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[ondeemand]

Kung Fu Panda 4 Review

This movie came out months ago and isn't really talked about anymore, but I had this review in my notes and wanted to share :)

(It’s also just my general thoughts, not separated by positives and negatives because I didn’t follow guidelines when I wrote this)

Visually beautiful, Dreamworks never fails to deliver.

The animation of The Chameleon shapeshifting was sooooo cool and sooooo fluid and a little gross but I loved it. It was really interesting to see how each body part and shape melded into another.

There were no Furious Five except for a small scene at the end, but they didn’t have any voice lines. Sad, but also somewhat understandable. This was a very Po-and-Zhen-centric movie, and adding the Five could have muddled things. That doesn’t mean I didn’t want Tai Lung and Tigress to meet again, but that’s just a me thing.

The beginning had me pretty nervous. Some of the lines and deliveries felt stilted, there was a lot of “tell don’t show,” and it was all pretty fast and rushed so they could get to the actual plot. (Some of the “tell don’t show” makes sense in context from later revelations about Zhen and The Chameleon, but still).

I wish Zhen’s design more closely matched her concept art and wanted poster. It’s a small thing, but pushing her features to be sharper rather than pulling back towards softness/roundness like they did would have made her much more visually interesting.

It felt a little awkward at times since Po has already learned all of these lessons, so transferring to a new protagonist was sometimes hard to watch. Some of the deep connection/bonding moments they had also felt forced, like she just started telling him her tragic backstory apropos of nothing. In the first three, characters revealed things about themselves as they became relevant, because they were giving Po advice about something he was facing, or Po was actively looking for the answer. It felt a lot more naturally paced back then vs now.

It had good comedy moments, pulled quite a few chuckles out of me, but was also able to rein it in and be serious when it counted. It was definitely weird with the modern slang/humor (“Ok, I see you spiritual leader!”). Then again, I’m sure the humor of the other three movies were modern when they came out. Or it’s just Awkwafina, who’s to say.

The movie kept cutting to the Gay Road Trip RomCom B-Plot with Po’s dads, which was sometimes kinda cringe, other times very fun. I love that they kept both his dads around and they still get along really well. I’d say they co-parent, but their son is an adult, but they still live and run the restaurant together (I thought the panda village was destroyed in the last movie and that was why, but no, Li Shan is choosing to stay there). Their new familiarity and unabashed love for their son (they constantly call Po “our” son) is both heartwarming and kinda gay. It took me a bit to realize, but they were giving similar energy to Timon and Pumbaa.

The choreography was stunning. Every fight, chase, and scuffle felt unique. The fact that they kept it so fresh after three movies says a lot. It felt similar to old school KFP fights in terms of stunts, but the more dynamic camera movements and lighting/graphics also added a modern spin on it.

The use of stylized graphic elements throughout? Phenomenal, I love that studios have been getting more stylized with their animation since Spiderverse came out. Even more than just colored backgrounds, it transferred to scenes as well. Po’s inner voices floating around him, his dumpling hallucination, the bright colored lighting, and even that fight scene where they’re all in silhouette in fog and the sound gets muffled. Very cool, it reminds me of the montage scene from KFP2.

TAI LUNG!!!!! Ian McShane!!! It was great to see him and the previous movie villains make an appearance. I was hoping they’d get to team up in a fight, but they get their kung fu skills taken away or whatever, so no such luck. Also, the fact that Po seemingly killed, like, at least one other Villain since the first three movies is funny. Just killed some guy named Scott.

Live Tai Lung Reaction for real. So funny to cut to his commentary and see him kind of come around and rooting for Po. The enemy of my enemy and all that.

Po is still a fanboy despite being the greatest warrior in China, and I’m SO glad they kept that part of his character because it’s part of what makes him so charming. His character overall still felt very consistent in terms of attitude and mannerisms.

The fact that he earns the respect of all the villains he’s defeated? Amazing. I love when heroes and villains can come to an understanding like that, or even work together in a way (Dragon Ball changed me fundamentally as a person).

○ And the fact that it was Tai Lung getting a conclusion to his character arc added a lot of bonus points because I love him. It also makes sense to me because he finally got to see in-person what the real Dragon Warrior is supposed to be, and that he wouldn’t have been able to be that person. ○ It even makes sense for Kai to respect him, he was Master Ugway’s friend long ago, and Po beat him fair and square. ○ Lord Shen though?? Absolutely no way he respects Po after he did a genocide on his people and chose to die instead of grow and change lmao.

Sady, there was no reunion or reconciliation between Tai Lung and Shifu which was a huge missed opportunity. Also, no confrontation between Li Shan and Lord Shen, that could have been a really cool fight scene, but I don’t think they could have spun a lesson about forgiveness from that. The man did a genocide, and we’re not quite at Steven Universe levels of love and acceptance in this franchise.

It makes sense for Tai Lung to be the speaker for these villains (and not just because they didn’t get Gary Oldman or JK Simmons) because he and Po are connected via Shifu and the Dragon Warrior prophecy.

The villain in this movie actually did have a lot in common with Po, at least in terms of their origins. They were both ostracized and pushed away from kung fu because of their size and outward appearance. However, Po’s unwavering optimism and trust is what made him the hero, while The Chameleon turned bitter and let her insecurities control her. It was a unique dynamic, I just wish they pushed it or had Po acknowledge it more. It did feel weird that the main reason she was turned away was her size when Mantis is on the team (and was the first one to come around on Po in the first movie because it’d be hypocritical of him to judge others for their size). I guess The Chameleon was just looking in the wrong dojos for a master.

The overall plot felt pretty similar to the third movie with the villain capturing and taking the power of other kung fu masters.

○ Also, The Chameleon wanted to take all of their powers and use them against Po, but he already beat all of them before. My friend even said they were waiting for Po, or even some of the captured villains, to point out that he already won against all of this power before. ○ I myself noted that when The Chameleon took Tai Lung’s nerve technique and was about to use it on Po, Tai Lung looked confused. I think narratively it was meant to be like “Woah, how did she steal my technique?” but to me, it felt more like “I already tried that on Po and nothing happened, why does she think this will work?”

I need to talk about the music. As usual, the score absolutely fucks, but the traditional Chinese cover of Crazy Train??? Amazingly disguised, it took me a second to hear it. And the Jack Black cover of Baby One More Time was so fucking good, added instantly to my playlist.

TLDR

Overall, the movie had a rough start, but I came around pretty quickly. It’s certainly a cash grab and not as good as the originals, but it was still enjoyable and felt nearly on par with movie three. Definitely still lowest on the list, though.

7.62/10

[axvwriter]

Tsum-Tsums Design Observations

So I looked through the Tsums fandom page for the tsum mobile game. I did this as I wanted to look at all the different type of tsums to see what the general rules are for how tsums look.

There does seem to be some rough guidelines, some ignored for stylistic choice. Some of the rules that sometimes aren't followed, I can't really tell why. Perhaps it's just the artist behind the design.

Like one common rule seems to be that eyes are just dots. The exception is sometimes stylistic like when it's a major part of the character's design like Pleakly from Lilo and Stitch or like Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb. Part of Perry's look when not an agent is to look in opposite directions which is a bit difficult to show with no whites of the eyes, the sclera. Some that I don't understand is Timon from Lion King. I don't think the sclera is that big of a major identifying detail about Timon and the Pumba tsum has the usual dot eyes.

There is at least one tsum that has normal eyes, The White Queen from Alice in Wonderland (Live-action Tim Burton directed one). It just feels cursed compared to all the other tsums. There's also Mushu from Mulan who has cartoony eyes going on which seems weird as his eyes weren't drawn like that in the movie. That just seems like a random design detail randomly thrown onto him. It's like the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons eye shape. Which works for the Cars tsums and for Goofy since the originals have similar shapes. So the exception to dot eyes seems to be if the original has an iconic look associated to that part, though sometimes it's broken for no clear reason? I can only guess artistic choice.

Another common rule seems to be that tsums don't have mouths. The only ones that break that exception and make sense to me are ones with beaks, Pacman, and that one dog from the Coco movie. I haven't seen the movie (though I do intend to watch it some day) but I recall from the trailers it always has its tongue sticking out. So that tsum having a tongue makes sense.

If the character has buck-teeth then they're given mouths. Or if they're like Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie, both from The Nightmare Before Christmas, then that also makes sense as they do have unique mouths as well. The ones that don't really make sense to me is when there's a random smile? Judy Hopps, Zootopia, has a smile while Nick Wilde, also from Zootopia, has no mouth. I don't usually think of smiling as a unique character identification trait unless it's perhaps that the character can only smile.

Another common rule seems to be a round dot for the nose. Yet this is rather flexible, usually changing for animals. Some characters get a bit more shape to their noses. Though I have noticed that if the original design of a character has a sharp-pointed nose, that's rounded out. At least, that's the case for Pinocchio. Of course some have no noses like the fish tsums.

Hair and other details seem rather free. Just make it look like felt. They can have hats, glasses, earrings, and they do have ears. Usually very small and tiny unless the character's original design doesn't have usual human ears. Heck they even take into account if the character has hearing aids. Carl from Up had what I thought was a dark hole on his ear, but then I realized that wasn't depth design but a hearing aid since his other ear doesn't match. A few rare tsums will even hold an item. Like Maleficient from Sleeping Beauty holds a small staff.

The main major rules seem to be that they must look like they're made of felt and have a round pill-shape.

Oh and have a photo of some of the most unusual tsums I spotted and put together in ms paint.

