#Princess Wishes/Classic

[uva124]

I know that all the storyboards they showed at the end of the wish documentary were what got the most attention, but can we talk about the storyboard for the song "This wish"?

(I will definitely use this as a reference when I anime "This wish" KOW version, this scene reminds me too much of a part of @annymation rewrite when Asha is also looking for a star)

The petals and the wind *chef kiss*

I love this storyboard (If anyone knows the name of the artist who made it, please pass the name)

DISNEY SHOW THIS STORYBOARD COMPLETE PLEASE

[aliciavance4228]

Hermes: 🎶Now Perseus needs a helm, needs a helm, needs a helm...🎶

Athena: 🎶...and a polished fancy shield, fancy shield, fancy shield...🎶

[thetreewhispererr]

Okay I know everyone has opinions on this one, but honestly I just wanna like a movie in peace here for a sec guys.

I adore Wish!! Asha is in my top Disney princesses easily, I love her design 🥰

[kianclarkyetyet]

Happy Women's Month Everyone ♀️

[natsuki208]

Wait a minute… since it’s been voted that I keep Starboy muted, this means I can add a scene of him calling back to musical moments of classic Disney movies.

Let me explain: Asha is bringing Starboy into the castle but she has to hide him so her parents won’t catch on. Dahlia appears and starts talking with her, Asha hides Starboy with the talking Valentino somewhere and that somewhere was an empty and extremely dirty space. Immediately does he decide to clean the place up; using his magic to make cleaning supplies come to life and help.

(This can be a callback to either the iconic Sorcerer’s Apprentice movement from ‘Fantasia’ or ‘The Sword and the Stone’ scene with Merlin)

This is just a rough idea, so it might not make it in.

🫧🧹🧺🫧🧹🧺🫧🧹🧺🫧🧹🧺🫧🧹🧺🫧🧹🧺

Tagging: @rascalentertainments and @chillwildwave

[p1325]

Disney's Cinderella

[smart-dreamy]

Last night I read a trivia about the Disney studios and, today, I was in the way to the church and I had a sudden epiphany about Disney recent movies and why they look different from the old ones (yes, I’ve already reach peak daydreaming mood).

Yesterday, I discovered that in the 1990’s and 2000’s Disney company had a main studio to the “blockbuster projects” and a “auxiliar studio” in Florida (alias: a studio were Disney bosses hired creative and skilled animators and screenwriters, but never gave them full freedom to develop theirs ideas. Basically, kept them there to make sure other studios wouldn’t have an upper hand to surpass them with theirs talent. Television media does a similar thing hiring actors and hosts who are getting better audience in other channels and put them in small shows).

But, the thing was that the main studio was too busy crafting 3D animation after buying the Pixar studios; therefore, they let the Florida studio staff do whatever they wanted, and we were blessed with the Experimental Era; which only lasted till the main studio took back the reels with the 3D animation and ended the Florida studios moment of spotlight (a good part of the staff went to Dreamworks, by the way).

Even though I really love “Tangled” and “Moana” and other modern movies, and I feel they have that “Classic Disney” feel, I can’t deny that “Wish” and other recent productions don’t bring me the “feel” and today I finally noticed why: Disney can’t make movies like they did once before because Disney forgot what it is to be an outcast!

If we really think about it, we see that what we love about the old movies isn’t just the cinematography and music, it’s the empathy and warmth we feel about the main characters. I still remember how joyful I felt when watching “Beauty and the Beast” and feeling connected to Belle’s inner passion and distracted nature and to the fact she was surrounded by people who didn’t understand her dreams (nor tried to).

But, that’s only the surface level of being an “outcast”, you don’t need to be rejected from society to be an outcast. For me, the best “Classic Disney” moments of that idea is the debut scenes of the princesses in “The Little Mermaid” and “Pocahontas”. Both characters are important on theirs communities (they are daughters of the leaders and already have a steady and comfortable life), and theirs debut scenes are literally theirs absent in an important social event (I mean, Ariel didn’t care about being the spotlight of a whole kingdom that gathered just to applause her beautiful singing). That simple act of denial from both princesses already reveal theirs personalities: they have good lives, but it’s not theirs dream life. They choose to cast themselves out theirs societies, because they see they are different from theirs surroundings.

