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Disney Animation; 1995 I took this long exposure photo, using a 1962 Rolleiflex film camera. The posters are for "Toy Story", which would premiere 2 weeks later and transform animated films. My office was behind the "N" on the left. #disneyanimation #animationstudio #architecture #rolleiflex

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Animation building; 1997 Took this while leaving one evening. Someone was packing up their office and heading to Dreamworks. #disneyanimation #animationstudio #bwphotography #animation

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More photos I took at Disney in the 90's: -Andreas Deja, Yzma Supervising animator -James Lopez & Brian Ferguson, Pain & Panic Supervising animators -Hercules Story meeting, Directors John Musker & Ron Clements at right -Tarzan Director Chris Buck, waiting to review animation #disneyanimation

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I would often walk around and photograph fellow crew members at Disney: -Mark Pudleiner, Animator on my Meg team. We were college classmates. -Juliet Duncan, Clean-up Supervisor on Jane & Amelia -Bob Bryan, animator on Jane team -Bill Waldman, Hercules animator #animator #kdunc9 #disneyanimation

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A few pencil tests of Megara. The first shot shows a rough pass at animation. I first draw stick-figure versions to capture the idea for the scene. Don't want to spend time on clean drawings if the idea isn't good. Then I spend time. #disneyhercules #megara #disneyanimation #characterdesign #kdunc9

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More of my design drawings of Megara. Exploring hair styles, costume design, etc. all with Grecian shapes mind... #disneyhercules #megara #disneyanimation #characterdesign #femmefatal

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More Captain Amelia designs I explored during character development.... Some were based on ideas from the other vis-dev artists. We explored Amelia having tentacles for hair(less of a cat alien). #captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #kdunc9 #kenduncananimation

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Captain Amelia; Some of my early drawings, as we explored Amelia's design. #captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #2danimation

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Captain Amelia pencil test; The posing of Doppler was roughed out first. I followed up with rough animation of Amelia, and then Mr. Arrow was done. Animators: Doppler- Sergio Pablos Amelia- Moi Mr. Arrow- T. Dan Hofstedt #treasureplanet #2danimation #penciltest #disneyanimation #kenduncananimation

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Ken Duncan @kdunc9.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Megara pencil tests. Several scenes I'd animated of Meg in "Hercules". I would have done very rough drawings at first...these scenes are my final drawings before it moved to the "clean-up" dept. Hercules was animated by Andreas Deja. #disneyhercules #penciltests #meganimation #2danimation

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Jane Character Design; At the start of the design process, a clothing "historian" brought in various pieces of Victorian era clothing, which was very helpful for us. #tarzanjane #characterdesign #victorian #2danimation

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Ken Duncan @kdunc9.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

More Jane pencil tests; The first few drawings are my rough "stick-figure" version of Jane; the remainder are my "tie down" drawings and "inbetweens" from an Assistant. Tarzan was done first, by another animator. Then I animated Jane reacting. #tarzanjane #disneyanimation #2danimation #penciltest

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Reposted by Ken Duncan

Tiger Sparks @misstigersparks.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Directed by George Stevens, Giant is an epic portrayal of a powerful Texas ranching family challenged by changing times and the coming of big oil. Women who demand having their opinions heard. Segregation that eventually becomes integration.

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Ken Duncan @kdunc9.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Animation pencil test of "Jane". This was one of the longer scenes in a Disney animated film. A great vocal performance by Minnie Driver...such a fun scene to animate! #tarzanjane #janeanimatiin #penciltest #tookmyboot #disneyanimation

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Ken Duncan @kdunc9.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Jane: Tarzan Early design drawings. At this stage we are trying to create a unique personality. So we explore attitudes, poses and facial expressions. And then I would begin animation tests to ensure the design can animate well. #tarzanjane #disneytarzan #characterdesign #2Danimation -

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Ken Duncan @kdunc9.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Captain Amelia; Treasure Planet The final approved design of Amelia that I'd drawn. Her hair, to me, black.... so I was surprised when I saw the first scenes in color with reddish brown hair!☺️ #captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #disneyanimation

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Ken Duncan @kdunc9.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Captain Amelia; Treasure Planet Some of my early design drawings as we explored wait alien type she was. In the 3rd image I used a "George Washington" hair style. #captainamelia #treasureplanet #alien #leader #captain #disneyanimation #characterdesign

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Megara Hercules As a Supervising Animator, we also helped design our characters. These are some of my early design drawings of Meg, exploring attitudes, hair designs, etc. #disneyhercules #megara #disneyanimation #femmefatal #design

This one captured the Grecian shapes, but was more of a realistic design.

Graphic hair shapes, and a Veronica Lake look.

This captured many of the design elements but still a bit more realistic.

Attitude.
We were using "screwball" comedies of the 1940s as inspiration. Barbara Stanwyck independent and intelligent attitude in her films were great reference, especially "The Lady Eve".

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Duncan Doodle Smartly dressed little guy, with integrity #inkpen #doodle #duncananimation #cute #cartoon #rabbit

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El Royale Apartments; Hancock Park, L.A. Several celebrities have lived here over the years: Clark Gable, Loretta Young, George Raft, Nicholas Cage, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, etc.

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On the way home from work I swung by Bob's Big Boy to grab a coffee, and their Friday night car show was happening!

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