tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post1227782360828908251..comments2024-03-18T11:17:07.776-07:00Comments on Deja View: Medusa's Pivotal SequenceAndreas Dejahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-68318085700279654782014-09-02T18:21:01.077-07:002014-09-02T18:21:01.077-07:00Medusa is a brilliant creation. Kahl handles the c...Medusa is a brilliant creation. Kahl handles the character beautifully overall, and removing the eyelashes is just horrible enough and hilarious enough. Unforgettable. Mike Thomas-Fariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434290647724970002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-73003606106368904322014-08-26T08:54:43.290-07:002014-08-26T08:54:43.290-07:00Awesome!!!
Awesome!!!<br />JAISON ROBERTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461797174848241672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-63681899485474343952014-08-25T23:48:10.091-07:002014-08-25T23:48:10.091-07:00The only scene where I feel sorry for her; You can...The only scene where I feel sorry for her; You can sense how poor and lonely she is.j.etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344123807950141929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-63067089404730754652014-08-25T21:43:50.351-07:002014-08-25T21:43:50.351-07:00I remember flipping and rolling that scene when I ...I remember flipping and rolling that scene when I was a trainee under Eric Larsen. I was in awe of the draftmanship! It was the first time I ever held actual production animation drawings in my hands and it was hard to believe that graphite on paper could evoke such lifelike movement and emotion! That pencil test really doesn't do those individual drawings justice! 36 years later, and the thrill i got then, is still vivid in my mind! He truly was a master! Thanks for posting this Andreas!mauro maressahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347147152882435958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-86715836437003356422014-08-25T21:03:57.969-07:002014-08-25T21:03:57.969-07:00I'm sure you have listened to this, but your a...I'm sure you have listened to this, but your audience might be interested after reading your post. This is Milt Kahls lecture on creating Medusa. <br /><br />http://animationpodcast.com/archives/category/podcasts/milt-kahl/Britni Braulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309417940417601942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-58779111916420460122014-08-25T11:17:57.703-07:002014-08-25T11:17:57.703-07:00Even as a little girl I was fascinated with this s...Even as a little girl I was fascinated with this scene. Thank you for the post. <br /><br />Britni Brault Britni Braulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309417940417601942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-81907045226131673222014-08-25T08:12:13.947-07:002014-08-25T08:12:13.947-07:00Love seeing the pencil test for this. For the fir...Love seeing the pencil test for this. For the first time ever I just noticed that Milt animated lettering on the towel around Medusa's head in the close-up line <i>"Do you know what would make Auntie Medusa very happy?"</i> , but the lettering on the towel disappears after that one scene. The lettering says "<i>Hotel</i> ... something" (can't make it out) . They didn't paint the lettering on that scene (even though on the drawings it is solidly shaded in blue , so it seems that it was intended to be painted ) so the lettering doesn't show up very clearly on the cels . I suppose this is one of the many "economy measures" taken at the time. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162612139500138953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-63263218273787791092014-08-24T15:18:22.834-07:002014-08-24T15:18:22.834-07:00This is certainly another peak in the medium. I gu...This is certainly another peak in the medium. I guess by this point the animators might not have felt as challenged or as inspired by the stories as they had been in the past, so it's clear that Milt jumped at the chance to raise the bar one last time. Amazing that he makes a character that is ugly and evil, appealing!Marc Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549932443429596568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-74015091770372667732014-08-24T12:03:43.191-07:002014-08-24T12:03:43.191-07:00I remember watching this scene as a little girl an...I remember watching this scene as a little girl and I wasn't familiar with false eyelashes so to me it seemed as though Medusa was pulling off her real eyelashes which made her even scarier! The Rescuers has always been one of my favourites on account of how emotive it is. Even the opening credits scene of the bottle travelling is amazing.Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528183521787705240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-79652381437287517882014-08-24T11:49:12.771-07:002014-08-24T11:49:12.771-07:00Amazing character design! Amazing character design! Fred Spositohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756641066407436951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-88698526160326035462014-08-24T10:00:45.953-07:002014-08-24T10:00:45.953-07:00I still remember this clip I watched on the docume...I still remember this clip I watched on the documentary of Frank and Ollie where Frank was doing the acting for Rufus the cat that Penny talks to at the orphanage. I loved that sequence in the movie. But I forgot how cruel Medusa was to hurt Penny's feelings in this pencil test for that scene. <br />I love how villains have a certain way to hurt the main hero in each Disney movie I have seen. I think one of my favorite villain sequences to hurt a character was when Jafar lies to Princess Jasmine that Aladdin was going to die after she met him. Speaking of did you animate that sequence in Aladdin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-40404388776260982682014-08-24T05:29:25.415-07:002014-08-24T05:29:25.415-07:00Andreas, was the makeup removal scene originally i...Andreas, was the makeup removal scene originally in the storyboards, or did Milt improvise by adding that to the scene? I'm just curious to see if the idea was uniquely Milt's, or if directors Woolie Reitherman and John Lounsbery had some influence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122058275723480326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-78135809101619199812014-08-24T03:05:30.501-07:002014-08-24T03:05:30.501-07:00I guess Ollie went for the easy option - the audie...I guess Ollie went for the easy option - the audience would immediately understand the convention of the child cuddling their toy. But Milt's idea would have been a better acting opportunity - to convey that for that moment the doorknob was her only source of comfort: it would have increased the originality of the scene. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141250556479971763noreply@blogger.com