SCOOBY-DOO (2002) originally opened with an incredible animated sequence that was ultimately cut for length.
It’s still one of the strangest deleted scenes in a blockbuster.
The underwater scene in "Pinocchio" was animated before the invention of modern scuba diving equipment.
To make the underwater sequences as realistic as possible, the animators studied how light behaves underwater, how objects and characters move in water, and how shadows play in such an environment. They used some references from earlier diving expeditions, and the scene came out as a pioneering achievement in animation.
For the past month, I’ve been working on a project to map out and document the work of one of the most prolific storefront sign painters in the US - this is Detroit’s Ron Signs