The Making of The Lion King Part 2

This is the second installment from the laserdisc special features.

This section features mainly the music, concept art and final character model sheets. You hear from each head animator about the character and can see how it developed.

This is also the section FILLED with storyboards. This video takes you through selected scenes with the storyboards, pausing only to show the dialogue.

It also has the storyboard version of Circle of Life compared with a simultaneous view of the finished opening.

I hope you all enjoy.

Please rate and leave a comment.

Disclaimer: I do not own the lion king or any part of this video. All rights go to Disney and this has been uploaded in hopes to memorialize the laserdisc's special features.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• lion king
• rob minkhoff
• roger allers
• scar
• andre dejas
• mufasa
• simba
• adult simba
• infant simba
• teenage simba
• cub simba
• storyboard
• concept art
• model sheets
• models
• elton john
• tim rice
• hans zimmer
• music

[knuckshad]

at 1:17:18 "the directors always said that Ed ways the kind of guy who knew the score, but pretended to be an idiot" (me after watching) "I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!"

[blueguppies]

@knuckshad Oh tell me about it. There are actually comics that have Ed saying full sentences!!! Doesn't sound like the comic relief character we met in the original movie. xD

[jonnybeatnic]

What is this? A documentary for speed-readers?

[blueguppies]

@jonnybeatnic I do apologize about that. Compared to the original file, I have slowed this down quite a bit. The only thing I can suggest doing is pausing the video. (I know it's annoying but I had to do the same thing)

[namelez7]

I didn’t even know there was a laserdisc edition (in fact, I didn’t even know about laserdiscs at all until a few years ago – I’m a 90s kid who grew up on VHS). Pretty amazing quality! Thank you so much for uploading all this special material. I love this movie.

[blueguppies]

@namelez7 I grew up in the 90s as well & only knew of the VHS version until I got hardcore into TLK fandom. I actually own a laserdisc version of the movie now and I'd never watch it since it's sealed. I need to find a cheap player and get another copy lol

Actually for all but the 4th one I ran the file through a program I had discovered which saved the files in HD for me (why it looks amazing compared to the other stuff out there which annoyed me).

You're very welcome!!! Glad you enjoy it!!!

[SIycan]

2:08 oh hello there Kimba the white Lion...

[MsLollipop30]

Even without sound, the storyboard of Mufasa's death still gives me the shivers...can anyone else hear the music and sounds in their head when they watch it? And I can even hear Mufasa's scream as he falls to his death... TT-TT

[blueguppies]

@newmoondroppu No I've never read Kimba unfortunately. My mother loves him and he's her favorite cartoon character like ever. Thank god for Youtube, I've attempted to watch Jungle Emperor Leo. I really want to see the murderous aunt in Kimba though...

[newmoondroppu]

@blueguppies did you ever read kimba ? it like totally the same :3

[blueguppies]

@200357846 Of course! As I said before they called it Bamblet aka Bambi meets Hamlet in Africa. There are many many many more references to each character representing others from the play. I generally don't like TLK 1/2 and have only seen it once. So as far as drawing conclusions go, I base them off the first movie. The others were definitely not based on Hamlet lol