The top left is the Pixar Lamp. I know Yzma's, from Emperor's New Groove, eyelashes are a big detail, but couldn't they still work with dot eyes? I don't know what's going on with Sully, Monster's Inc, as he looks a bit badly patch-worked? Interesting that the Mirror of Darkness from Snow White has a tsum. That basically breaks the common shape. The crab from Moana is the biggest violation of breaking the usual shapes. That red guy on the top right is Sebastian from The Little Mermaid. Need I say more?

The pink one is one of the little oysters from Alice in Wonderland (animated) movie. The one with the regular human eyes is The White Queen from Alice in Wonderland (live-action) movie.

I might redraw some of these in what I view as the rough guidelines from tsums just to see if I can understand the reasoning of why they're so different.

Have a screenshot of the most botched tsum.

This is supposed to be Wall-E. Wall-E isn't yellow. Like they didn't even try to get the details on his body, like perhaps the top part of his square body could be what's seen behind his head-eyes. I would think brown for a main color, not emoji yellow. Just isn't right.

[phantomdrawing]

rabbit season

[wildfire317s-oc-box]

My nicknames for the demon slayer / kny characters (probably gonna be edited as time goes on):

Tanjiro: checkers, fox-cub, country bumpkin #1, cannon-ball, simba, glitched eevee

Nezuko: dynamite, foxlette, bunny-rabbit, local cleric

Zenitsu: bug-zapper, sparky, thunder, lightning bolt, zen-, simp lord, timone, pikachu

Inosuke: piggu, oinker, boar-boy, country bumpkin #2, mankey, pumba

Murata: squeaker, lucky clover, mister nine lives

Genya: fluff-ball, grumpy gills junior, half 'n' half, hyena-boy, beastie

Kanao: lucky-flip

Aoi: lapis, sky blue

Sabito: sabi-, fire fox, soggy/sabi-fox, fox-boy, the ginger, local red-head, short-stack, short-king, secret weasly

Makomo: momo-chan, sky-fox, quick-silver, shorty, daisy-chain

Giyuu: shadow, shadow-fox, fox-fox, espresso-depresso

Urokodaki: fox-dad, old man river

Kyojuro: Ren-, K(i)yo, Phoenix, fire-chicken, owl boy, (my apologies in advance) donut man

Shinjuro: mega butt-lord, maltov, head-butt practice, gunpowder fuse

Senjuro: owlet, Sen-, baby-phoenix, sweet bean

Kanae: monarch, lilac, sweet one

Shinobu: lavender, butterfly, grumpy one, chihuahua

Sanemi: feral-ass, gremlin man, feral pomeranian, cottonheaded ninimuggins, cotton poof, grumpy gills senior, shouty mc-lionmane the second (the original being nishiki from tokyo ghoul), deranged dandelion, dunkass

Uzui: loud-mouth, gaston knock-off, bastard ass, obnoxious mf, tryhard ninja, man-hoe, rich prick, pickpocket-bait, spoiled jackass, captain crack-head, testiclies high dumbass of testosterone

Muichiro: Mui-, -chiro, misty, cloudy-boy, spacer, space-cadet, pedo-buster, smol-bean

Mitsuri: love-bug, melon-stripes, best-girl (of the humans), cat-girl, sweet-girl

Iguro: snek, sneky-snek, snake-boy, snake-charmer, zebra-stripes, duo-chrome, dress boy (you all know the dress i mean if you look at his entire color-palette), icyhot, sneaky simp

Gyomei: gentle giant, beastie-tree, tibetin-mastiff, the tall one, prayer beads, mister budda beads

Kaigaku: Kai-, evil-sparky, local rogue, invert-color-zenitsu, black-lightning, gender-bent azula, tiger-cub

Kokushibo/mitchikatsu: koku-, mitchi-, -shibo, sixer, moony, Kaigaku's dad, ponytail

Douma: frosty, blondie, ink-splat, great-dane, daki & gyutaro's dad, rainbow-brain, lounge-lion, kaleidoscope eyes

Akaza/Hakuji: cat-boy, tabby-stripe, raging-bisexual, pinky, -kaza

Nakime: Naki, rapunzel, mademoiselle noir, Naki-nak's

Hantengu: -tengu, murder-hobo, bird-brain, lord of bullshitery, han-, mousey

Gyokko: shape of water, fish for brains, dollar-store axolotl, house-plant, shitty-wizard, pedo-fish, off brand anish kapoor

Daki: material-girl, alt-timeline barbie (if you know you know), miss wears pink on wednesdays

Gyutaro: pretty paint-splatter boy, cutie-spots, pretty pretty gyutaro, floofy-hair, sharky, snarky-shark, gyu-, taro-taro, hyena-shark, hyena-man, mantis, floof-floof-cotton-poof, paint/ink splatter cutie

Enmu: enmu the tank engine, train-boy, emu, goat-eyes, (^w^)/OwO face, crazy-train, (in reference to his disembodied hand alone) off brand thing, HMS (his majesty's simp), the OwO translator

Ubume: n/a

Rokuro: geode, lower moon dad 2, rock-uro

Hairo: grouchy wolf, grumpy guns, dollar store cowboy

Wakuraba: elf-ears, off-brand legolas

Mukago: fuzzball, whiskers, fluffy-horns

Rui: spidy, spider-boy, ru-ru, rui-ru, web-slinger, tiny bean, smol gremlin, precious pain in the ass, adorable lil shit, squishy, squishy-cheeks, raging ball of white fluff, spidy/spider-paws

Kamanue: baby-dragon, kama-kama, kama, nue

Kyogai: tiger-stripes, tiger, kyo-, looks like a dad (not even kidding he looks very similar to my actual dad just put a goatee on him), mister its a kilt, captain funky music, big drummer-boy, lower moon dad 1

Tamayo: tama-san, tama-tama, the science queen

Yushiro: bratty-cat, simp king

Susumaru: maru, susu, maru-chan

Yahaba: triple a, mister hand-eye coordination, off brand death the kid

[lovee-infected]

Do you have any thoughts about RSA, we already got two official students so how do you think the rest of students will be like? What’s the academy is like? Do they have dorms presenting Disney princesses?

RSA BRAINROT TIME- Yes anon !! I've been thinking about this for quite a while so I've got A LOT to tell

Students and staff:

First off, the students and staff, I decided to sort them by their possible rival dormitory in NRC since I'm assuming that if we've got the villains for the 7 Disney classics, they're just getting the heroes of the same classics. So here we go:

Alice in wonderland: We've already got Chenya! Other than him, I can see an Alice inspired dorm leader, a mad hatter ispired student and a marchheir inspired one! The dorm istelf would have more of an wonderland theme while Heartslabyul looks more like inside the Queen of hearts' castle.

Lion King: Okay I'm empty of this one. Leona's currently at NRC, Farena's probably graduated RSA years ago and Cheka is still to young to enroll in RSA! So...what are we even getting here???? I was thinking of Timon & Pumbaa inspired characters but no, we'll need them when Cheka possibly enrolls in RSA to be his best buddies, so????? All I could think of was the lion guard series where we got some concept on Scar's teenage hood, so maybe they can be somehow inspired by his Scar's old friends? I don't know...

The little mermaid: We've got Rielle! Can't wait for them to reveal his design but other than him, I'd love to see a Sebastian inspired vice dorm leader and a Flounder inspired student! But I'd also like them to give Rielle several siblings just like Arielle, and since he's the youngest he'd enroll in RSA after most of them have already graduated! From what we got in Chapter 3, I can tell that Rielle, Azul and tweels seem to be childhood friends, so I'd love to see how they can twist a rival ship into a friendship between them! I can also imagine the tweels hanging out with Rielle while the Sebastian inspired character is about to lose his mind and keeps telling Rielle to stay away from those evil beings- (JUST LIKE THE SCENE FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID)

Aladdin: Kalim is believed to be twisted from both Sultan and Aladdin, so it gave me chills to imagine a Aladdin inspired character in RSA. But like...I guess they'd get along with Kalim anyway? Lol. What I want to see the most would be a Genie inspired character, I NEED ANIME GENIE OH GOD- Also a Jasmine and maybe a Rajah inspired character? That'll be nice!

Snow White: We've already got Neige...so what else might we have? 7 dwarfs? Animals? That's kinda hard to tell! Snow white herself didn't have any friends other than animals and the 7 dwarfs through the game, so we don't have much options left for this dorm. But I'd say dwarf inspired characters might be cool? Who knows, maybe we can even twisted dwarfs who can shapeshift from their dwarf forms into tall and handsome boys~ it's twisted wonderland after all.

Hercules: Four words: Hercules inspired dorm leader. That's it, that's the most important part. Many artists have already designed some great Hercules inspired OCs and I'd say that they all looked amazing! Also, I NEED a meg inspired character so badly- Hhhhhh let that sarcastic queen come to life again. Also, what about Pegasus? I'd personally love it if a twst Hercules had his own Pegasus buddy, so cute!

Sleeping Beauty: I'm def down for an Aurora inspired Leader for this dorm but...then I thought of something else. Would he be more like Prince Philip or Princess Aurora? Or both? God if the theory saying that Silver is the twst Aurora is right then this RSA dude would definitely be inspired by Philip... i can't even think of how bitter things can get then- wait a second, I need a moment to cry Anyway, could it be that we'll get 3 characters inspired by the three fairies? That'd be cool! Maybe the animal inspired characters too

Staff: History: A twst version of fairy godmother. Alchemy: Kind of hard to tell but what if their Alchemy teacher is dalmatian inspired himself? A puppy teacher...[sobs] PE: Oh god what about a beast inspired coach now?? Someone who can shapeshift from his beast form to a handsome prince depending on his mood- Shopkeeper: A twst version of Mama Oddie! Definitely perfect! Mama Oddie and Facilier sure do have a lot in common but like, Facilier is the evil side.

