Animation Artifacts &Books 10 Nov 2008 08:42 am
Fire!
- One of the great sequences in film, nevermind animation, is the forest fire in Bambi.
Here is storyboard sketch for the sequence.
Here are four backgrounds straight from John Canemaker‘s book, Treasures of Disney Animation Art. These four are all accredited to John Hubley.
(Click any image to enlarge.)
Here are frame grabs from a couple of the scenes:
When the stag comes to save Bambi, lying on the forest floor – “Get up, Bambi. Get up! – the two scenes were made more dynamic by a special shoot wherein a strong light on a dimmer was set behind the background. As Bambi tried to lift himself, the light was slowly turned on lighting up the front of the scene as well.
Check out Hans Bacher‘s incredible sight for background reconstructions from this film. There’s a wealth of art in this movie. Two recent backgrounds shots that he’s posted are relevant to this sequence.
on 10 Nov 2008 at 9:21 am 1.Bas Waijers said …
Thanks for sharing Michael, beautiful! When I was a very young kid, on a very small allowance, I saved money for months to be able to buy an excerpt from Bambi on super 8. It starts when Bambi learns about love from the wise owl, it ends just after Bambi ecsapes the fire with his father. I saw it countless times, this brings back great memories…
on 26 Nov 2008 at 11:48 pm 2.Sky David said …
The absolute greatness of a treasure. Hans Bacher’s site is amazing. All of the art used to create BAMBI from prep drawings to final animated film is beyond words. Each time I re-visit to film on DVD it is that much richer having seem all of this. Such Heart!