TheLyingKingspoketothepeopleofDisneyandpitchthemon a visionofhowwecouldpresentthisin a waythatfeltMaurinethestyleof a documentaryandisessentiallygoingtobeliketheJungleBook.
Andinsteadwephotographedeverythingin V R andanimatedalloftheperformanceswithkeyframeanimation.
Itwas, ah, a bitdauntingbecausesomanypeoplehavesuch a connectiontotheoriginalfilm, and I knewthattherewerecertainareasthatwehavetostickverycloselytowhatwasthereAlready.
ItwasdifferentthanjunglebookbecausepeopleknowjungleBook, buttheydon't knowjungleliketheyknowlyingKingThere's a wholegenerationthatgrewupwatchingLionKingon a loop, andit's anemotionalfilm, andwetendtorememberemotionalstoriesmorethanwerememberstoriesthatdon't havethatelement.
What I tendtodoisisprioritizethescenesthat I rememberthemost.
Sobefore I gobackandwatchthemovieagain, I make a listofeverything I rememberfromthemovieandwithJungleBook.
There's probablyaboutsixthings.
Seventhings I rememberedfromwatchingityoungerbutwithlyingKing.
Thatlistisisthepageslongyouknow, thecircleoflife.
Yourememberallthoseshots.
Rememberthestampede?
Youremembercertainjokes.
YourememberHakunaMatata, TimonandPumbaa?
Thetrickistomakepeoplefeelliketheysawtheoldmovie.
Whenyoushowthem a newone, andifyoushowthemtheshotsinthemomentsthattheyrememberinlinesofdialogueorsongs, itkindofcheckstheboxisintheirmind, andthenyouhaveactually a lotoflatitudetodepartfromit.
Herewehaveourcutelittlefellaandintheoldmovieuphereontheforehead, thereusedtobelike a fruitjuice, creating a littlemarkonhishead, butinnaturethatactualfruitsnotfilledwithredpaintandwechosetohave a pigmentthatcomesfromroots, andthat's howwehave a littlesplashofcolorthere.
Wereallyput a lotofattentionintothedetailofthefur.
Andmuchlike a documentary, wechosetomakeitappearlonglensbecausewithdocumentariesoftenyoucan't getcloseenoughtothesubject.
It's a greatwaytohelpmakesomethinglikephotorial, becausewhensomething's backlit, youkindofreadintothedetailsyouknowwhatyoudon't see.
Yourimaginationfillsinanditfeelsmorerealthanitis.
I alsowanttopointsomethingouthere.
Youknow, wewereabletopaytributeto a speciesthatunfortunately, duringthecourseofmakingthis, wefoundoutwhenextinctthenorthernwhiterhino, hopefullyhavingtheseimagessorealisticandforkidstoseeitforthefirsttime.
Theymaydevelop a relationshipandfeel a senseofresponsibilitytohelpprotectthisandthefactthattechnologycouldmakeitlooksophotoreal.
Itbecomesharderandhardertomake a casethatyouneedtoactuallyputanimalsindangerwhenmakingmoviesthesairshotsthatareveryreminiscentofwhatwasintheoldversionofthefilm.
Sidelightisalwaysbeautifulphotographicallywhetheryoudoing a documentaryor a CGshot.
Lightningis a bigpartofwhatmakesthistheeffectsconvincinghereinordertokeepitfeeling a bitmorelike a documentaryandmorelikesomethingthatwasnaturaltotrytofoolpeopleintothinkingtheywereseeingsomethingthatwasliveaction.
Wehadtocommunicate a lotoftheemotionbytheirbodymovement.
Inthiscase, wewantedtoholdourselvestothestandardofwhatyouwoulddoasthoughthiswere a liveactionshotthathadtofitinto a liveactionfilmandhowyouwoulddothat, asyouwouldjustlookatallthisgreatreference, youknow, inliketheymadeBambi.
Thecharactersthatwe'vedesignedtobe a CZphotorealispossible.
Sowhatwedidiswetooknaturalmovementsthattheymightdoliketobowtheirhead, butwecoordinateditin a waywhereitlookslikethey'realldoingittogether.
Soindividually, theseactionsareverynatural, andthere's not a lotofexpressionchangeontheirface, andhereyouhavethatbeautifulsidelightonbacklightthatwetalkedaboutbeforetohelpreallysellit.
Sohopefullyithastheaestheticof a realanimaltogetauthenticity, andpartofitwaswithscoutingaftertheinitialscoutwouldsendcrewsintotakestillphotographsforphotoGrammaTreeprogram A treeissomethingthatyoudotogetthespecifictexturesofrealrocksandsuchsothatyoucouldtakethattexture, mapitontothethree D geometricassetsthatwereusedtocreatethethree D setforustowscoutin V.
Wehave a sidelit, contouredpriderock, andsomethingthat I liketodois I liketokeeptheskiesverysimple, becauseyouhavetogetveryluckytohave a beautifulskywhenyou'rereallyphotographing.
Also, HansZimmerwantedanopportunitytoreallygetinthereandfinishitbecausetheoriginalitwassomethingwheretheyhad a scheduleon a budget.
Therewas a lotofdigitalinstrumentsinthatinthatorchestraandherewasanopportunityforhimtorerecorditandupdatedThio, astheysaid, tohelpmatchthenewvisuals.
I thinkpartofWhiteLionKingstillholdsupisthatthestoryissotimelessandenduring, andthemythsaresoclearandthearchetypesairsospecificstoriesthatrepeatthemselveswiththesesamecharactersinthesamesituations, allthewaybacktoancientEgypt.
I thinkpartofwhatmakes a timelessandpartofwhatmakes a Disneyclassiciscombiningtheoldstorieswiththenewtechnology.
Andthatcombinationmakesitmemorable, butalsoispartofwhat I thinkWaltDisneybroughttohisstyleofstorytelling, tryingtotellstoriesthataren't justlockedintoourtimeframe, butbutonesthathaveenduredovermanygenerationsbutpresentingitwithnewtoolshistimehewasdealingwiththingslikeRhodascopeandwithlockingpicturetosoundforthefirsttimeinSteamboatWillie, audioanimatronicsandDisneyland.