But the most important question is: Who would be the principal? Who would be the possible opposite to Crowley? Hm? Some theorised their principal being Mickey mouse and I'm cjcjsnsjxk- I don't know!!!

But, let me note something: I doubt that we get more than one character per each RSA dorm. Every Chapter we've had so far just had one RSA character reveal (Except for Savanaclaw's because we had both Farena and Cheka, though we didn't get any design for Farena so I don't think if that counts, and Scarabia's because we got none) we didn't get anything about Rielle either but I believe he'd appear in the future chapters otherwise they wouldn't have mentioned him though the story.

Out of all dorms, Pomefiore and Diasomnia's got the highest chance to have an RSA character introduced as their rival and enemy through their chapters, which is also because of the "Weapon inspired characters", who are Epel and Silver.

We've seen much and less of how Epel's the red poisoned Apple and how this is relating Neige to Vil, but what about Silver? The scariest part about it is how he isn't even the villain's weapon, but the Hero's. I don't want to rant about Silver now because I already have several posts scheduled to cry about Diasomnia so let's skip it, just keep it in mind that the chance of having a RSA Aurora/Philip inspired character appear in Diasomnia's chapter is VERY high.

Something that has been keeping my mind busy for a while was the possibille design of RSA's building; NRC's building is simply the famous Disney castle, but isn't RSA supposed to have something similar? Soooooo...would the buildings look the same just RSA would have brighter colors? How ironic.

Another thing that absolutely thrills me about RSA...is the shape of their magic stone on their uniform.

NRC's magic stone is in fact in the shape on Evil Queen's mirror

Meanwhile RSA's...is actually a Sword in the stone reference!

So that's all I had in mind about RSA's general design and dynamics for now, though if we're going to talk about RSA's relationship with NRC and the possible futures of the storyline that'll take another post to talk about it- Diasomnia especially had A LOT to explain about NRC's connections with RSA so prepare tissues for the Diasomnia chapter guys, it's going to hurt.

[seeksstaronmewni]

The Bear Roots of Burbank Cartoons: A Lookback at Boo Boo Runs Wild

5 years ago, [adult swim] aired the greatest of all Yogi Bear / Ranger Smith episodes, “Boo Boo Runs Wild” (1999), on August 13th, 2016 A.D. at 4 AM.

Look and see, kids, how America’s not-so-average bear connects in the wide world of animation that produces many of the cartoons that you love in Burbank, Canada and more!

As and after I saw it, I knew that I found the greatest band of cartoonists out there, and that greatest band of cartoonists out there was none other than...

Spümcø, whose many creatives would end up working at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Cartoon Network Studios, and many other popular Burbank and Canadian studios that made the cartoons I grew up and beyond watching.

Obviously, the character design is rather different, but they still look like the right characters, even with the slight color changes...

and with their items of human attire out. Ranger Smith, on the other hand...

Ranger Smith is wildly off model, and probably on purpose, throughout the picture.

Only in one scene appears he with a more familiar face.

Now, I didn’t have to watch Wild Kratts (which, by the way, features 6 Spümcø Canada creatives) to learn that “there’s only one thing a bear likes more than raiding a pic-a-nic basket.”

As the title suggests, Boo Boo loses his temper when Ranger Smith restricts him from tearing bark and decides to go primal in returning to his bear roots: “From this day forth, I’ll not dress in the man’s attire, and I’ll not speak in the man’s tongue. From now on, it’s going on all fours and grunting for me!”

Boo Boo wreaks havoc for the trees with his natural bear roots.

Unlike past episodes, however, the artists went far wilder than the usual Hanna-Barbera cartoon, making the trees alive and screaming in pain! OH, WHAT TOURTUE! Not to mention how I love Boo Boo’s goofy/manical laugh, a beautiful product of John Kricfalusi’s voice (Yes; I know that he was a formerly abusive megalomaniac who still has ADHD, but God knows what cartoons would be like today—at least those produced in Burbank and Canada—if it wasn’t for the many layout artists that he led).

Also unnatural to a Hanna-Barbera cartoon is the extreme levels of slapstick, wackiness and graphic nature of cartoons since such shows as Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Beany and Cecil’s DiC reboot, and The Ren & Stimpy Show. Boo Boo and now Cindy Bear are licking away at all of the honey... and bees... with insanely long tongues (may be that they’re sloth bears?). This left Yogi Bear practically speechless.

The mere sequence of dialogue between Yogi and Ranger Smith, discussing what to do about Boo Boo, involved HEAVY work in the storyboards by Vincent Waller. So many expressions that they couldn’t fit in each of Spümcø’s 3-panel storyboard pages!

As you see, in addition to Vincent Waller’s storyboards, John K. added extra poses (storyboard revisions more or less, but definitely layout poses) under the respective scenes. That way, Vincent could focus on telling and writing the story in rough pictures. (source of storyboards)

I also love the sound design. While it’s definitely true to a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, John K. and the late Henry Porch were very creative with some weird, dated and out-of-context sound effects, similar to what they and Horta Editorial did on The Ren & Stimpy Show in the first two seasons. The production music (probably APM and Capitol Records) also gave it a vintage, nostalgic feel.

Ultimately, with the aforementioned abusive megalomaniac aside, Spümcø undoubtedly harbored some of the finest animators and artists ever. Such names as Bob Jaques (Spongebob Squarepants, Buy One, Get One Free*, The Baby Huey Show), Ben Jones (DC Super Hero Girls, Cats Don’t Dance, Teen Titans GO!), Vincent Waller (Spongebob Squarepants, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog), Albert Lozano (Inside Out, A Kitty Bobo Show), Todd White (Spongebob Squarepants), Eric Koenig (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Madagascar, Cats Don’t Dance, The Simpsons, and The Tigger Movie), and Erik Wiese (Samurai Jack, The Mighty B!) are among the hundreds of creatives who ended up almost everywhere working in Burbank and Canadian animation.

Other names on the Spümcø team that one might recognize include Gabe Swarr (Dexter’s Laboratory, The Buzz on Maggie, Foe Paws, El Tigre), and even background artists such as Richard Daskas ( @rdaskas​ - Samurai Jack, Time Squad, Sym-Bionic Titan, Batman Beyond), Richard Ziehler-Martin (Tiny Toon Adventures, The Wacky World of Tex Avery), Hector Martinez (Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse, Timone and Pumba, Captain N, Evil Con Carne, Dora the Explorer), and Tony Mora (MAD, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, Pickle and Peanut). I mean: in short, these artists worked for Warner Bros. Animation, Disney Television Animation and Walt Disney Feature Animation, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network Studios!

Spümcø’s production assistants on Boo Boo Runs Wild feature Matt Danner —a fantastic character designer, storyboard artists, director and producer, whose credits range from (Johnny Test and The Legend of the Three Caballeros to Team Hot Wheels and The Looney Tunes Show—and Cartoon Brew editor Amid Amidi. Brian A. Miller was an executive in charge of production, not for but probably in association with Cartoon Network.

Spümcø’s creatives, as I said, are all over the place in Burbank animation. Other shows that still air on @adultswim​ have ex-Spümcø creatives. For example: today’s re-run of Samurai Jack EPISODE XVI features Chris Reccardi (The Powerpuff Girls, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)...

Scott Wills (Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat)...

Lynne Naylor-Reccardi (The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show, Wander Over Yonder) and Jim Smith (YooHoo and Friends, Tom and Jerry Tales, McGee and Me)...

and Leticia Lacy (TRON: Uprising, Sym-Bionic Titan, Wander Over Yonder, Korgoth of Barbaria).

Even outside of Cartoon Network Studios, where most ex-Spümcø artists end up, @cartoonnetwork​’s The Amazing World of Gumball, from Cartoon Network Studios Europe (AKA Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe), features ex-Spümcø artist Charlie Bean (The Powerpuff Girls, Robotboy, Batman: The Animated Series, Timone and Pumba, Creature Crunch) on The Cartoon Network Europe Development Team.

One of Cartoon Network’s biggest and craziest hits, Teen Titans GO!, also features such ex-Spümcø artists as storyboard artist, director and producer Luke Cormican (The Buzz on Maggie, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, Brickleberry, The Replacements, El Tigre)...

Gerald de Jesus (The Book of Life, The Ricky Gervais Show, TMNT)...

and Eric J. Pringle (Fosters’ Home for Imaginary Friends, The Problem Solverz). What wacky cartoon filled with live-action images, unpredictable visual gags and extreme slapstick humor wouldn’t?

Relatively, you could even tune in to Nickelodeon, the original home of Spümcø’s ground-breaking hit, The Ren & Stimpy Show, and see names of creatives associated with Spümcø and Ren & Stimpy, such as Zeus Cervas (Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Spongebob Squarepants, Clarence) on today’s episode of The Patrick Star Show...

or even Gabe Del Valle (Mighty Magiswords, Spongebob Squarepants) on today’s episode of Middlemost Post!

Overall, Boo Boo Runs Wild introduced me to the cartoon studio whose works I took for granted and on which I was missing out all of my life, and I strongly encourage this generation to support this Yogi Bear / Ranger Smith episode, which you can watch RIGHT NOW on [adult swim]’s site. It was officially on their YouTube channel, but it was removed for unknown reasons. This short never even got a DVD or VHS release!

The last televised airing of Boo Boo Runs Wild on [adult swim] so far was January 6th, 2019 A.D., but Spümcø also produced “A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith” and “Boo Boo and the Man” (based on true events in the life of John Kricfalsui) for Cartoon Network.

