1 00:00:04,754 --> 00:00:06,884 [Lee] Having an audience preview, we've learned a lot. 2 00:00:10,218 --> 00:00:12,928 [Buck] The last few weeks have been clarifying things, 3 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:14,433 making things much simpler. 4 00:00:15,473 --> 00:00:18,563 Elsa's song, "Show Yourself," is a big moment. 5 00:00:18,643 --> 00:00:20,853 -Something is not quite right. -Something's a little off. 6 00:00:20,937 --> 00:00:22,807 I think the key to cracking "Show Yourself" 7 00:00:22,897 --> 00:00:26,607 really came with us finally making a decision about the voice. 8 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:30,323 So now it's just a race to the finish line to get to the opening. 9 00:00:33,158 --> 00:00:34,328 [no audible dialogue] 10 00:00:49,466 --> 00:00:52,386 [Lee] We're in the absolute final stages of production. 11 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:55,009 We're still animating. We're still building effects. 12 00:00:55,096 --> 00:00:58,596 We're still building Ahtohallan and that dress transformation. 13 00:00:59,225 --> 00:01:03,515 This is when we hit 14-hour days full of production, so there's no time to rest. 14 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:08,694 I've got the script. I'm literally going page by page, and I'm still writing. 15 00:01:09,444 --> 00:01:13,994 There's a lot of long days and everybody putting in a lot of overtime. 16 00:01:14,824 --> 00:01:17,294 [Unten] A lot of us are working six days a week right now. 17 00:01:17,369 --> 00:01:18,999 [typing] 18 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:24,209 Most of the day we're either in meetings or going on rounds or dailies, 19 00:01:24,834 --> 00:01:26,544 or we're supporting the animators, 20 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:30,628 so our own animation time, it's usually after-hours. 21 00:01:30,715 --> 00:01:33,385 ♪ Every inch of me is trembling ♪ 22 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:38,307 ♪ But not from the cold ♪ 23 00:01:38,390 --> 00:01:42,440 [Unten] Usually I'll go home, put the kids to bed, help my wife out 24 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:45,559 and then come back and then work. 25 00:01:45,647 --> 00:01:50,357 But I enjoy animating, so it's actually this nice treat at the end of the day. 26 00:01:51,319 --> 00:01:54,319 So, I'm gonna keep working. [chuckles] 27 00:01:57,867 --> 00:02:00,787 [no audible dialogue] 28 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:04,288 [Lee] So we got great notes from the audience preview. 29 00:02:04,374 --> 00:02:07,174 Most of them were actually addressed. We just jumped on them right away, 30 00:02:07,252 --> 00:02:10,762 but there are a few outstanding pieces we're moving around right now. 31 00:02:11,548 --> 00:02:13,718 It was hard to understand the beginning of the movie. 32 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,800 Our prologue was really complicated. 33 00:02:15,885 --> 00:02:18,755 The information was there, but it wasn't playing how we wanted it to play. 34 00:02:18,847 --> 00:02:24,637 [Agnarr] Far away, as north as we can go, once stood an enchanted forest. 35 00:02:25,478 --> 00:02:26,768 [Del Vecho] The old prologue 36 00:02:26,855 --> 00:02:29,225 wasn't necessarily the best entrance into the movie, 37 00:02:29,315 --> 00:02:33,275 because we introduce the audience to a world that wasn't familiar to them, 38 00:02:33,361 --> 00:02:35,991 and we introduced characters that they didn't know. 39 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:40,119 [Agnarr] And there roamed a nomadic people called the Northuldra. 40 00:02:40,744 --> 00:02:43,124 [Del Vecho] And it started with a narrator, 41 00:02:43,204 --> 00:02:45,584 which is a voice that they also didn't know. 42 00:02:46,082 --> 00:02:51,002 [Agnarr] As our kingdom of Arendelle grew, the Northuldra seemed to welcome us. 43 00:02:51,087 --> 00:02:54,467 [Del Vecho] So they were very confused. You could feel a sigh of relief, almost, 44 00:02:54,549 --> 00:02:57,389 when we actually got to the characters that they knew. 45 00:02:57,469 --> 00:02:59,049 Whoa, Papa! 46 00:02:59,137 --> 00:03:01,427 So that made us realize very quickly 47 00:03:01,514 --> 00:03:05,564 that we need to introduce Young Anna and Young Elsa earlier. 48 00:03:05,643 --> 00:03:08,983 [Buck] Almost all our movies, with our prologues or opening sequences, 49 00:03:09,064 --> 00:03:11,574 it's usually the last sequence to go into production, 50 00:03:11,649 --> 00:03:14,189 because once the movie finds itself, 51 00:03:14,277 --> 00:03:17,407 then you just have to figure out what's the best way to set it up. 52 00:03:17,489 --> 00:03:21,909 We flipped the entire prologue, and then all of a sudden it goes click. 53 00:03:21,993 --> 00:03:24,753 And then you try it, and you go, "Oh, I feel it." 54 00:03:27,165 --> 00:03:32,795 ♪ Where the Northwind Meets the sea ♪ 55 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:36,339 The hardest thing is we love the lullaby. It's one of our favorite songs, 56 00:03:36,424 --> 00:03:38,094 and we need it to anchor the whole story. 57 00:03:38,176 --> 00:03:41,756 So we wanna show it to Bobby and Kristen, 'cause the music's gonna have to evolve. 58 00:03:41,846 --> 00:03:42,846 [laughing] 59 00:03:42,931 --> 00:03:45,561 -Hi. -Hello. How you doing? 60 00:03:46,351 --> 00:03:48,481 Our biggest issue was the prologue. 