Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 54th feature film, Big Hero 6 Opens in Theaters Everywhere on November 7th! #BigHero6

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big hero5 With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big Hero 6” is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius—thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action, “Big Hero 6” is directed by Don Hall (“Winnie the Pooh”) and Chris Williams (“Bolt”), and produced by Roy Conli (“Tangled”). 

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With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big Hero 6” is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius—thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action, “Big Hero 6” is directed by Don Hall (“Winnie the Pooh”) and Chris Williams (“Bolt”), and produced by Roy Conli (“Tangled”). 

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frozen dvdIf you haven’t seen Disney’s award winning animated movie, Frozen and fallen in love with it’s songs then you must not have children.  LOL  Just kidding!  But seriously, Frozen is one of our favorite movies in our house if not our favorite.  We’ve been singing all the songs since I purchased the Frozen album and we’re so excited that it is now out on BluRay and DVD.  It not only has beautifully stunning animated scenes but it has a great message of love and family, especially sisters.  Having 1 sister myself and having 2 daughters, Frozen really hit home with my whole family.  If you don’t have Frozen on video yet, what are you waiting for?  Get Frozen on DVD and BluRay now!

Make sure to grab the FREE Frozen Printable Activities, too!

Film Synopsis:
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents a chilly twist on one of the most humorous and heartwarming stories ever told. “Disney Animation’s best since The Lion King” (William Bibbiani, CraveOnline) will melt your heart.

Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey — teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven — to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

Bring home Frozen on Blu-ray High Definition — featuring a blizzard of never-before-seen bonus extras with gorgeous animation, memorable characters and unforgettable music. It’s dazzling fun for the whole family!

Voice Cast:
Kristen Bell (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Hit & Run,” Showtime’s “House of Lies,” Broadway’s “The Crucible”) as Anna; Idina Menzel (Broadway’s “Wicked” and “Rent,” “Enchanted”) as Elsa; Jonathan Groff (2013 Sundance Film Festival’s “C.O.G,”  “Taking Woodstock,” Fox’s “Glee,” Broadway’s “Spring Awakening”) as mountain man Kristoff; Josh Gad (“The Internship,” “Love & Other Drugs,” Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon”) as the lovable snowman Olaf; Santino Fontana (Broadway’s “Cinderella,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “Billy Elliot”) as Hans; Alan Tudyk (King Candy in “Wreck-It Ralph,” “42”) as the Duke of Weselton; Ciarán Hinds (“Game of Thrones”) as Pabbie & Chris Williams (“Bolt,” “Prep & Landing”-executive producer/story by) as Oaken

Directors:
Chris Buck (Disney Animation veteran and director of Oscar®-nominated films “Tarzan,” “Surf’s Up”) & Jennifer Lee (screenwriter of the Oscar-nominated “Wreck-It Ralph” and the first female director in Disney Animation feature history)

New Bonus Features:

  • The Making Of Frozen (Blu-ray, Digital)
  • D’frosted: Disney’s Journey From Hans Christian Andersen to Frozen (Blu-ray, Digital)
  • Breaking The Ice – The Real Making Of Frozen (Blu-ray, Digital)
  • 4 Deleted Scenes with introduction by Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
  • Original Theatrical Short – “Get A Horse” (Blu-ray, Digital & DVD)
  • “Let It Go” Music Videos by Demi Lovato, Martina Stoessel & Marsha Milan Londoh (Blu-ray, Digital & DVD)
  • Frozen Teaser Trailer (Blu-ray, Digital & DVD)

*Digital bonus offerings will vary per retailer

 Feature Run Time:     Approx. 102-minutes

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Disney’s Frozen is coming to theaters November 27th, 2013.
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“Like” FROZEN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyFrozen
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FROZEN opens in theaters everywhere on November 27th!

Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind “Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” presents “Frozen,” a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. The film is directed by Chris Buck (“Tarzan,” “Surf’s Up”) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter, “Wreck-It Ralph”), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Winnie the Pooh,” “The Princess and the Frog”). Featuring music from Tony® winner Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“In Transit”), “Frozen” is in theaters in 3D onNovember 27, 2013.
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Disney's FrozenWhen I was in LA last year for the opening of Frankenweenie, I saw the initial storyboards for the upcoming Disney movie, Frozen.  They looked amazing and I am so excited that it will be coming to theaters at the end of the year.
Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind “Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” presents “Frozen,” a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel- I LOVE HER!), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

“Like” FROZEN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyFrozen
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FROZEN opens in theatres everywhere on November 27th!

