Zootopia Activity Sheets & New Film Clip

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I am so excited to share with you that Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are teaming up this holiday season when Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new featurette OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE opens in front of Disney•Pixar’s original feature film COCO on Nov. 22nd!
Featuring four new original songs, the 21-minute featurette welcomes the original cast and characters back to the big screen, including Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), who is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna (voice of Kristen Bell), Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel) and Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff).
OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE celebrates characters who won over audiences worldwide when FROZEN first hit the big screen in 2013. Earning more than $1.27 billion globally, the film won two Academy Awards® (best animated film and best original song with “Let It Go”) and a Golden Globe® (best animated feature film). Slated for November 2019, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ untitled feature-length follow-up to the hit film reunites filmmakers Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho with the Grammy®- and Oscar®-winning songwriting duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

While in LA a few weeks ago, we were able to visit Disney Toon Studios and screen the new Tinkerbell, well Fairies, movie…Tinkerbell & the Legend of the Neverbeast as well as interview the story artist & animation supervisor, Ryan Green and Mike Greenholt.
I’ve always been interested and have had a love with drawing, although I have never been as amazing as these guys, I was so thrilled to be able to see the process that goes into making a film like this…and the fact that is was Tinkerbell was just a bonus!
1) The animators weren’t sure the direction Gruff was going when they first started, they had about 70 variations of him before they were happy.
2) The name Gruff was just a temporary name given by the director, but it just sort of “stuck”
3) Ryan, the story artist has a degree in biology so they pretty much started from the bones out…building his skeleton, muscles and fur.
4) They went to the LA Zoo to look at different animals for inspiration, rhinos, elephants, hippos..Since he is a combination of several animals they needed differ parts of him to mimic those animals. His legs are wide and hippo like but they also need to be able to dig. His tail resembles an opossum and he can hang from it, but also use it as a hand.
5) Even though he was a fantasy creature, they needed him to be realistic in movement.
6) They got down on all fours to “feel” how the movement should look
7) They had a clip of the Mike’s dog to use and study for facial movements and manerisums
8) Voice is recorded before animation so that the animators can take reference off the actors for the animation process.
9) The movie took 3 1/2 years & 40 animators to complete. But it’s not like everyone is working non stop for the 3 1/2 years…there’s an overlap between the Production parts and the design kind of bleeds into the Story process. The Story process bleeds into Animation.
10) Since the end of the movie is so emotional the animators working on those scenes would just be emotionally taxed and so when they would finished their scene they wanted to work on something funny. They tried to rotate the animators during the “heavy” scenes.
In order to make the Character have a realistic performance, you have to go there in your own brain
It was such an honor to learn about the animation process. Creating is never easy, could you imagine trying to coordinate 40 animators to create together?!
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I wanted to share with you the exciting news that Marvel Studios has begun production & principal photography on Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, which is slated to hit U.S. theaters on May 5, 2017.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is written and directed by James Gunn. The film marks the return of the original Guardians, including Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana as Gamora; Dave Bautista as Drax; Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot; Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket; Michael Rooker as Yondu; Karen Gillan as Nebula; and Sean Gunn as Kraglin. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is produced by Marvel Studios’ president, Kevin Feige, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jonathan Schwartz, Nik Korda and Stan Lee serving as executive producers.

