Animations of the Movie Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Lilo & Stitch Directed by Chris Sanders is 85 minutes Walt Disney’s feature animation movie costing a whopping $80 million and earned $273,144,151. It is one of the few Disney Animated Canon films to be an original story.

Few scenes were deleted for audience acceptability or not to glorify violence from the scenes. Tsunami warning to visitors is one and the attack by the villain which were removed. This deletion did affect the natural flow of animation considerably. The intri=oduction of comedic structure to the violent situation did not fit well.

The main character Stitch flying a Boeing 747 jet through Honolulu to save Lilo was also revised following September 11, 2001. Instead of 747, a spaceship was brought in. The CGI model of the 747 with that of Jumba’s ship, with only a few shots in the sequence, is fully re-animated.

This first ever animated feature had ever taken place on any of the Hawaiian Islands before but intended to be a small-budget movie to Disney standards. Sanders, the director, says” Animation has been set so much in ancient, medieval Europe — so many fairy tales find their roots there.”

Essentially Lilo & Stitch is an American animated science fiction/family drama film. In a deviation from several decades’ worth of Disney features, Sanders used watercolour painted backgrounds.The traditional gouache technique was kept in abeyance. Even though watercolor techniques were used earlier, the gouache gained popularity over the years because of the simplicity.

The watercolors background created an illusion of brighter look. The drawing style of Sanders was slightly different from, eschewing the traditional Disney house style. The depth of the screenshots, as well as the lighting, is magnificent in the animation movie. The film ends with various footage and pictures of Stitch and his new family’s life together is very classy.

The introduction of Hawaiian characters and slang are done in high style.

Reference URL: disney.wikia.com/wiki/Lilo_&_Stitch

Animations of the Movie Moana 2016

The Polynesian Princess Moana is going to break the monotony of ‘Frog and Frozen’ stereotypes. More racial barriers are broken with diversifying the Disney princess realm. The sea voyaging adventurist with the help of her family in tow with real mythology, including a demi-god, Maui. With all ingredients in place, the 3 D studio and the creative animation wizards, Moana is no doubt going to be the best animation film of this year.

A sort of sequel to the animation movies like ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Aladdin, Disney seems to have injected more ideas and animation software to make Moana even better. The princess is colourful to the core, with befitting costumes.

The rightful heir as the princess, Moana the daughter of a Pacific Islands chieftain faces obstacles. Even Her boyfriend, the Polynesian demigod Maui tells her, “If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you’re a princess.”

The identity crisis and transformation of the princess give the animation team enough food for animation. The old hand-drawn animation technique is not entirely forgotten but is used conspicuously. Set mostly on the open sea, which can be as dull a place as the driest desert, “Moana” never lingers long enough for the energy to stagnate. The genius of the animators is clearly evident here.

Against her father’s advice to stay on land, the princess is all out to explore the mystery of the sea. The make believes caricature and blue eaters are merged dramatically. All the myriad ways and silhouetting skills are done realistically. Compared to the “Beauty and the Beast’ the physique of the princess is made proportional. The depth of the screenshots is almost with scale precision.

Moana’s expressions seem more consistent with Disney’s classic 2D character form. All the subtleties of performance are possible in hand-drawn animation. Meanwhile, liberated by the possibilities of Computer Graphics, the virtual camera is free to swoop and surround the characters in dynamic ways. There is the challenge of animating water itself.

Reference URL: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/moana-review-944411

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Animations of the Movie “Wreck -It Ralph 2012”

Wreck-It Ralph’ might be the right prince to reawaken Disney as an animated-feature studio to reckon with.

‘Snow White’ and ‘Toy Story’ were good; but did the sequel 2012 Walt Disney’s   ‘Wreck -It Ralph ‘live up to the legacy’? Bit skeptical, it did; even though the producer was vociferous ‘We were determined to save the legacy of Walt Disney’s amazing studio,”

The story is bit old. The 1995 Toy Story brings back the kid’s bedroom. Humour, flashy arsenals and fantasy all ruled there majestically. Almost like a sequel Wreck-It Ralph power-ups explores four unique worlds, three of which are based on different game styles. Ralf does his wrecking on the primitive 8-bit game. The game center central station where the characters interact and travel via power cords was done beautifully.

