Two Chips And A Miss

Snow White: Trees and Leaves

When the witch appears with the poison apple, little birds emerge from a nearby tree to attack the old crone. Snow White innocently shoos them away.

Here are two versions of the tree and leaves. The first digitally eliminates the birds, revealing a lovely palette of autumn colors..

The second, as we've never seen it, recreates a pan shot (background) as the birds fly back to the tree.

Truly lovely artwork, typical of the care and attention to detail that went into all aspects of SNOW WHITE.

GRUMPY PREENS: Snow White

BEE AT THE BEACH

Variety is the Spice of Life

We're going to veer away from POPPINS again, after all... while the artwork is truly incredible, our brief liason with SNOW WHITE art reminded me that looking at diverse films keeps things more interesting.

So, keep visiting... there's lots of variety ahead. Maybe I can finally get to some of those Warner Brothers' B/Gs, too...

Poppins Returns: The Penguin Restaurant

After a brief look at SNOW WHITE backgrounds, we return to MARY POPPINS. With Mary and Bert seated and ready for afternoon tea, our little penguin friends appear to extend their special aviarian hospitality. They are certainly not the only actors/singers/dancers in show biz waiting tables, either!

The restaurant from which they emerge is beautifully designed and realized, amidst the lush foliage of the chalk landscape.

The second digitally reconstructed landscape shows the entire pan B/G for the right side of the Jolly Holiday penguin segment, from the restaurant to the edge of the staging area for their musical presentation.

Close scrutiny reveals two different takes of the same concept. again, perhaps diffferent artists? The long pan reveals much more detail... and more extravagant landscaping!

I must comment on the color palette too. I didn't adjust anything here, the original art is drenched with all these wonderful rich colors. Delicious!

The Dwarfs' Cottage

We'll get back to POPPINS... but I couldn't resist the urge to share these SNOW WHITE masterpieces.

The first three are large recreated pan B/Gs. Notice the apparent differences in detail and finesse in the second, compared to the first and third. Probably by different artists.

The last B/G is a closeup of the front door during the "Dopey kiss" segment.