![]() ![]() Your purchase will support LaughingPlace by providing us a small commission, but will not affect your pricing or user experience. (Please note this article contains affiliate links. ![]() ![]() Be on the lookout for an official release date announcement for Orion and the Dark on Netflix. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken splashes into theaters on June 30th. Time is an abstract character with a “Muppety-quality.” And Quiet is the smallest of these magical beings. Dream is full of unspecified sounds, which has been a dream for the DreamWorks foley artists, and since the film is set in the ‘90s, Dream looks like a Walkman. Sleep comes in to make people tired, while Insomnia appears to whisper irrational fears in your ear. We also got a brief overview of some of Dark’s friends. The effect is so convincing that the team shared that many artists who have seen footage have assumed that Dark is animated by hand. Character line art was inspired by the work of Ronald Searle. Early character explorations had him made of ink, while the team also explored watercolors, the medium used to create the book that inspired the film. Dark was a tough character to design, They ultimately decided to give him a reaper hood. Esthetically, the team was going for a look reminiscent of The Simpsons and The Far Side. The team talked a lot about anxiety, an emotion that is often hard to see. The panel mostly focused on character design, with Orion needed to feel normal enough to be relatable, but quirky enough to be afraid of the dark. Dark, a physical manifestation of nighttime, is voiced by Paul Walter Hauser ( Cruella), who takes Orion on a trip around the world to conquer his fears. The lead character is voiced by Jacob Tremblay (voice of the title character in Pixar’s Luca and Flounder in the live-action The Little Mermaid). With two-and-a-half-years of production completed, Orion and the Dark is 80% completed. Director Sean Charmatz was joined by production designer Tim Lamb and art director Christine Bian for an early look at this film, coming to Netflix in 2024. ![]() The soundtrack features contemporary music by girl bands.īased on the children’s book by Emma Yarlett, Orion and the Dark has been adapted for the screen by Charlie Kaufman ( Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Music has always played a big role at DreamWorks Animation, and Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is no exception. The interior of the underwater castle is glass, jade, and other materials that refract light. This concept is emphasized by the design of the world, with locations in the ocean featuring curves and fluid lines. Comparatively, life for Ruby on land is difficult. Where this concept really shines is when she’s in water, which is an environment she is naturally at home in. Ruby’s design needed to be feminine but powerful. While the film is computer animated, we got to see some of the earliest animation tests, which were hand drawn. She has an elasticity to her that her human or mermaid friends lack, along with prehensile tentacle hair. Ruby’s character designs began with the real sea creatures that inspired the Kraken mythology, octopuses. But what the room of animation industry hopefuls were really yearning for was a peek into how the film was made, which they delivered. Producer Kelly Cooney Cilella touched on the studio’s history of strong female characters, going back to Princess Fiona, and added that Ruby Gillman is cut from that same cloth.ĭirectors Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl introduced several full sequences from the film, which had its world premiere at Annecy Festival and hits theaters on June 30th. Margie Cohn, President of DreamWorks Animation, introduced the panel by discussing their long tradition of subverting the heroes' journey, whether through the Oscar-winning Shrek or more recent films like The Bad Guys. The future is also looking up, and during a Studio Focus seminar, creatives from DreamWorks Animation gave an early look at two upcoming films, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken and Orion and the Dark (the panel did not include Trolls Band Together or Kung Fu Panda 4). DreamWorks Animation returned to Annecy Festival after an incredible year, with box office successes with The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. ![]()
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