Ever sinceThe Incredibleswas released in 2004, fans have been clamoring for a sequel.
Now, in just a couple short months, theyre going to get one.Incredibles 2will see Mr.
They have 5 12 weeks to go on production, but the voice work is finished.
Their plan involves a focus on Elastigirl, who creates far less collateral damage than Mr.
They have no choice but to have Elastigirl go out and save the day while Mr. - They use costumes, textures, and lighting as a starting point when building the sets.
- They had three years to work on this movie as opposed to the typical four.
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The name of the main city is Municiberg.
They built an entire first house that needed to be tossed because the story necessitated a bigger house.
It took 8 12 months to build the first house; they had 2 12 weeks to redesign.
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They wanted the new house to be a bit like James Masons fromNorth by Northwest.
It has larger elements, but its also fairly neutral.
There are also some great mosaics youll never see.
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Ultimately, it was fun to design, but making it work was a pain.
The graphics department helped set the tone along with theDouglas Sirk-inspired cinematography.
Previs
- They start with storyboards, and give a shot to bring it all together.
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It provides maps to follow the action.
Story can use previs for things like backgrounds.
Helps produce models for packets and lighting studies.l
Previs can also be reused and repurposed.
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Set dressing arranges all the things in the rooms where they have to be.
Shading gives a bit of texture and reflexiveness to all the objects.
The skies borrow tech that was created forThe Good Dinosaur.
They had to tackle 2200 shots for this movie.
They look at the concept art and get the feeling of the character.
Then thats turned into a digital model.
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Hands also become tiny triangles in the concept phase.
They take a stab at stick to two or three colors at this basic stage.
A lof of questions about how can they take the basic idea and improve it.
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She uses her power to come up with different ways to stop the train.
Then the animation department takes over and they work on the concept and design for the Elasticycle.
Then the question becomes what should the bike do when it splits in two?
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It requires a unique language from a unique vehicle, and differnet ways to use the bike.
They used sports as references including waterboarding, motocross, etc.
They also want to sell the physics and build believability.
They also wanted to show that it was super, but not infallible, hence the wobbly landings.
The effects animation then adds visual elements like fire, water, smoke, etc.
They also needed sparks, destruction, and the need to feel the impact.
Elements like smoke are supporting effects where as something like an explosion is a hero effects.
Costume Design
Vintage costuming was a starting point.
Costume design for animation is similar to live action.
Trying to convey abstract thinking through storytelling.
The now of the film is mid-century and reinvented.
So her fashion line is celebrating super and expressing their superpowers.
They also wanted to be clever and efficient with the costume design.
In addition to the super-suits for the supers, they also needed everyday wardrobe for the family.
They used mid-century actors as reference.
More rebellious outfits this time for Violet.
Kids look like normal kids, so Dash is just a t-shirt and jeans.
Evelyn Deavors loose outfits were based on Laurie Anderson and Patti Smith.
Its meant to be rebellious, indie, and bohemian.
- They also know that outfits that worked in one Pixar movie wont work in another.
Technology develops and body shapes change.
A sweater fromUpwont work forIncredibles 2.
Pixar is three times bigger than it was during the first movie.
The family aspect is whats interesting to Bird.
The powers represent personality of the family members.
Hes not interested in a college-age Jack-Jack.
They were looking to stick with what worked from the first movie.
The family aspect is what makesIncredibles 2feel unique in a crowded superhero genre.
-Incredibles 2will probably be about as long as the first movie.
They made a sequel because there was a story they wanted to tell.
They wanted to stick with the late-50s/early-60s aesthetic.
This means youll have fun gadgets, but there are no cell phones.
He doesnt like to talk about themes because he doesnt lead with those.
His primary mission is to entertain.
However, there are certain themes that get more attention.
Being controlled by screens is a theme.
Theres also the theme that parenting is a heroic act.
Those ideas remain in the finished movie.
Incredibles 2opens June 15th.