61 00:03:48,561 --> 00:03:52,151 The easiest thing is to just play us what you have and tell us how we can help. 62 00:03:52,232 --> 00:03:56,952 Part of our problem is we don't have a lot of it, but here's what we're doing. Um... 63 00:03:57,028 --> 00:03:59,278 We're gonna craft where you come in, 64 00:03:59,364 --> 00:04:02,494 and the first thing you see is little Young Elsa's face and a burst of magic. 65 00:04:02,575 --> 00:04:04,405 And then, "Girls, who wants a bedtime story?" 66 00:04:04,494 --> 00:04:06,754 And she gets up and runs, and then you go, 67 00:04:06,830 --> 00:04:09,290 "It's a bedtime story, and it's the dad telling it." 68 00:04:09,374 --> 00:04:14,424 But then we had another problem, which is people loved the lullaby, 69 00:04:14,504 --> 00:04:16,884 and particularly how it folded into the whole film, 70 00:04:16,965 --> 00:04:21,585 but people don't like how the lullaby-- where it sits in the prologue. 71 00:04:21,678 --> 00:04:24,678 So I think we wanna show you a mock-up of that. 72 00:04:24,764 --> 00:04:26,184 [Anderson-Lopez] Hi, Chris. 73 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:28,016 -[Latham] It's mock-ups. -[Lee] It's mocked up. 74 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:30,151 So, there's some rough stuff mocked in. 75 00:04:30,603 --> 00:04:36,153 [Iduna] ♪ Yes, she will sing To those who hear ♪ 76 00:04:36,234 --> 00:04:42,824 ♪ And in her song All magic flows ♪ 77 00:04:42,907 --> 00:04:46,197 It does feel like you, kind of, want a full orchestra. 78 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:49,326 Yeah. Like the logo-- We're still working on that. 79 00:04:49,414 --> 00:04:53,634 We'd have to get that worked out, and then you can do whatever you want to it. 80 00:04:53,710 --> 00:04:57,130 I think if we really orchestrate and you get... 81 00:04:57,213 --> 00:04:59,053 [imitates orchestra] 82 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:01,472 ♪ Can you face what the river... ♪ 83 00:05:01,551 --> 00:05:02,721 ♪ Knows... ♪ 84 00:05:02,802 --> 00:05:05,432 -[dialogue overlapping] -[imitating music building] 85 00:05:05,513 --> 00:05:08,893 -"Where the North--" -[imitates orchestra] 86 00:05:09,851 --> 00:05:11,351 -They got it. -[Del Vecho] They can feel it. 87 00:05:11,436 --> 00:05:12,436 [people laughing] 88 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,690 -I knew you would figure it out. -[people chuckling] 89 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:17,113 -Okay, guys. Great work. Amazing. -[people] Yay. 90 00:05:17,192 --> 00:05:18,282 Thank you. 91 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:24,490 [Iduna] ♪ Where the Northwind Meets the sea ♪ 92 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:30,834 ♪ There's a mother Full of memory ♪ 93 00:05:30,914 --> 00:05:33,884 So now that we have the song, the script is locked. 94 00:05:33,958 --> 00:05:37,918 I can't believe I'm saying that after four years of working on it. 95 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:43,385 And so, it's a sprint, and it's a sprint with this real high energy of, 96 00:05:43,468 --> 00:05:45,258 "We know what to do. We know where to go." 97 00:05:49,015 --> 00:05:53,935 [Smith] I'm working on my last scene and can't believe that it's almost over. 98 00:05:54,646 --> 00:05:57,516 [Elsa] I took an oath to always do what's best for Arendelle. 99 00:05:57,607 --> 00:06:00,937 Luckily, I know just what that is. 100 00:06:01,444 --> 00:06:03,744 [Smith] Appropriately it's when Anna and Elsa 101 00:06:03,822 --> 00:06:06,122 say goodbye to one another in the forest, 102 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:09,909 so I will also say goodbye to Anna and Elsa. 103 00:06:09,994 --> 00:06:14,044 This is a new moment that came out of the audience preview, 104 00:06:14,124 --> 00:06:16,174 when you go back to Anna and she's queen. 105 00:06:16,251 --> 00:06:19,131 It felt like it was too rushed to a lot of people, 106 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:21,462 so we're just padding that out a little bit. 107 00:06:21,881 --> 00:06:25,471 It's a little sad to just move on from these characters, 108 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,392 but as soon as this goes out into the world, 109 00:06:27,470 --> 00:06:29,680 that's where I feel like it comes alive. 110 00:06:29,764 --> 00:06:33,644 So then I get to just watch it and enjoy it, the same way as everyone else. 111 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:36,187 You're gonna try to make me cry. [chuckles] 112 00:06:46,448 --> 00:06:48,238 Okay. Right. 113 00:06:48,324 --> 00:06:52,084 I think we finally put Frozen II's story to rest, which is good 114 00:06:52,162 --> 00:06:55,462 because we gotta let the rest of the departments make the movie now. 115 00:06:58,918 --> 00:07:01,208 It's funny to look back at these things, actually. 116 00:07:01,671 --> 00:07:03,721 It's a reminder of how much work and iteration 117 00:07:03,798 --> 00:07:06,628 has gone into making the story what it is today. 118 00:07:07,260 --> 00:07:10,430 Goodbye, "Show Yourself" version 2,041. 119 00:07:10,972 --> 00:07:13,522 Goodbye, "Show Yourself" 3,062. 120 00:07:14,893 --> 00:07:16,733 Here we go. That's from April. 121 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:20,234 Oh, it-- This one choked on it. Nope. 122 00:07:25,153 --> 00:07:27,413 This really symbolizes our story process. 123 00:07:27,489 --> 00:07:30,949 How much we don't use that we, over the past several years, 124 00:07:31,034 --> 00:07:32,454 have boarded and reboarded, 125 00:07:32,535 --> 00:07:36,995 and it's really testament to how much blood, sweat and tears it takes. 