As I come to a close, it’s worth noting that layout Ed Benedict, an animator and artist whose credits go all of the way back to the 1930s with Disney and continued with MGM and Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network Studios, originally worked on Yogi Bear episode “Yogi’s Birthday Party” as a layout artist, and reprised that very role for “Boo Boo Runs Wild”. What a legacy the animators and artists of this episode leave!

Always will I remember how Spümcø, whose legacy connects to my Cartoon Network-infused childhood, blessed me and graced me that fateful day, August 13th, 2016 A.D., with the ultimate example of the fine art of cartooning that is the Yogi Bear / Ranger Smith episode “Boo Boo Runs Wild”. I was living in the moment, and I thank God for it.

“For years they have [been] asking me to make new Yogi cartoons, but I can’t even get a half a million [dollars] to make one, probably because I actually like the characters, but 60-70 million $ to make walking corpses is economical.” - John Kricfalsui on Yogi Bear (2010)

Another Ranger Smith, Boo Boo or Yogi Bear cartoon from the people behind The Ren & Stimpy Show is highly unlikely today, due to the abuse and harassment of John K. angering the world to the point of hating and condemning the man who helped to shape not only Cartoon Network but also television animation—and animation as a whole—with an undeniable legacy of artists and animators who deserve way more credit and respect than we perhaps thought of giving as kids.

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What time do you plan on waking up tomorrow morning? I doubt that I’ll fall asleep tonight but if it happens then I want to sleep in

Have you ever been in an ambulance? twice Do you enjoy receiving souvenirs? I prefer to buy them myself but I don’t like to travel lol Do a lot of people dislike you or is it the other way around? I hate them and they hate me back Do you try to stay busy a lot? define busy Do you lie a lot? nah, I exaggerate tho Do you still act childish most of the time? yup Did you ever enjoy gym class? yep What is your biggest insecurity? look? my skin  What was the last thing you plugged into an outlet? my cellphone Do people consider you to be a funny person? yeah Do you have any bad habits? sure Do you like children? nooo If not, why is this? many reasons Do you own any gaming systems? I only play PC/ online/android apps How old were your parents when they had you? in their 30s Is there a big age difference between you and the person you date? there's barely any difference Does the future excite you or scare you? scares me Do you try to spend a lot of time with family? yes What do you plan on doing with the rest of your life? we’ll see What is your favorite movie from the nineties? hard choice Which decade were you born in? 90s XD Are you good at giving advice to people? I am but they don’t listen Have you ever been in a long-term relationship? wouldn’t say so Is there anyone out there who makes you feel completely useless? me, I make myself feel useless because I am useless  Do you like texting or calling people more? texting Do you have a lot of friends? I have  no friends Have you ever painted something and been impressed by it? meh Would you rather go out to eat or stay in? stay in Do you think you attract the opposite sex at a reasonable rate? I don’t attract them Where is your favorite place to travel? nowhere What is your goal for the next few months? working on my health issues mostly Do you own a lot of shoes? just a few pairs Would you rather wear jeans or sweatpants? sweatpants Do you think you have a good sense of style? I have my own sense of style but I head I’m good with accessorising Do you enjoy reading often? occassionally only Have you ever had a deadly illness? sigh... Where did you last eat dinner at? finally home

have you ever been invited to a tacky-christmas-sweater party? I like tacky sweaters but I dislike parties what is the biggest turn off to you? penis

when was the last time you had a nightmare? recently where do you see yourself in ten years? dead if you had the chance to re-do the past six months…would you do it? maybe does your family have traditions? some sort of have you ever had a horrible school picture? I’m ugly whose voice will never fail to get on your nerves? hmm... do you sleep on your stomach, side or back? definitely not my back would you ever take up a job in photography? don’t think so

Do you find it hard to believe that a dinosaur was once right where u are? kinda

What is your favourite part of the movie “The Lion King”? Timon and Pumba moments

Do you knock before entering someone’s room? of course

Would you freak out if you saw a spider crawling on you right now? one was crawling on me today twice and I didn’t freak out

Have you ever used a tanning bed? hell no Do you think people will eventually stop believing in God? :o

Have you ever been go-cart racing? I have not

How many jobs have you had in your life? it’s complicated but I’d say zero

Does your shower have a door or curtains? we have bath

Are you good at remembering names? am really bad at it

Have you ever walked the opposite direction on an escalator? noooo

When making pancakes, do you try to make cool shapes/pictures? I don’t cool

Opinions on Channing Tatum? blergh

Do you use your hand when you’re explaining something? it’s possible

Do you still live in your home town? I do indeed

Where do you apply cologne or perfume? -

What about your look makes it your signature ‘you’ look? childish stuff, leggings, funny quotes on T-shirts...

Do you have an innie or outie? innie

Do you type quickly or slowly? very fast

Have you ever been addicted to a game? for a short time period

How long do you spend getting ready every day? minutes

How many cavities do you have? lots

Do you take surveys hoping someone will see your answers or just ‘because’? just because

What diet could you never do? vegan

What kind of toothpaste do you like? none

What would you never do, for all the money in the world? sell my soul

Is the grass greener on the other side? it’s probably fake 

who picks the music when you’re riding in the car? driver

do you know anyone who regularly uses a bike for transportation? my uncle

do you consider audio books not really reading? it’s listening

strangest thing you’ve ever put in the trunk of a car? wtf

do you carry matches or a lighter? I own a lighter but I don’t carry either around

do you keep socks with a hole in them if they are your favorites? ^^” 

last time you wore clothes that were too small on you. I wear oversized

have you ever had something taken away from you by airport security? luckily not

something you were surprised to learn about your parent’s childhood? personal

do you store any non food items in the fridge? cosmetics (my mom does, not me)

have you ever told a friend you thought their parent was hot? not applicable

have you ever destroyed another person’s belongings out of anger? don’t do that!

plain band aids or fun ones? plain

which pain killer do you use? time 

have you ever borrowed underwear from a friend? disgusting, cringe

last pair of shoes you threw out? my red martens? 

have you ever thrown anything up to hang on the power/phone lines? I’m not stupid

do you pay attention to people’s posture? rarely

could you happily survive in a world without music? if I was born in it then 100% but if it stopped existing now then I’d be sad, still survive  has anyone ever revealed one of your secrets to another person? more than once if you’ve stayed overnight in a hospital, how did you entertain yourself? this question today...

what do you often assume about other people? that they’re evil, more or less

do you recall the first time that you learned the truth about sex? middle school? how do you hold/position your pillow while you sleep? dunno how to explain that what kind of environment do you need to be able to sleep? not fresh pajama/sheets, smth under my chest/lungs lately, arm under a small pillow, light until I feel sleepy enough to turn it off, not wanting to eat or pee anymore as it bothers me, preferably no noise and strong smells too, alone, pajama, socks when it’s cold... have you ever rubbed anyone’s feet? ewww, feet are gross have you ever farted, but tried to pass it off as someone else? as smth else*

why do you use foul language, if you do? it helps like punching something

is there a type of candy that you do not like? most of candies is there anything about which you are consistently paranoid? sadly rank your life based on percentage spent happy, and percentage spent sad: 99% unhappy?...

Would you rather date someone opposite from you or the same as you? similar

Do you own any band merch? I wish 

Do you like Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit? LOTR but not Hobbit

Do you usually regret things you did or things you didn’t do more? things I did

Do you prefer shopping with friends or by yourself? depends

If you had a parrot, what would be the first word you would teach it? hello/hi

What food did you eat the most lately? white bread

What do you want your wedding song to be? our song

True/False : If it’s meant to be, it will be. hopefully true

what’s something you want but will probably never get? health

Do you get embarrassed when your stomach growls in class? that is sooo awkward

Do you think tattoos are hot? I don’t mind some

When did you last play Monopoly? this year?

Do you love food more than you love people? I don’t like food nor ppl

True or False: you this read wrong I read this right, you written it wrong

Do you think underwater pictures look cool? creepy

What is the most ridiculous law you ever heard about? there was this guy who broke some ridiculous laws in England 

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36+ Disney Songs For Altos (Inc. Audition Songs!)

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36+ Disney Songs For Altos Are you an alto singer searching out an expertly chosen set of Disney Songs For Altos?

Well, you’ve found it!

As we’re positive you’ll agree, Disney songs (similar to the movies) are insanely proper.

They’re catchy, brilliantly composed, and serve a key purpose within the wider narrative of the plot.

In this text, we’ve compiled our closing listing of 36+ Disney songs for altos, broken down with the aid of category and filled with some more snippets of information approximately every song:

Table of Contents  Best Disney Songs for Altos Can You Feel the Love Tonight How Far I’ll Go La Llorona Beauty and the Beast Appletree Under the Sea You’ll Be in My Heart Spirit I Didn’t Know That I Could Feel This Way Circle of Life When You Wish Upon a Star Proud Corazón Disney Audition Songs for Altos Once Upon a Dream Remember Me He’s a Tramp Lava For the First Time in Forever I Can Go the Distance Poor Unfortunate Souls The Age of Not Believing Will the Sun Ever Shine Again? I See the Light Perfect Isn’t Easy Cruella DeVille Upbeat Disney Songs for Altos I’ve Got a Dream Kiss the Girl Hakuna Matata best disney songs for auditions The Bare Necessities Dig a Little Deeper Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Almost There Heigh-Ho Be Our Guest Try Everything In Summer Best Disney Songs for Altos We gained’t go away you placing. Right here are our nice recommendations of Disney songs for altos to sing:

Can You Feel the Love Tonight Movie: The Lion King Release date: 1994

The manufacturers desired this track to be a duet between Timon and Pumbaa, but Elton John couldn’t imagine a meerkat and warthog singing it.