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Walt Disney Studio’s Awesome 2013 Motion Picture Line Up

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2012 brought us many great movies including Wreck It Ralph, Lincoln, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, and more!  2013 is going to be another great year for Disney movies.
Check out the 2013 line up below:
March 8:
 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam
Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved wizard character. When
Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics,
is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit
the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets
three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda
(Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s
been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz
and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is
too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even
a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but
into a better man as well.
When small-time magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) pulls one flimflam too
many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must
somehow transform himself into the great wizard—and just maybe into a better
man as well.

May 3: IRON MAN 3 (Marvel Studios)

Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron
Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his
personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest
to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With
his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his
ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back,
Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does
the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce,
Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben
Kingsley, Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay
by Drew Pearce & Shane Black and is based on Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Iron
Man, who first appeared on the pages of “Tales of Suspense” (#39) in 1963 and
had his solo comic book debut with “The Invincible Iron Man” (#1) in May of
1968.

June 21: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (Disney/Pixar)

Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t
always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they
couldn’t stand each other. “Monsters University” unlocks the door to how Mike
and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
Screaming with laughter and fun, “Monsters University” is directed by Dan
Scanlon (“Cars,” “Mater and the Ghostlight,” “Tracy”) and produced by Kori Rae
(“Up,” “The Incredibles,” “Monsters, Inc.”). The film opens in U.S. theaters on
June 21, 2013, and will be shown in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

July 3: THE LONE RANGER

From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking
team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/
Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with
action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through
new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the
untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into
a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and
humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and
fight against greed and corruption.
Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) and man of the law John
Reid (Armie Hammer) are opposites brought together by fate and must join
forces to battle greed and corruption.

September 13: THE LITTLE MERMAID 3D (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Swimming into the hearts of a new generation—beautifully restored and this
time in 3D—“The Little Mermaid” features the beloved Ariel (voice of Jodi
Benson), a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid, who is enchanted with all
things human. Disregarding her father’s order to stay away from the world above
the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues the prince of
her dreams. Determined to be human, Ariel strikes a bargain with the devious
seawitch Ursula (voice of Pat Carroll), trading her fins and beautiful voice for
legs. With her best friend Flounder (voice of Jason Marin), misguided seagull
Scuttle (voice of Buddy Hackett) and the calypso-singing Caribbean crab
chaperone Sebastian (voice of Samuel E. Wright) at her side, Ariel must win the
prince’s love and save her father’s kingdom – all in a heart-pounding race against
time. Originally released in 1989, “The Little Mermaid” garnered two Academy
Awards®, including Best Original Score (Alan Menken) and Best Original Song
(Menken/Howard Ashman, “Under the Sea”). Directed by Ron Clements and
John Musker, who went on to direct “Aladdin” and “The Princess and the Frog,”
“The Little Mermaid” returns to the big screen on September 13, 2013, and will
be presented in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

October 4: DELIVERY MAN (DreamWorks Pictures)

From DreamWorks Pictures comes “Delivery Man”, the story of affable
underachiever David Wozniak, whose mundane life is turned upside down when
he finds out that he fathered 533 children through sperm donations he made
twenty years earlier. In debt to the mob, rejected by his pregnant girlfriend,
things couldn’t look worse for David when he is hit with a lawsuit from 142 of the
533 twenty-somethings who want to know the identity of the donor. As David
struggles to decide whether or not he should reveal his true identity, he embarks
on a journey that leads him to discover not only his true self but the father he
could become as well.

November 8: THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Marvel Studios)

Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the
Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy
enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and
“Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient
race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness.
Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark
on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane
Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård,
Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray
Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and
Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” is directed by Alan Taylor,
produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne (credit not final) and screenplay
by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (credit not final) and
is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book
“Journey into Mystery “ #83 in August, 1962.
Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the
Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy
enemy that predates the universe itself.