126 00:07:42,712 --> 00:07:45,132 [Lee] To get the movie done, we're here on weekends, 127 00:07:45,215 --> 00:07:48,755 and even the cast is coming in weekends, even if it's to pick up a line or two. 128 00:07:48,843 --> 00:07:52,223 Every piece of dialogue we don't have is a shot that can't be animated. 129 00:07:52,847 --> 00:07:56,887 [Latham] It's Saturday! It's Saturday! We're all doing it. 130 00:07:56,976 --> 00:07:58,186 [Bell] Thank you, Saturday people. 131 00:07:58,269 --> 00:07:59,809 [Lee] You guys just saved our Animation ass. 132 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:03,936 I've worked about 20 days in a row, so I selfishly say thank you. 133 00:08:04,526 --> 00:08:05,526 Absolutely. 134 00:08:05,610 --> 00:08:07,400 And I don't wanna be too like, "We're getting close," 135 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:09,317 because then I always feel like I get slapped. 136 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:10,616 [Bell] Of course. 137 00:08:10,699 --> 00:08:15,199 We had done this a long time ago, but not with the way Pabbie leads in, so... 138 00:08:15,286 --> 00:08:16,286 Okay. 139 00:08:16,371 --> 00:08:20,791 "But the next right thing is to go to the Enchanted Forest and find that voice. 140 00:08:20,875 --> 00:08:22,245 I believe it wants to help us." 141 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:25,505 "Help us? How can you say that? 142 00:08:25,588 --> 00:08:26,878 Look at our kingdom." 143 00:08:27,924 --> 00:08:31,094 "Help us? How can you say that? Look at our kingdom." 144 00:08:32,053 --> 00:08:35,643 Wonderful. And do you mind, like, we get a couple a little stronger, 145 00:08:35,724 --> 00:08:38,234 just where you're real definitive in his eyes versus the harshness. 146 00:08:38,309 --> 00:08:39,309 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 147 00:08:39,394 --> 00:08:40,404 Take two. 148 00:08:40,478 --> 00:08:42,478 "I won't let anything happen to her." 149 00:08:42,564 --> 00:08:44,944 "I won't let anything happen to her." 150 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:46,815 "I won't let anything happen to her." 151 00:08:47,235 --> 00:08:48,275 Love it. 152 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:49,741 -[Lee] Feel good? -[Buck] Yeah. 153 00:08:50,572 --> 00:08:52,992 -Thank you, guys. -[Buck] Thank you. 154 00:08:53,783 --> 00:08:57,163 Once we have everything recorded, it's a mad dash to the finish. 155 00:08:58,580 --> 00:09:01,170 [Del Vecho] We finally locked the story, albeit maybe a little bit later 156 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:03,959 than we had planned. Our release date doesn't change however. 157 00:09:04,669 --> 00:09:07,009 [Lee] On top of the fact that we're finishing production, 158 00:09:07,088 --> 00:09:09,548 in a few weeks we are headed to D23 Expo. 159 00:09:09,632 --> 00:09:13,682 [Del Vecho] It's our chance to kinda show our core fans behind the scenes, 160 00:09:13,762 --> 00:09:15,562 and we pull out all the stops. 161 00:09:15,638 --> 00:09:18,478 We call out the cast, the directors. 162 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:21,098 We show footage from the movie that hasn't been shown before. 163 00:09:21,186 --> 00:09:23,306 They're gonna see actual scenes from the film, 164 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,566 and they'll be the first audience in the world to see that. 165 00:09:25,648 --> 00:09:27,608 We know expectations are high. 166 00:09:27,692 --> 00:09:30,992 We've seen so much love for Frozen, and we don't wanna let the fans down. 167 00:09:31,071 --> 00:09:32,241 And these are the biggest fans. 168 00:09:34,449 --> 00:09:36,369 ♪ Show yourself ♪ 169 00:09:36,451 --> 00:09:39,751 [clears throat] What do you think will be the big hit, Pedro? 170 00:09:39,829 --> 00:09:41,829 "Show Yourself" or "Into the Unknown"? 171 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,089 "Into the Unknown" is a pretty awesome song. 172 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:50,839 [mumbles] Could be Kristoff's song for all we know. 173 00:09:54,386 --> 00:09:55,216 They're all good. 174 00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:57,346 [Perez] 175 00:09:57,430 --> 00:10:00,060 Oh, God! I'm on standby. Oh, my gosh. 176 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:05,309 [people chattering, chuckling] 177 00:10:06,523 --> 00:10:09,443 [woman] So first off we have Brian with 255. 178 00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:11,073 -Hey, Brian. -Hey, guys. 179 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:17,529 ♪ Where the Northwind... ♪ 180 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:20,407 [Lee] This is probably one of the most insane times. 181 00:10:20,495 --> 00:10:23,075 You're nearing the home stretch, but you can't let up at all 182 00:10:23,164 --> 00:10:28,804 because this is the final chance to make changes, to elevate everything you can. 183 00:10:28,878 --> 00:10:34,218 ♪ Come, my darling, homeward bound ♪ 184 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:37,350 ♪ I am found! ♪ 185 00:10:39,139 --> 00:10:43,179 In the screening, um, there was still confusion of who the voice is. 186 00:10:43,268 --> 00:10:44,268 [Scott] Mm-hmm. 187 00:10:44,352 --> 00:10:48,772 And I wonder if we should have her mouth the word "Mother." 188 00:10:48,857 --> 00:10:51,227 -It wasn't that everyone was confused... -[Scott] Right. 189 00:10:51,317 --> 00:10:53,697 ...but there were enough people that said it that I'm like, 190 00:10:53,778 --> 00:10:56,448 "I don't want them to miss that. That's such a beautiful thing." 