I just re-discovered these model sheets. The drawings and notes (with typos) were meant for my animation crew, animators as well as clean up artists. These sheets date back to July of 1996.
The hand positions were inspired by Milt Kahl. I just stylized the fingers a little.
Such a long time ago, but as they say...it seems like yesterday.
It's just so satisfying to see that our film Hercules seems to have grown in popularity over the years. There is a terrific stage show in Hamburg/Germany right now (soon to be in London as well), and more and more students tell me how much they enjoy watching the movie today.
A previous post on Herc from 2013:
Awesome, great to see these model sheets!! I absolutely love Hercules, its so underrated and in my opinion its the best post Lion King renaissance film. What was it like to animate your first lead hero after all that time (he was your first right)?
ReplyDeleteTalk about animating on a Disney film that went from "zero to hero". I remember when my family and I went to Disney World while the film was being promoted. And my sister and I just got autographs from Hercules and Meg at the MGM studios and Herc doing his quote to "be careful next time". I'm very glad you animated that great, heroic character, Herr Deja.
ReplyDeleteI always like looking at this kind of detailed notes, that's really cool. It must have been a tricky job to work in that style
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thank you for sharing, so inspiring drawings and model sheets! <3
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