When directorChris Sandersdecided to take onThe Wild Robot, the script had been at DreamWorksAnimationfor a few years.
DreamWorks made some incredible advances in getting a more illustrated style up on the screen, he says.
We leveraged off of that to see how much further we could push that look.
‘The Wild Robot’DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Related Stories
‘Despicable Me 4’ Helps Franchise Make History And Is No.
Where did the idea for that come from?
One of the things that Lupita created was that voice that you hear in the final film.
DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Thats not something that we did electronically.
DEADLINE: Engineered optimism is a pretty great term for that.
DEADLINE: The animation style is absolutely incredible.
Did you always know that you wanted it to be hand-painted?
We were looking for something that was more painterly and softer.
It was so poetic.
So, we pointed to him in particular as our goal visually, and they absolutely achieved it.
When that image started to move, I realized how completely they achieved the look.
Its breathtaking to see something that looks like concept art animated.
SANDERS: It really is amazing.
Not realistic per se, but believable, and that was what really surprised me about this.
It doesnt look like it just got a blow out, and its all clean and perfect.
Not photorealistic, but more believable.
