Released: October 27, 1998
Worldwide Video Sales: $465,000,000
Well this past weekend was a momentous one for my youngest and favorite niece, Marissa. Or should I say only niece! In early August she turned 18 and now this past Sunday she has officially moved out onto her own to start college. She is attending a great school and will be studying education to hopefully spark a career in teaching.
So to kick off this week's catchup blog I thought I would share a wonderful background setup from one of her favorite Disney movies, "Simba's Pride" from the Lion King series of films. I am not sure what exactly what piqued her interest in this film, but I do remember that she would love to watch it over and over again. I think it had to do with the fact that the main character was Simba's daughter.... a girl through and through in a sense but just in a lion cub form! Free spirited and wishing to chart her course, Kiara had a way to connect with Marissa at an early age. The fact that the film was also entirely animated African animals I am sure helped.
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Original Production Background Setup, watercolor on board,gouache on celluloid
Acquired: May 5, 1999
Background Artist: Unknown
Sequence 1.02, Scene 13
This shot which is prominently featured in the opening sequence of the film is a beautiful multi -layered background of Pride Rock in the distance. The scene features a variety of African animals (including my favorite --giraffes!) walking toward Pride Rock for the offering of Kiara on Pride Rock by Rafiki upon her birth. One of the aspects of collecting animation that I look for is to find key places the signify the essence of Disney animated films. Considering that no backgrounds from Pride Rock were may available to the public from the original theatrical release, this scene really captures "the place" where it happened. The background measures approximately 3 feet wide by 13 inches tall and is full of amazing details. I love discovering pieces like this. It looks wonderful even without any character animation!
Approximately one month later from a different source, I found the matching layout drawing from the scene that depicts the animals marching toward their tribute. This wonderful pencil drawing displays nine different animal species with some great details. Considering that there were no production cels made for this film, perhaps someday I will have a custom cel made to match the background.
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This shot which is prominently featured in the opening sequence of the film is a beautiful multi -layered background of Pride Rock in the distance. The scene features a variety of African animals (including my favorite --giraffes!) walking toward Pride Rock for the offering of Kiara on Pride Rock by Rafiki upon her birth. One of the aspects of collecting animation that I look for is to find key places the signify the essence of Disney animated films. Considering that no backgrounds from Pride Rock were may available to the public from the original theatrical release, this scene really captures "the place" where it happened. The background measures approximately 3 feet wide by 13 inches tall and is full of amazing details. I love discovering pieces like this. It looks wonderful even without any character animation!
Approximately one month later from a different source, I found the matching layout drawing from the scene that depicts the animals marching toward their tribute. This wonderful pencil drawing displays nine different animal species with some great details. Considering that there were no production cels made for this film, perhaps someday I will have a custom cel made to match the background.
Original Production Background Setup, watercolor on board,gouache on celluloid
Acquired: June 18, 1999
Layout Artist: Unknown
Sequence 1.02, Scene 13
So as my niece ventures out on her new journey, I thought she would enjoy these pieces as she looks to find her own Pride Rock!
So as my niece ventures out on her new journey, I thought she would enjoy these pieces as she looks to find her own Pride Rock!
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