The Jungle Book

Pre-Production and Production
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Who directed the film?

Jon Favreau

Who wrote the screenplay?
Justin Marks

List 5 actors who were the voices for the main characters?
Bagheera - Ben Kingsley
Shere Khan - Idris Elba
Raksha - Lupita Nyong'o
Baloo - Bill Murray
King Louie - Christopher Walken

What new technologies were used in the filming of The Jungle Book?
Photorealistic Rendering
Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
Motion Capture Technologies
Key Frame Computer Animation

How much did it cost to make/what was the budget for The Jungle Book?
$175 million
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What do audiences want from a film?
Entertainment
Escapism
Large Special Effects
Well Known Actors
High Production Values
- Mega Special Effects - the use of technologies
- A 'clean' look
- 3D
- IMAX
- Digital Cameras
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IMAX
- Clarity, detail and size make IMAX more than a movie. At cinemas two projectors run simultaneously to provide the perfect image with a balance of warmth and sharpness. IMAX draws you into something as close to reality as you have ever experienced.
- The camera is immense. It weighs 240 pounds (109kg), so it requires special supports and rigging to movie it around. A typical 35mm movie camera, by comparison, weighs only 40 pounds (18kg).
- The size of the film means the camera can hold only a three minute spool, and it takes 20 minutes to reload.
- The incredible detail available with a film size this large means that everything about the shot must be perfect, and each image must be stunning. The audience sees every flaw, and a lacklustre image totally wastes the potential of the IMAX medium.
- It is expensive.
- The cost and complexity in every segment of physical production is an order of magnitude greater with IMAX.