November 27: FROZEN (Walt Disney Animation Studios)

From the studio behind 2010’s “Tangled” and this year’s “Wreck-It Ralph,” Walt Disney
Animation Studios presents “Frozen,” the most daring comedy-adventure ever to hit the big
screen. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna (voice of Kristen Bell), a
fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and
his sidekick reindeer Sven on an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel),
the Snow Queen, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, an amazing
and comedic snowman named Olaf, Everest-like conditions and magic at every turn, Anna and
Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.
The film is directed by Chris Buck (“Tarzan,” “Surf ’s Up”) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter,
“Wreck-It Ralph”), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Winnie the Pooh,” “The Princess and the
Frog”). Featuring music from Tony®-winner Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue
Q”) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“In Transit”), “Frozen” journeys into theaters November 27,
2013, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

December 20: SAVING MR. BANKS

Two-time Academy Award®–winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks,” inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney’s classic “Mary Poppins” made it to the screen.
When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go
to Los Angeles to hear Disney’s plans for the adaptation.
For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn’t budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp.
It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history.
Disney presents “Saving Mr. Banks,” directed by John Lee Hancock and produced by Alison Owen, Ian Collie and Philip Steuer. Executive producers are Paul Trijbits, Andrew Mason, Troy Lum and Christine Langan. The screenplay is by Kelly Marcel from a story by Sue Smith and Kelly Marcel. The film will release in U.S. theaters on December 20, 2013.

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I am so excited for Disney’s upcoming new movie, Frozen.  I saw the beginning work on it when I was in Los Angeles a few months ago.  It was so exciting to see the beginning of the brainstorming process.  It looks like it’s going to be a beautifully done movie.  I can’t wait to see the final product.

BURBANK, Calif. (November 29, 2012) 
— Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) taps Jennifer Lee to join Chris Buck at the helm of its 53rd full-length animated feature “Frozen,” which is slated for the big screen on Nov. 27, 2013. Lee, who has contributed to the film’s screenplay, is one of the screenplay writers of this year’s hit arcade-hopping adventure “Wreck-It Ralph.”

Featuring the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, “Frozen” is the coolest comedy-adventure ever to hit the big screen. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff and his sidekick reindeer Sven on an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa, the Snow Queen, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a funny snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.

“Frozen” producer Peter Del Vecho says the match-up is perfect. “Jenn has a real connection to the film and creates dynamic and relatable characters. Her sense of comedy, adventure and story structure paired with Chris Buck’s vast experience and incredible instincts create an ideal situation for this film.”

Lee’s screen adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights” is being produced by Troika Pictures. She has an original screenplay in development with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, and her original script “Lucid Dreams” was optioned by Wolfgang Peterson’s Radiant Productions. Lee holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University and a BA in English from the University of New Hampshire.

Buck directed (with Kevin Lima) Disney’s 1999 high-swinging feature “Tarzan,” which won an Oscar® and a Golden Globe® for Best Music/Original Song (Phil Collins’ “You’ll Be in My Heart”). He directed (with Ash Brannon) 2007’s Oscar-nominated “Surf’s Up” for Sony Pictures Animation. His credits within animation also include 1989’s “The Little Mermaid,” “The Rescuers Down Under” (1990) and “Pocahontas” (1995).

With original songs by Tony®-award winner Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“In Transit”), “Frozen” journeys into theaters Nov. 27, 2013, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters. For more information, like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DisneyFrozen

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Last month I had the honor of being part of a special group of bloggers who went on a special tour of Disney Animation Studios to learn all about how Wreck-It Ralph was created and so much more.

It was an amazing day and I have so much to share with you.

First I was given the cutest press pass ever!  I mean how cute is Vanellope Von Schweetz?!?!
Then were were ushered into the screening room where Wreck-It Ralph was introduced to us by Director Rich Moore and Producer Clark Spencer.  It was such an amazing experience to gain insights about a movie right from the people who created it.  I love how the Director, Rich Moore said that “Movies are never finished.  We  just release them.”   I’ll be posting more from our interview session with Rich Moore and Clark Spencer soon so check back.
So back to the movie.  It was phenomenal!  The version we saw was a screening version so it wasn’t 100% complete.  There were scenes that weren’t completely finished being animated and parts did not have the final music scores and sounds with them, and yet I LOVED every minute of it!  It was amazing to see a movie in several stages of development to really see what goes into making a movie.  I can’t wait to see the final version and I am excited that I will be taking my family to a sneak preview locally this week.  I know my children and husband are going to love it as much as I do.  It comes out in theaters on November 2nd so be sure to take your whole family!  I will be sharing my review of the movie in the upcoming weeks so make sure to check it out.

