Here is the fourth installment of artwork and production photos from 101 Dalmatians. (One more to go.) Somebody mentioned that this material should be included in a coffee table sized book on the making of the film. I couldn't agree more. Any of Walt Disney's animated features deserve a deluxe book, showing the behind the scenes process. Pierre Lambert has been publishing gorgeous books on Disney films filled with original artwork.
But it is time for a series of books that lift the curtain and give readers an indepth look on how these cinematic masterpieces came to be. Storyboards, character designs, layouts, backgrounds, photo stats and photos of the artists at work should all be included. What do you think?
Fully agreed, however I suspect the powers at Disney are not interested in such an ambitious undertaking. Perhaps I am wrong.
ReplyDeleteThis may raise some eyebrows, but my greatest thirst is for more information on the package features, particularly Make Mine Music and Melody Time. I love these films, but they are so neglected. Newfound art and scholarly writing would be much welcomed by me, and I would buy a book on each of these films in a heartbeat. I am sure there are plenty of fascinating stories surrounding these two films and their immediate brethren.
Regrettably both these movies have just received compromised Blu-ray editions. :-(
I've seen several people that have either worked in animation or written books about it voice the intent to collect and publish pictures from behind the scenes of these productions (both old and more recent) but I don't know if any of them is actually working on it, as I can imagine it must not be easy to deal with the legal aspect of such an endeavour. But I would definitely buy that book.
ReplyDeleteKen Duncan has quite the collection of photographs of his colleagues at work and he's been sharing it on his social media, it focuses more on the people rather than the movie-making process but it's a very interesting behind-the-scenes peek.
As I understand it, such books can either be published through Disney, or outside Disney. If opting for outside Disney, I suspect any photographic material included will need Disney's blessing to end up there.
DeleteI believe the issue with Amid Amidi's Ward Kimball biography was that the Disney Co. wasn't happy with the text, and refused to license the imagery needed to bolster the tome. And ... I guess publishing a Ward Kimball biography with NO images sounds pretty lame. Not sure what will come of it.
I had completely forgotten about that biography, but now that you mention it...
DeleteAnyways, yes, the difficult part isn't just getting Disney's authorization to use copyrighted material, but also paying for it, and that's where a lot of these projects die (if published outside Disney). But like you said, I also doubt Disney would be interested in publishing anything of the sort anytime soon.
The art in this film is so gorgeous. However does the placement of Cruellas cheekbones at times bother anyone besides me? Im not trying to criticize Marc Davis but sometimes they are where here ears would be and it kind of flattens her face esp at certain angles. The storyboards have them placed a little more realistically. Its interesting to see them and compare. Anyone else ever notice that or am I off?
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ReplyDelete„But it is time for a series of books that lift the curtain and give readers an indepth look on how these cinematic masterpieces came to be. Storyboards, character designs, layouts, backgrounds, photo stats and photos of the artists at work should all be included. „
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
There are so many informations I can't get by reading books. Because this books don't exist in a library. Some books haven't been translated into German or have not yet been puplished at all. I'm so glad that I have my own little library at home and I'm so grateful for your blog and posts like this! :)