Horse Sense Used in Making Animated Film
Most horse owners cringe when they see non-horse people trying to present equines to the public based on what they think they know. At DreamWorks, which is releasing the animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron on May 24, animators an
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Most horse owners cringe when they see non-horse people trying to present equines to the public based on what they think they know. At DreamWorks, which is releasing the animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron on May 24, animators and those involved with the full-length film were taught about the reality of horses, from behavior to anatomy and physiology, before the film was started.
DreamWorks purchased Donner, a Kiger mustang, to serve as a live model for animation artists. |
The decision to have the horses not speak was made early in the production. Director Kelly Asbury recalled, “We realized that the minute you have a horse speak, it’s a comedy. You just can’t take a talking horse seriously; it was comical no matter what we did. So, the choice was to make the animals more natural and allow them to act through the animation
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Written by:
Kimberly S. Brown
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