Before Bugs Bunny dished toLeBron James, he swished withDoris Day.
He was a feather in Warner Bros. cap and a natural choice for a studio’s bid for synergy.
But it wasn’t an easy prospect for animators.
Bugs Bunny, Doris Day, and Jack Carson in ‘My Dream Is Yours’.warner bros.
“We usually film things on twos, which means you photograph each frame twice.
That gives you more of a normal speed of the way people really move.
“When you match with live-action,” he continues.
“you might’t do twos, you have to draw every single one of those 24 frames.
Because life is on ones.
It’s moving at that speed.
When you match it with things on twos, the movement looks choppy.
So, you have to match the live-action exactly.”
“You have to lock down the camera,” Sito details.
“you’re free to’t do any kind of panning or camera moves.
“Also, the lighting,” he concludes.
“The character has to be lit exactly the same way as the live-action person.
Characters are usually painted kind of flat.
Sito says Bugs can fit into nearly any film because of his contemporary appeal.
“Part of the power of Bugs Bunny as a character is his adaptability,” he offers.
“Bugs always seems relevant because he’s a modern character.
He’s very much a modern person who was animated with adult audiences in mind.”
