Virtual production in The Lion King (2019): formal and stylistics presentation
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2022.205340Keywords:
The Lion King, Virtual production, VR, Neoformalism, Film analysisAbstract
Disney’s The Lion King (2019), directed by Jon Favreau, was produced using virtual production technologies such as filming within a virtual space. While the virtual production of The Lion King (2019) has been described in journalistic articles, as well as in a few academic papers, there was hardly any discussion on the impact that the technology had on the film itself. Using the neoformalist film analysis, this study critically examines how the virtual production of The Lion King (2019) influences its formal and stylistic presentation.
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