Disney &Frame Grabs &Models &Story & Storyboards 16 Jul 2012 05:00 am
Witch – recap
With all the reworked versions of Snow White in Live Action that are currently bombing at the box office, Disney cancelled another one that was in production. The Order Of The Seven had Soairse Ronan cast as the Snow White-like character. The story took place in Asia and had samurais.It’s not happening anymore. This is a good time to take a look at a great sequence from the wonderful original version. I originally posted this in January, 2009.
- It’s not always easy to kill a witch. This sequence from Snow White couldn’t be designed better. It’s short, it’s tense, it’s a tight sequence that handily does its job. The witch is killed in record time. Today, the sequence would be dragged out for half the length of the film.
Some of these drawings are great.
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Hans Bacher continues with his beautiful background recreations, posting a number of clean backgrounds from Snow White, yesterday, on his blog. These are gorgeous and deserve your attention.
on 16 Jul 2012 at 6:56 am 1.Gijs Grob said …
Simply beautiful. All the action, speed, tension and suspense can be felt throughout these drawings. Clearly a classic!
on 16 Jul 2012 at 7:55 am 2.Oswald Iten said …
One of my favorite sequences! I’ve noticed a little typo though: the reconstructed BGs are most likely by Hans BACHER not PERK.
Speaking of witches, I really liked your comments on “Brave”. Not many people within the animation scene have been positive about it although the film starts out doing a lot right. While not a masterpiece or even a brave film, it nevertheless was the first big studio animated feature within the last two years that sparked a genuine human emotion.
on 16 Jul 2012 at 10:21 am 3.Stephen Macquignon said …
What a great shot the witch framed in the door way
on 16 Jul 2012 at 9:42 pm 4.Alfred von Cervera said …
Wow, in those drawings you can really tell how hard they word to have the best version possible. Do you know who made those drawings?
on 17 Jul 2012 at 9:20 pm 5.Mark Sonntag said …
I call it, “no bullshit”story telling. Perfect.