ANDREW R. JONES ANIMATION SUPERVISOR ANIMATION

One of the big challenges of The Lion King for Animation Supervisor Andrew R. Jones was to strike a balance between the naturalness and believability of the film’s animal stars, and their performances as characters. Achieving that entailed the utilization of the movie’s revolutionary virtual reality stage.

ANDREW R. JONES Selected Credits FILM The Jungle Book, 2016 World War Z, 2013 Avatar, 2009 The Lovely Bones, 2009 Superman Returns, 2006 I, Robot, 2004 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 2001 Godzilla, 1998 Titanic, 1997 The Lion King – The Official Movie Special: What was your initial reaction when this new iteration of The Lion King was proposed to you? Andrew R. Jones: When Jon Favreau called me and said he was going to do it, my first feeling was excitement, because as an animator, this was the Holy Grail for me. It was one of the most beautiful animated films ever, and still is. It’s one of the most powerful stories, and it had a big effect on me when I saw it. Now, to be able to…

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