191 00:10:57,323 --> 00:10:59,163 ♪ There's a river ♪ 192 00:10:59,242 --> 00:11:00,622 [angelic voice vocalizes] 193 00:11:00,702 --> 00:11:05,792 Because this reads so well, I wonder if she's doing this the whole time. 194 00:11:05,874 --> 00:11:09,004 You know, the first one she's already-- It could be with the same hand. 195 00:11:09,085 --> 00:11:13,125 But maybe what you wanna do, since this note we have is the first one, 196 00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:14,724 is to the left there. 197 00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:17,052 -Or... [vocalizes] -[Scott] And then-- [stammers] 198 00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:19,135 And then... [vocalizes] right at Elsa. 199 00:11:19,220 --> 00:11:20,220 [applause] 200 00:11:20,305 --> 00:11:21,715 Thanks for the notes, guys. Appreciate it. 201 00:11:21,806 --> 00:11:22,966 No, thank you. 202 00:11:24,392 --> 00:11:27,852 [Lee] "Show Yourself" is the culmination of Elsa's journey. 203 00:11:27,937 --> 00:11:32,897 And that dress transformation is something I love, a transformation I love. 204 00:11:32,984 --> 00:11:35,904 And in "Let It Go," she threw away being the perfect girl 205 00:11:35,987 --> 00:11:40,197 into something where she just exploded with ice and sparkle. 206 00:11:40,283 --> 00:11:41,453 And it's a true rebellion. 207 00:11:41,951 --> 00:11:45,961 The thing I love in this film that makes this transformation so unique, 208 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:49,289 is this is a maturing. It's a pretty important moment. 209 00:11:50,126 --> 00:11:53,586 [Giaimo] The transformation of Elsa is an exciting challenge. 210 00:11:53,672 --> 00:11:56,472 When Elsa transforms in Ahtohallan with this gown, 211 00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:58,299 one thing that I want to do 212 00:11:58,385 --> 00:12:02,885 is to take those four elements of nature that we saw throughout the film. 213 00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:06,562 Air, fire, water, earth. [gasps] 214 00:12:07,018 --> 00:12:11,108 [Giaimo] Those four elements as diamond shapes rise up 215 00:12:11,189 --> 00:12:15,899 and actually infuse themselves on this new dress, 216 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:18,655 and then she becomes the fifth element. 217 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,490 Not only is it just a dress transformation, it's not that at all. 218 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:26,995 What it really is, is the culmination of Elsa as Snow Queen. 219 00:12:29,124 --> 00:12:32,134 [Lee] So, Mike, maybe we can talk through what you wanted with the dress. 220 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:33,170 Okay. 221 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:39,093 So we're thinking of the transformation starting from the top down. 222 00:12:39,175 --> 00:12:40,425 Oh, okay. 223 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:43,810 And then the diamond events that attach to the dress 224 00:12:43,888 --> 00:12:46,768 -are bottom up. -[Lee] After that. 225 00:12:46,850 --> 00:12:50,100 But the one missing part we don't have is that Dan Lund in Effects 226 00:12:50,186 --> 00:12:54,726 is working on how they rise up and form on the dress. 227 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:57,187 ["Show Yourself" plays] 228 00:12:57,277 --> 00:12:58,317 [music stops] 229 00:12:58,403 --> 00:13:00,363 I'm an effects designer. 230 00:13:01,031 --> 00:13:05,241 I take that dress and the dress design 231 00:13:05,326 --> 00:13:09,496 and come up with an idea for how it gets transformed. 232 00:13:09,581 --> 00:13:12,791 And it becomes our road map for every other department. 233 00:13:13,043 --> 00:13:16,553 ♪ Let it go! Let it go! ♪ 234 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:20,679 I was lucky enough to be part of the first film's dress transformation. 235 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:23,509 In Frozen I, I had a year, 236 00:13:23,595 --> 00:13:27,885 but with this, it's been four days. 237 00:13:27,974 --> 00:13:31,734 People think that we have a big button. We just hit it and make a hit movie, 238 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:34,731 but you wake up every morning and you're standing in your shower like, 239 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:36,824 "What if I don't have an idea today?" 240 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:41,534 [woman 2] We're all here to talk about the dress transformation in "Show Yourself." 241 00:13:41,613 --> 00:13:45,663 Dan's done a couple drawings about how her dress transforms 242 00:13:45,742 --> 00:13:47,952 -for Effects to get started. -[Lee] Mm-hmm. 243 00:13:48,036 --> 00:13:51,326 So I thought we could start bringing in a little light, 244 00:13:51,414 --> 00:13:55,674 and it would start from the out and go in towards her while she's singing this note. 245 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:57,092 It kinda supports that note. 246 00:13:58,088 --> 00:14:04,008 So then I thought, uh, maybe these crystals do some bigger grand gesture 247 00:14:04,094 --> 00:14:06,514 that, kind of, maybe starts to go back. 248 00:14:06,971 --> 00:14:09,351 I just wanna feel an emotional transformation, 249 00:14:09,432 --> 00:14:10,682 -which I think is-- -Yeah. 250 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:16,307 My main concern is that, if there's too much of this stuff floating around, 251 00:14:16,398 --> 00:14:19,688 that we won't get this energy from the ground up. 252 00:14:19,776 --> 00:14:21,696 As soon as Mike started saying "floating stuff," 253 00:14:21,778 --> 00:14:24,408 I was like-- [groans] "You don't have to say another word." 254 00:14:24,489 --> 00:14:30,249 I didn't pitch something that was as elegant as I thought it was, 255 00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:35,038 because now it's being described as "floating stuff." [chuckles] 256 00:14:35,834 --> 00:14:37,384 I want to try something new now. 257 00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:40,460 It'll be fun to see if we can come up with new ideas. 