"A Special Cartoon"
Synopsis
- Lorenzo, a cat who is overly proud of his high-life and his overly fluffy tail is suddenly challenged when a spell is cast on his tail which give it a life of it's own.
Characters
- Lorenzo
- Molly
Credits
- Directed by Mike Gabriel
- Produced by Baker Bloodworth
- Associate Producer: Jean-Luc Florinda
- Executive Producers
- Roy E. Disney
- Don Hahn
- Animation
- Georges Abolin
- Pierre Alary
- Marco Allard
- Jean-Luc Ballester
- David Berthier-Duverneuil
- Bolhem Bouchiba
- Borja Montoro Cavero
- Patrick Delage
- Eric Delbecq
- Marc Eoche-Duval
- Thierry Goulard
- Juanjo Guarnido
- Zoltan Maros
- Catherine Poulain
- Stéphane Sainte-Foi
- Kristoff Vergne
- Written by Mike Gabriel
- Based on a story by Joe Grant
- Edited by Jessica Ambinder-Rojas
- Music by Juan José Mosalini and his Big Tango Orchestra
- Song "Doreoneo y 900" by Osvaldo Ruggiero
- Music Arrangers
- Juan José Mosalini
- Julián Plaza
- Osvaldo Ruggiero
- Design: Mike Gabriel
- Storyboards: Mike Gabriel
- Backgrounds: Mike Gabriel
- Digital Effects Supervisor: John Murrah
- Artistic Coordinator, Visual Effects Supervisor: Dave Bossert
- Software Expert (Sable Author): Dan Teece
- Production Managers
- Connie Nartonis Thompson
- Timothy Jason Smith
- Assistant Production Manager: Fred Herrman
- Post-Production Supervisor: Valerie Flueger
- Layout
- Edward L. Ghertner
- Lam Hoang
- Kee Nam Suong
- Caps Supervisor (Scene Planning): Mark Henley
- Avid Technical Support: Darrian M. James
- Assistant Technical Director (Character Finaling): Sheldon Ramones
Awards
- Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Animated in 2005
Technical Specifications
- Color Type Technicolor
- Animation type Standard
- Sound mix Stereo
- Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1
- Negative format 35mm
- Print format 35mm
- Cinematographic process Spherical
- Original language English
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From Animation World News :
As Disney enters the Oscar home stretch with the acclaimed "Destino", the studio will soon unveil its next animated short, "Lorenzo", at Florida Film Festival 2004 in Orlando. This five-minute black comedy about a fat and sassy cat terrorized by its own tail into a fit of ballroom dancing will have its world premiere March 6 at 12:00 noon at the Enzian Theater. "Lorenzo" will screen again on March 10 at 7:00 pm and March 12 at 9:15 pm.
Based on an original idea by 95-year-old legend Joe Grant, "Lorenzo" was written, designed and directed by Mike Gabriel ("Pocahontas" and "The Rescuers Down Under"). Roy Disney and Baker Bloodworth, who collaborated on "Destino", once again serve as exec producer and producer, with veteran Don Hahn ("The Lion King") joining as exec producer.
Gifted artist Gabriel hand painted all of the backgrounds for this 2D/3D hybrid in a bold color pallet, according to Bloodworth, using Tempera paints on black construction paper. He was aided by Sable, a painterly renderer for expressive 3D brush strokes, created by Daniel Teece.
Traditional animation and cleanup was performed at Walt Disney Feature Animation Paris, which has since been shuttered, while all painting, digital technology and post were done at Walt Disney Feature Animation Burbank.
From Ryan R. : My wife and I saw Lorenzo when it played in front of the movie, Raising Helen. Prior to this I had never heard of Lorenzo so I had absolutely no clue what to expect.
The short is funny in a very dark way, and the accompanying tango music is captivating. It's too bad that this short got such a limited release and so few people have been able to see it.
From Brad Bethel : I actually saw this cartoon back in the summer of 2004, when it was released in front of Raising Helen (I skipped the actual movie).
Seeing as how it was originally intended to be part of a third Fantasia, this demonstrates the creativity that can still be exercised with hand-drawn animation.
What also helps was that the concept was started by Disney legend Joe Grant. Amazing he was around for both Fantasias.
The cartoon was worth seeing, and its Oscar nomination was well-earned. Maybe in the near future, when Disney gets back on track and revives their hand-drawn animation services, we'll be seeing more stand-alone films like this, and possibly that third Fantasia.
From Mario Toro : I would love to watch Lorenzo again. It is the most fascinating short story I ever had seen, the music, the colors, the animation.
