tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post1474890569041059838..comments2024-03-27T12:17:41.961-07:00Comments on Deja View: Madame MedusaAndreas Dejahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-60734309479355024482018-04-16T13:01:36.806-07:002018-04-16T13:01:36.806-07:00Sooo, I know this is late, but how many weekends d...Sooo, I know this is late, but how many weekends did you have to yourself while working at Disney?Elijahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347754903345994212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-61908216318868674622017-06-16T11:14:20.113-07:002017-06-16T11:14:20.113-07:00Thank you!!! These drawings are pure gold.
Thank you!!! These drawings are pure gold.<br />tonystoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855859450055273759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-64641448322577075082013-02-17T15:46:20.879-08:002013-02-17T15:46:20.879-08:00Amazing that he used no reference considering how ...Amazing that he used no reference considering how realistic her movements are. Milt is a legend. Great poses here.. She may not have the legacy that Cruella Deville has but she's an equally rich character imo...Julian Brogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080789510782472456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-72772204044823617532012-03-25T20:39:57.419-07:002012-03-25T20:39:57.419-07:00Sheer brilliance! A great influence during my chil...Sheer brilliance! A great influence during my childhood and even today -my favourite animated characters came from Milt Kahl. <br /><br />Michael LorisMichael Lorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657517371048710131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-91973673026991336182011-11-14T09:52:51.827-08:002011-11-14T09:52:51.827-08:00It's excellent to see this work, I always hope...It's excellent to see this work, I always hoped that someday I would get to spend some time in the disney basement going through old drawings.<br /><br />So this stuff is a real treat. keep it coming and thank you!Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036110794308096580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-10850671596799314582011-11-13T22:05:35.340-08:002011-11-13T22:05:35.340-08:00Cruella is certainly my favorite of the two. Her d...Cruella is certainly my favorite of the two. Her design, her animation, her personality and voice acting... it's all just fantastic. Marc Davis' masterpiece without a doubt:) In fact, she's probably my favorite of all Disney villains. But to get back to the main subject of your post... Milt's Madame Medusa is definitely a great character in her own right, and these sketches are beautiful!Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-69766897181067909452011-11-12T01:17:52.456-08:002011-11-12T01:17:52.456-08:00Haha what a great story! Thanks Sybil, and it'...Haha what a great story! Thanks Sybil, and it's a pleasure to hear from you! :)Andy Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404988861331264759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-46015225894767025322011-11-11T09:28:08.646-08:002011-11-11T09:28:08.646-08:00Andy J.......
Actually, Milt attempted an oil pain...Andy J.......<br />Actually, Milt attempted an oil painting of his then 8 year old daughter; however, due to his perfectionist nature and his daughter's boredom, he put his foot through it and deposited it in the garbage can....never to be seen again!<br /><br />Regards from his daughter, Sybil Byrnes (Kahl)Old Roadieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575348582570208804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-67575093551261261792011-11-09T18:07:29.161-08:002011-11-09T18:07:29.161-08:00Making a clay maquette seems to help me. Dunno if ...Making a clay maquette seems to help me. Dunno if you have the time for that. And not that I am ANYWHERE near as good as you, Xav, or esp, Andreas... But dems mah thoughts anywho.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941578069466896296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-15819662872110355102011-11-09T17:11:37.675-08:002011-11-09T17:11:37.675-08:00Thanks Andreas, I understand. Currently I am a ful...Thanks Andreas, I understand. Currently I am a full time 3d animator and in the same time I give my humble contribution to a small short mixing traditional animation and live action. Unfortunately this project has a tight schedule, so I have very little time for drawing a lot of poses. So either I stay close to the model and my animation becomes stiff, or I start very rough, and when I tight it down, the proportions become a little off... So far I didn't get any complaints from the clients, but when I see Milt's drawings, Marc Davis's or yours, it really inspire me to get better. I know there is no shortcut or magic button just practice, but I was just wondering if you had any tips on staying on proportions....xavier cotonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995660984343741844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-43941540171955922802011-11-07T20:42:17.743-08:002011-11-07T20:42:17.743-08:00Xavier,
before you start animating, you need to ju...Xavier,<br />before you start animating, you need to just draw poses and expressions of the character, a lot, in order to get to know the structure, range of body movement etc.<br />After that staying on model won't be so hard.Andreas Dejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-62981879327234512152011-11-07T10:15:09.799-08:002011-11-07T10:15:09.799-08:00Hello andreas,
