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Interesting Facts :
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( Main source : "Treasure Planet-A Voyage of Discovery" )
What "TP" and "Tarzan" have in common : 4 of the supervising animators : - Glen Keane : Silver ; Tarzan - John Ripa : Jim ; young Tarzan - Ken Duncan : Amelia ; Jane - Sergio Pablos : Dr.Doppler ; Tantor "Deep Canvas" = computer technique with the ability to move the camera through virtual sets and environments. *** "The 70/30 Concept" : It was paid careful attention to the retro-tech elements to make sure they blended into the old European looking environment. In order to imbue the designs with vitality and movement,which comes from utilizing an imbalance of shapes and textures,the proportion of old to new was not a simple 50/50 division,but instead,a 70/30 split ( 70 percent familiar and 30 percent invented technology). *** "Artistic Inspiration" : The animators were mstly inspired by the so called "Brandywine School",established by Howard Pyle around 1900. Brandywine style = a blending of traditional decorative illustration with an almost Impressionistic approach to movement and light.The pictures have very solid,sculptural figures,dramatically lit and composed,but are very painterly as well. *** "Virtual Sets" : Sets,which were constructed as a 3-D model,then painted just as one would paint a traditional model kit,attacking it from every angle.Other sets,that were hand drawn,were painted digitally in 2-D by one of the background painters.Still other sets,rendered as a specific camera shot,were based on a 3-D model,then digitally painted as well.So every set had to be painted only once and could then be lit and shot from any angle. *** "Interactive Lightning" : After a set was built digitally it could be lit and re-lit as the scene demanded-for daytime or nighttime,in the shadow of a flickering fire,or when a meteor exploded nearby. *** "The Legacy" : The Legacy underwent several name changes before its final assignation.Earlier appellations were the Hispaniola,from the original sourcebook and the Destiny,until a production accountant came up with the name Legacy,which stuck the hull.The ptefix "RLS" serves the same purpose as "HMS" and "USS" in the British and United States navies,respectfully,as well as serving another prpose - a respectful nod to Treasure Island`s author ( Robert Louis Stevenson ) . *** "The Holoblinds" : During a visual development meeting for Treasure Planet.associate art director Ian Gooding presented a painting of the interior of the Benbow Inn,with a bright,sunny day making itself apparent through the window.He wasn`t informed by the directors that Jim`s home world was permanently gloomy,so the picture was deemed inappropiate and was poorly received.But then Tina Rice,the assistant artistic coordinator,suggested that even though it was overcast outside,parhaps every building might have these amazing windows that could make the outdoors appear to be whatever beautiful scene the owner had loaded into the window`s hard drive. *** "Silver`s Cyborg Eye" : ( Quote by Glen Keane ) ",,,it had to feel like old-time technology,which had a sense of familiarity about it.Ther`s this old train in my neighborhood,and I started thinking,what if Silver had this locomotive kind of wheel on his head.It wasn`t high-tech looking,which was the problem with other mechanical options that I`d been pursuing.And what I really thought was great was that it made it look like his mind was always turning and spinning and thinking." *** "Montressor" : Why is Jim`s home planet called like that?Well,who of you can speak French? "mon tresor" = "my treasure" ; ) *** Amelia`s original hair color was black and just changed when TP was almost finished.Here`s the proof :
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