Disney suffered a bit due to the slackness in their clinging to the  2-D hand-drawn cartoons when competitor Pixar went ahead with 3-D. But Disney buying Pixar changed the supremacy.

By infusing the warm fluidity of hand-drawn animation on top of the fresh glossiness of computer-generated images Wreck-It Ralph did a revival. Wreck-It Ralph has been the beneficiary of all that positive energy and creative brain trust made up filmmakers responsible for generating ideas that can be turned into scripts.

Wreck-It Ralph employed new techniques making each game environment as faithful to an actual replica as possible. Artists struggled to simulate the staccato movements of the blocky characters and re-create backdrops that looked like pieced-together Legos.

On the outset, Wreck-It Ralph changed the concept of the pencil to the character and 2 D to altogether 3-D experience, and the box office was thrilled. The framework is excellent.  The lighting to support the animal characters is very well synchronized. The depth of the frame is superb.

The frame shift and speed of the frame, the voice synchronization all set to produce the traditional mouse house back to fame.

Reference URL: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/10/31/wreckitralph-disney…

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Animations of the Movie Coraline (2009)

Henry Selick did a good job of seven years in creating the animation of film Coraline. That was the first for the Laika stop-motion animation studio and one of the first stop-motion movies to be shot in 3D. The interchangeable mouths with 200,000 facial expressions are employed in this movie with some characters of black-and-white 3D printers, a first.

In Laika studio, 183,000 square-feet of space were used as a studio for the shooting with 150 different studio sets. Caroline leaving the parents and adopting new Mom and Dad who are determined to spoil her is taken with great mesmerizing effect. But the hidden witch within the new Mom is the crucial point. Selick’s used stars are dolls, yet they’re as unique, lively, and soulful as real people. In fact the 28 puppets in different sizes were made for the character of Coraline alone.

The stop-motion technique used, based on sculptured figures rather than drawn images, is already a kind of three-dimensional animation. The glasses you put on are thus not a gimmick but an aid to seeing what’s already there. The snow used in the movie is made out of baking soda and superglue. The sweaters for the puppets were individually stitched by the crew so as to make it lively.

There are many scary scenes and images in “Coraline.” As long as it doesn’t go too far toward violence or mortal dread, a film that elicits a tingle of unease or a tremor of spookiness can be a tonic to sensibilities dulled by wholesome, anodyne, school-approved entertainments.

The loneliness on the face of Coraline Jones was very well done with the vast number of expressions in the library. The costumed mice and Scottish terriers glowing blossoms and giant insects are all innovative. The 3 D printing is superb tool used in this animation movie.

Reference URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coraline

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Animations of the Movie “Spirited Away (2001)”

Perfect setting for an animation movie is here- 10-year-old Chihiro, an abandoned theme park, a haunted bath house, and ghost. Hayako Miyazaki just turned into an animation classic called Spirited Away. The cute looking Chihiro is bold, even when she is imprisoned. The bath house owner is Yubaba, the wicked queen with a massive head. The horror in the face of Yubaba is very well animated. The depth of the screen is well created. Meticulously rendered character expressions of all the characters is the plus point. Miyazaki goes for the grand emotion, brilliant colours and design. Chihiro has the harrowing task of giving a sturdy wash and scrub of centuries. Spirited Away is handcrafted art, with apt breadth and depth gave it the first-class appeal. The transformation of Chihiro’s parents to pigs is done with converging technique.

The movie works as a good watchable cartoon. Hayao Miyazaki could handle the split second protagonist jumps very impressively. The coordination of time and articulation is excellent. Only a genius can visualise the movements during climbing and be falling. The director could take care of simple things so that the movements are smooth and not jerky.

To get the correct picture of Chihiro forcefully opening the serpent’s mouth to treat, Miyazaki physically went to a veterinary doctor’s clinic, and video graphed the process of feeding medicine to a dog. The perfection paid. The director is known for the art style. He painstakingly drew everything. The hand was drawn technique many directors try to dispense with. He did not cut corners. The freezing things or people that aren’t in the foreground are also avoided for perfection.