258 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:54,604 I was proud of the pitch a few days ago, but it didn't land. 259 00:14:54,686 --> 00:15:00,976 So then I thought about it and, um, sketched up some new ideas and came back, 260 00:15:01,067 --> 00:15:05,357 so hopefully I'm coming at it with a fresh perspective. 261 00:15:09,492 --> 00:15:14,542 So really the part that I wanted to talk about or get buy off on if it's working 262 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:17,832 is just the basic dress transformation. 263 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:20,747 I was also thinking maybe we do the bottom, 264 00:15:20,837 --> 00:15:24,217 and then, if there was a flare up of energy, 265 00:15:24,299 --> 00:15:27,969 that brings on the other, sort of, secondary decorations. 266 00:15:28,053 --> 00:15:32,393 And I'm certainly open for that, because I realize we don't have a lot of time, 267 00:15:32,474 --> 00:15:36,854 but the dress section, I think, um, at this point works really well. 268 00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:39,562 So we just got the dress idea approved. 269 00:15:39,647 --> 00:15:42,777 It was exciting but stressful that... 270 00:15:43,860 --> 00:15:46,780 something that is gonna be so iconic, hopefully. 271 00:15:46,863 --> 00:15:50,283 Um, I mean, we're all still, kind of, biting our nails. 272 00:15:58,666 --> 00:16:01,796 [Lee] Steve Goldberg is our visual effects supervisor, 273 00:16:01,878 --> 00:16:06,008 and he's in charge of every single technical and creative part of production. 274 00:16:06,883 --> 00:16:11,303 My job is really to umbrella the entire movie, start to finish. 275 00:16:11,388 --> 00:16:16,388 What looks like a very linear process can get really messy sometimes. 276 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:17,936 And then he swoons and goes... 277 00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:20,519 [Goldberg] We start getting into more and more of a time issue 278 00:16:20,605 --> 00:16:23,185 as we continue racing towards the deadlines. 279 00:16:24,651 --> 00:16:28,781 I'm, kind of, the department head of the department heads, if that makes any sense. 280 00:16:28,863 --> 00:16:32,833 My job is to make sure that the film looks like it's all done by the same hand 281 00:16:32,909 --> 00:16:36,749 at the same level of quality from the first shot in the movie till the last. 282 00:16:38,540 --> 00:16:43,040 After Dan Lund has shown his designs for the dress transformation, 283 00:16:43,128 --> 00:16:45,628 then we get those designs over to the animators, 284 00:16:45,714 --> 00:16:47,474 and they start doing their work. 285 00:16:49,426 --> 00:16:53,466 As an effects animator, I animate the way the different jewels fly through the air, 286 00:16:53,555 --> 00:16:57,885 land on her dress in a very specific, just aesthetically beautiful way. 287 00:17:02,981 --> 00:17:05,361 We go from Animation into Tech Anim. 288 00:17:05,942 --> 00:17:07,532 They take what Animation's done, 289 00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:11,160 and then they'll run simulations for what the hair will be doing 290 00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:13,069 and what the clothing will be doing. 291 00:17:13,825 --> 00:17:18,865 With Frozen, the dresses, the outfits, and costumes of these characters 292 00:17:18,955 --> 00:17:21,325 tell the story just as much as anything else in the film. 293 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:23,458 So for this shot, 294 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:29,263 we know that Elsa's cape has to move with this ethereal, magical quality, 295 00:17:29,341 --> 00:17:32,511 so we're trying to see how a similar piece of fabric 296 00:17:32,594 --> 00:17:35,064 would unfold and behave in the wind. 297 00:17:37,015 --> 00:17:42,645 We study things like wrinkle quality, the speed of the ripples traveling through, 298 00:17:42,729 --> 00:17:45,399 and the individual shapes that the capes make. 299 00:17:45,982 --> 00:17:50,112 That's what Tech Anim's doing on a shot-per-shot, frame-by-frame basis 300 00:17:50,195 --> 00:17:51,775 before it gets on to Lighting. 301 00:17:54,657 --> 00:17:59,367 What Lighting does is we have software with a virtual set, 302 00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:02,754 so it's pretty much the same as lighting on stage, 303 00:18:02,832 --> 00:18:05,092 except we're just doing it on the computer. 304 00:18:05,168 --> 00:18:10,588 So you can see there are a ton of different lights in the shot. 305 00:18:11,841 --> 00:18:14,141 Here's what we get before anything is lit. 306 00:18:14,219 --> 00:18:19,769 So as you can see, there are effects happening there, but it's not very clear. 