tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77076933891229106532024-03-13T10:11:29.858-07:00Eternian BackgroundsToonJukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359775617346749999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707693389122910653.post-61438109809431680662011-03-29T21:32:00.000-07:002011-03-29T21:32:00.659-07:00Royal Throne Room - Interior Shot<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This time I have a special treat for you guys!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While this blog will feature screen-captures from the DVD sets, I do have couple Filmation Backgrounds as lasercopies of my own. Most of my collection are animation cels, but without backgrounds, so I have been lucky to be in contact with some great fans, who are willing to trade scans of their backgrounds in exchange so a fan can give their cel or two a background to make them shine. :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a scan generously donated by a fan <b>Alessandro</b>, and with permission, I'm showcasing a medium-sized image for you to enjoy of <b>the Royal Throne Room</b>! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowBp3epKLBaTf4UVOjI0Yz7tikNUL1lCALSSLt96TFzQxNouVHsTS0i4fE-M2KIcpVTPMl3FZKLvUbTbszKSjq0qnMJfo73pR1vl3i4BPpYPIo3wx5ND2FU37PkKoDON6RS7GherjwWMu/s1600/royal_throneroom_bg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowBp3epKLBaTf4UVOjI0Yz7tikNUL1lCALSSLt96TFzQxNouVHsTS0i4fE-M2KIcpVTPMl3FZKLvUbTbszKSjq0qnMJfo73pR1vl3i4BPpYPIo3wx5ND2FU37PkKoDON6RS7GherjwWMu/s320/royal_throneroom_bg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>ToonJukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359775617346749999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707693389122910653.post-33592929537484174172010-09-16T05:08:00.000-07:002010-09-16T05:08:08.541-07:00Castle Grayskull - Exterior Wide Shot<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favourite of Filmation backgrounds, is Castle Grayskull. The different angles we see to the Fortress of Mystery, yet never really grasp on all angles that we'd like to.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will begin by showcasing some location background-arts, going from wide shots, to close-ups and inside eventually.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicubydtOvZP2BVIwJ6Qk99zzAGjyHTg2SFC5-QJH-YbGe85y3EOiFSVNyhpW7m0US9dhVA_ZrURcsdKP_lQpWV2PPSp7GLvrgLLWySDCpz-ZYZp6pb6XBo3OtqsDWFoeBEyMxt7-YEAvN9/s1600/castle_0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicubydtOvZP2BVIwJ6Qk99zzAGjyHTg2SFC5-QJH-YbGe85y3EOiFSVNyhpW7m0US9dhVA_ZrURcsdKP_lQpWV2PPSp7GLvrgLLWySDCpz-ZYZp6pb6XBo3OtqsDWFoeBEyMxt7-YEAvN9/s400/castle_0.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a more less-used shot of the castle. Used atleast in "Cosmic Comet" and "Song of Celice". Great extreme wide shot in a bit lower angle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX10NAlIOYp8prSCyibCzEWYV5D-I0dZC_nNjCVpz78UwmHFvVlm16J6rIeU1bV_Sc-p5KcFwKFRw3ccuhkIm6dCgSvJmXYYY6oNJ0tGxlqqBO1rur7-67ZI4BP6N1ipZpFRmV5-tAbE1s/s1600/castle_02.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX10NAlIOYp8prSCyibCzEWYV5D-I0dZC_nNjCVpz78UwmHFvVlm16J6rIeU1bV_Sc-p5KcFwKFRw3ccuhkIm6dCgSvJmXYYY6oNJ0tGxlqqBO1rur7-67ZI4BP6N1ipZpFRmV5-tAbE1s/s400/castle_02.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ33OHFVJ7R9nNnLoBZ9D2YM9th_BDFF1gJvg1nFCZZ1ygY2uExRtn8i2260PTlt1N-mFDbI5u1Eu0aCuWpQyUVyvlzYR93fhtWO2_9N_06-IFVVkVD6QQpARuA-6D0wLQVmjpIRMrnyw/s1600/castle_02b.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ33OHFVJ7R9nNnLoBZ9D2YM9th_BDFF1gJvg1nFCZZ1ygY2uExRtn8i2260PTlt1N-mFDbI5u1Eu0aCuWpQyUVyvlzYR93fhtWO2_9N_06-IFVVkVD6QQpARuA-6D0wLQVmjpIRMrnyw/s400/castle_02b.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">These two shots above, are very similar, yet they clearly have details that are unique to them. A variants of the same shot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Fv5CndgDjbhJOGOoTsksGZrJPncL9VppBiP7JUPGP4aeNkIboDriD6bKbf0yHISr6csih8Jmnw8Lo7AOJD6-HRHSa8uVkBYly5GB6r8V2gKNfDCJr0hn0BFmGUa2FhaeVUFxp4gsB6z/s1600/castle_05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Fv5CndgDjbhJOGOoTsksGZrJPncL9VppBiP7JUPGP4aeNkIboDriD6bKbf0yHISr6csih8Jmnw8Lo7AOJD6-HRHSa8uVkBYly5GB6r8V2gKNfDCJr0hn0BFmGUa2FhaeVUFxp4gsB6z/s400/castle_05.