” director Joel Crawford hopes audiences can “feel the imprint of anime” in his latest animated feature.Crawford said the animation team leaned heavily into the hand-drawn style for the beloved cat’s return. Set after the events of 2010’s “Shrek Forever After,” the film follows Puss as he learns that he’s burnt through eight of his nine lives and sets out on an epic journey to restore them.
The 1988 anime film “Akira,” in particular, served as inspiration. “I remember [as a young child seeing] the hand-drawn explosions and the whole thing felt so epic. It was beyond anything I’ve ever experienced, I was drawing dust clouds afterward and they were characters themselves,” he said. “It was fun to take on that inspiration and design the shape of the characters, but also the action of the world.
The animators used a process called step animation for the action sequences, where certain frames were held longer to provide visual contrast. This can be seen in the opening minutes of the film, where Puss gets into a fight with a giant and there are “pushed poses” that not only make the visuals impressionistic, but give the audience a false sense of belief that all is right in Puss’ world.
Can you please post more concept art for the movie? I am so excited!
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