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It's Lion King Day!

Mon Aug 29, 2011, 7:07 AM
Well, not officially, but I thought I'd call it that since I am posting some cool Lion King related links (below).  As I've mentioned before, my twin brother, Tony (he did Pumbaa), is doing lots of Lion King 3D publicity right now.  (If you are keeping up with our co-Facebook page "The Bancroft Brothers", then you saw some pics of him on the red- uh- GREEN carpet at the premiere this last weekend.)  Anyway, he sent me a bunch of links from interviews he did (some with Mark Henn, my pal and supervising animator of Young Simba -and others from the production).  

One was a French interview which looks good but I can't read it.  What's great about it are some of the photos from when they brought in the lions for the animators to draw AND a great video at the end of Ruben Aquino and how he designed Adult Simba:
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Ever want to know how to draw Pumbaa?  Tony does a step by step (well, marketing probably put this together from a sketch he did on the model sheet, but those are his words, I'm sure).  I hate these step by steps, btw, because you don't learn ANYTHING but how to draw one stiff pose.  I think it was Tony that made him cross-eyed in the orginal drawing too, so I'll have to mention that to him.  NYAH, NYAH! [link]

Some semi-interesting trivia you may not know about the making of Lion King (and no Tony interview, yah!) [link]

Here's on in Spanish- but it has an ENGLISH VIDEO of Tony drawing- and discussing the design process- of PUMBAA.  Its a good one.  (I've heard all the jokes before.)  I can't read the interview but I think its funny how many ways they spell his (and my) last name: Tony Bancofort, Tony Bancfrot and finally, Tony Bancroft.
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That's all for now.  Enjoy!

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:iconkirkparrish:
~KIRKparrish Sep 1, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
hahahaha they ARE cross-eyed! X)
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~DarylT Aug 30, 2011  Professional Filmographer
Thanks TOm. I will.
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~aktigerlily Aug 29, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
wait wait wait..... when does that movie come out again? in 3d? b/c my friends and i decided that since it's already like the best movie ever, it's probably gonna be crazy awesome in 3d, so we were all gonna go see it :)
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:iconmoonmystique:
Cool! : D
~bmaras and I bought 2 Pumbaa drawings off of ebay and we suspect they are Tony's, but of course we don't know for sure. If we bump into him we'll be sure to check :p
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:iconsteinlo:
These are all fantastic Tom. Can't wait to see all the other behind the scene footage! Thanks for the heads up, did you check it out in 3d yet? Wonder what that looks like..
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~thelittledeadgirl666 Aug 29, 2011  Student General Artist
My younger sister sent me a link to a Lion King video a little while ago and it made me feel SO old. I was only five when it first came out, and she was four. My mom didn't want to take us because she was afraid that it would make us upset. I believe that it was the second movie that I EVER saw in a theater. It ended up being one of both my sister and my, and later my baby sister (who is now fifteen) favourite movies and one of the things that really inspired me to draw. . So, thanks to you and your brother :w00t: :giggle:
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`Gashu-Monsata Aug 29, 2011  Student Digital Artist
Also, Simba with Bon Jovi hair... I gotta draw that LOL.
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:icongashu-monsata:
`Gashu-Monsata Aug 29, 2011  Student Digital Artist
*Steals your brother*

But seriously, thanks sooo much for these links. I'm gonna have a field day now! :lol:
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~Capricornfox Aug 29, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
this makes me so happy! :D
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