Nice job James!

1. Tarzan
Director’s
Commentary
James
Gonzalez
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

2. Opening Sequence
The opening sequence took the entire time
of production to choose and make.
They had multiple ideas on what to
do to, one of which was to have Kala
only finding Tarzan, nothing else.
When they finally created it, it explained
the back story of how Tarzan reached
Africa and how Kala’s baby died.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

3. Songs
The directors wanted to break away from
the Disney tradition of having the
characters sing all the songs.
They enlisted Phil Collins to write and perform all the songs.
This gave the film an
entirely different feel.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

4. 5-Years Old
Originally, they were NOT gonna show him
as a 5-year old. Gonna skip straight to him
being 20.
Tried and failed. Decided to
use 5-year old to show him
realizing he was different than
everyone else.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

5. “Butt!”
There was originally controversy on
wether they could say the word “Butt!”
when Tarzan bit the elephant.
It was okayed with the saying, “It gets a
laugh. That word with kids. *haha*”
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

6. “Son of Man”
“Son of Man” was one of
the first songs Phil Collins
wrote for the movie.
Plays an integral part in the movie during
the scenes of him as a child growing up.
Phil changed some of the lyrics
for the movie directors so it
didn’t sound like the “Lion King.”
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

7. Shadows And Light Shadows and Light meant
Safety and Danger.
Usually, when the characters
are settled in the shadows, e.g.,
under the trees, they are safe.
Stepping out into the light,
often meant susceptibility, or
something bad would usually
This plays out a lot in the fight with Sabor. happen.
For example, when Tarzan is in the
shadows hiding beneath the roots, he is
safe. When Sabor’s claws break
through, i.e., the light flowing through
symbolizes the danger.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

8. Clayton vs. Sabor
Clayton’s colors were made
to match that of Sabor.
He also has subtle likenesses
to him in the way he looks, e.g.
his ascot looks like Sabor’s
tongue.
It was done like this to have
another villain. It goes from
animal villain, to human villain.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

9. Deep Canvas
Created a new process called
“Deep Canvas.”
This was where they made CG
The shots have more depth
to backgrounds of the jungle,
than a regular 2D shot, and the
so they could then draw over it
camera can move in 3D.
to make it have more depth.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

10. Colors and Lights
The colors and lights in the
movie meant a lot to show
emotion and mood.
The colors of one scene would
often change when a new mood
or emotion sprung in.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011