A Tribute to Glen Keane

There is a great tribute to Glen Keane doing the rounds at the moment and thought that I would share it with you all on my blog.

What an amazing animator he was at Disney and will always be remembered for such memorable characters such as Ariel, the Beast and Tarzan. His drawings and style were always so structured and very classical, very reminiscent of the the old renaissance artists. Powerful and well posed, he really was the something different within Disney Animation.

In directing 'Tangled' he really pushed his style of designing and animating through into the final film. His structure and animation were visible and is a sign that he was constantly improving his art and therefore pushing the boundaries of what animation could be.

I feel that in leaving Disney he will be able to push himself further and develop things that we've never seen before. Bring it on!

When Glen Keane met Tom Sanders

Well some exciting news!! I met Glen Keane! One word........Amazing! I was in Melbourne and saw there was a Disney exhibition so I thought i'd take a look as you do.

The exhibition focused on a few films. There was artwork (preliminary, design and animation drawings and brilliant maniquins from most of the films. Included was Snow White, Cinderella, Sleping Beauty, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Princess and the Frog and Disneys' new film Tangled.


It wasnt until the next day that the true amazement happened. The following day I sat and listened to Roy Conli, the director of Tangled and the legend Glen Keane talk animation for over 2 hours! Glen talked about all his films and the characters he designed and animated, from the bear in Fox and the Hound, through Ariel, the Beast, Tarzan and on to his latest desgin work for Tangled. He drew Ariel, Beast, Tarzan and Rapunzel for us and explained about poses and general drawing gestures.


The talk was truly inspirational and lots better than my time at uni haha. When I met Glen Keane afterwards I couldn't help but thank him constantly, but I did spare some time to give him my card :)


Below are some photos of my meeting and some things from the exhibition book. I am in the process of trying to upload the talk at the moment so it should be up in the next few days with any luck.