307 00:18:19,849 --> 00:18:22,479 So this is where we ended up with this particular shot. 308 00:18:24,354 --> 00:18:26,734 Our goal is always making sure 309 00:18:26,815 --> 00:18:31,605 that we are just supporting the story and what action is happening, 310 00:18:31,695 --> 00:18:36,485 but sometimes we get to dazzle the audience, and that is the fun part. 311 00:18:36,574 --> 00:18:39,834 You really see the addition of each and every department, 312 00:18:39,911 --> 00:18:44,421 and we string together about 1,200 shots, and then we've got a final film. 313 00:18:44,999 --> 00:18:47,419 ♪ Show yourself ♪ 314 00:18:47,502 --> 00:18:50,762 ♪ Step into your power ♪ 315 00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:53,339 ♪ Grow yourself ♪ 316 00:18:53,425 --> 00:18:56,215 ♪ Into something new ♪ 317 00:19:00,765 --> 00:19:02,725 Well, well, well, well, well! 318 00:19:02,809 --> 00:19:04,809 -How you doing? -Good, and you? 319 00:19:05,937 --> 00:19:08,267 I love coming to the recording sessions. 320 00:19:08,356 --> 00:19:10,476 [chattering] 321 00:19:10,567 --> 00:19:14,067 We are about to record several singers. 322 00:19:16,114 --> 00:19:18,834 So the first one is called the "Forest Vuelie." 323 00:19:18,908 --> 00:19:20,698 If you saw the original Frozen, 324 00:19:20,785 --> 00:19:24,535 we call it the "Hey Anna" song because it's the, "Heyana, heyana." 325 00:19:24,622 --> 00:19:27,792 We're gonna find out in this one where this song came from. 326 00:19:27,876 --> 00:19:29,996 And it's a magical moment. 327 00:19:30,086 --> 00:19:33,416 Elsa's snow magic is, sort of, all around them, 328 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:38,636 and it starts to swirl around and twinkle, almost like fireflies through the forest. 329 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,220 [vocalizing] 330 00:19:45,727 --> 00:19:47,937 [Buck] Christophe Beck is our composer. 331 00:19:48,563 --> 00:19:54,823 He writes all the score, all the music that is in the film that isn't the songs. 332 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:57,203 [Beck] For a movie musical like Frozen II, 333 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:01,700 the Lopezes are involved before any scene is animated. 334 00:20:01,785 --> 00:20:03,535 'Cause in a good musical, 335 00:20:03,620 --> 00:20:08,120 the songs are integrated very tightly into the story. 336 00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:10,708 The nature of my work is that I come in at the end, 337 00:20:10,794 --> 00:20:16,304 and I write the instrumental score that occurs in between all the songs. 338 00:20:16,383 --> 00:20:17,343 [vocalizing] 339 00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:19,465 Working with the choir is a little bit different, 340 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:20,852 takes a little bit longer, 341 00:20:20,929 --> 00:20:25,309 because the human voice is such a personal form of expression. 342 00:20:25,392 --> 00:20:30,612 [chanting yoik] 343 00:20:41,116 --> 00:20:47,116 The original performance was much too, um, strident and loud. 344 00:20:48,832 --> 00:20:50,382 -The excitement builds. -[man] Yeah. 345 00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:52,918 And as they start singing, they start to get more excited. 346 00:20:53,003 --> 00:20:54,003 Yeah. 347 00:20:54,087 --> 00:20:57,417 I mean, there's certain places that I can hear, like the very last part, 348 00:20:57,507 --> 00:21:00,587 where you could really, kind of, not explode 349 00:21:00,677 --> 00:21:02,507 -but get big just to fill that. -Yeah. Yeah. 350 00:21:02,595 --> 00:21:03,595 Okay. 351 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,310 The filmmakers wanted a more organic build to the piece. 352 00:21:06,891 --> 00:21:11,771 All right, guys. Let's do just two singers at bar four, 353 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:16,895 and then let's add a third at bar five and the rest at six. 354 00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:18,895 [choir leader] Okay. All right. Here we go. 355 00:21:20,363 --> 00:21:23,033 [two men chanting yoik] 356 00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:25,866 [third man joins] 357 00:21:25,952 --> 00:21:28,462 [more men join] 358 00:21:28,538 --> 00:21:31,038 [women join] 359 00:21:35,420 --> 00:21:39,170 [chanting continues] 360 00:21:41,926 --> 00:21:46,216 You really get the sense now that it's just a couple of people that started off, 361 00:21:46,306 --> 00:21:48,176 and then a group of singers join in, 362 00:21:48,266 --> 00:21:51,686 and then they're arm-in-arm, and it's all very affecting. 363 00:21:51,770 --> 00:21:58,570 [chanting yoik together] 364 00:22:01,780 --> 00:22:03,070 Got it. 365 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:04,616 It's happening! 366 00:22:04,699 --> 00:22:07,789 -[man] I know, right? -Fast! It has to. 367 00:22:15,627 --> 00:22:20,087 [Buck] D23 is amazing, but I don't know what to expect this time. 368 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,390 This is probably going to be pretty overwhelming. 369 00:22:23,468 --> 00:22:25,848 The largest Disney fan event in the world starts today 370 00:22:25,929 --> 00:22:27,559 with lots of big announcements. 371 00:22:29,474 --> 00:22:30,934 [Buck] I love seeing all the costumes. 372 00:22:31,017 --> 00:22:33,017 I love seeing all the people. They're so excited. 373 00:22:33,895 --> 00:22:36,055 [Elsa cosplayer] We saw the trailer, and we said-- 374 00:22:36,147 --> 00:22:39,107 [Anna cosplayer] Many times. The teaser, the trailer... 