I still think Moana deserved an Oscar for this part
Moana Visual Development, Part 1.
Here are some of the very first drawings I did for Moana (Minus the last one, which was done later in the vis-dev stage). I was fortunate enough to work on the film in its very early stage thanks to the graciousness of Ron & Jon. Working with them alongside Jennifer Lee and Fawn Veerasunthorn is one of my fondest memories at Disney.
I have lots of Moana artwork that I want to post here, and am still trying to figure out exactly how to group them. Stay tuned! (For more work, you can also check out my instagram: @minkyu_lee_animating)
Moana is out in theaters now!
Moana Visual Development, Part 3
The vignettes.
Here are some story vignettes that I did for Moana– Moana sailing off to sea, The bioluminescence of the sea rescuing Moana, and a take on the “Underworld”. Fun fact: There used to be a totem sculpture/tiki-inspired character in the early stages of development, that you can spot in the third underworld piece.
Animator: Randy Haycock
Character: Moana (test)
Film: Moana (2016)
Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Video: http://randyhaycock.tumblr.com/post/153572409839/another-traditional-character-exploration-test
Moana came out today in the US so go check it out, whoop whoop, AND here are some of my designs from the short time I spent on the film:)!
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I don’t think you’ll get to see my next production work for another 2 years, so maybe these will tie me over lol
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