Animation &Animation Artifacts &Disney 16 Jul 2008 08:02 am
Skumps Dwngs
- This will be the last Sleeping Beauty post of the week. (Having lately seen a number of negative posts about this film, I’m sure some of you will be glad about that.) I promised to post a couple of drawings I have for the “Skumps” sequence once Hans Perk had completed posting the drafts for this sequence so that I could I.D. the animators. (I have to say I guessed correctly in three out of four shots, so I’m pleased with myself.)
I’m posting closeups of the drawings. By clicking on any of them you’ll see the full sized animation paper. I’m also posting frame grabs beneath the drawings so you can see how they looked in the film.
This is a Milt Kahl scene, seq 13 sc 8. This drawing is undoubtedly a clean up,
so it’s not one of Kahl’s drawings – just his pose. It’s an extreme.
It is interesting that Kahl animated both characters.
This is a John Sibley ruff. Seq 13 sc 17.
It’s a very odd, uncoordinated dance number by the drunk lackey.
This is my favorite of these four. It’s a John Lounsbery ruff of King Stefan.
Another extreme from seq 13 sc 26.
I like this character.
This is also another beautiful ruff by John Lounsbery. It’s King Hubert in the
very last scene of seq 13, sc 57.
it comes just prior to Hubert’s turning and sitting on the palace steps.
And now for something completely different:
Bruce Knapp, who has worked with many of us in the New York industry, has a film competing in WNET/ch 13′s On Air competition. Every Saturday night they air two features and a short film. However, the public selects the short films from three on line contestants.
Bruce’s film Keep This Coupon, which won an ASIFA East award last year, is in the running for an airing this coming Saturday. Can I urge you all to go on line and vote for his film (prior to Thursday at 5pm)? Let’s get an animated film in the mix. Go here to vote, and/or see the films and VOTE.
Thanks to Masako Kanayama for letting me know about this.
on 16 Jul 2008 at 8:43 am 1.Jerry Edwards said …
I have enjoyed your posts of various Sleeping Beauty art and stills. Let my post be one of the positive feedbacks on Sleeping Beauty. I’ve always loved the art of the film and have also felt the story and animation to be well done. Sleeping Beauty is up there among my favorite Disney animated classics.
on 16 Jul 2008 at 9:37 am 2.Michael said …
Jerry, Thanks for the comment. I, personally, love the film and have plenty more material from it. I have three more pieces of storyboard from the Dragon fight that I’ll be posting in the next couple of weeks. I, personally, love this film so have plenty of material on it and intend to keep it coming.
on 16 Jul 2008 at 9:41 am 3.Stephen Macquignon said …
Need a lot more votes!
Also I think “Sleeping Beauty†was one of my early influences for my love of fantasy art dragons & knights, Fairy all that good stuff
on 16 Jul 2008 at 10:52 am 4.Oswald said …
I also enjoyed your Sleeping Beauty posts very much, so I’m looking forward to the next storyboards. While I was never able to connect to the characters, the unbelievable artwork inspires me ever since I discovered it in a vintage Disney book as a child (I’ve waited for about 10 years to see it on the big screen for the first time in 1995).
I’m quite amazed how you manage to post so much in so little time. As I’m much slower I hope to keep up with all the SB stuff on the net before October 7, when it is finally released on Blu-ray.
on 16 Jul 2008 at 11:44 am 5.Laura said …
This is my positive feedback too! I’ve really enjoyed all of the screen grabs and rough animations you’ve been posting! I also enjoy all the rough storyboards – very inspiring. I’d second what Oswald said.
Thanks for all the posts!
on 16 Jul 2008 at 12:20 pm 6.bill said …
I can’t believe anyone grousing about your coverage of this film. While it is far from Disney’s best film, there are some truly wonderful sequences in this film : The “Once upon a dream” sequence, and the final fight with the dragon (what kid wasn’t thrilled with that?)
Not to mention Disney animators working at the top of their game.
Keep up the good work Michael.
on 17 Jul 2008 at 4:39 am 7.slowtiger said …
I have only a very faint memory of this film, so many of the examples you posted let me wonder: was this actually in the film? The result is that I want to see that film again.
on 17 Jul 2008 at 10:32 am 8.Christian said …
Hey, just want to add my positive feedback. I’ve also enjoyed seeing what new things you have popping up about Sleeping Beauty. Three Cheers for Michael! horrayyy! horrayyy! horrayyy!
on 17 Jul 2008 at 2:02 pm 9.Eric said …
I’d also like to throw my hat in for positive feedback for these posts. Sleeping beauty may not be most popular of Disney films, but the art amoung the most beautiful, in my humble opinion. Great job. I love this stuff.