Storyboarding DreamWorks' The Forgotten Island. Simon Wells on building an original world, mixing 2D and 3D and AI.
On this episode of the Kingdom of Dreams Podcast, I sit down again with director and storyboard artist Simon Wells to talk about DreamWorks' The Forgotten Island. Simon shares my reaction to the film, creating an original world and the scenes he worked on. We also talk about the memories that shaped the film, combining 2D and 3D, shooting wide angles, Wildwood and Your Mother at TIFF, AI and filmmaking and his future projects.
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Building an original world • Storyboarding the climax • Mixing 2D and 3D • AI and filmmaking
CHAPTERS 0:00 Preview 1:07 Reaction to The Forgotten Island 8:16 Creating an Original World 14:26 The Scenes Simon Worked On 25:53 Memories That Shaped the Film 35:00 Combining 2D and 3D 39:29 Shooting Wide Angles 49:45 Wildwood and Your Mother at TIFF 55:30 AI and Filmmaking 1:09:37 Future Projects
ABOUT THE GUEST Simon Wells is a British director, animator and storyboard artist who directed The Time Machine, Balto, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. The great grandson of H. G. Wells, he has worked on The Prince of Egypt, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIxH2PFKaAM
Watch the feature films I have directed Citizen of Moria (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/citizenofmoriafilm In Search of My Sister (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/insearchofmysisterfilm Official website: https://jawadmir.com
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