Before viewing Waking Sleeping Beauty I had little to no idea what went into the production of creating an animated film. Of course the idea that everything had to be drawn was in my mind but to see how the process really took place was eye opening.
Endless hours creating characters and making movement with just a pencil and paper. The little post-it note flip books of my childhood was how they made an entire film. The repetitive nature of the business shocked me. There are so many elements that go into making a film however it seems there are more ramifications of small changes when animating. For example, at one point an animator was holding a stack of his drawings that were thrown out and he said if a writer changes just a few lines in the script then he’s back on the drawing board recreating the action from scratch. This is one of the moments in the film that stayed with me. Not only does the entire Disney staff have to be a cohesive team to finish a film, they all have to be on the same page to get it done on time and budget because one small change of an idea can affect the entire production. Personally, it would be hard for me to work so hard on something and never have it be turned into something magically but the animators at Disney are experiencing that regularly.
Like many companies Disney experienced friction between its staff and those in charge. Before seeing this film it would be hard to image the happiest place on earth was created out of arguments and unsettled feelings. However, exposing the tension among the crew illustrates that Disney, although magically, has been created like anything else we experience, with disagreements and late nights of hard work. This film portrayed Disney in a truthful way that it was just like any other company. If what they portrayed is the truth or not, that is another question.
Endless hours creating characters and making movement with just a pencil and paper. The little post-it note flip books of my childhood was how they made an entire film. The repetitive nature of the business shocked me. There are so many elements that go into making a film however it seems there are more ramifications of small changes when animating. For example, at one point an animator was holding a stack of his drawings that were thrown out and he said if a writer changes just a few lines in the script then he’s back on the drawing board recreating the action from scratch. This is one of the moments in the film that stayed with me. Not only does the entire Disney staff have to be a cohesive team to finish a film, they all have to be on the same page to get it done on time and budget because one small change of an idea can affect the entire production. Personally, it would be hard for me to work so hard on something and never have it be turned into something magically but the animators at Disney are experiencing that regularly.
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