Instead, he satisfied the powers that be to use it in a romantic scene offering Nala and Simba. The relaxation is Oscar and Grammy award-triumphing records.

How Far I’ll Go Movie: Moana Release date: 2016

This music’s lyrics about independence, bravery, and a youngster’s desire to be real to one’s self are inspiring.

But what inspired the track’s composer, Lin Manuel-Miranda even as writing it?

He claims it became his youth bedroom, his “angstiest feasible location,” in which he locked himself away whilst composing the piece.

La Llorona Movie: Coco Release date: 2017

This conventional Mexican people music has many variations, all about a mother lamenting the fact that she drowned her youngsters and now, as a ghost, regrets it.

Songs don’t get much sadder than that. But, by some means, it’s a satisfaction to sing with its easy shape, memorable melody, and emotionally-charged lyrics.

Beauty and the Beast Movie: Beauty and the Beast Release date: 1991

This gem’s lyrics are deceptively easy; every line has handiest five syllables, but they percent an emotional punch.

Angela Lansbury wasn’t sure it became proper for her voice, however she nailed it in a single take. When she sang the final notice, there wasn’t a dry eye within the studio.

Appletree Movie: Soul Release date: 2020

To have your music covered in a 2020 Oscar-triumphing movie approximately jazz is unique sufficient, but when that song is 23 years antique and nonetheless sounds clean, that’s truely something.

First released in 1997 on Erykah Badu’s album, Baduizm, its lifestyles instructions may just maintain the medical doctor away.

Under the Sea Movie: The Little Mermaid Release date: 1989

With this track’s upbeat tempo, danceable calypso rhythm and fun lyrics, there has been no way it’d be submerged by way of other songs on the 1990 Oscars.

It gained quality disney songs for auditions Original Song, and continues to buoy up spirits wherever it’s performed.

You’ll Be in My Heart Movie: Tarzan Release date: 1999

Phil Collins penned this as a lullaby for his daughter — a candy fact that robotically qualifies it as a “pleasant” Disney tune.

But apart from all that, it’s additionally a fantastic song with a effective message, an interesting beat, and modulation amongst 4 keys.

Spirit Movie: The Lion King Release date: 1994

Combine Swahili lyrics, African sounds, and a great gospel feeling, and what do you get? A song with spirit, which this one’s honestly were given.

It’s also a exhibit for singers who can flow from the usual alto variety up into the falsetto range. This soaring anthem will enhance you and your listeners.

I Didn’t Know That I Could Feel This Way Movie: Lady and the Tramp Release date: 1955

This duet with lovable harmonies could be sung by using altos or an alto and a tenor.

The line “a person in my life simply is probably loving me” might be one of the most captivating things ever sung through a doggy.

Circle of Life Movie: The Lion King Release date: 1994

After receiving the lyrics, Elton John wrote the track in 1.5 hours. But simply due to the fact he turned into speedy doesn’t dispose of from the uplifting feeling you get while you pay attention the tune.

That’s pretty becoming, since it accompanies the scene wherein new child Simba is lifted up toward the sky.

When You Wish Upon a Star Movie: Pinocchio Release date: 1940

By Jiminy! This music’s so iconic that its first seven notes are used as a horn signal on all Disney Cruise Line ships.

Sung by way of Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket, this enduring piece gained Disney Studios its first Oscar for fine Disney songs for auditions Original Song, proving that goals absolutely do come authentic.

Proud Corazón Movie: Coco Release date: 2017

This song ends the film on a completely happy word with its 6/8 pace and rousing key alternate (from F predominant to G main).

It’s sung via 13–12 months-old Anthony Gonzales (Miguel) and capabilities a classical guitar accompaniment a good way to warm your corazón.

Disney Audition Songs for Altos Got audition songs for automobiles developing? Want to sing Disney audition songs for altos track for it? No hassle! Here are a few Disney songs inside the alto variety that’ll show off your skills:

Once Upon a Dream Movie: Sleeping Beauty Release date: 1959

Not all fifties songs are jitterbugs. This one’s adapted from Tchaikovsky’s 1890 ballet, “Sleeping Beauty.”

Although its melody is straightforward, it can be sung a number of approaches. Consider the contrast among the unique version and the one by means of Lana Del Rey, an octave decrease, in any other Disney film, Maleficent.

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Remember Me Movie: Coco Release date: 2017

Winner of the 2018 Oscar for Best Original Song, this track seems greater than as soon as in the movie.

It’s done by means of 4 characters ( men, a boy, a amazing-grandma) and whilst a duet in the course of the credit. It’s short, melodic, and sends a message to the judges: recall me!

He’s a Tramp Movie: Lady and the Tramp Release date: 1955

Get your vamp on at your disney audition songs with this unfashionable classic.

It was cool and sultry whilst Peggy Lee sang it in ’55, and it’s nonetheless jazzy and antique faculty in Janelle Monáe’s 2019 model (regardless of some up to date lyrics).

Lava Movie: Lava Release date: 2015

Director/songwriter James Ford Murphy credit Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with inspiring the identify music.

If you may accompany your self on the ukulele at your audition songs for altos, that might be a plus. Especially since the names of the volcanoes within the movie are Uke and Lele.

For the First Time in Forever Movie: Frozen Release date: 2013

Energetic, melodic, funny — this track has it all. You can show off your sense of humor and capability to memorize fifty nine lines of music (and not using a repeats).

“Don’t recognise if I’m elated or gassy” has been met with blended opinions, however don’t let that forestall you from belting it out!

I Can Go the Distance Movie: Hercules Release date: 1997

This robust piece is typically sung through male voices, but women have accomplished it, too. It’s top for altos with an extended range.

Cowriter Menken originally created a more wistful melody but changed his tune, so to speak, to offer the tune a more heroic experience.

Poor Unfortunate Souls Movie: The Little Mermaid Release date: 1989

Surprisingly, this burlesque-fashion range, sung through Ursula, the film’s sea-witch villain, was also sung via Miss Rhode Island within the 2016 Miss America festival.

Someone with a rich, chesty alto voice and a depraved dramatic streak would be lucky to sing this song.

The Age of Not Believing Movie: Bedknobs and Broomsticks Release date: 1971

Not normally sung at audition songs for altos, this song stresses the message to consider in yourself –something to keep in thoughts for the duration of an disney audition songs, right?

It became sung by way of Angela Lansbury, whose mature vocal style and variety recommend it would be a good desire while attempting out for an older person’s function.

Will the Sun Ever Shine Again? Movie: Home at the Range Release date: 2004

If you’re seeking out a country ballad with a deep emotional pull, this tune could be the one for you.

The vocal range is contained, however the melody ascends on the end, permitting you to reveal off your chops. There are also plenty of possibilities for melisma over long-held notes.

I See the Light Movie: Tangled Release date: 2010

This is a romantic and lovely folk-track-encouraged ballad that became sung with alternating girl and male voices separately and together inside the film.

It can also be executed as a solo. “Tangled,” a version of the Rapunzel story, is Walt Disney Animation Studios’ fiftieth animated characteristic film.

Perfect Isn’t Easy Movie: Oliver ; Company Release date: 1988

Georgette (Bette Midler) is a French poodle who demonstrates all the primping that is going into being a elaborate display dog.

The music is not extraordinarily challenging to tug off vocally, but it offers you the danger to show off your dramatic aptitude.

Cruella DeVille Movie: one zero one Dalmatians Release date: 1961

Within the blues framework of this piece, you can lay down your personal fashion.

The lyrics are punchy and provocative, with phrases like “kill,” “devil,” “surprise,” and “beast” to spice things up. Feel unfastened to get dressed up in black and white faux fur to your overall performance.

Upbeat Disney Songs for Altos If you’re after some thing feel-proper and poppy in the alto variety, here are our pinnacle suggestions of upbeat Disney songs:

I’ve Got a Dream Movie: Tangled Release date: 2010

The song’s tongue-in-cheek premise, that criminals are just misunderstood dreamers, is absolutely specific.

Although it was at the start written for a male voice and refrain, it’s absolutely adaptable for the alto register. And any track that ends with “yeah” has got to be upbeat, proper? Yeah!

Kiss the Girl Movie: The Little Mermaid Release date: 1989

Here’s any other love-themed tune that can be sung through both a man or a lady. It’s got a completely bouncy Caribbean rhythm and hopeful outlook, too.

It changed into nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award, however it lost each to “Under the Sea.”

Hakuna Matata Movie: The Lion King Release date: 1994

The word “Hakuna matata” is Swahili for “There aren’t any worries.”

Kids and adults all around the international have embraced this Elton John/Tim Rice song, and it isn’t any wonder why.

It’s simply so a whole lot a laugh to sing the phrases. And except, it’s exceptionally exceptional not to have concerns.

You’ve Got a Friend in Me Movie: Toy Story Release date: 1995

It seems that everybody from Michael Bublé to Brian Wilson has included this pleasant Randy Newman composition, and it isn’t simply guys who’ve taken at the mission.

Rosie O’Donnell has jumped on the “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” bandwagon as properly. And yes, friend, you can do it, too!

The Bare Necessities Movie: The Jungle Book Release date: 1967

“The Bare Necessities,” sung by means of a endure and a boy, is that this film’s simplest track no longer written with the aid of Richard and Robert Sherman.

It changed into written by using singer and composer Terry Gilkyson, who also wrote “Greenfields,” made well-known by means of the Brothers Four, and “Memories are Made of This,” popularized by Dean Martin.

