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Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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Slava Ukraini! Lover of movies, theater, games, museums, nature, fantasy, dinosaurs, science, and kindness. bsky.app/profile/tonyma…
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 7, 2023
    A little behind the camera peek at one of my shots on #Encanto
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 8, 2023
    Replying to @HawksNest
    It's a cinematic technique used to heighten the emotional tension. Compressing the space. Isolating the character. Pulling the audience in close. All while the cave around her is starting to collapse. Gives the shot a sense of claustrophobia.
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 8, 2023
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    For those asking why her arms are long: I decided to place her hands in this position because this is where they looked best with the camera (85 mm). If I moved them closer to her face, they would have looked like they were too close to her face, and her eyeline wouldn't work.
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 10, 2023
    Replying to @Tonymation
    I love how this has sparked the curiosity of so many people. I encourage those interested to experiment with a real camera or a digital camera in 3D software so you can grasp the concepts and why these choices were made. Have fun!!
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 7, 2023
    I like to think her gift was empathy.
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 8, 2023
    Replying to @Marc_Spectorr
    Similar The director went for an emotional feel that went beyond what they could do physically.
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 7, 2023
    The layout artist, Chris McKane, used a long lens to compress the space to isolate Mirabel and pull the audience up close to the action.
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 7, 2023
    Replying to @Jonathanest90s
    Nope Camera cheat
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Jan 28, 2022
    I was thinking of my daughter! Fun to find gifs of shots I animated. :)
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    encanto gifs 🕯
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    Jan 23, 2022
    #encanto #agustin #julieta
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 9, 2023
    Replying to @HardyLettuce
    Notice the position of the camera, the length of the lens, and how the space in the frame compresses.
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 7, 2023
    Replying to @JordanFalk6
    It's counterituitive, but not necessarily wrong. Only wrong when you see how it was achieved. 😋
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 8, 2023
    Replying to @xXSuShIkiTtYXx
    It's a cinematic technique used to heighten the emotional tension. Compressing the space. Isolating the character. Pulling the audience in close. All while the cave around her is starting to collapse. Gives the shot a sense of claustrophobia.
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 8, 2023
    How did you know?? 😅
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    Tony Bonilla 🇺🇦
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    Mar 29, 2022
    This moment was special to animate. It was at the end of production and I was tired. I woke up every day trying to bring the emotion necessary to the hugging shots. I wish I could improve them, but regardless, they represent something powerful.
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    Mar 29, 2022
    “The miracle is you. All of you.” 💛 🦋 Thank you to the #Encanto fans around the world who made La Familia Madrigal part of your family, from all of us at Disney Animation.
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