Tiana's movie may not be perfect, but the animation is 🫶 2D didn't deserve to die after this :( I blame the frog screentime.
Article covering various controversies when this movie was released (including the New Orleans setting): https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/fashion/31disney.html
･*⋆☽ *chapters* ☾ ⋆*･
00:00 intro
00:55 setting intro
02:02 the city
03:01 the garden district
04:11 1920's influence
05:34 the bayou
06:09 lighting
08:37 colour
09:59 perspective
10:49 characters
17:06 story flaws
17:53 the future of 2D
19:40 goodnight
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References:
The Art of the Princess and the Frog (book)
https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/animating-almost-there-from-the-princess
https://youtu.be/fEqsDCpPkhU?si=tFBfijG4jdVau-2b
https://youtu.be/zln-HhjhECI?si=de3-sV47XxIKBef3
i analyze the animation and art style of The Princess and the Frog (Disney, 2009), starring Anika Noni Rose as Princess Tiana.
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