After the movie we were divided into 2 groups.  One group had an interview session with Wreck-It Ralph Director Rich Moore and Producer Clark Spencer while the second group went into another screening room to meet Producer Kristina Reed and see a screening of the movie short, Paperman.   After our session was done the groups switched.  I will be posting more about Paperman and our interview sessions soon, but again I loved being able to put a faces to the movies.  I always used to get up as soon as the movie credits rolled and gave little thought or consideration to all those names scrolling by.  After meeting with so many amazingly talented people at Disney Animation Studios and realizing just how many people it takes to create a movie, I will never look at that list of names as just a list of names again.  Each one of those names is of someone who had a hand in the magic of making that movie.   And there are MANY, MANY individual people and teams who work on each movie.
It’s not ALL work at the Disney Animation Studios.  The team for each movie that is in development works in their own “pod” area that is themed based on that movie to give the team the feeling of the movie.  
The Wreck-It Ralph “pod” was complete with classic video games.  
I even got to try my hand at playing an actual Wreck-It Ralph game.  I can’t wait until they come out with the version for Wii.  My kids are already asking me to add it to their holiday/birthday list.
 I just love this piece of Wreck-It Ralph artwork. 
Check out how many different “versions” of Ralph were considered.Wreck It Ralph

Wreck It RalphIt must be easy to be inspired working in such a creative atmosphere!

It didn’t take long for inspiration to hit me among all the candy they had out for our Sugar Rush race car building competition.  Look at all the amazing cars my fellow bloggers and I created:
I’m a little embarrassed to show you my sad looking car but in my defense I made it to have a steering wheel that really turned and wheels that really spun on axles.  I was going for function over style.  LOLWreck It RalphCan you imagine having all this candy on your wall at work in the name of “research”?

Next we were treated to 3 special learning sessions.   I started with an animated acting demo with Art Director, Mike Gabriel and Visual Development Artist,  Lorelay Bove.  They told us just how much research goes into making a movie.  One of the worlds of the Wreck-It Ralph takes place in a game made with lots of candy.  They art department actual went on field trips to candy stores to research what candy styles would look best and they choose the colors for those scenes based on colors found in Japanese candies.  Imagine going on a candy field trip for your job!  YUM!
When it was time to decide how to create the buildings for the Sugar Rush parts of the movie, the artists went on a trip to Lorelay’s hometown in Spain to take pictures of some of the beautiful architecture to get ideas.  The art department also went to visit an automobile factory to learn how cars are made because they needed to create a candy car factory for the movie.  Nothing was left to chance or taken for granted.  Everything was researched, researched, researched.  And then the photos were studied again and again to see how the light reflects on certain parts of the building or how a character’s hair would sit.  Every little detail is scrutinized and the designs go through MANY redesigns over a period of years before it gets to the final movie.  It’s not all fun and games but all of those “research trips” sound like fun.
Wreck It Ralph
My next session was a Drawing Demo with Head of Animation on Wreck-It Ralph, Renato dos Anjos and Animator, Kira Lehtomaki.  Kira Lehtomaki showed us how scenes are created using the computer.  Each scene goes through many changes before it reaches the final movie.  One 30 second clip can take weeks to create.  I was interested to learn that the animators actually videotape themselves acting out scenes so they can play them back and see how the animation should look.  Then Renato dos Anjos gave us a fun lesson on how to make Wreck-It Ralph’s hands and Vanellope Von Schweetz.  It was fun learning how to draw but as you can see from my drawing above, I’ll be sticking to blogging. 😉

Shhhh, sneak peek…….For the third session we went to the recording studio to learn how they add the voices to the movies and we even got to create our own voice over.  More on that in a few days when I will share the video of me making the voice over clip and the actual finished clip.  No, I won’t be in the actual movie BUT this was pretty cool nonetheless.  
After our sessions we all met up and went to the Disney store on site to make some purchases.  I won’t say what I got because my daughters read my blog and I got them some presents that I am not telling them about.  😉
We finished our fun filled day outside in Disney’s own Walk of Fame.
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Wreck-It Ralph comes to theaters November 2nd, 2012.

Disclosure: Thank you to Disney who paid for transportation, food, and accommodations for this event.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% my own.

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