Disney - it wasn't da je vue

[packman]

I knew I saw that same action, same type of character in another Disney animation. It really struck me that , "Hey, that's the same bear" when I saw Jungle Book and Robin Hood. That clever Disney just reworked the animation cells with a tweak here and a tweak there.

[Tobin S.]

1. Eentelesting. Velly eentelelsting.

[hunter]

2. That's cool!

Every industry does it, but it's more obvious (to me anyways) in software, home appliances, and automobiles.

I'd never thought about animation.

[Fla Dem]

3. I would think it's more than just a tweak.

I know nothing about the process of animation, I'm sure it's a lot easier now by computer than say back in 1959 and even 1999. But would't each cell still have to be redrawn for each different movie? Even if the animation (the dance steps, the hand clapping etc,) is the same, someone still has to draw the characters and scenery.

[packman]

4. Agreed- still a lot of talent

it's just that the same movements, the same facial expressions, etc. -as you pointed out -are there the "bones" of the animation, I guess, which probably saves them time and money.