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Your wishing…your wishing…for the one you love. Your wish has been granted, the timeless movie you love, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, is now out on Blu-ray, DVD & for the first time ever on digital HD! Disney’s Classic fairytale that taught you to whistle while you work, be kind to everyone and beware of old women with apples can now follow you everywhere on Disney Movies Anywhere.
Forever enchanting and inspiring, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs embodies The Walt Disney Signature Collection’s legacy of animation. In this epic story of love and friendship, the kind and beautiful princess Snow White wins the hearts of the Seven Dwarfs and triumphs over the evil plans of a wicked Queen. Share the movie called “The Greatest Animated Film Of All Time,” (American Film Institute) in High Definition Blu-ray and for the first time ever on Digital HD, with special features for the entire family!
Blu-ray & Digital* Bonus Features:
In Walt’s Words: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – For the first time ever, hear Walt himself talk about Snow White.
Iconography – Explore how this film influences pop culture, art, and fashion.
@DisneyAnimation: Designing Disney’s First Princess – Modern day Disney artists discuss the design of Snow White and how it influenced the look of some of your favorite Disney characters.
The Fairest Facts of Them All: 7 Facts You May Now Know About Snow White – Disney Channel star Sofia Carson reveals seven intriguing facts about Snow White.
Snow White in Seventy Seconds – Rap along with this hip reimagining of the story.
Alternate Sequence: The Prince Meets Snow White – A never–before-seen story board sequence where the Prince meets Snow White.
*Digital bonus offerings may vary by retailer
I’m so excited to finally add this to my digital collection! I’ve been a sucker for the princess movies since I was little, having both VHS (I know…i’m old) & DVD I was ready to upgrade to Blu-ray & Digital! I must say, I absolutely LOVE the extras on this Combo Pack! The alternate sequence, & 7 Facts you many not know…MUST WATCH. The picture is stunning and gets me lost in the story all over again.
Order your Blu-ray Combo Pack (w/ digital) from AMAZON
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February is the month for family, love & friendship…I love to share my love of movies with my boys. One of our favorite places to watch on is Netflix. This month was all about, well, family, love & friendship for us. I’m going to share 5 Movies About Love & Friendship The Whole Family Can Enjoy on Netflix.
Mr Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody is a business titan, inventor, scientist, gourmand, two-time Olympic medalist and genius…who also happens to be a dog. Using his most ingenious invention, the WABAC machine, Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman hurtle back in time to experience world-changing events first-hand and interact with some of the greatest characters of all time. But when Sherman breaks the rules of time travel, our two heroes find themselves in a race to repair history and save the future, while Mr. Peabody may face his biggest challenge yet – being a parent.
Dumbo
The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo, veteran of the circus, but the newborn is ridiculed because of his truly enormous ears and dubbed “Dumbo”. After being separated from his mother, Dumbo is relegated to the circus’ clown acts; it is up to his only friend, a mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential.
Jumanji
After being trapped in a jungle board game for 26 years, a Man-Child wins his release from the game. But, no sooner has he arrived that he is forced to play again, and this time sets the creatures of the jungle loose on the city. Now it is up to him to stop them.
101 Dalmations
Fashion designer Anita and computer-game writer Roger meet, fall in love and marry along with their dalmatians Perdita and Pongo. But the proud dogs’ puppies are kidnapped by Anita’s boss Cruella De Vil, who is stealing young dalmatians to make the coat she has set her heart on. Enlisting the help of the British animal kingdom, Pongo and Perdita set out to find and rescue all ninety-nine pups from their fearsome captors, Jasper and Horace.
The Little Rascals Save The Day
The Little Rascals are back in an all-new movie! Join the fun with Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Buckwheat, Petey the dog and the whole gang as they are up to their usual mischief! The Rascals try anything to raise the money needed to save their grandma’s (Doris Roberts) bakery. The only trouble is – they can’t seem to do anything right! From botched pet washes to terrible taxi service, they just can’t raise a penny. Their only hope is to win prize money from the local talent show – but have you ever heard Alfalfa sing?
I hope you take the time to watch these movies with your family & friends this month!
What are your favorite movies about family, love & friendship?

Heart of a hero. Courage of a warrior.
Chris Hemsworth (“Thor,” “The Avengers” films) and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road,” “Nocturnal Animals”) star in “12 Strong,” a powerful new war drama from Alcon Entertainment, Black Label Media, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Based on Doug Stanton’s best-selling book, “Horse Soldiers,” it is story of heroism based on true events that unfolded a world away in the aftermath of 9/11.