Russel Hall animated most key scenes with Jessica. His take on the character is unique as you can see in these two spectacular rough drawings. Her sensual qualities could have been portrayed in a cliche, overly cartoony way. But Russel developed a brand new animation style, based on realism and American pin up. He was the perfect animator for this character.
If you know Russel's work, you find that he was equally capable of handling broad exaggerated designs as well.
Hey Andreas! I've been watching an animated film from 2003 that Russell Hall worked on called "The Cunning Little Vixen" which is an animated adaptation of Janacek's opera. There is a scene where a drunken schoolmaster sees a vision of the vixen who takes the form of a beautiful woman. I don't know if Russell animated on that scene but it's like if Russell animated as a guest star on "Fantasia 2000". You should check out "The Cunning Little Vixen".
ReplyDeleteI'll check it out.
DeleteThanks, man.
DeleteI have no idea what he did after Richard Williams' studio, but I really like his work in ads of different styles
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRWLzoGUXR4