tarzan director's commentary
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Nice job James!TRANSCRIPT
TarzanDirector’s
Commentary
James Gonzalez
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Opening Sequence
The opening sequence took the entire time of production to choose and make.
They had multiple ideas on what to do to, one of which was to have Kala
only finding Tarzan, nothing else.
When they finally created it, it explained the back story of how Tarzan reached
Africa and how Kala’s baby died.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
SongsThe directors wanted to break away from
the Disney tradition of having the characters sing all the songs.
They enlisted Phil Collins to write and perform all the songs.
This gave the film an entirely different feel.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
5-Years Old
Originally, they were NOT gonna show him as a 5-year old. Gonna skip straight to him
being 20.
Tried and failed. Decided to use 5-year old to show him
realizing he was different than everyone else.
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“Butt!”
There was originally controversy on wether they could say the word “Butt!”
when Tarzan bit the elephant.
It was okayed with the saying, “It gets a laugh. That word with kids. *haha*”
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
“Son of Man”
“Son of Man” was one of the first songs Phil Collins
wrote for the movie.
Plays an integral part in the movie during the scenes of him as a child growing up.
Phil changed some of the lyrics for the movie directors so it
didn’t sound like the “Lion King.”
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Shadows And LightShadows and Light meant
Safety and Danger.
Usually, when the characters are settled in the shadows, e.g., under the trees, they are safe.
Stepping out into the light, often meant susceptibility, or something bad would usually
happen. This plays out a lot in the fight with Sabor.
For example, when Tarzan is in the shadows hiding beneath the roots, he is
safe. When Sabor’s claws break through, i.e., the light flowing through
symbolizes the danger.
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Clayton vs. Sabor
Clayton’s colors were made to match that of Sabor.
He also has subtle likenesses to him in the way he looks, e.g. his ascot looks like Sabor’s
tongue.
It was done like this to have another villain. It goes from
animal villain, to human villain. Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Deep CanvasCreated a new process called
“Deep Canvas.”
This was where they made CG to backgrounds of the jungle,
so they could then draw over it to make it have more depth.
The shots have more depth than a regular 2D shot, and the
camera can move in 3D.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Colors and Lights
The colors and lights in the movie meant a lot to show
emotion and mood.
The colors of one scene would often change when a new mood
or emotion sprung in.Wednesday, June 1, 2011