I’ve already told you how special I think Disney’s newest Tinker Bell movie THE PIRATE FAIRY is in my recent review. Now I get to share how they brought Zarina, the newest and most feisty fairy to life!
Ritsuko Notani, Yurike Senoo and Raymond Shenusay.
During an amazing trip to Los Angeles a few weeks ago, myself and a group of other bloggers were able to sit down with some of the creative minds who made Zarina into the little spunky fairy she is. It was amazing to hear just how much thought and imagination went into the process!
Zarina is a very multi-faceted character. She is intelligent, brave, fierce, likable and sweet. A lot of things to ask of a little animated pixie!
Raymond Shenusay, Head of Story, proved he was committed to his love for the project when he showed up in complete pirate attire for the interview! He spoke of the development of THE PIRATE FAIRY as a whole movie. It takes thousands and thousands of drawings to build an initial rough movie from the story. These are sent to editorial and given voices, music and sound effects. During many screenings, a large amount of notes are taken on what to tweak and what can be improved. Then the team starts over. Another rough movie is created and screened again. And this goes on for quite a while, changing things and adding unique details. These details are fascinating!
Zarina went through a huge transformation from when they started the project to the final character. Character Designer Ritsuko Notani spoke of the challenges in making a dust keeper fairy who is able to believably transition later to the role of a pirate. Quite a change! She told us how the initial drawings of Zarina were decided to be too sweet. Zarina was shorter and had a more rounded shape. By the last screening Zarina was taller than the other fairies. She was athletic, had more angular features and of course her wild, unruly mane of hair!
Yuriko Senoo, Animation Supervisor, shared how they worked with 3D models of the characters to give each character a full range of emotions of who they were and what fit the storyline. They also reviewed other pirate movies, such as the Pirates of the Caribbean, to get the movements just right.
We learned quite a few interesting tidbits about Zarina. Christina Hedricks (character voice for Zarina) was an inspiration for her facial features. Much detail was also put into the fairies’ costumes. Fashion designer and Project Runway winner Christian Siriano was the mastermind behind the fairies’ spunky and stylish costumes. Another detail that I was surprised to find out: Zarina’s pirate outfit was designed as if made from a pirate captain’s arm cuff. It’s true! Take a look-
Stay tuned…inside information from our interview with the filmmakers is coming in the next few days!
THE PIRATE FAIRY is now available for purchase TODAY!
All opinion are honest and 100% my own. Disney provided an all-expense paid trip to cover the event and a copy of The Pirate Fairy to facilitate my review.
looks like a cute movie, my daughter wants to see it.
Zarina, is a great addition to the fairies, I love the pirate look!
We really enjoyed watching this movie. The Fairies are just so cute, the kids watched it back to back its just that good.
I like the costume sketches. Thanks for including them in your article.
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