Still, being an outcast isn’t just about being “different from society”, it’s about wanting to change your life and already have tried so many times and with all your strengths and will, but still being powerless. It’s the feeling of wanting a better life and actually earning it, but never having the grasp of such life because the society or people that can help you to achieve such dreams don’t see you as fit for it.

I know (and even laugh about too) of the “Disney princess crying in the ground moment” memes and internet jokes of the old Disney movies, but that is exactly what it means to be an outcast. It means to feel trapped, alone and misjudged. You feel miserable and sad not because things don’t go your way, but because you’ve been trying and trying every day to make your life better and each day it fails, and it looks like it doesn’t matter how much you work, try and rise above your doubts and fears, you reach a moment you notice you can’t change your life. That’s being an outcast.

Being an outcast is feeling you should have a different life, but knowing it’s above your reach. It’s Aladdin singing to the lone streets, it’s Mulan crying in the rain in loneliness and shame, it’s Cinderella racing to cry in the backyard because her last hope for joy and bliss was ruined, it’s Louis tearing his notebook apart feeling worthless, it’s Ariel sobbing above the shatters of her dream life, it’s Tiana praying for a Star because she has nowhere else to turn to, it’s Rapunzel lying to Gothel as a last resource to see the lanterns, it’s Esmeralda crying and praying on the feet of a religion that isn’t even her own because her people are suffering and dying!

Being an outcast is not just about society interactions, it’s a feeling of abandonment.

When you are an outcast, you will reach a level of despair and hopelessness that you won’t be able to move on by yourself, you will need help because the effect you need in your life is above your doing. There we have the cathartic “magic intervention” in Disney movies: the Fairy Godmother, The Fa family ancestors meeting, Naveen showing up in the balcony, Ariel making a Faustian deal (a dark turn, but you got what I meant), Genie helping Aladdin, Ralph and Vanellope bonding while practicing driving and Moana following the instructions of her grandmother spirit.

Why “Wish” didn’t have these moments? Because Disney can’t understand why these moments matter, because only outcasts know how it feel to be that way.

Disney has surpassed the common level of movie industry, they already have the power over mostly of our entertainment media and I don’t exactly complain, because there’re several movies they made I do enjoy, like Marvel movies (till “Endgame”). But, it’s clear they missed theirs way with the “outcast protagonist” plots, because it’s not about quick jokes and CGI effects; it’s about audience connection and our wanting for the hero to rise above theirs trials.

Disney don’t know what it is to be powerless and miserable because they are the Big Bosses of the game! They own thousands of merchandise companies, theirs brand means a world by itself and any beginning artist would dream to work in the company.

And, we can see they are struggling with understanding the outcast’s point of view with what they did to Asha in “Wish”. Asha is not an outcast, but they wanted us to buy that idea just to fit the “Classic Disney trope”, but Asha is far from being an outcast! The whole character feels bland and superficial, because her dreams are superficial! I won’t take more lines to explain and develop how her wish for “more than this” is bland, because 3/4 of the internet already talked about it and explained it very well. But, just to prove my point, some opinions of why Wish is a failed “outcast journey”:

Asha has a loving family, a steady and respected job and she has a whole musical number singing genuinely about how much she loves her city. Yes, she felt a disillusionment with Magnifico being cynical, selfish and mean; but, it didn’t make her an outcast. The only rejection she had was from her grandfather denying to hear his wish and even the job denial wasn’t that impactful because nearly none knew about it nor expected it from her (different from Mulan, for instance) and Asha herself had no “dream” connected to being a sorcerer, she even mentions along the movie she has no knack for magic, and the only thing we can connect to her job attempt is that she wants to grant Sabino’s wish. And it would’ve been an awesome plot mover, if they had showed why Sabino was sad without his wish (yes, “A wish worth making” deleted scene, I’m looking to you, what a precious piece of art. I almost sobbed while watching that scene!).