375 00:22:39,192 --> 00:22:42,862 Freeze-framed every picture and went and got the fabrics, 376 00:22:42,946 --> 00:22:46,946 and did our best trying to nail it down as much as possible. 377 00:22:47,033 --> 00:22:48,033 Yeah. 378 00:22:49,744 --> 00:22:51,964 -Morning, Jenn. -Morning. How are you? 379 00:22:54,624 --> 00:22:55,964 Are you having a good time? 380 00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:57,382 -We're having an amazing time. -Yeah? 381 00:22:59,629 --> 00:23:01,009 Oh, that's so kind of you. 382 00:23:01,089 --> 00:23:03,549 Yeah. Of course. Of course. 383 00:23:04,175 --> 00:23:07,255 -Thank you so, so much! Oh, my God. -Sure. Sure. 384 00:23:07,345 --> 00:23:10,765 What's so amazing to get to do is connect with fans, 385 00:23:10,849 --> 00:23:14,769 where they can come and tell you what Frozen meant to them. 386 00:23:16,396 --> 00:23:19,436 Hi there! How are you today? Thanks for coming today. 387 00:23:19,524 --> 00:23:21,324 -Are you having a good time? -Yes. 388 00:23:21,401 --> 00:23:23,241 -Where are you from? -[both] Thailand. 389 00:23:23,319 --> 00:23:25,029 -[Lee] Oh, from Thailand! -[Del Vecho] So you're... 390 00:23:25,113 --> 00:23:26,743 Hi there. Nice to meet you too. I'm Chris. 391 00:23:26,823 --> 00:23:28,033 Peter from Hungary. 392 00:23:28,116 --> 00:23:29,236 -From Hungary! -From Hungary! 393 00:23:29,325 --> 00:23:33,655 It's one of the most emotional things, to get to meet the audience directly. 394 00:23:33,747 --> 00:23:36,577 -We were going through a hard time and... -Thank you. Well, I hope you-- 395 00:23:36,666 --> 00:23:38,706 Y'all brought us together when we needed it. 396 00:23:38,793 --> 00:23:40,593 -Aw. -Oh, thank you. 397 00:23:40,670 --> 00:23:42,840 [Lee] It's not something you can ever really process. 398 00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:45,722 The idea that the story could have that kind of an impact. 399 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:49,100 It's hard to get through the day, uh, without crying. 400 00:23:49,179 --> 00:23:52,389 -Oh, my God, you guys look incredible! -Ohhh! Elsa and Anna in their new outfits! 401 00:23:52,474 --> 00:23:53,484 Thank you. 402 00:23:54,142 --> 00:23:59,732 We wanna thank you because you have given us something that is larger than-- 403 00:23:59,814 --> 00:24:01,154 I am going to start crying. 404 00:24:01,232 --> 00:24:05,032 -We met here two years ago at D23. -Oh, you did? 405 00:24:05,111 --> 00:24:08,871 And we became friends, and we've been talking every day ever since. She's... 406 00:24:08,948 --> 00:24:10,488 We're still finishing the film. 407 00:24:10,575 --> 00:24:12,285 And then there are people coming up to us 408 00:24:12,369 --> 00:24:15,829 and they're wearing the new travel costumes of Anna and Elsa. 409 00:24:15,914 --> 00:24:20,884 Just that people put the time and love into [stammers] the costumes, um... 410 00:24:21,461 --> 00:24:22,841 it blows you away. 411 00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:26,091 -This is overwhelming already. -It's overwhelming. I mean-- 412 00:24:26,174 --> 00:24:28,054 -I don't mean that. I mean their stories! -Everything. 413 00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:29,144 -[Buck] It's like... -[Lee] I know. 414 00:24:29,219 --> 00:24:31,509 "You brought us together. You did us--" 415 00:24:31,596 --> 00:24:33,466 -Hi. How are you? -Hi there. 416 00:24:33,556 --> 00:24:37,016 That's why we do these movies, is to connect with people. 417 00:24:37,102 --> 00:24:38,312 Hi. I'm Jenn... 418 00:24:38,395 --> 00:24:42,475 To be able to have that time with them was really, really special. 419 00:24:48,446 --> 00:24:51,276 [Buck] Today we're showing one of the songs, "Into the Unknown." 420 00:24:51,366 --> 00:24:54,326 [Lee] With our cast singing "Some Things Never Change." 421 00:24:54,411 --> 00:24:57,661 Yeah, we get to introduce Evan. We get to introduce Sterling. 422 00:24:57,747 --> 00:25:00,997 This is the official announcement of them in the cast. 423 00:25:01,084 --> 00:25:02,924 Oh, Iduna. 424 00:25:03,003 --> 00:25:07,093 [Buck] I can't wait to see what the response is. I'm very, very excited. 425 00:25:10,135 --> 00:25:14,465 Hello, D23! And welcome to our studio spectacular. 426 00:25:14,556 --> 00:25:18,686 [cheering, applause] 427 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:27,279 I hope they have some cheers left in them by the time we get out there. [chuckles] 428 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:30,950 So that brings us to Walt Disney Animation Studios. 429 00:25:31,031 --> 00:25:34,741 [cheering, applause] 430 00:25:34,826 --> 00:25:38,406 And with Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee at the helm... 431 00:25:38,496 --> 00:25:39,786 [applause] 432 00:25:39,873 --> 00:25:43,633 ...the Disney Animation team continues to make amazing films 433 00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:45,380 that resonate around the world. 434 00:25:45,462 --> 00:25:46,712 Stand by. 435 00:25:46,796 --> 00:25:50,716 So Jenn, chief creative officer, the stage is yours. 436 00:25:51,384 --> 00:25:53,264 -Go. -[fanfare playing] 437 00:25:53,345 --> 00:25:58,345 [cheering, applause] 438 00:26:01,561 --> 00:26:03,811 -Hi, D23 Expo! -[fanfare stops] 439 00:26:05,940 --> 00:26:07,110 Are you having a good time? 440 00:26:07,734 --> 00:26:10,364 ♪ Some things never change ♪ 441 00:26:10,445 --> 00:26:12,605 ♪ Turn around and the time has flown ♪ 442 00:26:12,697 --> 00:26:15,157 ♪ Some things stay the same ♪ 443 00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:16,911 ♪ Though the future remains unknown ♪ 444 00:26:16,993 --> 00:26:19,583 ♪ May our good luck last May our past be past ♪ 445 00:26:19,662 --> 00:26:22,832 ♪ Times moving fast, it's true ♪ 446 00:26:23,792 --> 00:26:26,502 There's one more film we'd like to talk about today. 447 00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:29,206 [applause] 448 00:26:29,297 --> 00:26:32,837 In 2012, legendary animator and director, Chris Buck, 449 00:26:32,926 --> 00:26:35,676 invited me to join as writer and, soon after, 450 00:26:35,762 --> 00:26:39,102 director with him on a project inspired by The Snow Queen. 451 00:26:39,182 --> 00:26:43,852 Please welcome my mentor, collaborator and partner, fellow director, Chris Buck. 452 00:26:43,937 --> 00:26:48,527 -[fanfare plays] -[applause] 453 00:26:49,317 --> 00:26:50,317 All right! 454 00:26:51,111 --> 00:26:52,531 I was afraid they're going to make us sing, 455 00:26:52,612 --> 00:26:54,072 -but... -We're not gonna sing. 456 00:26:54,155 --> 00:26:55,365 Are you gonna take... 457 00:26:55,448 --> 00:26:57,158 We're giving away all of our trade secrets right now. 458 00:26:57,242 --> 00:26:58,242 Right. Yeah, we are. 459 00:26:59,953 --> 00:27:02,543 -I feel peer pressure. I'm going to do it. -[Gad] Do it. 460 00:27:02,622 --> 00:27:04,172 So ladies and gentlemen, 461 00:27:04,249 --> 00:27:07,539 please give a warm welcome to Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown! 462 00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:09,747 [crowd cheering] 463 00:27:09,838 --> 00:27:12,838 [Wood laughs] 464 00:27:15,010 --> 00:27:17,100 It's surreal. I can't wait to see this film. 465 00:27:17,178 --> 00:27:19,058 I can't wait to see something! 466 00:27:19,139 --> 00:27:20,639 -You know what I'm saying? -[Wood] Anything! 467 00:27:22,684 --> 00:27:23,944 [Buck] Oh, there it is! 468 00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:28,272 -[Buck] All right. Let's take a look. -[Lee] All right. Let's take a look. 469 00:27:29,649 --> 00:27:33,569 ♪ I've had my adventure I don't need something new ♪ 470 00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:37,743 ♪ I'm afraid of what I'm risking If I follow you ♪ 471 00:27:37,824 --> 00:27:40,044 ♪ Into the unknown ♪ 472 00:27:40,118 --> 00:27:42,118 [Buck] Our actors hadn't seen these clips yet. 473 00:27:42,203 --> 00:27:45,003 And they're all huddled around this little monitor. 474 00:27:45,874 --> 00:27:48,674 They were enjoying the film, sort of, for the first time, 475 00:27:48,752 --> 00:27:50,672 just like the audience was. 476 00:27:51,296 --> 00:27:55,836 ♪ How do I follow you ♪ 477 00:27:56,843 --> 00:28:02,433 ♪ Into the unknown? ♪ 478 00:28:03,350 --> 00:28:07,900 [applause, cheering] 479 00:28:08,897 --> 00:28:10,267 [Buck] So, as we said in Frozen II, 480 00:28:10,357 --> 00:28:15,987 our gang confronts change, and in the end, nothing will ever be the same. 481 00:28:16,071 --> 00:28:19,621 But luckily some things never change, 482 00:28:19,699 --> 00:28:24,079 like our incredible original cast for Frozen I back for Frozen II. 483 00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:29,172 Ladies and gentlemen, Jonathan Groff, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad! 484 00:28:29,250 --> 00:28:32,550 [applause, cheering] 485 00:28:32,629 --> 00:28:36,469 ["Some Things Never Change" playing] 486 00:28:37,634 --> 00:28:40,804 ♪ Yes, the wind blows A little bit colder ♪ 487 00:28:40,887 --> 00:28:42,927 ♪ And we're all getting older... ♪ 488 00:28:43,014 --> 00:28:46,734 [Lee] Just watching this moment, the excitement and the cast together, 489 00:28:46,810 --> 00:28:49,230 this was the first time they'd ever performed together, 490 00:28:49,312 --> 00:28:50,902 so it was a huge thing. 491 00:28:50,980 --> 00:28:53,070 ♪ And my leaf's A little sadder and wiser ♪ 492 00:28:53,149 --> 00:28:54,689 ♪ That's why I rely... ♪ 493 00:28:54,776 --> 00:28:58,606 They have as much fun as the fans do, doing these events. 494 00:28:59,155 --> 00:29:01,565 ♪ The leaves are already falling ♪ 495 00:29:01,658 --> 00:29:04,238 ♪ Sven, it feels Like the future is calling ♪ 496 00:29:04,327 --> 00:29:09,667 [as Sven] ♪ Are you telling me tonight You're gonna get down on one knee? ♪ 497 00:29:09,749 --> 00:29:12,999 [Lee] You could feel the love they have for each other. I'll never forget that. 498 00:29:13,086 --> 00:29:15,296 That'll be a highlight I'll remember forever. 499 00:29:15,380 --> 00:29:18,970 ♪ Some things never change ♪ 500 00:29:19,050 --> 00:29:22,010 ♪ And I'm holding on tight to you ♪ 501 00:29:22,095 --> 00:29:23,505 ♪ Holding on tight to you ♪ 502 00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:27,886 -♪ Holding on tight to you ♪ -♪ Holding on tight to you ♪ 503 00:29:30,186 --> 00:29:37,146 ♪ I'm holding on tight to you ♪ 504 00:29:37,235 --> 00:29:38,735 [crowd cheering] 505 00:29:38,820 --> 00:29:40,240 -[Gad] Yeah! -[Horn] Thank you. 506 00:29:40,321 --> 00:29:42,411 -Thank you, performers. -[Gad] Love you guys, thank you! 507 00:29:44,576 --> 00:29:46,996 D23 Expo, it blew me away. 508 00:29:47,579 --> 00:29:50,169 [Del Vecho] But now that's behind us. Now we're focusing forward. 509 00:29:50,248 --> 00:29:52,498 We have so much work to do to finish the movie. 510 00:29:54,335 --> 00:29:57,545 [Lee] Probably one of the most challenging times is right now. 511 00:29:57,630 --> 00:30:00,550 [Buck] We've got effects and lighting still left to do, 512 00:30:00,633 --> 00:30:02,013 but it's only a couple more weeks. 513 00:30:02,093 --> 00:30:05,603 [Del Vecho] We have a release date. We have to hit that. There is no choice.