Now that this version of Mickey Mouse is in public domain, not even Disney will be able to save him from the likes of our lord Godzilla 😂🤣. Artwork by (@pyrasterran)
Every single time Laika productions makes a new movie they’re like “this time we really pushed the boundaries of what stop motion can be” and every single time they are absolutely correct
The talented people like Eric Goldberg & Jennifer Lee at Walt Disney Animation Studios are celebrating Disney Television Animation's 40th Anniversary and 100th Series with a TOONTOWN AD using hand-drawn animation.
The spot features Mickey Mouse and the gang in their ONCE UPON A STUDIO desings interacting with Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Television Animation rides like "Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway" & "DuckTales: Donald's Boat"
TOONTOWN also features rides like "Chip 'n' Dale's GADGETcoaster" inspired by "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers" and Goofy's How-to-Play Yard featuring nods to "Goof Troop", "DuckTales 2017" and "A Goofy Movie".
A scene from Studio Ghibli's most timeless, underrated masterpiece....
It's worth mentioning that Miyazaki has a personal affinity with pigs. He often draws himself as a pig and even created a whole film starring a man turned pig, "Porco Rosso" (I love it. The end.).
During a foggy night, the crew of a fishing trawler is hoping for the catch of their lifes. Meanwhile the lighthouse and the full moon illuminate the night to help the fishers navigate these dangerous waters.
Behind the scenes
In the two photos below, you can see my setup for this picture. I made myself a little water pit with some watertight foil used for garden ponds and filled it with water. Some well placed stones (together with the fog) help to hide the edges in the view of the camera. The fog comes from a smoke machine (not in the pictures) and the moon is a round lamp suspended over the scenery. To give some movement to the water surface, I used a fan and since I don't have three or four arms, the self-timer mode of the camera was very helpful...