These drawings of Daniel Henney acting out model sheet facial expressions for his character Tadashi (Big Hero 6) are an amazing example of how animators can capture the essence of a performance and add their own extra layer of humanity to create something compelling and instantly human.
Here’s the teaser for the Marvel-derived Big Hero 6, the Walt Disney Animation Studios film that will be out in November. The 90-second spot introduces the film’s teenage protagonist, Hiro Hamada, and his homemade robot Baymax. The teaser emphasizes humor and personality over action, and Disney over Marvel, the latter of whom is curiously not named in the teaser. It’s also nice to see a nod to the DIY/maker culture, with Hamada using both a Maya-like software and 3-D printing to create Baymax.
This weekend at the D23 Expo, Disney released a bunch of new images and concept art images for upcoming Disney Animation and Pixar film productions including: the Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory, the Planes sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue, the Toy Story television Special Toy Story of Terror, two original projects from Pixar: Inside Out andThe Good Dinosaur, Walt Disney Animation’s Marvel comic book adaptation Big Hero 6,Frozen, the Disney Toons Tinkerbell spin-off/Captain Hook prequel The Pirate Fairy, and the Mickey Mouse short film Get A Horse!