Dig a Little Deeper Movie: The Princess and the Frog Release date: 2009

This is any other one of these meaningful songs that carries a nugget of down-to-earth fact wrapped up in an upbeat and a laugh range.

It encourages you to appearance inside yourself to discover who you actually are and what matters in existence. Pretty deep — and catchy, too.

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Movie: Cinderella Release date: 1950

It’s a testament to this tune’s staying power that now not handiest did it seem in the film in 1950, however it remained intact within the 2015 remake as performed with the aid of Helena Bonham Carter.

It also turned into featured for the duration of the very last credit.

Almost There Movie: The Princess and the Frog

Release date: 2009

Songstress Anika Noni Rose, who sang the position of Princess Tiana on this movie, felt a connection to the princess the minute she examine the script.

She defined the tune’s meaning as finding the joy in the journey, and knowing you’re going to accomplish your goals someday.

Heigh-Ho Movie: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Release date: 1938

The expression “heigh-ho” (frequently spelled hello-ho or hello-ho) dates back to the year 1553, whilst it supposed “yawning” or “sighing,” most often whilst worn-out or dissatisfied.

So whilst the seven dwarfs had been on their manner to and from paintings and had been merrily singing “heigh-ho,” they truely were feeling quite grumpy.

Be Our Guest Movie: Beauty and the Beast Release date: 1991

Wouldn’t you love to get a Broadway-style welcome like this one on every occasion you got here home? One with enchanted servants who made rhymes like dishes/delicious and flambé/cabaret?

Forget the welcome mat. Just supply me a fort, a singing candle with a French accent, and a massive dose of magic.

Try Everything Movie: Zootopia Release date: 2016

Colombian pop singer Shakira accomplished “Try Everything” for the position of a singer named Gazelle, who also takes place to be a gazelle.

It changed into written by means of Sia, Mikkel Eriksen, and Tor Hermansen and carries the message, “Nobody learns without getting it wrong.”

In Summer Movie: Frozen Release date: 2013

Olaf the loveable snowman is delightfully naïve on this constructive track approximately some thing he’ll never be able to do: enjoy summer time intact.

It’s bittersweet and but upbeat. Just how a snowman manages complicated emotions like that may be a thriller, specifically considering the fact that his head’s just a huge, white ball of fluff.

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Jon Snow,Drogo and birds

Avian imagery in the poem Pale Fire matches Dany’s first love and possibly third and final love Jon snow. The poem begins with, collision of a bird ( waxwing) with the reflected sky on the glass . “Waxwing" refers to the bright red tips of the secondary feathers on the bird’s wings. Drogo is also like the waxwing, a wandering bird. Drogon who is named after him have red scales. Drogo's stallion is sometimes referred to as "the red".

Khal Drogo led them on his great red stallion, with Daenerys beside him on her silver. ( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys VI)

Dany describes herself and her dragon eggs with imagery of glass. Drogo is the waxwing that gets killed inadvertently by Dany. 

She lifted it delicately, expecting that it would be made of some fine porcelain or delicate enamel, or even blown glass, but it was much heavier than that, as if it were all of solid stone. ( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys II) Drogo swung off his horse and lifted her down from hers. She felt as fragile as glass in his hands, her limbs as weak as water. She stood there helpless and trembling in her wedding silks while he secured the horses, and when he turned to look at her, she began to cry.( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys II)

Forgive me, sun of my life, she thought. Forgive me for all I have done and all I must do. I paid the price, my star, but it was too high, too high … ( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys X)

The ending of the poem Pale Fire is linked ( Some kind of link-and-bobolink. )  with the beginning of the poem , through the imagery of butterfly, the "Vanessa with a crimson band" on its wing, that resembles the bright red streak on the wing of the waxwing, in the poem's first line ( Brian Boyd ,1999). Waxwing is mentioned in the first lines of the poem "Pale Fire" as follows:

I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff--and I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky.

The poem’s ending mentions the bird Bobolink, lonely sole member of the genus Dolichonyx ( Longclaw) , a word derived from Greek dolichos, long, and onyx, nail or claw.  Longclaw is the Valyrian sword of Jon.

The hilt had been fashioned new for him, adorned with a wolf's-head pommel in pale stone, but the blade itself was Valyrian steel, old and light and deadly sharp. ( A Clash of Kings - Jon II)

One of the dragon heads in Dany’s crown is onyx. Drogo’s eyes are described as onyx.

Tourmaline Brotherhood pressed on her a crown wrought in the shape of a three-headed dragon; the coils were yellow gold, the wings silver, the heads carved from jade, ivory, and onyx. ( A Clash of Kings - Daenerys III)

Dany looked at Khal Drogo. His face was hard and cruel, his eyes as cold and dark as onyx. ( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys I)

She could see fires dancing in the onyx of his eyes . ( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys V)

The bobolink( longclaw), a member of the blackbird family, is a songbird. Jon is called thief when he demands wildling’s possession to meet the expense. This is similar to when moon is called a thief who steals the sun’s light in another part of the poem which alludes to Dany taking over Drogo’s authority.

The rest o' your black crows can peck after their own corn." ( A Clash of Kings - Jon III)

Now they're yours, you thieving black bastard." ( A Dance with Dragons - Jon XI)

"You are a black-hearted bastard, Lord Crow." Tormund Horn-Blower lifted his own warhorn to his lips. ( A Dance with Dragons - Jon XII)

Bran wishing his brothers & sisters were birds, so they could be together

He wished Robb were with them now. I'd tell him I could fly, but he wouldn't believe, so I'd have to show him. I bet that he could learn to fly too, him and Arya and Sansa, even baby Rickon and Jon Snow. We could all be ravens and live in Maester Luwin's rookery. ( A Dance with Dragons - Bran III)

In Dany's dragon dreams her ancestors are urging her forward to reclaim her Targeryen heritage with pale fire swords in hand.

Ghosts lined the hallway, dressed in the faded raiment of kings. In their hands were swords of pale fire. They had hair of silver and hair of gold and hair of platinum white, and their eyes were opal and amethyst, tourmaline and jade. "Faster," they cried, "faster, faster." She raced, her feet melting the stone wherever they touched. "Faster!" the ghosts cried as one, and she screamed and threw herself forward. A great knife of pain ripped down her back, and she felt her skin tear open and smelled the stench of burning blood and saw the shadow of wings. And Daenerys Targaryen flew.  "… wake the dragon …"( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys IX)

When she is stepping into Drogo's pyre she again sees pale fire.

The flames were so beautiful, the loveliest things she had ever seen, each one a sorcerer robed in yellow and orange and scarlet, swirling long smoky cloaks. She saw crimson firelions and great yellow serpents and unicorns made of pale blue flame; she saw fish and foxes and monsters, wolves and bright birds and flowering trees, each more beautiful than the last. ( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys X)

Viserion is assoiciated with pale fire and Dany sacrificed him to save Jon.

"Viserion," he called. The white one is Viserion...... Pale fires burned behind the shining black daggers of his teeth. His eyes were lakes of molten gold, and smoke rose from his nostrils. ( A Dance with Dragons - The Dragontamer) .....it was the white dragon the sellswords were gawking at....The dragon caught one burning body just as it began to fall, crunching it between his jaws as pale fires ran across his teeth. White wings cracked against the morning air, and the beast began to climb again. ( The Winds of Winter - Tyrion I)

Pale Fire (1962) is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is presented as a 999-line poem titled "Pale Fire", written by the fictional John Shade . Jon snow is the 998th LC, after he is killed no replacement was elected.

They tell me that you are the nine-hundred-ninety-eighth man to command the Night's Watch, Lord Snow. What do you think the nine-hundred-ninety-ninth might say about these castles? (A Dance with Dragons - Jon I)

The title of John Shade's poem is from Shakespeare's Timon of Athens:

"The moon's an arrant thief, / And her pale fire she snatches from the sun" (Act IV, scene 3).

The moon is a thief: he steals his silvery light from the sun. ― Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

This allusion is similar to how Dany sacrificed her sun and stars Drogo that led to the birth of her dragons & her gaining Drogo’s Khalasar.

“ Once there were two moons in the sky, but one wandered too close to the sun and cracked from the heat. A thousand thousand dragons poured forth, and drank the fire of the sun. That is why dragons breathe flame. One day the other moon will kiss the sun too, and then it will crack and the dragons will return." ( A Game of Thrones - Daenerys III)

They had been Drogo's people, but they were hers now. The Unburnt, they called her, and Mother of Dragons. Her word was their law. ( A Clash of Kings - Daenerys I)

GRRM was influenced by Robert Frost’s poems while building up certain elements in ASOIAF. 

People say I was influenced by Robert Frost’s poem, and of course I was, I mean... Fire is love, fire is passion, fire is sexual ardor and all of these things..... GRRM

Frost's poem, "Of a Winter Evening"  depicts the near collision of a bird mistaking a glass window for sky, similar to the opening of the poem Pale Fire.

The winter owl banked just in time to pass and save herself from breaking window glass. And her wide wings strained suddenly at spread Caught color from the last evening red in a display of underdown and quill to glassed-in children at the window sill.

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advice... rad

http://radhowto.blogspot.com/2009/12/doing-studies.html

Will J:  drawing from life is good for 2 things.  Getting poses, and training your eye to be accurate.  The problem is, when you look at a figure from life, you don't know what to copy down onto your paper.   There are little bumbs and details everywhere.  When you copy a drawing, the artist already edited out all that stuff and changed what he saw into easier to understand stuff for you. Basically, life drawing is like taking a test.  You will fail if you haven't studied (copied other artist)  Also, many amazing animators and cartoonist are horrible at life drawing and some have never done it.  They wouldn't even know what to do with the model in front of them.