Her “magic intervention moment” doesn’t feel deep nor emotional either, because we don’t know what she wants, she had not enough turmoils nor conflict for us to actually cheer for her Happily Ever After.

And the worst of it all is that Disney HAD A PERFECT OUTCAST PLOT ON THEIRS HANDS! And they denied the concept art plot for reasons I still don’t quite understand! Because I’ve already read thousands of Wish fanfics that used such denied ideas, and all of them rocked because they were actual outcasts stories! Like the movie should’ve been!

The only hope I still have for the future of Disney movies is that they can look with better eyes to the original ideas theirs animators make and decide to give them the spotlight they deserve. I’m really rooting for that new Era of Disney and I know they have the capacity to make stories as great as before, if they actually listen to theirs staff and understand that while they are no longer outcasts, they can make outcast stories if they give theirs employees the creativity freedom and acceptance they deserve.

[alwaysbepositive]

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes 🩵

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"I-It's alright, you...you didn't know. I-I...I appreciate your c-condolences, though."

It was rather jarring, to say the least, to hear someone express their condolences for the loss of her father; to many, his death wasn't that great a loss, as evidenced by his lonely funeral, none of his old friends (all of whom had largely cut ties with him) turning up to bid him farewell. No one had cared that August Pace had died, anymore than they had when Wilhelmina Pace did.

Wanting to move away from such a somber topic (especially when it came to her mother-she sincerely hoped her guest didn't recognize her surname as being the same as an Irish-American woman who drowned in Lake Pontchartrain some several decades ago...she probably didn't have to worry; such matters would be beneath notice for the upper class), Susannah instead ventured to ask, "D-Do you, um...d-do you have siblings, M-Mr. de Clair? Wh-What do your parents...do?"

Unlike Abigail and many of the other seamstresses, Susannah was never one for the papers gabbing on and on about the more esteemed people of New Orleans, the people who really mattered: If she had to guess, his parents had their fingers in something lucrative (maybe shipping, like the Gracey's?) and that he never had to work a day in his life, and neither did any of his siblings, if he had any. It was likely a very charmed life he led, very different from Susannah's own.

[urban-hart]

note to self: write as though you're writing for a Disney fantasy musical adventure. indulge in a few tropes (such as the obligatory animal companions or a villain song) for the pure enjoynment of it. draw some animals while you're at it, you love drawing the lil crechurs. you miss drawing them in fact.

new note to self: goshdarnit why arent you ddawing animals more?? >:( no need to feel wistful about what you used to do. YOU CAN STILL DRAW THE ANIMALS IF YOU WANT

[north-park]

Gimme a hot take on Kenny McCormick

Listen, people love to project their ideal sexyman persona onto this papercut orange blob and it's FINE it's harmless fun but I think people go so, so, so overboard with it

I know Kenny's dynamics with anyone beside the M5 and Karen are severly lacking in canon and he's kinda of a fun blank state to fill in that regard but i'm sure he is not the kind of guy to fuck tons people left and right, he isn't even popular at school, Kyle has more game than him, he would be bitchless, let's be real for a second

I geniunely think he would get in very very few relationships in his life and the serious one being like, one or two, them being with the M5 ofc cuz he loves them more than they love themself but that's another discussion

Honestly I see Kenny like the kind of guy who would be just happy and hyped to have a SO in first place, because that's what we see from Kelly and Tammy, he doesn't like Britney Spears clones his type is slighty weird girls who are cute and sweet!

