Film: The Jungle Book 1967 Flashcards
Who produced and distributed JB?
Walt Disney Productions
What had happened to the previous Disney film, The Sword and The Stone?
It had flopped at the box office
Why was Walt Disney so personally involved in JB?
Due to the poor response to The Sword and The Stone
Why did Disney change the script?
Because he felt the script was too dark for family audiences
Who was the chief animator?
Floyd Norman
Who was the final scriptwriter who was tasked with making it more lighthearted?
Larry Clemmons
What was innovative about how the characters were produced?
The drawings were based on the actors (instead of vice versa)
Who directed JB?
Walter Reitherman
Why was Phil Harris chosen to be a voiceover?
Disney head him sing as a band leader and knew he was Baloo
How did Harris change the film?
Baloo had been a minor character but became the co-star after Harris took over the voiceover
Who wrote most of the songs?
The Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins)
How were the backgrounds created?
They were handpainted
What technology was used in filming?
Multiplane camera to create a notion of depth. It also allowed for special effects to be created.
How was the JB created?
On transparent “cels” which meant they could be re-used and did not need to be re-painted each time
What other technology was used?
Xerography - copying the animator’s drawings onto a light-sensitive aluminium plate and then onto cels, unlike the old, painstaking hand-inking process, tracing them from paper drawings