Xav:  One of my friends at work, who is one of the best artist in the world in my opinion, said when he started at Disney, his mentor had him trace Disney drawings in this manner in 10-15 seconds or less.  He said he had a breakthrough and got way better over night.

Will J:  I forgot to answer your question.  You can learn stuff from all of them, but a good place to start is: Mulan (I base all my head shapes off of her head), Sleeping Beauty (I base all my humans off the prince's construction it's very easy to see without any muscles addend on top) and Timon from the lion king.  (Timon has great hand, arm, and leg construction.)  I base most of my mouth shapes off of "El Dorado" by Dreamworks.  but study anything you can get your hands on.

Tiffanny:  Animators look at reference to see how something moves, not how to draw it.  Many times they learn to draw by using model sheets and having their supervisor draw over their drawing and fix mistakes.  In Lion King, Simba is not a lion.  He is a cartoon version of a lion that has been memorized by the animator.  If the animator looks at the reference, he just puts his memorized cartoon version of the lion in a similar position.  Some animators can draw from life, but I would say it is rare.  It takes so long to learn cartoon versions of things that their is no time to learn anything else.  Accurate life drawing seems to be more common amongst visual development artist.

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Forefront 3: Will 3D Animation Replace 2D Animation?

In recent years, Disney seems to be keen to adapt its past 2D animation works into 3D movies. This makes me think that the successful animation works at the commercial box office in recent years seem to be 3D animation films (The Numbers, 2020). From this it seems that 2D animation is about to be abandoned by the market. But I watched the 2019 movie The Lion King adapted from animation, and I feel that 2D animation still has the charm that 3D animation cannot replace.

“The Lion King – the 2019 CGI spectacle that is – is yet another box office triumph for the media conglomerate (and owner of everything) Disney. However, aside from its predestined box-office success, the film — in terms of critical and audience reception — has not lived up to expectations. ” (Lezmi, 2019)

Dieney uses the latest technology, and VR photography makes the filming range wider and the depth of field more layered (Rubin, 2019). The movie restores the original appearance of the animal world to the greatest extent, including the magnificent scenery of the African savannah. But the movie The Lion King has caused a lot of controversy.

Perhaps it is precisely because the production team wanted to achieve a shocking look and feel, they abandoned many of the animation performance methods and changed them to actions that can appear on wild animals. Although the animals are lifelike, but because they are too realistic, their expressions are far less rich than 2D animations. The realistic animals imitate the mouth shapes of humans, they are lifelike but boring. They lose the original appeal of animation. The movie looks like a wild African Animal documentary, lost the soul of a movie role, that is performance.

For example, when TIMON and PUMBAA play bait to lure away the coyotes, the plot of the animation is that TIMON dances hula and PUMBAA puts an apple in his mouth. Similar scenes are impossible to appear in movies that pursue realism. There is also a scene where Scar kills Mufasa. In the animation, the smoke billows and the animals are restless. Coupled with Scar's evil smile and Mufasa's desperate and shocked expressions, there is a great sense of tragedy with music.

Moreover, 3D movies cannot achieve the fantasy effect of 2D animation in the lens design. This is the reason why although there are so many references to animation storyboards in the movie, it can't restore its look and feel. All the song passages are often just animals running wildly in different scenes, and the camera chases them around, seemingly dazzling, but it is difficult to conceal their single expression. This kind of realism tends to control the emotional ups and downs in a small range, so that the audience is in a relatively objective perspective and cannot infect the audience to empathize.

In 2D animation, when performing the song I Just Can't Wait To Be King, the background can be simplified into lines and patterns, the overall color can be quickly switched, and there is no need to consider the continuity of time and space between scenes. , Relying on the singing voice and the action of the character to switch, reflects the wonderful lens language.

After all, the audience loves Simba, which has matured after suffering, rather than a lion on the African savannah. When the 3D movie The Lion King completely removes the traces of 2D animation, it is destined to be unsuccessful to complete a wonderful performance on this basis. This is also one of the reasons why I chose 2D animation in the animation method of the final work, because some images can be better expressed using 2D animation.

Reference:

Lezmi, J., 2019. 'The Lion King' 2019: The Top 3 Reasons Viewers Were Disappointed. [online] Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Available at: <https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-lion-king-2019-the-top-3-reasons-viewers-were-disappointed.html/> [Accessed 9 June 2021].

Rubin, P., 2019. Disney’S New ‘Lion King’ Is The VR-Fueled Future Of Cinema. [online] Wired. Available at: <https://www.wired.com/story/disney-new-lion-king-vr-fueled-future-cinema/> [Accessed 11 June 2021].

The Numbers. 2020. All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office. [online] Available at: <https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/all-time-animated> [Accessed 10 June 2021].

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18. First Disney orientated memory?, 22. Favourite villain?, 24. Are there any characters who didn’t have a romance but you wish had?, 29. Favourite soundtrack?, 34. If you could be a face character at one of the parks, who would you be and why?, 35. If you could be in any scene from any Disney movie, which would it be and why?, 49. Funniest Disney scene? // i'm asking all of these bc i love disney and i love you and thus i want to know ((:

All of that and because you know we all need distraction… *hugs more*

18. First Disney orientated memory?I remember a lot of moments of my childhood clearly but I’m not sure of a first Disney memory lol The Little Mermaid comes to my head, because I made a tantrum when my grandmom brought me the movie (you know, from Blockbuster) and I didn’t want her to return it to the store lol

22. Favourite villain?Cruela De Vil lol My mom calls me “Ela” because she knows I like her and my name ends the same lol I also love Ursula.

24. Are there any characters who didn’t have a romance but you wish had?Ehhh… not really? Quasimodo had a romance in the second movie lol So, I think he was the only one who deserved some love but I also dislike how everyone ends with a couple idk.

29. Favourite soundtrack?*sweats* JESUSCHRSIT, I’LL MAKE A MAN OUT OF YOU but I love a looooooooooooot of Disney songs. Who doesn’t?

34. If you could be a face character at one of the parks, who would you be and why?I think I have to choose a human because if I pick an animal I’m not showing my face ¿? I don’t fit in any of the Disney princess so… lol or maybe Wendy’s daughter (I don’t remember her name… in Peter Pan 2, but I disliked her tho hahaha) Because she is a child with short brown hair and I have a similar body shape.

35. If you could be in any scene from any Disney movie, which would it be and why?With Elsa in her ice castle Seeing the lights in the boat with Rapunzel and Flynn ¿? I mean… that scenery is so gorgeous, I could cry.

49. Funniest Disney scene?There’s too many funny moments and movies I can’t remember… so I’ll mention some of them xd-Timon and Pumba dancing the Hula hula-The cocodrile playing the saxo in The princess and the frog.-That slow dude animal in Zootopia, idk the name in english. -KUZCO. ALL THE KUZCO SCENES. Actually, the whole movie lol-Mushu broking the dragon monument and the spirits fight choosing someone to go and pick Mulan.-Hades yelling at his evil friends (Pena and Pánico in spanish) because they are wearing and eating Hercules merch lol-Gerald and the bird in Finding Dory xd-Flynn saying “I don’t sing” in Tangled.-Anna and Kristoff talking about Hans lol her replies are so funny, I mean.. yeah xd (Frozen)-The cute robot in The Treasure Planet lol if I’m not wrong is called BEN. (In spanish, idk in english) and also the little pink thing.. Morphy? when he imitates the spider.-The fairy mother fight because of the dress in The Sleepy beauty.-The damn seagull in The Little Mermaid xD-That scene in The Great Mouse Detective when Basil and Dr Watson tries to find info about the rat in a club and the doctor is drunk lol And The villain’s song x'DDDDDDDDDDDDD-THAT FRENCH CHEF IN THE LITTLE MERMAID TRYING TO KILL SEBASTIAN.-The woman in Mulan who tries to see if she can be a good wife and ends with her butt on fire xd

Ok this is too long and I havent finish yet.. lol so I’ll just leave this ones here xd

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Cardboard Dramaturgy: Adrian Jackson @ Edfringe 2017

CARDBOARD CITIZENS’ CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT CATHY RETURNS FOR EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE RUN

CARDBOARD CITIZENS DEBUTS AT THE PLEASANCE ON THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE WITH ITS HIT PRODUCTION CATHY, INSPIRED BY CATHY COME HOME  

WRITTEN BY ALI TAYLOR AND DIRECTED BY ADRIAN JACKSON CATHY WAS RESEARCHED IN COLLABORATION WITH HOMELESSNESS CHARITY, SHELTER  

INTERACTIVE LEGISTLATIVE THEATRE STYLE WILL ALLOW AUDIENCES TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON THE STATE OF HOUSING IN THE UK

Following its hugely successful UK tour, acclaimed theatre company Cardboard Citizens comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time with its critically acclaimed production Cathy, featuring the original cast.

Cardboard Citizens presents

Cathy

Venue: King Dome, Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017

Dates: Wed 2 August – Sat 26 August, (not 9th, 14th, 21st), 3.30pm

Cathy premiered last autumn

following Cardboard Citizens one-off theatrical re-staging of Ken Loach’s seminal work Cathy Come Home at the Barbican. 

Inspired by the iconic film, award-winning playwright Ali Taylor’s (Cotton Wool, OVERSPILL) new play continues Cardboard Citizens exploration of the state of housing and homelessness. 

The powerful and emotive show, which transfers to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Cardboard Citizens’ 25th anniversary year, is directed by Cardboard Citizens Artistic Director Adrian Jackson and explores how life might be for a Cathy today.