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2E-sHtzrc0SCGybb5kyCvVnAhcgL-kBvWiNxfFlDv8wXyIXItG2dgYTpzhRyPvOLw8Va90RPjTs2RVrQpth4LJRW5nOTBGpqSagyS91-IKgDkBmyK4v4cr4BNgN9FXEk3aagxnoSs5RO/s1600/castle_03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2E-sHtzrc0SCGybb5kyCvVnAhcgL-kBvWiNxfFlDv8wXyIXItG2dgYTpzhRyPvOLw8Va90RPjTs2RVrQpth4LJRW5nOTBGpqSagyS91-IKgDkBmyK4v4cr4BNgN9FXEk3aagxnoSs5RO/s400/castle_03.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the most famous views on the Castle. Though you'll notice in this image, that part of the entrance leading to Grayskull is missing from the left side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5lpzuV5DK545kP2R-ApA_dh0QOHG-wt3Uc-2n75VjgzSbZ2iCxeCWrzlGwuYInecWCUJat3grSCa5tyHa4q3MjtCpAsCV-LXpf0BrY5CCFYCtAbXxwACP-KA-LZ3-6uHA2ryf2ih0Quz/s1600/castle_04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5lpzuV5DK545kP2R-ApA_dh0QOHG-wt3Uc-2n75VjgzSbZ2iCxeCWrzlGwuYInecWCUJat3grSCa5tyHa4q3MjtCpAsCV-LXpf0BrY5CCFYCtAbXxwACP-KA-LZ3-6uHA2ryf2ih0Quz/s400/castle_04.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An interesting, very detailed shot, that was not used all that often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuJsYrlC9pLC3u1G20QEHYiCho72eHs16HUhjrTm7TTtDf1tbK9zo2_XIgd3DGfwDewyiJDK5O1D2ps5jQ0i66CFf5nSz9GvBFfKcd7aF5UDvb0uveNELyETE9eD-Wch7Z5J6MVoos-7v/s1600/castle_06.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuJsYrlC9pLC3u1G20QEHYiCho72eHs16HUhjrTm7TTtDf1tbK9zo2_XIgd3DGfwDewyiJDK5O1D2ps5jQ0i66CFf5nSz9GvBFfKcd7aF5UDvb0uveNELyETE9eD-Wch7Z5J6MVoos-7v/s400/castle_06.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And one more bird's eye view.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span>ToonJukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359775617346749999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707693389122910653.post-23385252225010397592010-09-15T03:42:00.000-07:002010-09-15T03:50:44.574-07:00Creating backgrounds from screengrabs<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The process of re-creating the Background art is very simple, but time-consuming.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Normal method is by looking at an scene, viewing the animation and trying figure out, how to remove all of the foreground material.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Example here from MU108 episode <b>"Teela's Triumph"</b>, where <b>Teela</b> walks into the <b>Castle Grayskull</b>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu259j_FFI1M1aTVj8bPClIEGBWdCtUK6s9gqzG0mX2AKghbZ1ascBiSvzi_saGzAWmd7GSMYtEVULpII-wd42udj67M508NisVLw0d0ZexT3ktb7amXwzS3LfqcWWx1hJzGVGOIolN_f/s1600/grayskull_interior_hall_01a.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu259j_FFI1M1aTVj8bPClIEGBWdCtUK6s9gqzG0mX2AKghbZ1ascBiSvzi_saGzAWmd7GSMYtEVULpII-wd42udj67M508NisVLw0d0ZexT3ktb7amXwzS3LfqcWWx1hJzGVGOIolN_f/s320/grayskull_interior_hall_01a.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-R5oMWsgQ3rq45PEQGmG1PrKhsduUMJ33KCLOCUewwHRlVb3M7dBUSqM1r7RtwQZDSbz1klc26ZXintK_4Xhgqq73zdNvOmfBXgZ3JV9LtqPKgopd3yS_KqqbFDmKXDG5UXmBrCMsUiQ/s1600/grayskull_interior_hall_01b.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-R5oMWsgQ3rq45PEQGmG1PrKhsduUMJ33KCLOCUewwHRlVb3M7dBUSqM1r7RtwQZDSbz1klc26ZXintK_4Xhgqq73zdNvOmfBXgZ3JV9LtqPKgopd3yS_KqqbFDmKXDG5UXmBrCMsUiQ/s320/grayskull_interior_hall_01b.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And just from those two shots, I can extract her, so we can clearly see the hallway that leads into the castle.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XWPcS_YmsFFx02Sevmlqsp1HMHiSpbQhBiKDgK3grdZnVtPVB-AX1v8_8PfWHaL3G1jgYE6QXGtwpEh7F2sZOVlJNgXumt8RAqWDnRWagAzXWStj6f-aD-qCZ-HFR1ce0wLUpUhyphenhyphenGLbW/s1600/grayskull_interior_hall_01_final.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XWPcS_YmsFFx02Sevmlqsp1HMHiSpbQhBiKDgK3grdZnVtPVB-AX1v8_8PfWHaL3G1jgYE6QXGtwpEh7F2sZOVlJNgXumt8RAqWDnRWagAzXWStj6f-aD-qCZ-HFR1ce0wLUpUhyphenhyphenGLbW/s400/grayskull_interior_hall_01_final.png" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For an shot that requires a tad more work; I've also given an example of creating an exterior shot of the entrance to <b>Castle Grayskull</b>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The screenshots below are from the MU001 episode <b>"The Cosmic Comet" </b>as <b>Evil-Lyn</b> and <b>Beastman</b> are ready to attack the heroes.