What goes into making an animated film?
This article provides an overview of the collaborative filmmaking process at Disney Animation, highlighting the various departments involved in creating animated features like Zootopia 2. It details the pipeline from development and storytelling to technical production and asset management.
Why it matters
Understanding the complex, multi-disciplinary nature of modern animation offers insight into the technological and creative labor behind major media productions.
Each department works together to bring us the big picture. From sequence to shot to frame, the film comes together through the deep collaboration between everyone at the studio.
Zootopia 2 has a total run time of 97 minutes and 30 seconds .
Zootopia 2 had 41 sequences that ranged from 37 seconds to 6 minutes.
Hot Pursuit contains 80 shots and is 2 minutes and 22 seconds long.
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Our filmmaking process begins in Development, where our storytellers begin to craft the narrative, and our artists define the look of the characters and worlds.
Editorial and Sound teams piece together evolving story ideas, guiding production.
In preparation for and throughout production, the Production Training and Development team provides education in filmmaking, art, storytelling, and tools through experiences, classes, lectures, workshops, field trips and screenings.
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