[runawaycarouselhorse]

(Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in My Dream, 1985)

[gch1995]

I used to find her voice annoying when I was little, but after enjoying nearly 15 years of being professionally trained to sing mostly classical-style music theater and opera as a light lyric coloratura soprano, my singing voice definitely is most similar to Adriana Caselotti’s (Snow White) and Mary Costa’s (Aurora’s). I’ve also grown to hear the beauty in Snow White’s as I’ve gotten older, and I also realize Adriana Caselotti deliberately played up that babyish quality to her voice as Snow White to make it sound more childlike and innocent for the sake of the role. She definitely is still up there as the animated Disney Princess with the most legit classical-soprano vocal range and technique. I think she goes up to a D6 vocal trill in the dwarves Silly Song. Her highest full note is the B5 in Whistle While You Work, though.

Mary Costa (Aurora) has a bit more of a mature full lyric soprano voice than Adriana Caselotti as Snow White, nor does she use as much coloratura vocal technique in her runs and trills. However, she still has a bright and warm tone and technique that is most definitely legit classical lyric soprano. I think she goes up to an A5, and goes down to a D4.

Cinderella (Ilene Woods) is closer to a true contralto with a range of A3-Bb4. She has a darker, dreamier, and warmer quality to her voice that fits her longing nature

Jodie Benson(Ariel) technically has a light lyric soprano timbre, but she only goes between a C4-D5 as Ariel. That’s totally a doable sweet spot for a mezzo. Plus, she doesn’t really use any legit classical soprano technique. Ariel’s a light soprano belter.

In the second movie, she shows off more of her classical soprano chops in “Down To The Sea” and “For a Moment.” She goes up to at least an F5.

Paige O’Hara (Belle) goes between a low G3-to an Eb5 in the animated Disney movie, and she definitely has the solid middle timbre of a mezzo-soprano belter. It’s clear, full, and warm in the middle. Whereas Ariel can technically be sung by a mezzo-soprano quite easily, the actress who voiced her definitely has the bright, silvery, and youthful timbre of a lyric soprano. She only goes up to a D5 in the 1989 animated film, but you can tell that Jodie’s voice starts to naturally soar once she gets past the middle. Paige is definitely a natural mezzo-soprano, though.

Jasmine (Lea Salonga) is definitely a mezzo-soprano. You can tell this because she had to sing “Think of Me” from Phantom of the Opera in a lower key. However, she definitely is a lighter mezzo soprano with a slightly higher timbre.

Pocahontas (Judy Kuhn) is very much a mezzo-soprano with a range of G3-Bb4 in Colors of the Wind.

Megara (Susan Egan) from Hercules sings between a G3-C5, which is very much a mezzo soprano’s sweet spot. I also love how she added this cynical and sarcastic edge to Meg’s voice that goes away the more she falls in love with Hercules.

Mulan (Lea Salonga) is also a lighter mezzo, much like Jasmine, which makes sense since they share the same singing voice. I really do love how Lea got to show off her voice more in Mulan than she did in Aladdin because it is lovely. It makes me want to cry with her when she sings the chorus so sadly. I think she also goes up to an E5 in this song.

Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) is a soprano with a vocal range of G3-G5, and a more bright and youthful timbre. However, like most modern day Disney sopranos post the Golden age, she is a soprano-belter, so she is doable for a mezzo with a more developed upper register.

The Ranges of Disney Princesses.  AKA, the case for the mezzo princess.

We all hear that the Disney princesses are all sopranos, and that this sucks.  “When will we get an alto princess?!” is a phrase I constantly hear.  Well, I wanted to set down the facts for all to see.  Let’s look at the ranges.  Note that all are based on the movie songs, not the musical versions when applicable.  Let me know if I missed something, or want me to check a song again.  I cross-checked sheet music to videos, but I could have missed something.

Snow White: D4-Bb5

Anna: Gb3-G5

Rapunzel: G3-G5

Aurora: D4-F5

Pocahontas: G#3-F5

Jasmine: C#4-E5

Elsa: F3-Eb5

Mulan: G#3-D5

Tiana: G#3-C#5

Ariel: C4-C5

Belle: G#3-B4

Cinderella: A3-Bb4

So we see some sopranos here–Snow White and her little operatic runs are, undoubtedly, soprano territory.  But from there, we pretty quickly drop off from true soprano territory and fall smack-dab in the middle of mezzo-land.  Anna and Rapunzel, sure, may be tough for some mezzos who don’t have a developed upper range.  But as you move down that list, we’re suddenly getting down to notes that I know many sopranos cannot sing.  I have lots and lots of students who cannot consistently sing a G#3, so it’s tough to argue that these ranges are unreasonably soprano-esque.  In fact, we get to Ariel who has a downright tiny range.  Crazy, right!  Cinderella, Belle, and Ariel would really be considered more of altos if we just look at their ranges!  

But many people hear these songs and immediately think, but they’re so high!  And this is where timbre comes into play.  Some of these women have very light timbres, and it makes their voices sound higher than they actually are.  It’s shocking to really take a look at how low some of these songs actually are, right?  

I actually feel like amongst all these characters, there’s a pretty great representation across many ranges and types.  We’ve got belters, legit singers, more operatic, more mixed, more pop…  Ranging all the way from an F3-Bb5 altogether!  Represent, female voices.  

[kianclarkyetyet]

Happy Women's Day Everyone ♀️

[ins4nebxtch]

ultimate IT girl guide

a guide to looking effortlessly perfect

"You’ve got the false narrative of a girl who spends 30 seconds on her appearance, when, in fact, you probably spent hours.”

1. basic hygiene:

having clean teeth and good breath

smelling good 24/7. i highly recommend finding a signature scent as a scent is associated with memory, id suggest something sweet yet not too overpowering like vanilla.

being clean in general. regularly shaving and exfoliating your skin to get rid of bodily hair and dirt that accumulates on your skin to make your skin glow.

clean nails. having clean and maintained nails (with a simple design if you wish) looks better than having acrylics that are wayyy too long and appear tacky.

2. hair :

having smooth healthy hair looks much better than dry and damaged hair. take care of your hair by finding the best products for your natural hair. get rid of your split ends as they make the hair appear really damaged.

in my opinion, loose waves look the most effortless yet pretty. but don’t ruin your natural hair by applying too much heat! you can try heatless styling methods to achieve this look.

3. diet and exercise :

being toned is the way to go to fit this aesthetic

avoid oily foods or sugary foods that damage your skin. don’t completely get rid of these as we all have our cravings, but try your best to avoid it

find a workout plan that works best for you, keeps you healthy but doesn’t burn you out! moreover exercise releases endorphins that improve your mood.

4. makeup and skin care :

natural makeup on clear skin fits this effortless aesthetic perfectly!

take care of your skin by finding a routine that fits you the best, consult with a dermatologist for the best results.

having smooth, blended makeup creates an illusion that you aren’t wearing any at all! this appears much effortless than a full face. also try to avoid those really huge false lashes that make you look tacky.

maintain your eyebrows and find a shape that fits you best!

5. outfits :

having a signature style which suits your body type is essential. experiment until you can find what suits you best! you can use a body analysis app for this.

wearing outfits you’re confident in, hot but not too revealing goes a long way. confidence is key. wearing overly revealing clothing might seem like one is trying too hard, but if you can carry it with confidence then that’s great!

jewellery : having dainty, signature pieces is key! find out which suits you better (gold or silver) through an ai analysis and invest in timeless pieces. personally, i think minimalistic pieces such as solitaires, simple pendants, classic hoops etc. look much more effortless.

6. personality :

don’t be too judgemental towards anyone as you don’t know what they’re going through and this makes you seem unapproachable

don’t talk too much or overshare! this creates a mysterious aura which draws people to you more

confidence is key! posture is very important too, carry yourself with confidence and walk with your head held up high.

7. examples and references :

serena van der woodsen (gossip girl)

mia thermopolis (the princess diaries)

cher (clueless)

elle woods (legally blonde)

rory gilmore (gilmore girls)

robin scherbatsky (how i met your mother)

gigi hadid

[p1325]

Walt Disney’s Cinderella (1950)