They used a pencil and paper for most of the animation, and the drawings were scanned into the computer and painted digitally. We can feel the Photoshop editing making the digitally painted backgrounds superb. CG animation was also deployed. The digital compositing and editing make the visual effect fantastic.

Reference URL: http://www.awn.com/animationworld/spirited-away-working-world

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Animations of the movie “Tangled (2010)”

The transformation of 2 D to 3 D computer graphics is clearly seen in the Walt Disney’s animation movie Tangled successfully. The frame count is used to only highlight the variation in timing for the character movement as it appears on screen is a new concept. This is and not intended to be an accurate record of the exact

With the in-depth knowledge of traditional animation, venturing into the 3D CG medium was seamless. The team focussed on non-formulaic performance centred animation. Hence Tangled demonstrates a sophisticated use of the traditional animation principles to convey the inner thoughts and emotions of the characters successfully. The traditional animation sensibilities have resulted in the use of dynamic storytelling poses. With the additional deployment of the rhythm, tilt and twist were maintained in the right proportion.

The over animation was substantially come down due to the strong storytelling; the subdued motion was the result of the proportionate reduction of gestures. The cluttering of the screen is achieved due to these factors. The technicians could bring in rhythm within the pose in the right dose.

All the body parts are working together to express the essence of motion and support the use of longer holds. This avoided seamless frame transition and breakdown in the illusion of life. The movement quality was specially adapted to the mood of the scene. This coordination is possible only for a genius.

Different movement qualities in the character action were used in Tangled. This blends subdued character action and realistic motion. This is usually seen only in full cartoon action. The movement and timing in are superb. Tangled, therefore, reflects the emotional context of the scene helping to progress the story in an engaging manner. The weight and structure of the characters are done through a sophisticated use of timing and spacing.

Altogether Tangled is a well-crafted animation movie.

Reference URL: http://www.sensesofcinema.com

Animations of the Movie Spirited Away (2001)

Perfect setting for an animation movie is here- 10-year-old Chihiro, an abandoned theme park, a haunted bath house, and ghost. Hayako Miyazaki just turned into an animation classic called Spirited Away. The cute looking Chihiro is bold, even when she is imprisoned. The bath house owner is Yubaba, the wicked queen with a massive head. The horror in the face of Yubaba is very well animated. The depth of the screen is well created. Meticulously rendered character expressions of all the characters is the plus point. Miyazaki goes for the grand emotion, brilliant colours and design. Chihiro has the harrowing task of giving a sturdy wash and scrub of centuries. Spirited Away is handcrafted art, with apt breadth and depth gave it the first-class appeal. The transformation of Chihiro’s parents to pigs is done with converging technique.

The movie works as a good watchable cartoon. Hayao Miyazaki could handle the split second protagonist jumps very impressively. The coordination of time and articulation is excellent. Only a genius can visualise the movements during climbing and be falling. The director could take care of simple things so that the movements are smooth and not jerky.

To get the correct picture of Chihiro forcefully opening the serpent’s mouth to treat, Miyazaki physically went to a veterinary doctor’s clinic, and video graphed the process of feeding medicine to a dog. The perfection paid. The director is known for the art style. He painstakingly drew everything. The hand was drawn technique many directors try to dispense with. He did not cut corners. The freezing things or people that aren’t in the foreground are also avoided for perfection.

They used a pencil and paper for most of the animation, and the drawings were scanned into the computer and painted digitally. We can feel the Photoshop editing making the digitally painted backgrounds superb. CG animation for some of the fix was also deployed. The digital compositing and editing make the visual effect fantastic.

Reference URL: http://www.awn.com/animationworld/spirited-away-working-world

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Animations of the movie, “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit -2005

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit released in 2005, the British animation movie took America by storm because of its superior quality. British movies have rarely been appreciated in the US, maybe due to the conservative mind-set. But the action-packed movie projecting the cranky inventor, his love for cheese and his no-nonsense friend, a dog called Gromit was successful with the box office hitting the roof. The record-shattering within a week of release was unprecedented even for the home made movies.

Wallace & Gromit had all the ingredients to make a good movie a great one. Especially 2005 was not a good year even for the big budget movies. This movie is mild, laced with humor and highly imaginative animation. The coordination of the movement of the characters was superb. The angle shot from the top is done with imagination.

The crazy inventor Wallace and wily Gromit were recreated from clay models. The animation technique used for this was stop-motion animation. The stop animation is the perfect blend of creativity and realism but unfortunately tiresome and painful.

It is so labor intensive that it could produce maximum two seconds of film per day’s work. But that was worth to be nominated for Oscar. It took four years to make this movie ‘The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ and close to $30 Million were spent for production. The voice synchronization to meet the animation was also good.

The framework, speed and the lighting in this movie are altogether a different experience. The screen fading technique is unique and flawless. When Wallace craves for the cheese, the animated facial expression gave the audience enough to laugh.

It is still a wonder that a decade back without the present day software advancement they could produce such a movie rich in animation and humor.

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The Animations of Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Fairy Tale of Love Triumphing Over Looks

The movie, Beauty and the Beast by Disney was an exciting one which won Technical Academy Award for the design and development of the Computer Animated Production System. The original screen creation for each character was tried in animation movies rather for the first time. Faithful to the Disney tradition 1,295 painted backgrounds, and 120,000 drawings were used in the film, and that is reflected in the quality. (Beauty and the Beast was the first full-length animated feature film to be nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award).

Creativity

To make the Beast unique, a combination of the features of a lion, buffalo, wild boar, gorilla, wolf, and bear were skilfully merged. Princess Belle, the beauty and her magical world are shown with expressions of all human passion and weakness. Her attractive appearance is attributed to the graphical skill. Belle is the fifth Princess Disney had created. This is particularly the case as the movie was made in 1991 when the animation software development was at a nascent stage. Even the Beast’s castle-Maurice’s Cottage- was created painstakingly.

Frameworks

The movements and framework of the beautiful Princess dancing with the Beast are incredibly done. Computer-generated imagery was used in several parts of the film, most notably in the three-dimensional ballroom background, allowing dramatic camera movements on the animated characters as they danced.

The transformation of the Beast into the Prince is dramatic; here the smoke seen is real, not animated. The main song play animation is also the first. The animation from Sleeping Beauty is reused at the end of this movie dance of the Belle and the Prince. Real Loire Valley of France was explored for the realistic animation style.

Animations of the movie ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (1993)

Burton’s “Nightmare” is a dream come true movie which is built using stop-motion technique for the first time. This film won the Oscar Nominations for best visual effects. These particular effects are of surreal technique.

Story and Weaving

The story revolves around the Halloween town and its inhabitants – jazz-playing zombies, Four Tenor-like vampires, a wolfman, and a wheelchair-bound scientist. The Frankenstein-like scarecrow named Sally is an excellent piece of animation. Jack, trying to hijack Christmas Town to Halloween Town and pose as Santa was done with superior light and sound effects and extemporary animation. However once in a while, the depth is missing as well as consistency.

Animations

The cover art of ‘Skellington eerily silhouetted against a full moon’ is done with extreme craftsmanship. The coiled hill that overlooks a desolate graveyard is the peak of surrealism. Sally’s expression when being attracted to Jack romantically is well done. There is something about the creation and animation of the gifts as well-shrunken heads, Christmas tree-eating snakes. The Santa is well crafted to suit the movie.

Wonderfully original animation, fun & original songs make the movie outstanding. However, the lighting could have been better. As well as the focuses on the characters are not steady enough and the lingering effect is occasionally missing.

Angle of shots

The angles of shots are also wavering sometimes making the concentration of the viewers diverted. The number of shots per seconds and synchronization of same with the angle, depth could have been better. Possibly in 1993 the software for animations movies was not that developed as of now. Overall, the synchronization of the different elements and convergence of the main theme could have been better planned and executed. Even though projected as a family movie, at some point only kids can relish the jokes and actions.

Overall a considerable effort is made in the making of this full-length musical animation film, and it shows.

Reference URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas