I just wanted to write a small piece on Big Hero Six because it is one of my favourite movies and i think did a wonderful job at taking a relatively obscure comic and making an excellent film about it. I also learned a little about the film during my time at Disney. They first decided to make a Marvel feature when one of the Directors (I can’t remember if it was Don Hall or Chris Williams) went to John Lasseter after the acquisition of Marvel and asked if they’d let him pick through the Marvel archives and make a film. He eventually settled on Big Hero Six for its potential but also its lack of notoriety. The fact no-one really knew about this obscure comic of a couple of episodes meant that they had the luxury of being able to adapt it in their own style and could take the characters much further from the comic book counterparts.
I think they manage to an excellent job with this film. The film shifts between highly cinematic emotional moments to contrast with much more ‘comic book’ like action sequences. The action scenes were intended to have a lot of color and the epic comic book feel. As someone who wants to go into Lighting and Compositing, The color choices in this movie were great. From the unique colors and designs of all the Characters to the different kind of city lights that stemmed from the merging of San Fransisco and Tokyo. They used to present different moods and for different sequences in the movie. If you look at the picture I attached you can see how the yellow lights of San Francisco roll of to the sides in a golden yellow light whereas the high rises of Tokyo produce an intense white light in the center of the city. You’ll also find that during the car chase sequence the lights are a haunting green color as they look straight at the villian.
I think they manage to an excellent job with this film. The film shifts between highly cinematic emotional moments to contrast with much more ‘comic book’ like action sequences. The action scenes were intended to have a lot of color and the epic comic book feel. As someone who wants to go into Lighting and Compositing, The color choices in this movie were great. From the unique colors and designs of all the Characters to the different kind of city lights that stemmed from the merging of San Fransisco and Tokyo. They used to present different moods and for different sequences in the movie. If you look at the picture I attached you can see how the yellow lights of San Francisco roll of to the sides in a golden yellow light whereas the high rises of Tokyo produce an intense white light in the center of the city. You’ll also find that during the car chase sequence the lights are a haunting green color as they look straight at the villian.
Another fun little tid bit is that the after credits scene in Big Hero Six was very last minute. When the directors went to see another Marvel movie about a month before the release of Big Hero Six and saw the after credits scene they realized they had to do one. As such, they got a few particular artists in the studio and secretly made the end credits scene where Stan Lee shows up as Fred’s father. Most of the studio didn’t know it existed until they watched the movie in theaters.
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