Bambi Notes

Layered environments & mini animations in opening scene – the opening is too long

Illustrated environments (painted) – consists of a background layer, middle layer and foreground layer (all in clarity – no blurring)

Research: ‘The Rats of Nimh’ film – this was mentioned part way through ‘Bambi’ as a thematically more suitable film to study – it also showcases animals but in a darker tone

Establishes narrative through actions a lot – no narration – effective

Change from day to night

Musical scene – rain – changes from fairly jolly to daunting – incorporates weather and music to create dread – also used as a transition between seasons – effective method of time skipping

Foreshadowing through dialogue, actions and music

Foreshadowing in first gunshot scene – what almost happened could actually happen next time

Another season change through leaves billowing in the wind

Bloody grass and daunting music foreshadows – winter is the season of death – mother dies in winter

Season changes to spring – jolly song – big time skip – Bambi is grown up