see this because...it just doesn't really look good.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:22 am
by Kyle
Flash is vector. Flash is just the name of a program (which doesn't even exist anymore, its now called adobe animate), vector is a technical description of what the lines are. in digital art, all pigment is either pixel or vector based. pixel tends to look more authentically traditional, vector is more versatile in that you can change things like line weight after laying down the stroke. but it also tends to look too sterile.
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 10:04 pm
by Disney Duster
Oh, thank you for the little animation lesson! I do like art info!
Re: Hand-Drawn Animation Dead at Disney
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:03 pm
by JTurner
The reactions to it on YouTube are quite positive, which is reassuring. The concept of a Jesus animated feature is something that has yet to be done. I do have
Prince of Egypt vibes from this, although of course not as vibrant. Still, it does have the right mood. And its heart seems to be in the right place. That it's only $20 million makes it a far less dangerous gamble.
War of Rohirrim is anticipated, but it faces a much more tougher uphill battle. I do hope the word of mouth on it is good to give it some boost. It'll depend on how great the film is.