![]() ![]() ![]() “There is so much that happens and develops on-set that being there you automatically know the history behind the plates and why decisions were made. Mullan and Stammers directed Osmond as to what was needed for certain scenes. “Edd had a headdress that he wore that showed the position of his eyes because Dumbo’s head is so much bigger,” Mullan recounts. Stuffies and a stand-in played by Edd Osmond were used on-set while animation tests were shown to cast members to give them a sense of how Dumbo would look like and move. “While they were trying to figure logistics, the animation department was refining and polishing the way in which Dumbo expresses himself and how real he would look amongst the characters.” “Previs could go in and add cameras to help define the shoot process,” Mullan explains. Rather than the traditional shot-per-shot approach, the previs team worked on grand master scenes. When shooting began we continued with the character development and showed some key pieces to Tim Burton for feedback.” There were certain actions and scenes that people thought could have been problematic so at an early stage we started to develop how Dumbo would fly, move, and emote. I was working quite closely with Richard Stammers throughout. “When the asset was being built there was some back and forth to make sure that the design would work for the animation. “I came on during the preproduction stage and was involved quite heavily with the rig for Dumbo,” says Mullan. Unlike other visual effects-oriented movies MPC Animation Supervisor Catherine Mullan ( Monster Trucks) has worked on, the live-action remake of Dumbo directed by Tim Burton ( Dark Shadows) was all about portraying the performance of the title character. For Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Dumbo,’ director Tim Burton wanted the baby elephant to feel joyous and free as he flew through the air. ![]()
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