Common and random animation questions
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:35 pm
Alright, I have a couple of somewhat common but also random questions about disney animation. These all are from the feature films and may involve but are not limited to, plot, character design, character problems, and most of all animation.
Robin Hood:
This film came out in the 70s during a time when alot of the feature films reused alot of the same animation. Whether it was from the titled film or modeled after another it was certainly reused more than enough. My question is why? I figure it was to save on cost, but still there must be some more factors than that. Robin Hood for example reused alot of the same animation with the smaller bunnies. They also reused some animation from The Aristocats and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, during the song about "king john the phony king of england." How exactly do they reuse animation from another film. Do they just model it after it, or do they actually go back and somehow change the drawing to move like it did in the previously mentioned films.
Also when you look at the films particularly in the gold classic collection that came out in the 70s and 80s, you can see alot of the lines that were obviously used as a guide to help draw the characters within the movie. Is this because these movies never undergoed a restoration like the beloved platinum editions, or is it just a reflection of the way animation was during the time.
What was the last movie made with Technicolor? I assume that once computers took a major role in feature lenght animation, they just painted using the computers, but still Im not sure.
Last Question for now, why in the package films from like Saludos to The adventures of Ichabod and Mr toad and I believe all the films of the 50s, there was some mention about RKO at the begininng, whereas films made later had mention of Buena Vista. I believe I remember seeing Buena Vista before RKO in some films, if so why the change in titles and then going back to Buena? Also with the mention of Silver Screen ?????? what exactly was that, I know they appeared in The Black Cauldron through I think The Rescuers down under ,a year before Beauty and the Beast came out, but why when Beauty and the Beast came out there was no mention of this Silver Screen ??????? thing.
I know its alot and I apoligize for the lenght, Ive just been wondering these since Ive been watching the movies in their theatrical released order. Any help would be appreciated.
Robin Hood:
This film came out in the 70s during a time when alot of the feature films reused alot of the same animation. Whether it was from the titled film or modeled after another it was certainly reused more than enough. My question is why? I figure it was to save on cost, but still there must be some more factors than that. Robin Hood for example reused alot of the same animation with the smaller bunnies. They also reused some animation from The Aristocats and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, during the song about "king john the phony king of england." How exactly do they reuse animation from another film. Do they just model it after it, or do they actually go back and somehow change the drawing to move like it did in the previously mentioned films.
Also when you look at the films particularly in the gold classic collection that came out in the 70s and 80s, you can see alot of the lines that were obviously used as a guide to help draw the characters within the movie. Is this because these movies never undergoed a restoration like the beloved platinum editions, or is it just a reflection of the way animation was during the time.
What was the last movie made with Technicolor? I assume that once computers took a major role in feature lenght animation, they just painted using the computers, but still Im not sure.
Last Question for now, why in the package films from like Saludos to The adventures of Ichabod and Mr toad and I believe all the films of the 50s, there was some mention about RKO at the begininng, whereas films made later had mention of Buena Vista. I believe I remember seeing Buena Vista before RKO in some films, if so why the change in titles and then going back to Buena? Also with the mention of Silver Screen ?????? what exactly was that, I know they appeared in The Black Cauldron through I think The Rescuers down under ,a year before Beauty and the Beast came out, but why when Beauty and the Beast came out there was no mention of this Silver Screen ??????? thing.
I know its alot and I apoligize for the lenght, Ive just been wondering these since Ive been watching the movies in their theatrical released order. Any help would be appreciated.