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to get a full shot of the angle, without the characters, and while Evil-Lyn never moves, I needed Beastman to move out of the way, which he luckily did.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76_e4q3LfXwQBN1novmk5j46jWLX9K4uAtq32N6XTRWgbGfcSrslpn9wmsVQIMElkd1uSwPVPGbMtiuOs7M7DAKYuCrdZQmtZxAvFKWp71w-C_K0GV837ycP3KL2KDtaI1PwAU_i7O2h2/s1600/grayskull_entrance_originals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76_e4q3LfXwQBN1novmk5j46jWLX9K4uAtq32N6XTRWgbGfcSrslpn9wmsVQIMElkd1uSwPVPGbMtiuOs7M7DAKYuCrdZQmtZxAvFKWp71w-C_K0GV837ycP3KL2KDtaI1PwAU_i7O2h2/s1600/grayskull_entrance_originals.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thus with acquiring many shots of the rocky entrace-piece on the right side, I was able to construct it. The sky-backdrop unfortunately can't be authentically recreated here, so I take a small leeway here, and use part of the sky from another shot, to create the final outcome.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usually I only stick to recreating backgrounds where I simply take the character out, without any extra additions, but in this case, I wanted to see how this exterior part of Castle Grayskull's entrance looked.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPcbjLvrKByVY33Cv_wlVxudsJZX3rzg_Buyp5VoLD4qAituGLIIzHJOK5BNBi7jMfB1YGyVsfpOvEx-Rckq7uRn90h7eCUD34eGcqLeACmYBTmg9X-e731O9Wf2caC_KhJhHzAcGy7jC/s1600/grayskull_entrance_edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPcbjLvrKByVY33Cv_wlVxudsJZX3rzg_Buyp5VoLD4qAituGLIIzHJOK5BNBi7jMfB1YGyVsfpOvEx-Rckq7uRn90h7eCUD34eGcqLeACmYBTmg9X-e731O9Wf2caC_KhJhHzAcGy7jC/s400/grayskull_entrance_edited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span>ToonJukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359775617346749999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707693389122910653.post-54278182475839338242010-09-15T03:20:00.000-07:002010-09-15T03:20:07.444-07:00Welcome<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Filmation Studios <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">made <i>He-Man and the Masters of the Universe</i> cartoon in 1983-1985. While their budget was limited, meaning that the animation was often rotoscoped and reused multiple times, their stories were fantastic and background-art was very lavish and lush with colour.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Robert Lamb<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">, Writer and Storyboard Artist at Filmation, described the backgrounds --</span></span></b><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><i>"Filmation had a black line style to their backgrounds that facilitated production. A black pencil cleanup of the blue pencil layout would be xeroxed onto a cel that would lay over the painted bg. This eliminated the need for the painters to noodle a lot of detail into the paintings. Annie and other bg artists didn't like the ink line but production costs won out."</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> </span></span></blockquote><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the black line style does provide lot of great details. Especially when looking at the main locations <b>Castle Grayskull</b> and <b>Snake Mountain</b>; you see many creaks and cracks that give them character.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will be showcasing screencaptures of Filmation Backgrounds, from <i>He-Man</i>, using the US release (region1) of DVDs by <b>BCI Entertainment</b>. And also UK release (region2) by <b>Entertainment Rights</b>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hopefully you will enjoy the art as much as I do, when focusing on the backdrops, instead of the characters in the foreground.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Jukka</span>ToonJukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359775617346749999noreply@blogger.com0