Thank you so much for posting these...Hello andreas,<br />Thank you so much for posting these rough drawings of Medusa! WOW... she has always been my favourite Disney villain..I just love this character! Her design, the animation, the voice, the acting...<br />Even as a child I would pasuse the videotape and go through her scenes frame by frame to study her movement. <br />Btw did you know (pfff ofcourse you probably know) that in the scene where she gets knocked off the chair by Snoops as he is trying to kill the mice with a broomstick, in one frame the white in her eyes is not painted so you see the background through it? I love seeing this sort of stuff when going through it frame by frame :)<br />So again thank you fro all this! and thanks for this blog! I only found this blog by accident and havbe been reading and gauging at drawings all day! Can't wait to see and hear you talk about the Little Mermaid/Triton/Ursula/Vanessa :)Rexanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809492127125606261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-7398936398708977402011-11-07T03:38:37.236-08:002011-11-07T03:38:37.236-08:00My favourite animated character ever. Great post.My favourite animated character ever. Great post.Toni Reynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08405567371248836848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-51099002693051413222011-11-06T09:24:37.291-08:002011-11-06T09:24:37.291-08:00I think Medusa and 'The Rescuers' are both...I think Medusa and 'The Rescuers' are both definitely underrated when it comes to popularity in Disney! Her animation and voice acting is really great, and she's so versatile in her personality. And the scene where she takes off her makeup is definitely something no one has ever been able to top since. It's genius!Jane Maciashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435839782019549675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-55182480575948891772011-11-05T15:13:29.809-07:002011-11-05T15:13:29.809-07:00First of all, thank you Andreas for the inspiratio...First of all, thank you Andreas for the inspiration, your blog is the first thing I check before I start animating, and today is no exception. I have some questions for you. The first, will there ever be a book ( books) about the nine old men written by Andreas Deja? If so, put me on the list I'll buy it the day it comes out. My other question is regarding animation and staying on model. Do you have any tips on how keeping the model consistent? Besides timing and weight and arcs and spacing and inertia and everything else, staying true to the model becomes another difficult task. How do you approach that? Thanks in advance for your reply.xavier cotonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995660984343741844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-49847683615168809992011-11-05T10:16:16.968-07:002011-11-05T10:16:16.968-07:00Hey thanks a lot!!
Do you have anything to share...Hey thanks a lot!! <br /><br />Do you have anything to share about geraldine page? i'm curious to know how the actors felt when they saw the finished work. <br /><br />Medusa is the best thing in The Rescuers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-18717124144043907212011-11-05T08:00:24.609-07:002011-11-05T08:00:24.609-07:00Have not seen The Rescuers start to finish in a lo...Have not seen The Rescuers start to finish in a long time, but I love this character more every time I see her. It is one thing to have a comic villain and another to realize him/her as thoroughly as Milt realized Medusa.<br /><br />Thanks Andreas!!Mike Pelenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760727837984043090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-13614037127827426762011-11-05T07:16:32.982-07:002011-11-05T07:16:32.982-07:00really fantastic!I can't wait to see your futu...really fantastic!I can't wait to see your future posts!Douglas Ferreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220687896479361336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-25736673238872088832011-11-05T01:56:34.695-07:002011-11-05T01:56:34.695-07:00The man had some sense! :PThe man had some sense! :PAndy Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404988861331264759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-66493683243320429382011-11-04T17:08:22.000-07:002011-11-04T17:08:22.000-07:00Andy,
Milt never animated outside Disney. Weekends...Andy,<br />Milt never animated outside Disney. Weekends were reserved for fishing, playing chess and crossword puzzles.Andreas Dejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-2859970298901242042011-11-04T16:54:57.524-07:002011-11-04T16:54:57.524-07:00I meant animation Andreas. Like you are doing your...I meant animation Andreas. Like you are doing your short films, did Milt ever work on anything of his own creation outside the studio? It would be interesting to see what he would have created if he didn't have the Disney name attached to it.Andy Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404988861331264759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-75643943121358866792011-11-04T11:34:42.036-07:002011-11-04T11:34:42.036-07:00Ryan,
I don't have Disney email anymore.Ryan,<br />I don't have Disney email anymore.Andreas Dejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-68232989842656948402011-11-04T08:32:56.157-07:002011-11-04T08:32:56.157-07:00Hi Andreas
Not sure how often you check your Disne...Hi Andreas<br />Not sure how often you check your Disney email address but if you still do please give it a quick look. Love the blog.<br />RyanRyan MacNamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615745856351163498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-85391608638526557192011-11-04T05:21:56.203-07:002011-11-04T05:21:56.203-07:00Andreas, die sind einfach genial. Danke fürs teile...Andreas, die sind einfach genial. Danke fürs teilen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-13272611130995226752011-11-03T22:20:37.832-07:002011-11-03T22:20:37.832-07:00Boris, you crack me up!
Sandro and Mark,
there is...Boris, you crack me up!<br /><br />Sandro and Mark,<br />there is much more on Medusa (and Snoops) to come. Stuff you haven't seen before.<br />I am glad to share all of this with you and everybody else.<br /><br />Andy,<br />do you mean art as a hobby? Only those wire sculptures late in his life.<br /><br />mrcreativeshop,<br />I LOVE your analogy!<br /><br />Gianmichele,<br />I study scenes that catch my eye at regular speed.<br />I want to find out why they look so good.<br />Anything great is worth taking a closer look at.<br />Disney, Tom & Jerry, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, all of them.<br />You learn different things from these artists.Andreas Dejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.com