Dave Michener assisted Milt Kahl on this unusual scene. Wart has run away from Kay and is now hiding behind a tree in the forest. Kay seems surprised and shouts: "Oh, ha ha, oh don't tell me you're going in there? Oh, ha ha, why it's swarming with wolves."
Michener was amazed that Milt would be so bold and have Kay point right into camera. He told me: "I couldn't believe it, I had never seen anything like this."
Actually Milt used a similar gesture on Brom Bones during a song sequence years earlier:
http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2012/11/brom-bones.html
Still, this isn't an easy way to stage a pose with such crazy foreshortening. But then again, Milt challenged himself constantly in his draughtsmanship.
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ReplyDeleteThere's gotta be a pencil test for that shot. One of my favorite Milt Kahl scenes.
ReplyDeleteI love the way Kay's facial features all scrunch together when he frowns. Then they spread back to their original positions when his face relaxes. I could watch that all day.
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I would have taken moments like this for granted, but I appreciate being shown how much thought, skill, risk and advancement were involved.
ReplyDeletethanks for all of the great drawings to flip...the absolute best way to learn...get in there and flip em...so grateful you take the time to share...can't wait to see mushka come together.
ReplyDeleteThat Brom sequence is amazing from the other post. The rhytms, extreme foreshortening, and how he slightly overlaps the chin with the top knuckle, a brilliant artist.
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