What's your favorite "special feature" on an animation dvd?

[auburngrad82]

I like the "work in progress" version of Beauty and the Beast. It's really interesting to watch because it gives you insight into how an animated feature is developed.

[nykiera]

1. Depends.

I too liked the work in progress on "Beauty and the Beast." However, on the anime Kenshin dvds I liked the out-takes. (Which are the only "English" parts I watch on that anime~oro!) On the "Aladdin" dvd release I liked the 'pop up fun facts'.

[Lorien]

2. I like the character design portfolios

on whatever DVDs have them. I didn't often get to see what the other artists were designing when I worked at Disney (we were all kind of secretive with our character designs), so now I get to see what everybody else was up to-though they don't put our names by the designs (usually I can guess who did what).

Is the "work in progress" version on the new Beauty and the Beast DVD? I haven't really looked at mine yet, but I have the old work in progress from the film from when I was working on it (though it's a VHS tape-probably not in great shape now since those things can degrade after ten years).

[auburngrad82]

3. There are three versions of Beauty and the Beast on the dvd

the original theatrical release.
the work in progress version.
A new version featuring a new song or two.

[Lorien]

4. Probably that "human again" song?

I heard Alan Menken and Howard Ashman sing that one together back in 1990-and I still haven't gotten it out of my head! Sometimes there's a reason stuff is left on the cutting room floor...

[auburngrad82]

5. lol. That's the one...eom

[TrogL]

6. outtakes

How the hell do you have outtakes in animation?? :wtf:

[nykiera]

7. Rurouni Kenshin series dvds.

We watch the dvds themeselves in Japanese with subtitles, and in the extras watch the outtakes of the American voice actor flubs. Oro.

[4_Legs_Good]

8. Animatics

I'm always ticked that they don't include full animatics on DVDs, why not do it? Space? Pffft!

I think all 4 Futurama seasons have one animatic on them.

david