Getting to play around with this character has been the absolute BEST. Not gonna lie, I shed some big tears afterwards. Blue Sky director and animator Mike Thurmeier reflected online today about the first time he watched Scrat’s goodbye:Ī small team of artists surprised the studio after our final screening of SCRAT TALES with this scene. The now-viral piece of animation, which made its way around the internet this week, was first shown at the studio during an internal screening of Scrat Tales. They were all also given an opportunity to muse on what they believe will be Blue Sky’s legacy.Īs a fitting coda to the end of Blue Sky, a group of artists at the studio made an unofficial Scrat animation in which the squirrel finally achieved his goal.
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Wedge, Knapp, and Nissi’s conversation – which can be read HERE – covers the entire timeline of the new series, from Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, pre- and post-production, the COVID-19 lockdown, Disney’s announcement that Blue Sky would be shuttering, and the months of uncertainty as to whether Disney would ever release the finished series – it took more than a year. Chris Wedge, Blue Sky Studios co-founder and director: The very first day of Scrat was me, character designer Peter de Sve and storyboard artist Bill Frake. Most people were of the mind, “Of course we’re going to finish it and we’re going to knock it out of the park.” The motivation was stronger in a sense. Everyone I went to, I didn’t have to convince anyone or twist their arm. I think it was a solid week where they said, “Everybody step away, and talk to your families and do whatever you need to do.” It was pretty shortly thereafter that we were like, “Do we still want to do this?” We were very close to the end when the announcement was made. Knapp recalls the the state of uncertainty which loomed over everyone at the studio when Disney announced it would be closing Blue Sky: The truth of the matter is suddenly COVID hit and Disney realized-and I assume that they hadn’t thought of this-the only way they make money is when large groups of people gather in one place. In the conversation, Wedge shares his practical take on the financial circumstances which led to Blue Sky being shut down, hypothesizing a tremendous oversight on Disney’s part: Seen on every film from the company since Epic.In the Paste story, members of the creative team behind Ice Age: Scrat Tales - including Chris Wedge, Anthony Nisi, and Michael Knapp – tell their version of the chaotic events which impacted production and eventually led to Disney shuttering Blue Sky. Music/Sounds : Just the sounds of the surface tipping back and forth, a "whoosh" noise as the camera zooms out, and Scrat (voiced by Chris Wedge) making his little noises he does his trademark scream at the end as he dives off-screen.Īvailability : Current. Varian t : On the trailers for Rio 2 and Ice Age: Collision Course, Scrat is holding on t o the " B ". After graduating from Fayetteville-Manlius High School, he went to study at the State University of New York at Purchase, where he received a BFA in film, and soon after that he went on to study at Ohio State University, earning him a MA in computer graphics and art education. Scrat then leaps from the " B " after his acorn, and dives off-screen. John Christian Wedge was born on Main Binghamton, New York. The camera then zooms out to reveal the vertical surface is the left side of the " B " in " Blue Sky " (the word " Blue " is in cyan while " Sky " is in dark blue), with "STUDIOS" seen below. Scrat scrambles in vain to tip the surface back to the right, but ends up clinging to the vertical surface while his acorn falls off-screen. When he reaches the acorn and embraces it, the surface suddenly tips to the right, so Scrat runs to the left and closer to the screen, causing the surface to tip towards the left, becoming increasingly vertical. Logo : On a white background, we see Scrat from the Ice Age films hopping along a solid blue surface towards an acorn turned on its side.
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