Today I bring you a documentary by Trudie Styler (Sting's wife), after Disney hired Sting for a feature, she had the foresight to take on this project very early on in the process of what eventually became Disney's THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE. It really is one of those posts that belong in every catego...
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Hi, I'm Scott and I'm an animator / producer. I live in Canberra, Australia and originally from South Australia. I've entered into one local short film contest which was received well. See my website - http://www.cadzowanimations.com Currently working on several animations in my spare time - 3D anim...
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Wow - they animated the film two or three times because they were hoping they could find a compelling story through some kind of vague process. I'm surprised this doco ever saw daylight. Sting was pul...
Expand commentWow - they animated the film two or three times because they were hoping they could find a compelling story through some kind of vague process. I'm surprised this doco ever saw daylight. Sting was pulling his bald hair out with the song rewrites but maintained a professional attitude. The whole thing had a design by committee feel to it. Amazingly, no brats. Animators were polite and optimistic. Key decision makers should have stepped in earlier.
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Crazy, I know, Scott! To be fair it wasn't fully animated each change and the reality is that this is pretty much STILL the way Disney/Pixar develops films, they all have at least 2 directors and they...
Expand commentCrazy, I know, Scott! To be fair it wasn't fully animated each change and the reality is that this is pretty much STILL the way Disney/Pixar develops films, they all have at least 2 directors and they are all done by committee. Which is why they are so expensive, because they spend years in development. Often, the greenlight is simply a pitch (more so during this era - but still). Since Pixar became part of Disney, the films now go through what is called 'the brain trust' during this process. Which is essentially a group of directors and story people from other projects somewhere in the pipeline. This process seems to derail most often when the material isn't based on existing IP. Stories like THE LION KING, BOLT, INSIDE OUT and BRAVE and THE GOOD DINOSAUR, went through similar turmoil and many more that were shelved (as EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE should have been). It's not a segment of the industry for the faint at heart or thin-skinned.
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Had the pleasure to meet Trudie at Cannes this year. She's not only a visionary, but one hell of a nice person. Thanks for sharing this, Laurie.
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Yes, she is! Definitely one of the unsung heroes.