Tarzan Director's commentary

TarzanDirector’s

Commentary

James Gonzalez

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Opening Sequence

The opening sequence took the entire time of production to choose and make.

They had multiple ideas on what to do to, one of which was to have Kala

only finding Tarzan, nothing else.

When they finally created it, it explained the back story of how Tarzan reached

Africa and how Kala’s baby died.


SongsThe directors wanted to break away from

the Disney tradition of having the characters sing all the songs.

They enlisted Phil Collins to write and perform all the songs.

This gave the film an entirely different feel.


5-Years Old

Originally, they were NOT gonna show him as a 5-year old. Gonna skip straight to him

being 20.

Tried and failed. Decided to use 5-year old to show him

realizing he was different than everyone else.


“Butt!”

There was originally controversy on wether they could say the word “Butt!”

when Tarzan bit the elephant.

It was okayed with the saying, “It gets a laugh. That word with kids. *haha*”


“Son of Man”

“Son of Man” was one of the first songs Phil Collins

wrote for the movie.

Plays an integral part in the movie during the scenes of him as a child growing up.

Phil changed some of the lyrics for the movie directors so it

didn’t sound like the “Lion King.”


Shadows And LightShadows and Light meant

Safety and Danger.

Usually, when the characters are settled in the shadows, e.g., under the trees, they are safe.

Stepping out into the light, often meant susceptibility, or something bad would usually

happen. This plays out a lot in the fight with Sabor.

For example, when Tarzan is in the shadows hiding beneath the roots, he is

safe. When Sabor’s claws break through, i.e., the light flowing through

symbolizes the danger.


Clayton vs. Sabor

Clayton’s colors were made to match that of Sabor.

He also has subtle likenesses to him in the way he looks, e.g. his ascot looks like Sabor’s

tongue.

It was done like this to have another villain. It goes from

animal villain, to human villain. Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Deep CanvasCreated a new process called

“Deep Canvas.”

This was where they made CG to backgrounds of the jungle,

so they could then draw over it to make it have more depth.

The shots have more depth than a regular 2D shot, and the

camera can move in 3D.


Colors and Lights

The colors and lights in the movie meant a lot to show

emotion and mood.

The colors of one scene would often change when a new mood

or emotion sprung in.Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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Tarzan Director's commentary