Based on true stories, this timely reflection looks at the social and personal impact of spiralling housing costs and the challenges of forced relocation out of city centres experienced by many people on council waiting lists.

While the UK tour featured a Forum Theatre section, following the performance of the play, Edinburgh audiences will experience a similar style of interactive theatre called Legislative Theatre. This will offer audiences a chance to voice their opinion at every performance, take action, express their views and contribute to the proposal of new housing laws. 

The new format follows the high-profile performance of Cathy at the House of Lords earlier this year when the company presented to MPs the top five housing laws suggested by audiences on the UK tour.

Reprising their roles in the show are: Alex Jones, Amy Loughton, Cathy Owen and Hayley Wareham.

First broadcast in 1966 on the

BBC, Cathy Come Home, the inspiration for Cathy, depicts a young family’s slide into homelessness. The first screening of the film led to public outrage at the state of housing in Britain and became a defining cultural landmark, demonstrating the power of art to effect social and political change. 

Of the Cardboard Citizens staging last year, Ken Loach said: “There are more people made desperate by having no home now than when Cathy Come Home was first made. Then, we still had council housing… Now, we only have the market. And the market has failed. It gives us luxury apartments in tower blocks for investors while families live in over-crowded single rooms. The lesson from Cathy is that we need to plan – for council housing, for secure jobs alongside the houses and for a proper infrastructure for schools and healthcare. All the rest is propaganda.”

Cathy premiered in October at London’s Pleasance Theatre with The Stage commenting in its four star review: "At a time of escalating house prices and entrenched inequality, a touching and troubling productions like this may be just as urgent now as they were half a century ago."

As with all Cardboard Citizens productions, a proportion of tickets for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe run will be made available to people with experience of homelessness at £1.

Cathy follows Cardboard Citizens’ Home Truths, which features the world premieres of nine new plays exploring the history of housing. 

What was the inspiration for this show? 

Cathy Come Home is a seminal film, which changed the public debate about homelessness. We thought it was timely, on its 50th anniversary and 25 years since Cardboard Citizens was founded, to revisit its content and see what has changed (and what has not). What would a Cathy de nos jours look like? Would a family be broken up in the same way today, or have we learned more compassion?

Is performance still a good space for the public discussion of ideas? 

The proof is in the pudding: we played the show to

nearly 6000 people on its UK tour, followed by a Forum Theatre debate. In every venue there was vigorous participation. To end the show we invited the audience to suggest new housing laws that should be enacted to improve the situation. We collected hundreds of ideas and presented the most popular five after a special performance at the House of Lords in January this year, to accompany the second reading of the Homelessness Reduction Bill. Who says theatre does nothing?

How did you go about gathering the team for it? 

We try to employ people with experience of homelessness when we can- in this case, we started with two actors out of four with this experience, one of whom sadly left during rehearsals because of health reasons. The show’s designer Lucy Sierra has collaborated with us before, and the stage management team were also old Cardboard Citizens’ friends. Many Cardboard Citizens’ members also appear in the filmed and recorded extracts that are integrated into the show.

How did you become interested in making performance? 

I acted for a bit at university and found that directing was more fun. I always wanted to make theatre which spoke about important stuff. I founded Cardboard Citizens in 1991 after working with a group of street-dwelling homeless people who were living in what was then called Cardboard City, the underpass now occupied by the IMAX in London’s Southbank.

Was there any particular approach to the making of the show?

Our inspiration, Cathy Come Home, used vox-pops and true stories researched and woven together in a form which is close to documentary but with the full intensity of narrative and fiction. We followed the same formula. We have many homeless people around us at Cardboard Citizens, so there was no shortage of stories for us to base the show on.

Does the show fit with Cardboard Citizens’ usual productions?

We seek to tell untold stories, and we try whenever possible to stimulate debate. Homelessness is on the rise, after some years when the trend went the other way. We must not get used to stepping over bodies on the street – theatre can help us remember that this is not necessary or right.

What do you hope that the audience will experience?

They will be moved (if past form is anything to go by) and they will think about their own lives; I hope they will be angered, provoked into action.

What strategies did you consider towards shaping this audience experience? 

We are experienced at stimulating debate – this show played in theatres, hostels and prisons during its premiere run in autumn 2016/winter 2017. For us it is also a goal to ensure that at any performance, even in theatres, the audience will be mixed, and will include people who have experienced homelessness themselves. This enriches the debate.

Adrian Jackson (director) is the Founder, Director and Chief Executive of Cardboard Citizens. Adrian founded Cardboard Citizens in 1991 and since then he has directed over 30 productions for the company, devising and writing many of them including Pericles and Timon (with

RSC) The Beggar’s Opera (with ENO),The Lower Depths (with London Bubble), Mincemeat (winner of Evening Standard award) and Home Truths (currently running at The Bunker in London).  He directed his own play, A Few Man Fridays at Riverside Studios in 2012, and Kate Tempest’s Glasshouse in 2013. In 2013 he also wrote and performed an intervention in Elmgreen/Dragset’s installation Tomorrow at the V & A. Adrian also teaches the Theatre of the Oppressed methodology all over the world.

Ali Taylor (playwright) trained at

the Royal Court Young Writers’ Programme. His first play Cotton Wool at Theatre503 won the 18th Meyer Whitworth Award. Ali went on to be one of the winners of ‘Metamorphosis08’, a new play competition run by the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, for his play Overspill. It was performed at the theatre before transferring to Soho Theatre. His writing for young people includes two plays for Polka Theatre: Sticks and Stones and an adaptation of The Machine Gunners (shortlisted for the Brian Way Award). His work also includesConspiracy (RWCMD/Gate Theatre), Under My Skin (Pegasus Theatre), Fault Lines (Hampstead Theatre) and his radio plays for BBC Radio 4 including Eight Feet High And Rising and Cinders. 

Alex Jones (multi-role male) is best known for his role as Clive Horrobin in the long running BBC Radio 4 Contemporary drama The Archers and subsequently Archers & Ambridge Extra, as well as over 100 other radio plays including Heartlands with BBC Radio 4 producer Jane Marshall, The Old Curiosity Shop and Albion Tower (winner of the Gold Sony Award). Recently he played Keith Loader in BBC's Doctors, other television and film includes Jane Eyre, Fourth Arm, The Specials, Birds Of A Feather, Back Up, Boon & Hardcases, Faster, Harder, Longer and the BAFTA nominated film Rhubarb And Roses. His theatre credits include Shakespeare And Various Irish Extracts for the University of Birmingham (dir. Gwenda Hughes), The Mysteries at Coventry Cathedral for Belgrade Theatre (dir. Barry Kyle), Gilgamesh (dir. Claudette Bryanston), I'm A Minger (dir. Amy Bonsall) and productions at Birmingham Repertory Theatre including Of Mice And Men, Swamp City, Ash Girl and The Tempest.

Amy Loughton’s (multi-role female) theatre credits include: Dear Uncle, Neighbourhood Watch (both Stephen Joseph Theatre/No 1 Tour/59E59 New York), A View From The Bridge (Theatre by the Lake, Keswick), Peter Pan (New Vic, Stoke-on-Trent), Women, Power and Politics (Tricycle Theatre), Nation (National Theatre), Apart from George (Finborough Theatre), Blueprint for Write by Numbers (Bike Shed Theatre), Sergeant Jackson in Almost Near (Finborough Theatre), Theatre Cafe Festival (Company of Angels) and The Killing of Sister George (Dramatic Productions). Her film credits include British features Crowhurst (Great Point Media) and Aux (Evolutionary Films). TV credits include Talking to the Dead (Sky/Warp Films), EastEnders, Holby City and Emma (all BBC).

Cathy Owen’s (Cathy) theatre credits include: Home Truths (Cardboard Citizens, The Bunker), This Wide Night (Clean Break, Soho Theatre UK Tour), The Last Valentine (Almeida), Silent Engine(Pentabus, Fringe First Winner), Kolbe’s Gift (Leicester Square Theatre), Edwina: A Cautionary Tale for Grown Ups (The Stadsteatern, Stockholm, BAC), Mother Courage and her Children (National Theatre of Wales), A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (Almeida UK Tour), Macbeth (Ludlow Festival), Shrew'd: Taming of the Shrew and The Tamer Tamed (Arcola), Marisol (Southwark Playhouse). Her Television credits include The Bill (TalkBack Thames); Casualty; Crown Prosecutor (BBC) and The Life and Death of Philip Night (YTV/Waller Films).

Hayley Wareham (Danielle) trained at the Oxford School of Drama. Work since graduating includes: This Secret Life (Tour) Strawberry Starburst (Brockley Jack Theatre) and Is This Rape: Sex on Trial (BBC3). Hayley has just completed the Soho Theatre Writers' Lab.

   Director: Adrian Jackson

Writer: Ali Taylor

Dramaturg: Sarah Woods

Researcher: Alison Cain

Assistant Director:  Emilia Teglia

Designer:  Lucy Sierra

Lighting Designer: Mark Dymock

Sound Designer:  Matt Lewis

About Cardboard Citizens

Cardboard Citizens is an award-winning theatre company and one of the world’s leading practitioners of Forum Theatre. We have toured across hostels, day centres and prisons for the past 25 years, bringing theatre to the most marginalised in society. Through bold and immersive theatre, we break down conventional divisions between audiences and performers. Past productions include the Evening Standard Award-winning Mincemeat, Pericles and Timon (with RSC) The Beggar’s Opera (with ENO), The Lower Depths, A Few Man Fridays and Home Truths, which is currently playing at London’s The Bunker.

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