English, 8th class New Inspiration 2, Unit 8 – Lesson 1
The Lion King – Making of
The Lion King is a 2019 American musical film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff
Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake
of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. With an estimated budget of around
$260 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.
Let’s have a look at how the movie was done. Are the sentences true, false or wed don’t know about
it?
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1. Part of the film making was to push things technically, meaning to figure out
how to use new tools.
2. For John Favreau a fun channel is like solving a math text.
3. “They are pushing the envelope” means they are making it even better.
4. When actors are actually interacting with each other in a volume this is called
the white box theatre.
5. Until so far speakers of animated characters were used to stand in front of a
microphone and the monitor all by themselves.
6. The start of filming the new Lion King was to watch the old movie of 1994
again.
7. After the storyboard they had to do the transition from digital drawing to
automatic, limited animation.
8. When a sequence is working the producer is building the surrounding
environment
9. They built up a 100-mile radio circle of environment with trees, grass and
rocks.
10. They were building about 50 different species of plants
11. It’s incredible how many details are needed to create a world which looks real.
12. The trick of this movie is to make a real world look like it is an artificial one.
13. They tried to create a nature movies.
14. Virtual reality used in film making is an absolute new technology.
15. They built a video game to make a movie but instead of guns, cars and points
being scored, they had lions, cameras and lights.
16. They were making the camera data feel like it’s driven by humans.
17. The more people use virtual reality the more confused they become.
18. They were flying and driving around in Africa to find the perfect places to
shoot.
19. MPC production was the animation of all the characters.
20. The process of this animated movie was from a basic previous animation
directly to a final animation. Then you get into details.
21. How people work together is the most important part of how such a
technological film is done.
22. The producer thinks it’s exciting to have an impact on how movies are made in
the future.
Answer Key T F DK
1. Part of the film making was to push things technically, meaning to figure out x
how to use new tools.
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English, 8th class New Inspiration 2, Unit 8 – Lesson 1
2. For John Favreau a fun channel is like solving a math text. x
3. “They are pushing the envelope” means they are making it even better. x
4. When actors are actually interacting with each other in a volume this is called x
the white box theatre.
5. Until so far speakers of animated characters were used to stand in front of a x
microphone and the monitor all by themselves.
6. The start of filming the new Lion King was to watch the old movie of 1994 x
again.
7. After the storyboard they had to do the transition from digital drawing to x
automatic, limited animation.
8. When a sequence is working the producer is building the surrounding x
environment
9. They built up a 100-mile radio circle of environment with trees, grass and x
rocks.
10. They were building about 50 different species of plants x
11. It’s incredible how many details are needed to create a world which looks real. x
12. The trick of this movie is to make a real world look like it is an artificial one. x
13. They tried to create a nature movies. x
14. Virtual reality used in film making is an absolute new technology. x
15. They built a video game to make a movie but instead of guns, cars and points x
being scored, they had lions, cameras and lights.
16. They were making the camera data feel like it’s driven by humans. x
17. The more people use virtual reality the more confused they become. x
18. They were flying and driving around in Africa to find the perfect places to x
shoot.
19. MPC production was the animation of all the characters. x
20. The process of this animated movie was from a basic previous animation x
directly to a final animation. Then you get into details.
21. How people work together is the most important part of how such a x
technological film is done.
22. The producer thinks it’s exciting to have an impact on how movies are made in x
the future.
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