The Disney animated film "Big Hero 6" will be released in mainland China on February 28. The story was originally set in a fictional metropolis called San Fransokyo, which is a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures (San Francisco + Tokyo). According to the latest information from Disney personnel, Disney did not want to limit the design elements of this metropolis to Tokyo, but wanted to expand it to the whole of Asia, so the story was finally set in a future San Francisco with a lot of Asian elements. It is worth mentioning that when the film is released in mainland China, the Chinese subtitles will also be San Francisco, not the old Jingshan that has been promoted before.
This change means that the Asian elements in the film are more diverse and rich, which can be seen from the large number of city concept drawings that have been exposed before the film. Among all the city concept drawings compiled in this article, some became the final pictures, some were not selected as the final pictures, but they influenced the subsequent design direction and inspired new design ideas, and some were completely abandoned due to reasons such as inconsistency with the overall style, and some were bold attempts by concept artists to break through limitations. Now let's take a look at how these colorful concept drawings of different styles built the future San Francisco in the final film, where Eastern and Western cultures merge.
The next eight pictures are of the industrial area of San Francisco in the film, created by art director Scott Watanabe. The overall tone of these pictures is dark and cold, full of elements such as steel bars, cement, barbed wire, fences, and wires. The next six concept drawings are from designer Kevin Dart. The Japanese elements in these concept drawings he designed are more obvious. For example, in this concept drawing, the words on the house are directly written "San Frantokyo" (Old Jingshan) - a combination of San Francisco and Tokyo.
Early designs for Fred's mansion:
The minor villain Yama was originally going to have a bigger role. He originally had a hideout or "palace" on a mountain. Most of the illegal activities in San Francisco took place on that mountain. The next five concept drawings were all drawn by art director Scott from the perspective of that mountain. He loved exploring the darker side of the city, but he was ultimately unable to do so. Concept artist Mingjue Helen Chen painted a night scene of San Francisco. The maglev train shuttles between the buildings, which looks very futuristic. |
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